1968–69 Liga Española de Baloncesto
{{Infobox basketball league season
| title = Liga Española de Baloncesto
| season = 1968–69
| champions = Real Madrid
(11th title)
| runners_up = Juventud Nerva
| teams = 12
| games = 132
| TV = TVE
| top_scorer = Charles Thomas
| highest_scoring = {{Nowrap|San José 114–91 Picadero}}
(23 February 1969)
| winning_streak = 15 games
Real Madrid
| losing_streak = 6 games
Bosco Revoltosa
| biggest_home_win = {{Nowrap|Real Madrid 133–63 Manresa}}
(16 March 1969)
| biggest_away_win = {{Nowrap|San Sebastián 42–75 Juventud}}
(23 November 1968)
{{Nowrap|Náutico 67–100 Real Madrid}}
(12 January 1969)
| prevseason = 1967–68
| nextseason = 1969–70
| updated =
}}
The 1968–69 Liga Española de Baloncesto season was the 13th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and was played between 23 November 1968 and 20 April 1969. The season ended with Real Madrid winning their 11th title.
Overview before the season
12 teams joined the league, including three promoted from the 1967–68 Segunda División.
;Promoted from 1967 to 1968 Segunda División:
Teams and locations
{{Location map+ |Spain |width=400 |float=right|caption=Location of teams in 1968–69 Liga Española de Baloncesto |places=
{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.383333 |long=2.183333 |label=Barcelona |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=40.383333 |long=-3.716667 |label=Madrid |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=43.256944 |long=-2.923611 |label=Bilbao |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.533333 |long=2.45 |label=Mataró |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.448889 |long=2.246111 |label=Badalona |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=43.321389 |long=-1.985556 |label=San Sebastián |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.729444 |long=1.827222 |label=Manresa |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=43.365 |long=-8.41 |label=A Coruña |position=top}}
}}
{{Location map+ |Spain Canary Islands |width=350 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 1968–69 Liga Española de Baloncesto (Canary Islands) |places=
{{Location map~ |Spain Canary Islands |lat=28.463289 |long=-16.260528 |label=Santa Cruz de Tenerife |position=right}}
}}
Regular season
=League table=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090708165758/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/nacional/liga/Liga69.htm Linguasport]}}
|update=complete
|team1 =RMB |win_RMB=18|draw_RMB=1 |loss_RMB=3 |gf_RMB=2032|ga_RMB=1474|name_RMB=Real Madrid|status_RMB=C
|team2 =JOV |win_JOV=15|draw_JOV=3 |loss_JOV=4 |gf_JOV=1649|ga_JOV=1378|name_JOV=Juventud Nerva
|team3 =PIC |win_PIC=16|draw_PIC=0 |loss_PIC=6 |gf_PIC=1743|ga_PIC=1514|name_PIC=Picadero Damm
|team4 =KAS |win_KAS=14|draw_KAS=0 |loss_KAS=8 |gf_KAS=1496|ga_KAS=1386|name_KAS=Kas
|team5 =EST |win_EST=12|draw_EST=0 |loss_EST=10|gf_EST=1703|ga_EST=1623|name_EST=Estudiantes
|team6 =ATS |win_ATS=9 |draw_ATS=0 |loss_ATS=13|gf_ATS=1218|ga_ATS=1432|name_ATS=Atlético San Sebastián
|team7 =BAR |win_BAR=8 |draw_BAR=1 |loss_BAR=13|gf_BAR=1469|ga_BAR=1527|name_BAR=Barcelona
|team8 =MAT |win_MAT=8 |draw_MAT=1 |loss_MAT=13|gf_MAT=1582|ga_MAT=1612|name_MAT=Mataró Molfort's
|team9 =SJO |win_SJO=8 |draw_SJO=1 |loss_SJO=13|gf_SJO=1661|ga_SJO=1783|name_SJO=San José Irpen|status_SJO=O
|team10=NAU |win_NAU=7 |draw_NAU=0 |loss_NAU=15|gf_NAU=1265|ga_NAU=1629|name_NAU=Náutico|status_NAU=O
|team11=MAN |win_MAN=7 |draw_MAN=0 |loss_MAN=15|gf_MAN=1414|ga_MAN=1635|name_MAN=Manresa Kan's|status_MAN=R
|team12=BOS |win_BOS=6 |draw_BOS=1 |loss_BOS=15|gf_BOS=1389|ga_BOS=1628|name_BOS=Bosco Revoltosa|status_BOS=R
|show_limit=5
|for_against_style=points
|ranking_style=points |winpoints=2
|result1=C |result2=CC |result9=RP |result10=RP |result11=R |result12=R
|res_col_header=QR
|col_C=green1 |text_C=Qualification to FIBA European Champions Cup
|col_CC=blue1 |text_CC=Qualification to FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
|col_RP=red2 |text_RP=Relegation playoffs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation
}}
Relegation playoffs
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|San José Irpen||132–125|Pineda||69–57|63–68}}
{{TwoLegResult|Náutico||141–119|Fiber Urcelay||77–45|64–74}}
|}
Statistics leaders
=Points=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
| Rank
! Name ! Team ! Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Thomas | style="text-align:left;"| San José Irpen | 563 |
| 2 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Earl Beechum | style="text-align:left;"| Picadero Damm | 482 |
| 3 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Sagi-Vela | style="text-align:left;"| Estudiantes | 479 |
| 4 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Lorenzo Alocén | style="text-align:left;"| Picadero Damm | 451 |
| 5 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Sullivan | style="text-align:left;"| Kas | 437 |
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160317105507/http://www.acb.com/resulcla.php?codigo=LACB-13&jornada=1&resultados=1 ACB.com] {{in lang|es}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20140912081549/http://linguasport.com/baloncesto/nacional/liga/Liga69.htm Linguasport]}} {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.feb.es/Documentos/Archivo/pdf/LIBROS/MEMORIAFEB68-69.pdf FEB] {{in lang|es}}
{{Liga Española de Baloncesto (1957–1983)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1968-69 Liga Espanola de Baloncesto}}