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Lesson 69 - Pablo

The Liga ACB is Spain's top professional basketball division. It was founded in 1983 and has 18 teams that compete in a double round-robin format from October to May. Over its history, 49 teams have competed and clubs receive central payment revenues of around €12 million. Real Madrid and Barcelona are the most successful clubs, though others have also won championships.

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Lesson 69 - Pablo

The Liga ACB is Spain's top professional basketball division. It was founded in 1983 and has 18 teams that compete in a double round-robin format from October to May. Over its history, 49 teams have competed and clubs receive central payment revenues of around €12 million. Real Madrid and Barcelona are the most successful clubs, though others have also won championships.

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Pablo Morales

Lesson 69
What do you know about it?
When did it start?

When was it founded?

How many teams compete?

What’s the competition format?


Read and check. What other facts do you find interesting?
The Liga ACB,known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish
basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams,
with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the LEB Oro and replaced by the top team in that division plus the winner of the
promotion playoffs.
The competition was founded as the ACB Primera División on 1983 following the decision of clubs in the Liga Nacional, founded
in 1957, to break away from the Spanish Basketball Federation and professionalize the league. The league's accumulated
revenues were worth around €30 million in 2020, with Endesa and Movistar Plus+ contributing 50% of the revenues of the
league The league is a corporation where president Antonio Martín is responsible for its management, whilst the member clubs
act as shareholders. Clubs were apportioned central payment revenues of €12 million in 2019–20
A total of 49 teams have competed in Liga ACB since its inception in 1983. Seven teams have been crowned champions, with
FC Barcelona winning the title a record 17 times and Real Madrid 14 times, though Liga ACB also saw other champions,
including Baskonia, Joventut Badalona, Bàsquet Manresa, Baloncesto Málaga and Valencia Basket.
Liga ACB is one of the most popular professional indoor sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 6,236 for
league matches in the 2018–19 season. This is the ninth-highest of any domestic professional indoor sports league in the world
and the fourth-highest of any professional basketball league in the world, behind the National Basketball Association, the
EuroLeague, and the Women's National Basketball Association.
The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which lasts from October to
May, each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 34 games. Teams are ranked by total
wins, with the eight highest-ranked clubs at the end of the season plays the playoffs and the winner of the playoffs is crowned
champion.
Which are the best players?
What about the best teams?

Can you make predictions?

Who will play the finals?

Which teams will be relegated to LEB Oro?


Will + infinitive - FUTURE
In basketball
We use will for . . .

1) ‘certain’ future events. Like dates and schedule.

The tournament will start on the 23rd October.

2) making predictions about the future. Like the weather, rival strategy, etc.

It won’t be sunny and hot on Sunday. They will defend zone after they score.
Complete the sentences with will + a verb from the box.
1. The coach believes that the team ___________ the championship this season if they work hard.
2. I'm sure he ___________ a great basketball player when he grows up because he's so dedicated to the
sport.
3. They ___________ the NBA finals on TV tomorrow night.
4. _______ you ________ to the basketball game with us on Saturday? I think it will be a lot of fun.
5. He's injured right now and he ___________ to the court until he’s fully recovered.
6. The fans are confident that the star player ___________ many points in tonight's game.
7. We ___________ a basketball tournament in our neighborhood next month to promote the sport.
8. The practices during the week were great. Tomorrow we ___________ a good game I know.

BE COME HAVE SCORE NOT RETURN


NOT WATCH WIN ORGANIZE
Look at the images and make predictions - What will
happen next?

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