Sport | Basketball |
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Jurisdiction | Spain |
Founded | 1923 |
Affiliation | FIBA |
Affiliation date | 1934 |
Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
Headquarters | Madrid |
President | Elisa Aguilar |
Men's coach | Sergio Scariolo |
Women's coach | Miguel Méndez |
Official website | |
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The Spanish Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación Española de Baloncesto; FEB) is the governing body of basketball in Spain. Based in Madrid, it was founded on 31 July 1923 in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
It organizes all the female national competitions (Liga Femenina (1st), Liga Femenina 2 (2nd), Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de España), and three of the four male nation-wide leagues (Primera FEB (2nd), Segunda FEB (3rd) and Tercera FEB (4th)), while oversees the 1st tier, Liga ACB.
It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and youth national basketball teams. As of 2023, the federation has 3,069 registered clubs and 411,885 federated basketball players, being the second biggest federation after the Football Federation.[2]