Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (Paraguay)

The Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (abbreviated LNB, and literally in English, "National Basketball League"), is the top-tier level of the Paraguayan basketball league system. As of 2025, eleven teams are participating in the league. The yearly winners of this league are considered the Paraguayan basketball champions. Because of this, the champion gets the right to play in the Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto.

Liga Nacional de Básquetbol

Organising body	Confederación Paraguaya de Básquetbol
Founded	1937
First season	1937
Country	Paraguay
Number of teams	11
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Olimpia Kings (35th title) (2025-Apertura)
Most championships	Olimpia Kings (35 titles)

History

Amidst the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced that the Liga Nacional would return on 22 July 2020.^[1] Basket Paraguayo informed that all games would be played at the Polideportivo at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes.^[1]

2025 LNB teams

The team playing in the 2025 LNB season.^[1][2]

• Ciudad Nueva
• Colonias Gold
• Deportivo Amambay
• Deportivo Campoalto
• Deportivo Central
• Deportivo San José
• Féliz Pérez Cardozo
• Guaireña
• Olimpia Kings
• San Alfonzo
• Sportivo Luqueño

List of Champions

Source:^[3][4]

1937 Olimpia 1938 Club Guaraní 1939 Rowing Club 1940 Club Guaraní 1941 Rowing Club 1942 Olimpia 1943 Olimpia (undefeated) 1944 Olimpia 1945 Rowing Club 1946 Olimpia 1947 Olimpia 1948 Olimpia 1949 Olimpia 1950 Olimpia 1951 Olimpia (undefeated) 1952 Olimpia (undefeated) 1953 Olimpia (undefeated) 1954 Olimpia 1955 Olimpia 1956 Olimpia 1957 Olimpia 1958 Libertad 1959 Olimpia 1960 Olimpia 1961 Club Nacional 1962 Cerro Porteño 1963 Ciudad Nueva 1964 Ciudad Nueva 1965 Ciudad Nueva 1966 Olimpia 1967 Ciudad Nueva 1968 Ciudad Nueva 1969 Ciudad Nueva 1970 Olimpia 1971 Olimpia 1972 Libertad 1973 Olimpia 1974 Ciudad Nueva and Libertad 1975 Ciudad Nueva 1976 Olimpia 1977 Libertad 1978 Olimpia 1979 Libertad 1980 Olimpia 1981 Olimpia 1982 Sol de América 1983 Sol de América

1984 Sol de América 1985 Ciudad Nueva 1986 Libertad 1987 Libertad 1988 Olimpia 1989 Rowing Club 1990 Libertad 1991 Deportivo San José 1992 Olimpia 1993 Deportivo San José 1994 Olimpia and Sol de América 1995 Sol de América 1996 Sol de América 1997 Deportivo San José 1998 Sol de América 1999 Sol de América 2000 Deportivo San José 2001 Deportivo San José 2002 Deportivo San José 2003 Deportivo San José and América of Pilar 2004 Deportivo San José 2005 Libertad 2006 Deportivo San José 2007 Sol de América 2008 Libertad[5] 2009 Libertad[6] 2010 Sol de América[7] 2011 Sol de América[8] 2012 Cerro Porteño[9] 2013 Libertad 2014 Cerro Porteño 2015 Libertad 2016 Olimpia Kings 2017A Olimpia Kings 2017C Olimpia Kings 2018A Olimpia Kings 2018C Deportivo San José 2019A Olimpia Kings 2019C Deportivo San José 2021 Deportivo San José 2022A Deportivo San José 2022C Deportivo San José 2023A Deportivo San José 2023C Deportivo San José 2024A Deportivo San José 2024C Deportivo San José 2025A Olimpia Kings

Titles by team

• Olimpia Kings 33 titles
• Deportivo San José 18 titles
• Sol de América 11 titles
• Libertad 9 titles
• Ciudad Nueva 9 titles
• Rowing Club 4 titles
• Club Guaraní 2 titles
• Cerro Porteño 2 title
• Nacional Asunción 1 title
• América de Pilar 1 title
• CNR El Mbiguá 1 title

See also

• Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino
• Paraguayan Basketball Federation