Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano


Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano, now referred to mostly as Liga Directv Antigua Copa Invitacional FCB, is the premier professional basketball championship in Colombia. The championship was established in 1992 and is organized by the Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto.
The first national semi-professional championship was called Copa Sprite, sponsored by the eponymous soda trademark. This led the participating clubs to the creation of the División Mayor del Baloncesto Colombiano.
This way the first championship was created, called Copa Sprite Profesional. In this version the following teams participated: Bogotá-Doria Promasa, Valle-Sensus 2, Antioquia-Sprite, Santander-Terpel, Barranquilla-Junior y Caldas-Ron Viejo de Caldas.

League format

The championship consists of three rounds:

Champions list

Semi-Professional era (1988 to 1991)

Profesional era (1992 - present)