The 2020 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2020 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2019–20 season, which began on 24 September 2019. The playoffs started on 17 June 2020 and ended on 30 June 2020 with the Final. All matches were played behind closed doors.

2020 ACB Playoffs
Tournament details
CountrySpain
CityValencia
Venue(s)La Fonteta
Dates17–30 June 2020
Teams12
Defending championsReal Madrid
Final positions
ChampionsKirolbet Baskonia
4th ACB title
4th Spanish title
Runner-upBarça
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
← 2019
2021 →

Real Madrid was the defending champion which was eliminated in group stage by San Pablo Burgos which qualified to semifinals for its first time. Kirolbet Baskonia won their fourth ACB and Spanish title after 10 years of the last Spanish title.

All times were in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Format

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the top 12 teams after round 23 played in the Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís (Valencia) to win the league. The teams were divided into two groups of six, playing every team in their group once. The top two teams per group qualified for the semifinals. From semifinals onwards, the teams played a single-elimination tournament consisting of two rounds. A total of 33 matches were played within two weeks.[1]

Qualifying

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Initially, eight teams would qualify for the playoffs. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the playoffs were expanded to 12 teams after the early ending of the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Barça 23 19 4 2041 1847 +194 Qualification to playoffs
2 Real Madrid 23 18 5 1988 1758 +230
3 Casademont Zaragoza 23 16 7 1911 1810 +101
4 Iberostar Tenerife 22 14 8 1802 1736 +66
5 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 23 14 9 1906 1908 −2
6 MoraBanc Andorra 23 13 10 1865 1814 +51
7 Valencia Basket 23 12 11 1950 1794 +156
8 Kirolbet Baskonia 23 12 11 1926 1886 +40
9 Unicaja 23 12 11 1823 1798 +25
10 San Pablo Burgos 23 12 11 1840 1874 −34
11 Herbalife Gran Canaria 22 11 11 1775 1787 −12
12 Club Joventut Badalona 23 9 14 1936 2020 −84
Source: ACB

Venue

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On May 27, 2020, ACB selected and announced Valencia to host the exceptional playoffs in the two last weeks of June.[2] The matches were played in La Fonteta and the teams trained in L'Alqueria del Basket which had 9 indoor courts, 4 outdoor courts and 15,000 square metres.

Valencia
La Fonteta
 

Group stage

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The teams were divided into two groups of six, playing every team in their group once. The top two teams per group qualified for the semifinals. It started on 17 June and ended on 26 June 2020.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Barça 5 4 1 432 400 +32 Qualification to the semifinals
2 Kirolbet Baskonia 5 3 2 402 379 +23
3 Unicaja 5 3 2 418 395 +23
4 Iberostar Tenerife 5 2 3 381 406 −25
5 Club Joventut Badalona 5 2 3 423 429 −6
6 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 5 1 4 359 406 −47
Source: ACB
17 June 2020 Barça 96–92 Club Joventut Badalona Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 23–13, 30–27, 22–35
Pts: Mirotić 16
Rebs: Claver, Tomić 6
Asts: Hanga 8
PIR: Mirotić 21
Boxscore Pts: Morgan 21
Rebs: Omić 8
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Omić 21
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Antonio Conde, Jordi Aliaga, Sergio Manuel
17 June 2020 Iberostar Tenerife 70–83 Unicaja Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 17–23, 22–19, 16–21
Pts: Salin 15
Rebs: Díez 11
Asts: Huertas 9
PIR: Bogris, Díez 18
Boxscore Pts: Waczyński 17
Rebs: Gerun 5
Asts: Mekel 10
PIR: Gerun, Waczyński 16
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Fernando Calatrava, Juan de Dios Oyón
17 June 2020 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 64–87 Kirolbet Baskonia Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 14–21, 13–28, 14–15
Pts: Rousselle 12
Rebs: Balvín 10
Asts: Schreiner 6
PIR: Balvín, Martínez 12
Boxscore Pts: Vildoza 20
Rebs: Shengelia 9
Asts: Henry 6
PIR: Vildoza 30
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Carlos Cortés, Rafael Serrano

19 June 2020 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 79–860(OT) Club Joventut Badalona Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 23–20, 11–7, 17–23Overtime: 6–13
Pts: Rousselle 18
Rebs: Balvín, Cruz 7
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Lammers, Rousselle 16
Boxscore Pts: Prepelič 21
Rebs: Omić 12
Asts: Dimitrijević 7
PIR: Prepelič 25
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Luis Miguel Castillo, José Ramón García Ortiz
19 June 2020 Unicaja 73–84 Barça Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 21–24, 15–23, 17–23
Pts: Waczyński 13
Rebs: Suárez 9
Asts: Mekel 5
PIR: Waczyński 18
Boxscore Pts: Mirotić 19
Rebs: Tomić 7
Asts: Heurtel 6
PIR: Tomić 25
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Óscar Perea, Javier Torres
19 June 2020 Kirolbet Baskonia 79–72 Iberostar Tenerife Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 22–18, 21–21, 14–18
Pts: Shengelia 21
Rebs: Shengelia 6
Asts: Shengelia 7
PIR: Shengelia 34
Boxscore Pts: Shermadini 18
Rebs: Shermadini 11
Asts: Huertas 7
PIR: Shermadini 23
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: José Antonio Martín Bertrán, Antonio Conde, Arnau Padros

21 June 2020 Iberostar Tenerife 70–78 RETAbet Bilbao Basket Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 17–13, 20–28, 18–17
Pts: Zeisloft 22
Rebs: Díez 5
Asts: Huertas 5
PIR: Zeisloft 17
Boxscore Pts: Martínez, Rousselle 13
Rebs: Sulejmanović 10
Asts: Rousselle 5
PIR: Martínez 19
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Jordi Aliaga, Joaquín García González
21 June 2020 Club Joventut Badalona 89–98 Unicaja Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 16–26, 20–22, 33–37
Pts: Prepelič 26
Rebs: López-Arostegui, Omić 8
Asts: four players 3
PIR: Prepelič 23
Boxscore Pts: Bouteille 28
Rebs: Suárez 7
Asts: Guerrero 4
PIR: Bouteille 29
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Carlos Cortés, Juan de Dios Oyón
21 June 2020 Barça 81–75 Kirolbet Baskonia Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 22–28, 13–17, 26–19
Pts: Hanga 15
Rebs: Mirotić 8
Asts: Hanga 7
PIR: Mirotić 22
Boxscore Pts: Shields 26
Rebs: Eric 8
Asts: Granger, Henry 4
PIR: Shields 22
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Sergio Manuel

23 June 2020 Kirolbet Baskonia 87–860(OT) Unicaja Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 25–14, 10–23, 22–20, Overtime: 11–10
Pts: Henry 14
Rebs: Polonara, Vildoza 7
Asts: Shengelia 7
PIR: Henry 21
Boxscore Pts: Díaz, Mekel 17
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Adams 3
PIR: Bouteille, Thompson 18
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Antonio Conde, Carlos Cortés
23 June 2020 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 73–85 Barça Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 17–15, 23–27, 17–24
Pts: Rousselle, Sulejmanović 11
Rebs: Cruz 9
Asts: Serron 6
PIR: Rodríguez 14
Boxscore Pts: Oriola 23
Rebs: Oriola 9
Asts: Hanga 12
PIR: Oriola 29
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Luis Miguel Castillo, José Ramón García Ortiz
23 June 2020 Iberostar Tenerife 82–80 Club Joventut Badalona Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 11–23, 26–15, 27–30
Pts: Lundberg 20
Rebs: Bogris 9
Asts: López 8
PIR: Lundberg 22
Boxscore Pts: Prepelič 18
Rebs: Omić 9
Asts: Prepelič 5
PIR: Morgan 16
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Rafael Serrano, Joaquín García González

25 June 2020 Club Joventut Badalona 76–74 Kirolbet Baskonia Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 23–17, 15–21, 22–23
Pts: Kanter 18
Rebs: Kanter 7
Asts: Ventura 3
PIR: Kanter 20
Boxscore Pts: Polonara 18
Rebs: Polonara 7
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Polonara 21
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Juan de Dios Oyón, José Ramón García Ortiz
25 June 2020 Unicaja 78–65 RETAbet Bilbao Basket Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 22–26, 19–9, 17–17
Pts: Adams 19
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Díaz 8
PIR: Adams 17
Boxscore Pts: Rousselle 14
Rebs: Balvín 11
Asts: Rousselle 7
PIR: Balvín 26
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: José Antonio Martín Bertrán, Rafael Serrano, Arnau Padros
25 June 2020 Barça 86–87 Iberostar Tenerife Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 20–22, 24–14, 25–26
Pts: Davies 20
Rebs: Davies 11
Asts: Heurtel, Ribas 4
PIR: Davies 24
Boxscore Pts: Konaté 18
Rebs: Guerra 6
Asts: Lundberg 6
PIR: Konaté 27
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Luis Miguel Castillo, Javier Torres

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Valencia Basket (H) 5 4 1 460 411 +49 Qualification to the semifinals
2 San Pablo Burgos 5 3 2 444 440 +4
3 Real Madrid 5 3 2 441 429 +12
4 Herbalife Gran Canaria 5 2 3 425 448 −23
5 MoraBanc Andorra 5 2 3 452 450 +2
6 Casademont Zaragoza 5 1 4 423 467 −44
Source: ACB
(H) Hosts
18 June 2020 MoraBanc Andorra 74–90 Valencia Basket Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 27–28, 19–17, 14–23
Pts: Jelínek 11
Rebs: Todorović 7
Asts: Hannah 6
PIR: Senglin 12
Boxscore Pts: Abalde 17
Rebs: Tobey 13
Asts: Van Rossom 7
PIR: Tobey 27
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Luis Miguel Castillo, Javier Torres
18 June 2020 Real Madrid 91–73 Herbalife Gran Canaria Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 37–16, 21–32, 11–14, 22–11
Pts: Carroll, Llull 19
Rebs: Thompkins 8
Asts: Deck 4
PIR: Llull 20
Boxscore Pts: Costello 26
Rebs: Costello 8
Asts: Cook 4
PIR: Costello 28
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: José Antonio Martín Bertrán, Juan Carlos García González, Joaquín García González
18 June 2020 Casademont Zaragoza 86–92 San Pablo Burgos Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 18–21, 24–22, 23–23
Pts: Benzing, Ennis 15
Rebs: Brussino 8
Asts: Alocén 7
PIR: Brussino 22
Boxscore Pts: McFadden 14
Rebs: Aguilar, Rivero 5
Asts: Bassas 7
PIR: Bassas 17
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Óscar Perea, Arnau Padros

20 June 2020 San Pablo Burgos 87–83 Real Madrid Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 22–18, 24–21, 19–21
Pts: McFadden 18
Rebs: Aguilar 11
Asts: three players 3
PIR: McFadden 19
Boxscore Pts: Campazzo, Llull 13
Rebs: Tavares 10
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Tavares 28
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Carlos Cortés, Rafael Serrano
20 June 2020 MoraBanc Andorra 88–104 Herbalife Gran Canaria Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 23–27, 27–23, 24–29
Pts: Hannah 14
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: four players 3
PIR: Senglin 15
Boxscore Pts: Cook 21
Rebs: Costello, Rabaseda 5
Asts: Cook 10
PIR: Cook 30
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Sergio Manuel
20 June 2020 Valencia Basket 89–71 Casademont Zaragoza Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 20–25, 24–10, 30–16
Pts: Tobey 17
Rebs: Tobey 11
Asts: Van Rossom 5
PIR: Tobey 24
Boxscore Pts: three players 14
Rebs: Radović 4
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Alocén, Ennis 17
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Jordi Aliaga, Juan de Dios Oyón

22 June 2020 Herbalife Gran Canaria 91–870(OT) San Pablo Burgos Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 19–10, 20–22, 18–22Overtime: 13–9
Pts: Bourousis 25
Rebs: Costello 9
Asts: Cook 6
PIR: Bourousis 32
Boxscore Pts: Benite 26
Rebs: three players 9
Asts: Bassas 4
PIR: Benite 26
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Óscar Perea, Javier Torres
22 June 2020 Real Madrid 95–90 Valencia Basket Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 25–31, 18–19, 21–19
Pts: Campazzo 29
Rebs: Tavares 9
Asts: Campazzo 11
PIR: Campazzo 42
Boxscore Pts: Abalde 17
Rebs: Loyd, Tobey 6
Asts: Colom 4
PIR: Abalde 21
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Fernando Calatrava, Arnau Padros
22 June 2020 Casademont Zaragoza 93–113 MoraBanc Andorra Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 17–26, 19–25, 29–38
Pts: Benzing, Brussino 19
Rebs: Hlinason, Radović 5
Asts: Alocén, Radović 5
PIR: Brussino 21
Boxscore Pts: Todorović 26
Rebs: Olumuyiwa 7
Asts: Hannah, Walker 5
PIR: Todorović 29
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Antonio Conde, Rafael Serrano, José Ramón García Ortiz

24 June 2020 Casademont Zaragoza 85–76 Herbalife Gran Canaria Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 26–23, 26–17, 14–10
Pts: Brussino 20
Rebs: Brussino 9
Asts: Brussino 4
PIR: Brussino 34
Boxscore Pts: Okoye 17
Rebs: Costello 13
Asts: Cook 7
PIR: Costello 23
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Juan de Dios Oyón, Arnau Padros
24 June 2020 MoraBanc Andorra 91–75 Real Madrid Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 23–18, 29–28, 20–17
Pts: Hannah 23
Rebs: Pérez 7
Asts: Massenat 5
PIR: Hannah 20
Boxscore Pts: Campazzo 18
Rebs: Tavares, Thompkins 7
Asts: Campazzo 6
PIR: Campazzo 26
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Sergio Manuel, Javier Torres
24 June 2020 Valencia Basket 94–90 San Pablo Burgos Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 19–24, 19–16, 36–23
Pts: Tobey 21
Rebs: Tobey 13
Asts: Van Rossom 7
PIR: Tobey 28
Boxscore Pts: Fitipaldo 17
Rebs: Lima 7
Asts: Bassas 9
PIR: Fitipaldo 17
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: José Antonio Martín Bertrán, Juan Carlos García González, Jordi Aliaga

26 June 2020 San Pablo Burgos 88–86 MoraBanc Andorra Valencia
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 23–31, 22–19, 26–14
Pts: Benite 23
Rebs: Lima 8
Asts: Bassas 5
PIR: Apić 23
Boxscore Pts: Jelínek 19
Rebs: Sy 7
Asts: Massenat 8
PIR: Jelínek, Massenat 14
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Carlos Cortés, Fernando Calatrava
26 June 2020 Herbalife Gran Canaria 81–97 Valencia Basket Valencia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 21–22, 12–26, 25–20
Pts: Harper 15
Rebs: Shurna 6
Asts: Cook 8
PIR: Cook, Paulí 19
Boxscore Pts: Loyd 26
Rebs: Tobey 11
Asts: Colom, Loyd 3
PIR: Loyd 29
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Antonio Conde, Sergio Manuel
26 June 2020 Real Madrid 97–88 Casademont Zaragoza Valencia
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 26–19, 29–25, 20–27
Pts: Tavares 22
Rebs: Tavares 14
Asts: Campazzo 6
PIR: Tavares 43
Boxscore Pts: Ennis 13
Rebs: Barreiro 5
Asts: Alocén 6
PIR: Alocén 23
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Joaquín García González

Final Four

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The Final Four was a single-elimination tournament consisting of two rounds. It was played on 28–30 June 2020.

Bracket

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Semifinals Final
    
Barça 98
San Pablo Burgos 84
Barça 67
Kirolbet Baskonia 69
Valencia Basket 73
Kirolbet Baskonia 75

Semifinals

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28 June 2020 Barça 98–84 San Pablo Burgos Valencia
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 20–24, 29–17, 26–26
Pts: Mirotić 18
Rebs: Oriola 6
Asts: Heurtel 11
PIR: Heurtel 20
Boxscore Pts: Benite 16
Rebs: Aguilar 7
Asts: Bassas 4
PIR: Apić, Fitipaldo 13
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Carlos Cortés, Jordi Aliaga

28 June 2020 Valencia Basket 73–75 Kirolbet Baskonia Valencia
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 25–21, 13–23, 18–19
Pts: Van Rossom 14
Rebs: Tobey 9
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Tobey, Van Rossom 13
Boxscore Pts: Dragić 21
Rebs: Polonara, Shields 5
Asts: Henry, Vildoza 4
PIR: Dragić 25
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Carlos Peruga, Fernando Calatrava

Final

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30 June 2020 Barça 67–69 Kirolbet Baskonia Valencia
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 23–16, 12–18, 16–18
Pts: Heurtel 21
Rebs: Davies 8
Asts: Heurtel 5
PIR: Heurtel 25
Boxscore Pts: Vildoza 17
Rebs: Diop 7
Asts: Henry 3
PIR: Vildoza 20
Arena: La Fonteta
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Daniel Hierrezuelo, Antonio Conde

References

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  1. ^ "Así será la Fase Final | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Vuelve la Liga Endesa | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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