The 1986–87 ACB season was the 4th season of the ACB Primera División, the top Spanish professional basketball league. It started on 13 September 1986 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 25 April 1987 with the finals.

ACB Primera División
Season1986–87
Games played262
Teams16
Regular season
RelegatedLeche Rio Breogán
Clesa Ferrol
Finals
ChampionsFC Barcelona
1st ACB title
4th Spanish title
  Runners-upRon Negrita Joventut
SemifinalistsCAI Zaragoza
Real Madrid

FC Barcelona won their first ACB title, and their fourth Spanish title.

Format changes

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Starting from this season, the promotions and relegations teams at the end of the season between ACB Primera División and Primera División B were reduced from three to two teams. For the championship playoffs, the semifinals and finals adopted the best-of-five playoff, instead of previous season's best-of-three playoff that were kept for the first round and quarterfinals. For the relegation playoffs, were reduced from two to one round and adopted the best-of-five playoff.

Teams

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Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 1985–86 season and three promoted from the 1985–86 Primera División B.

Teams promoted from Primera División B

Venues and locations

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Location of teams from Barcelona in 1986–87 ACB
Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 1986–87 ACB
Team Home city Arena
Cacaolat Granollers Granollers Municipal
CAI Zaragoza Zaragoza Palacio de Deportes
Caja Álava Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza
Cajabilbao Bilbao La Casilla
Cajacanarias San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Benito
Clesa Ferrol Ferrol A Malata
Estudiantes Caja Postal Madrid Antonio Magariños
Palacio de Deportes
FC Barcelona Barcelona Palau Blaugrana
Fórum Filatélico Valladolid Valladolid Huerta del Rey
Gin MG Sarriá Barcelona Palau dels Esports
Leche Rio Breogán Lugo Municipal
Magia de Huesca Huesca Municipal
Oximesa Granada Albolote José Antonio Murado
Real Madrid Madrid Palacio de Deportes
Ron Negrita Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona
TDK Manresa Manresa Congost

First phase

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Group Odd

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Real Madrid 14 12 2 1337 1151 186 26 Qualification to Group A1
2 Ron Negrita Joventut 14 12 2 1295 1190 105 26
3 Estudiantes Caja Postal 14 7 7 1310 1275 35 21
4 Cajabilbao 14 7 7 1214 1247 −33 21
5 Magia de Huesca 14 5 9 1152 1221 −69 19 Qualification to Group A2
6 Caja Álava 14 5 9 1135 1208 −73 19
7 Leche Río Breogán 14 5 9 1168 1237 −69 19
8 Fórum Filatélico Valladolid 14 3 11 1159 1241 −82 17
Source: Linguasport

Group Even

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 FC Barcelona 14 12 2 1394 1153 241 26 Qualification to Group A1
2 CAI Zaragoza 14 11 3 1322 1173 149 25
3 Cajacanarias 14 9 5 1316 1265 51 23
4 Cacaolat Granollers 14 8 6 1225 1249 −24 22
5 Gin MG Sarriá 14 6 8 1231 1255 −24 20 Qualification to Group A2
6 TDK Manresa 14 4 10 1153 1300 −147 18
7 Oximesa Granada 14 3 11 1145 1281 −136 17
8 Clesa Ferrol 14 3 11 1103 1213 −110 17
Source: Linguasport

Second phase

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Group A1

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 FC Barcelona 14 11 3 1473 1260 213 25 Qualification to quarterfinals
2 Ron Negrita Joventut 14 11 3 1379 1320 59 25
3 CAI Zaragoza 14 8 6 1306 1291 15 22
4 Real Madrid 14 8 6 1350 1295 55 22
5 Estudiantes Caja Postal 14 6 8 1324 1363 −39 20 Qualification to first round
6 Cajabilbao 14 5 9 1290 1399 −109 19
7 Cajacanarias 14 4 10 1339 1380 −41 18
8 Cacaolat Granollers 14 3 11 1192 1345 −153 17
Source: Linguasport

Group A2

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 TDK Manresa 14 9 5 1244 1227 17 23 Qualification to first round
2 Oximesa Granada 14 9 5 1187 1181 6 23
3 Caja Álava 14 8 6 1296 1264 32 22
4 Magia de Huesca 14 8 6 1234 1225 9 22
5 Fórum Filatélico Valladolid 14 7 7 1215 1195 20 21 Qualification to relegation playoffs
6 Leche Río Breogán 14 7 7 1250 1224 26 21
7 Gin MG Sarriá 14 6 8 1242 1262 −20 20
8 Clesa Ferrol 14 2 12 1151 1241 −90 16
Source: Linguasport

Playoffs

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Championship playoffs

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First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1–1 FC Barcelona99101
 
 
 
A1–8 Cacaolat Granollers7976
 
A1–8 Cacaolat Granollers969396
 
 
 
A2–1 TDK Manresa8910593
 
A1–1 FC Barcelona91899187
 
 
A1–4 Real Madrid90809578
 
 
 
 
 
A1–4 Real Madrid10411598
 
 
 
A1–5 Estudiantes9512186
 
A1–5 Estudiantes10787
 
 
 
A2–4 Magia de Huesca8985
 
A1–1 FC Barcelona1049095101
 
 
A1–2 Joventut97729899
 
 
 
 
 
A1–2 Joventut91116
 
 
 
A1–7 Cajacanarias9097
 
A1–7 Cajacanarias978198
 
 
 
A2–2 Oximesa Granada908897
 
A1–2 Joventut8991100
 
 
A1–3 CAI Zaragoza778595
 
 
 
 
 
A1–3 CAI Zaragoza10987
 
 
 
A2–3 Caja Álava9386
 
A1–6 Cajabilbao839590
 
 
A2–3 Caja Álava938997
 

Source: Linguasport

Relegation playoffs

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Fórum Filatélico Valladolid 3–0 Clesa Ferrol 76–65 89–86 98–91 0 0
Leche Rio Breogán 1–3 Gin MG Sarriá 93–85 76–82 96–98 94–106 0

Source: Linguasport

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or relegation
1 FC Barcelona (C) 38 31 7 Qualification to European Champions Cup
2 Ron Negrita Joventut 37 29 8 Qualification to European Cup Winners' Cup
3 CAI Zaragoza 33 21 12 Qualification to Korać Cup
4 Real Madrid 35 23 12
5 Estudiantes Caja Postal 33 16 17
6 Cajacanarias 33 15 18
7 Cacaolat Granollers 33 13 20
8 Caja Álava 33 15 18
9 Cajabilbao 31 13 18
10 TDK Manresa 31 14 17 Qualification to Korać Cup
11 Oximesa Granada 31 13 18
12 Magia de Huesca 30 13 17
13 Fórum Filatélico Valladolid 31 13 18
14 Gin MG Sarriá 32 15 17
15 Leche Rio Breogán (R) 32 13 19 Relegation to Primera División B
16 Clesa Ferrol (R) 31 5 26
Source: Linguasport
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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