Spain: New Basketball League for Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities

The ACB has launched the ‘Champions Cup’. It is about the first National Basketball League in Spain for people with intellectual disabilities. A new step in adapted sport called to mark a turning point.

This initiative comes from the ACB (Association of Basketball Clubs) itself. We are talking about a competition that reinforces the social commitment of this entity with inclusive sport. dozens of people with intellectual disabilities They will be able to enjoy this competition at the national level.

‘Champions Cup’ for players with intellectual disabilities

The name of this competition is a nod to the popular movie ‘Champions’, where a group of young people with intellectual disabilities forms a basketball team and competes at the national level. Surely, this film directed by Javier Fesser has had an influence on the birth of this inclusive sports project.

The official presentation of the Champions Cup will take place on January 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. at the Family Bankers Office of Banco Mediolanum in Madrid. In this event, all the details of the First National Basketball League for people with intellectual disabilities in Spain.

From the ACB they have pointed out that “the dispute of this competition, which was born with the objective of promote inclusive sport and represent the true values of basketball such as improvement, fun and camaraderie, will begin during the month of January.

In the world of basketball there is a specific modality for people with physical disabilities. It is about the wheelchair basketballa sport that is part of the Paralympic Games. In addition, there are also official wheelchair basketball competitions in Spain.

However, at the national level there was no Basketball League for people with intellectual disabilities. According to the data that has emerged so far, this National League It will work in a similar way to the Genuine Soccer League.

That is to say, boys and girls with intellectual disabilities They will defend the shirt of different ACB clubs in a National League organized by this organization itself. A new opportunity is born for talent to shine without barriers on the basketball court. This pioneering League is scheduled to start rolling during the year 2026.