CB Zaragoza explained

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Club Baloncesto Zaragoza
Leagues:1ª División
Founded:1981
Location:Zaragoza, Aragón
Colors:Red, White
Championships:2 Copa del Rey
Website:cbzaragoza.com
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Club Baloncesto Zaragoza is a basketball team based in Zaragoza, Aragón, who played from 1981 to 1996 in the top Spanish league (Liga ACB since 1983) and now plays in the 1ª División, the fifth tier. Most of the years in which the team played in Liga ACB, CB Zaragoza was also known as CAI Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons.

CB Zaragoza must be not confused with Basket Zaragoza 2002, the team of the same city who plays today in Liga ACB.

History

The club was founded in 1981 with the purpose of having an elite team in the city of Zaragoza with sufficient resources to play in the 1ª División.

In 1984, CAI Zaragoza achieved its first title: the Copa del Rey, after beating FC Barcelona 81–78 in Zaragoza. The second Copa del Rey arrived in 1990, when CAI Zaragoza beat Ram Joventut 76–69 in the Centro Insular de Deportes at Las Palmas.

In 1990–91 season, the club participated in the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and managed to reach the final in Geneva where CAI lost to PAOK by 76–72. From 1992 to 1994, the club was sponsored by Banco NatWest España. Later, in 1996, due to financial problems, CB Zaragoza sold their Liga ACB berth and the FIBA Korać Cup spot to CB Granada and the senior team was folded.

In 2001 the senior team returned to Liga EBA but only played two years. Since 2004, CB Zaragoza started to play regional competitions. It was promoted several times to Liga EBA, but always remained in the Primera División.

Sponsorship naming

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.Copa del ReyOther cupsEuropean competitions
1981–8211ª División6th15–11
1982–8311ª División4th16–1–9Round of 16QF 5–3
1983–841Liga ACB4th20–16bgcolor=gold align=leftChampionSF 7–1
1984–851Liga ACB8th17–16bgcolor=silverRUSF 5–3
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1985–861Liga ACB4th21–11Fourth position3–1
1986–871Liga ACB3rd21–12SemifinalistSF 5–5
1987–881Liga ACB3rd18–17QuarterfinalistSFQF 3–5
1988–891Liga ACB4th23–18SemifinalistQF 4–4
1989–901Liga ACB9th20–19bgcolor=gold align=leftChampion6–4
1990–911Liga ACB6th22–16Quarterfinalistbgcolor=silverRU 8–3
1991–921Liga ACB5th28–11bgcolor=silver align=leftRunner-up6–4
1992–931Liga ACB7th19–18Fourth positionSF 10–6
1993–941Liga ACB14th12–19Third round2–8
1994–951Liga ACB6th24–17bgcolor=silver align=leftRunner-up
1995–961Liga ACB7th25–15Quarterfinalist3–7
1996–01Did not enter any competition
2001–024Liga EBA12–22
2002–034Liga EBA9th14–16
2003–04Did not enter any competition
2004–08Lower divisions
2008–0961ª División13–13
2009–1051ª División9th10–16
2010–1151ª División3rd19–6
2011–1251ª División1st25–1
2012–1351ª División1st20–5
2013–1451ª División1st22–4
2014–1551ª División1st19–4
2015–1651ª División1st17–3
2016–1751ª División2nd16–4
2017–1851ª División2nd10–5
2018–1951ª División2nd16–5

Trophies and awards

Trophies

(2)

1984, 1990

1991

Individual awards

Spanish Cup MVP

References

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