CB Zaragoza
| Club Baloncesto Zaragoza | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leagues | 1ª División | ||
| Founded | 1981 | ||
| Location | Zaragoza, Aragón | ||
| Team colors |
Red, White | ||
| Championships | 2 Copa del Rey | ||
| Website | cbzaragoza.com | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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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 nowadays plays in 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 by 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 to have an elite team in the city of Zaragoza with sufficient resources to play in 1ª División.
In 1984, CAI Zaragoza achieved its first title: the Copa del Rey, after beating FC Barcelona Bàsquet by 81–78 in Zaragoza. The second Copa del Rey arrived in 1990, when CAI Zaragoza won Ram Joventut by 76–69 in the Centro Insular de Deportes at Las Palmas.
In 1991, the team played the Cup Winners' Cup and finished runner-up. CAI lost the final against PAOK BC by 76–72. Later, in 1996, due to financial problems, CAI Zaragoza sold their Liga ACB berth and the 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 and in 2012 the team came back to Liga EBA after several tries.
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | Cup Competitions | European Competitions | RS | PO | Cup | EU | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | 1 | 1ª División | 6 | – | Copa del Rey quarterfinalist | – | 15–11 | – | 2–2 | – | 17–13 |
| 1982–83 | 1 | 1ª División | 4 | – | – | Korać Cup quarterfinalist | 16–1–9 | – | 0–2 | 5–3 | 21–1–14 |
| 1983–84 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4 | Semifinalist | Copa del Rey champion | Korać Cup semifinalist | 15–13 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 29–17 |
| 1984–85 | 1 | Liga ACB | 8 | Quarterfinalist | Copa Asociación runner-up | Cup Winners' Cup semifinalist | 15–13 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 24–19 |
| 1985–86 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4 | Semifinalist | Copa del Rey semifinalist | Korać Cup Second Round | 19–9 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 24–14 |
| 1986–87 | 1 | Liga ACB | 3 | Semifinalist | CR semifinalist, CP Round of 16 | Korać Cup semifinalist | 19–9 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–5 | 27–18 |
| 1987–88 | 1 | Liga ACB | 3 | Semifinalist | CR quarterfinalist, CP semifinalist | Korać Cup quarterfinalist | 16–14 | 2–3 | 2–1–3 | 3–5 | 23–1–25 |
| 1988–89 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4 | Semifinalist | Copa del Rey semifinalist | Korać Cup quarterfinalist | 21–15 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 29–23 |
| 1989–90 | 1 | Liga ACB | 9 | – | Copa del Rey champion | Korać Cup Group Stage | 17–19 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 6–4 | 30–24 |
| 1990–91 | 1 | Liga ACB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Copa del Rey quarterfinalist | Cup Winners' Cup runner-up | 20–14 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 8–3 | 32–20 |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Copa del Rey runner-up | Korać Cup Group Stage | 25–9 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 6–4 | 38–16 |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7 | Quarterfinalist | Copa del Rey semifinalist | European Cup semifinalist | 16–15 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 10–6 | 31–27 |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14 | Round of 16 | Copa del Rey Third Round | Korać Cup Group Stage | 11–17 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–8 | 15–28 |
| 1994–95 | 1 | Liga ACB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Copa del Rey runner-up | – | 23–15 | 1–2 | 4–2 | – | 28–19 |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7 | Quarterfinalist | Copa del Rey quarterfinalist | Korać Cup Group Stage | 25–13 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–7 | 28–23 |
| 1996–01 | Did not enter any competition | ||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 4 | Liga EBA | 13 | – | – | – | 12–22 | – | – | – | 12–22 |
| 2002–03 | 4 | Liga EBA | 9 | – | – | – | 14–16 | – | – | – | 14–16 |
| 2003–04 | Did not enter any competition | ||||||||||
| 2004–08 | Lower divisions | ||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 6 | 1ª División | Promotion playoffs | – | – | 13–11 | 0–2 | – | – | 13–13 | |
| 2009–10 | 5 | 1ª División | 9 | – | – | – | 10–16 | – | – | – | 10–16 |
| 2010–11 | 5 | 1ª División | 3 | Promotion playoffs | – | – | 16–4 | 3–2 | – | – | 19–6 |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 1ª División | 1 | Promoted | – | – | 19–1 | 6–0 | – | – | 25–1 |
| 2012–13 | 5 | 1ª División | 1 | Promoted | – | – | 14–4 | 6–1 | – | – | 20–5 |
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Spanish Cups: (2)
- 1984, 1990
- Saporta Cup:
- Runners-up: 1991
Individual awards
Spanish Cup MVP
- Mark Davis – 1990