Asociación de Baloncesto Pacense, also known as ABP, is a

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team based in

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, which currently plays in

Liga EBA The Tercera FEB, formerly known as Liga EBA (''Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado''), is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB, Primera FEB and Segunda FEB ...

, which is classified as the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.

History of Pacense Basketball

ABP continues the tradition of professional basketball in Badajoz, following predecessors such as Caja Badajoz, Círculo de Badajoz (also known as Badajoz Caja Rural and Cosmópolis), and Habitacle Badajoz. Notably, Círculo de Badajoz nearly achieved promotion to the

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. During the 1998/1999 season in the

LEB League The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...

, the team finished fifth and reached the final round of the playoff for promotion to the ACB League. The roster included notable players such as Spanish internationals Jaume Comas and

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Creation

AB Pacense was founded in 2005Constituida la Asociación Pacense de Baloncesto
El Periódico de Extremadura. September 16, 2005 as a response to the challenges faced by a group of young people in Badajoz who had to travel outside the city to participate in senior level basketball games. The aim was to substitute dissolved

teams of

like CajaBadajoz, Círculo Badajoz (former

LEB Oro The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...

team) or Habitacle. The team started playing on 1ª División (Spanish fifth division). The club fielded teams in the EBA League, 1st National, and Diputación divisions. Additionally, it supported numerous players in junior categories who were considered potential future contributors to the club. Since its inception, the club achieved notable results across all mentioned categories. The management of the club consisted of young, non-profit directors who aimed to enhance the existing basketball infrastructure. These directors, who were trained as basketball players during their youth, sought to improve the structuring of areas and the utilization of human resources to benefit future generations of players. In 2008 promotes to

, division where it continues playing nowadays. In 2011 the team plays the promotion playoffs to

LEB Plata The Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and LEB Plata, is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promote ...

but after eliminating the farm team of

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, is defeated by CB Santfeliuenc in a disastrous second leg game. In summer 2011 the club tried to achieve a vacant berth of

, but finally continues playing in

. Finally, the club was dissolved in summer 2013.

Season by season

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:ABP Defunct basketball teams in Spain Basketball teams in Extremadura Former Liga EBA teams Basketball teams disestablished in 2013 Basketball teams established in 2005 Sport in Badajoz