Club Baloncesto Zaragoza is a

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team based in

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

, Aragón, who played from 1981 to 1996 in the top Spanish league (

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...

since 1983) and now plays in the 1ª División, the fifth tier. Most of the years in which the team played in

, 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

History

The club was founded in 1981 with the purpose of having an elite team in the city of

with sufficient resources to play in the 1ª División. In 1984, CAI Zaragoza achieved its first title: the

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, after beating

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81–78 in

. The second Copa del Rey arrived in

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

, when CAI Zaragoza beat Ram Joventut 76–69 in the Centro Insular de Deportes at

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. In 1990–91 season, the club participated in the

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and managed to reach the final in

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where CAI lost to

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

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

berth and the

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spot to

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and the senior team was folded. In 2001 the senior team returned to

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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

* Zaragoza Skol: 1981–1982 * CAI Zaragoza: 1982–1992 *

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Zaragoza: 1992–1994 *

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Zaragoza: 1994–1996 *

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Zaragoza: 2001–2003 * Serviplem Baryval Zaragoza: 2004–2008 * 100x100 Basket Zaragoza: 2009–2013 * Universidad de Zaragoza CBZ: 2013–2015 * UniZar Azulejos Moncayo CBZ: 2015–present

Season by season

Trophies and awards

Trophies

* Spanish Cups: (2) :

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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Runners-up: :

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

Individual awards

Spanish Cup MVP * Mark Davis – 1990

References

History of CB Zaragoza

External links

CB Zaragoza official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaragoza Basketball teams in Aragon Sport in Zaragoza Basketball teams established in 1981 Former Liga ACB teams Former Liga EBA teams 1981 establishments in Spain