Club Bàsquet Sant Josep was a professional

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team based in

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History

The club was founded in 1962 by Ramon Sitjà as CB Sant Josep. In 1989 it became the Anonymous Sport Association (SAD). In 1987, when the ACB was enlarged to 24 teams, CB Girona entered the first division. In 1991, the club had to buy the rights of the

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to stay in the ACB as they were going to be relegated to the second division. In 2007, Girona won the

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championship, which was hosted at

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arena. They beat

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in the final after having beaten Adecco Estudiantes in the semifinals. After the end of the 2007–2008 season, CB Girona suffered serious economic problems, with a debt of over €6 million euros. On July 25, 2008, the club announced that it would not participate in the 2008–09 season of either the Spanish ACB League or the Eurocup. The SAD was dissolved original CB Sant Josep Girona was kept for beginning playing in Adecco Bronce, the fourth level Spanish division. In the 2009–10 season, Sant Josep bought a

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place from

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and played the quarterfinals of the promotion playoffs. On the next season, Girona finished in fourth position, arriving to the semifinals. In summer 2012, after three season spent at

, the club resigns to its spot in the league and decides to continue playing in

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, Spanish fourth division. In April 2013, CB Sant Josep announced it would be dissolved at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Logos

Image:CB Sant Josep Girona.png, Former logo, until 2009 Image:CB Girona.png, Last ACB logo, sponsored by Akasvayu Image:Nou logo CB Sant Josep.jpg, New logo since 2009

Season by season

Participations in European competitions

*1989-90

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: Eliminated in the second round *1999-00 Korać Cup: Eliminated in the semifinals *2000-01 Korać Cup: Eliminated in the second round *2006-07

: CHAMPIONS *2007-08 ULEB Cup: runners up

Trophies and awards

Trophies

: (1) **

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* Catalan League: (2) **1996, 2006 * LEB Catalan league: (2) **2009, 2010

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player *

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– 1992, 1993, 2000 *

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– 2008

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– 2008 All LEB Oro First Team *Levi Rost – 2011

Notable players

* Joaquim Costa Puig * Jordi Pardo *

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* Francesc Solana *

* Terrell Myers * Xavi Fernàndez *

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* Dainius Šalenga *

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* Anthony Goldwire *

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* Branko Jorović * Xavi Vallmajó

Notable coaches

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Arena

CB Girona plays in

, which has a capacity of 5,049 spectators. The arena was inaugurated in 1993 by NBA player

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, at a match between the local team Valvi Girona and PAOK Salonica.
Palau Girona-Fontajau

Supporter groups

* Dalinians * Engaviats * Penya Polska

"Girona a l'ACB" platform

"Girona a l'ACB" platform (translated from Catalan: ''Girona in ACB'') was created on May 23, 2008, by CB Girona fans. Its purpose was to support the team and the club so they could get rid of the debt and continue playing in the top Spanish division the next year. A website was created for that , and there were more than 10,500 signatures collected. Some protests were also made, like a demonstration with over 1,100 people, a basketball match in front of the city hall and a sit-down protest, amongst other actions. 300 T-shirts were also sold.

References

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