Club Básquet Coruña, more commonly referred by its sponsorship name of Leyma Básquet Coruña, is a professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
team based in
A Coruña
A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...
,
Galicia. The team currently plays in league
LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to:
* Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland
* Lebanon, UNDP country code
* Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier)
* Lexham English Bible
* Life expectancy at birth
* Liga Española de Balonce ...
.
History
CB Coruña was founded in 1996 as a merger of clubs ''CB Ventorrillo'' and ''CB Arteixo''. This club would substitute former Baloncesto Coruña CAB, that played its last season in
Liga EBA before being dissolved.
After playing some seasons at
Liga EBA, the club joined
LEB League, where it remained four years, known as Sondeos del Norte due to sponsorship reasons. In 2002, CB Coruña sold its LEB spot to a new club
Basket Zaragoza
Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is th ...
. After that, the club could continue playing in
Liga EBA, thanks to the promotion of its reserve team.
In 2004, Básquet Coruña did not participate in any competition due to financial reasons, but the club comes back in 2005 to
Liga EBA. In 2007, the club was invited to the newly created fourth tier
LEB Bronce LEB or Leb may refer to:
* Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland
* Lebanon, UNDP country code
* Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier)
* Lexham English Bible
* Life expectancy at birth
* Liga Española de Balonce ...
as one of the participants of the Final Stage of the 2006–07 Liga EBA. In their debut season, the club clinched the promotion to
LEB Plata
The 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 promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...
where it finished in the relegation positions in their first season. However, the club was repechaged due to the existence of vacant berths.
Básquet Coruña consolidated in LEB Plata until 2012, when it achieved a vacant berth in
LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to:
* Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland
* Lebanon, UNDP country code
* Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier)
* Lexham English Bible
* Life expectancy at birth
* Liga Española de Balonce ...
, coming back to the Spanish second division ten years later.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Season by season
Trophies and awards
Trophies
*
Copa Galicia The Copa Galicia (Galicia Cup) is a basketball competition between the best teams of Galicia, Spain, organized by the Galician Basketball Federation, since 1986. CB Breogán is the last winner, in 2018.
History
Titles by team
Latest editions
...
: (1)
**1996
Individual awards
LEB Plata MVP
*Robert Joseph – 2009
References
External links
Official website
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Basketball teams in Galicia (Spain)
Sport in A Coruña
LEB Oro teams
Former LEB Plata teams
Former Liga EBA teams