The Copa Príncipe de Asturias ACB (''ACB Prince of Asturias Cup'') was a basketball tournament played with teams of

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between 1986 and 1991. The 1985 tournament was called Copa Asociación (Association Cup) or Torneo de la ACB (ACB Tournament). Since the next season to its end, it was called Copa Príncipe de Asturias.

Finals

History of the Cup

1985 edition

The first edition of Copa Príncipe de Asturias was played by the eliminated teams in the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals of the

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. Caja de Álava won the tournament, which was its first official title in the club history. The final was played in

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. The first round was played between teams eliminated in the Round of 16. The quarterfinalists of Liga ACB joined in the second round. A team would be eliminated if it loses two rounds. If the number of teams in a round was odd, a team would receive a bye to the next round.Mundo Deportivo
23 March 1985; Retrieved 1 January 2015

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Semifinals and final

1986 edition

This was the first edition with the name of Copa Príncipe de Asturias. Like in the previous season, the tournament was played by the losers in the two first rounds of the

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. Teams were divided in two groups of four teams with a double round-robin competition. The two first qualified teams played the semifinals. Finally,

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achieved the title.

1987 edition

The 1986–87 edition was played between the months of October and November 1986. A single round tournament was played. The final was in a neutral venue. In the first time they played the tournament,

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took the victory after defeating Manresa in

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and playing only the semifinal game at home.

1988 edition

Like in the last year, the 1987–88 Copa Príncipe was played with a knockout stage format, but in double leg series from September 1987 to April 1988. The Final Four was played in single games at

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in April 1988.

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won its first tournament.

1989 edition

This edition was played between the three first qualified teams of Group A1 and the leader of Group A2 in the

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. The Cup was held at Ferrol in a Final Four format in September 1989. This edition was postponed due to the Spanish national basketball team's participation in the 1988 Olympic Games that took place in September 1988. It was ultimately decided to reschedule the tournament to the start of the 1989-90 season. However, from an official standpoint, it was still considered part of the originally intended season: 1988-89.

1990 edition

The format was similar than the 1989 edition and it was held at

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in September 1990. This was the last edition of the Copa Príncipe de Asturias with teams of

and

won its third title.

References

External links

History of Copa Príncipe in FEB.es (Spanish)

ACB official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Principe De Asturias ACB Basketball cup competitions in Spain