Círcol Catòlic de Badalona (in Spanish, ''Círculo Católico de Badalona'') is a

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club based in

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History

The club was founded in 1941 and competed in the third division until 1958, when it promotes to Segunda División. Círcol played ten seasons in this league before being relegated again to Tercera in 1970. In two years, the team achieved the promotion to the

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. The team remained in the Liga Nacional (in 1983 renamed Liga ACB) until 1986. Círcol always played in Badalona until 1984 when the club was relocated to

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until it was relegated to 1ª División B. Nowadays, the club continues competing in the Regional Divisions of

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Sponsorship naming

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1983–1986

Season by season

Notable players

* Quim Costa * Andrés Jiménez

Notable coaches

* Aíto García Reneses

External links

Official websiteProfile at ACB.com
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