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Baloncesto Fuenlabrada

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, S.A.D., known as Carplus Fuenlabrada because of sponsorship reasons, or just as Fuenlabrada, is a professional basketball team based in Fuenlabrada, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and plays their home games at Fernando Martín.

Carplus Fuenlabrada
Carplus Fuenlabrada logo
NicknameFuenla
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
HistoryC.B. Fuenlabrada
(1983–1989)
A.D. Fuenlabrada
(1989–1991)
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
(1991–present)
ArenaFernando Martín
Capacity5,700
LocationFuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
Team colorsBlue, White, Black
     
PresidentJosé Quintana
Head coachToni Ten
Team captainChristian Eyenga
Championships1 LEB championship
2 Copa Príncipe de Asturias
Websitebaloncestofuenlabrada.com

History edit

Founded in 1983, Fuenlabrada started to compete at a local level. The club joined national competitions two years later and worked its way up, reaching the first regional division in the late 1980s. By 1991, it already became Baloncesto Fuenlabrada and a year later, it merged with CB Torrejón de Ardoz to compete in the Spanish second division.[1]

Fuenlabrada acquired Club Peñas Recreativas de Huesca's rights to earn the right to compete in the Spanish first division in the 1996–97 season. The club went down to the second division, but inked scoring machine Velimir Perasović and returned to the elite level a year later. With Perasović, Carlos Cazorla, Ferran Lopez and Salvador Guardia as its main pillars, the addition of Nate Huffman allowed Fuenlabrada to make it to the Spanish League playoffs in 1999 and their debut in the Korać Cup. Perasović kept filling the baskets for several seasons, leading Fuenlabrada to two more playoffs appearances in 2001 and 2002, helped by David Wood, Chuck Kornegay and a young José Manuel Calderón and coached by Óscar Quintana.[1]

Fuenlabrada made its ULEB Cup debut in the 2002–03 season, in which Herrmann was chosen as the Spanish League MVP. The club returned to the Spanish second division in 2004 but came back, for good, a year later. Players like Saúl Blanco, Jorge García, Kristaps Valters and Brad Oleson kept Fuenlabrada in the first division for years without much trouble. The club returned to the Spanish League playoffs in the 2010–11 season with Salva Maldonado as head coach and a young Gustavo Ayón as its star center.

One year later, the club would be eliminated in the quarterfinals of the EuroChallenge by Triumph Lyubertsy. Despite this European achievement, Fuenlabrada would continue fighting to avoid relegation, finally being relegated to LEB Oro in 2015. However, the club continued in Liga ACB as Ford Burgos and Club Ourense Baloncesto would not fulfill the requirements for promoting.

Fuenlabrada took advantage and led by Marko Popović, Jonathan Tabu and Ivan Paunić, Fuenlabrada made it to the Spanish League playoffs, earning the right to return to the EuroCup 13 years later.[1] In the 2016-2017 season, Fuenlabrada played well and qualified to the EuroCup Top16. However, they only finished 12th in the ACB. After a 9th-place finish in the 2017-2018 ACB season, Fuenlabrada earned the right to compete in the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Fuenlabrada won the first 3 games, before suffering a complete fiasco and finishing the tournament with 11 consecutive losses.

Sponsorship naming edit

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Maná Fuenlabrada 1986–1987
  • Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada 1999–2004
  • Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada 2005–2009
  • Ayuda en acción Fuenlabrada 2009–2010
  • Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 2012–2013
  • Montakit Fuenlabrada 2014–2020
  • Urbas Fuenlabrada 2020–2022
  • Carplus Fuenlabrada 2022–present
    

Team logos edit

  •  
    Non-commercial logo
  •  
    2005–2009
  •  
    2009–2010

Home arenas edit

  • San Esteban Public High School Court (1983–88).
  • Miguel Hernández Public High School Gymnasium (1988–91).
  • Pabellón Fernando Martín (1991–present).

Players edit

See also: Category:Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players

Retired numbers edit

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
2   Marko Popović PG 2015–2019
6   Velimir Perasović SG 1997–2002
8   Salva Guardia PF 1996–2001, 2003–2008, 2010–2011
10   Ferrán López PG 1997–2001, 2004–2009
13   Francesc Solana SF 2002–2007

Source: [2]

Other notable players edit

Current roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Carplus Fuenlabrada roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PF 0   Abu, Abdul-Malik 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-09-16)16 September 1995
C 1   Sy, Khadim 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997
PG 4   Díaz, Mateo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (2002-03-06)6 March 2002
G 5   Aranitović, Petar 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-09-21)21 September 1994
PG 7   Bellas, Tomás 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 36 – (1987-06-24)24 June 1987
F/C 9   Bilbao, Jorge 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1995-06-27)27 June 1995
C 12   Ehigiator, Osas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1999-10-30)30 October 1999
F 15   McGrew, Tanner 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1993-07-12)12 July 1993
G 16   Durán, Edu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1991-05-01)1 May 1991
SF 17   Macoha, Rodijs 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2002-10-29)29 October 2002
C 21   van Zegeren, Joey 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1990-12-07)7 December 1990
SF 29   Garino, Patricio 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1993-05-17)17 May 1993
G/F 44   Swing, Jordan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1990-12-31)31 December 1990
Head coach
  •   Antonio Ten López de Lerma
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Rubén Perelló
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (IN) Inactive player
  •   Injured
Updated: March 20, 2024

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Viny Okouo Bassala Bagayoko Juan Fernández
PF Christian Eyenga Jordan Caroline Osas Ehigiator
SF Marc García Rodijs Machoa Malique Lewis
SG Lasan Kromah Matija Samar Adama Traoré
PG Jovan Novak Prince Ali Mehdy-Sofian Ngouama

Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non–FIBA Europe player

Head coaches edit

Managers since 1993:

Season by season edit

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1986–87 5 2ª Autonómica
1987–88 4 1ª Autonómica
1988–89 4 1ª Autonómica
1989–90 4 1ª Autonómica
1990–91 3 2ª División
1991–92 3 2ª División 11th 6–16
1992–93 2 1ª División 17th 16–18
1993–94 2 1ª División 12th 22–10
1994–95 2 Liga EBA 2nd 26–10
1995–96 2 Liga EBA 3rd[a]
1996–97 1 Liga ACB 18th 4–33
1997–98 2 LEB 2nd 23–11 Copa Príncipe C
1998–99 1 Liga ACB 7th 18–19 Quarterfinalist
1999–00 1 Liga ACB 15th 11–23 3 Korać Cup GS 3–3
2000–01 1 Liga ACB 7th 20–17 Quarterfinalist
2001–02 1 Liga ACB 7th 19–18 3 Korać Cup QF 5–5
2002–03 1 Liga ACB 14th 14–20 2 ULEB Cup RS 3–7
2003–04 1 Liga ACB 17th 13–21
2004–05 2 LEB 1st 34–9 Copa Príncipe C
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 10th 15–19
2006–07 1 Liga ACB 12th 14–20
2007–08 1 Liga ACB 13th 13–21
2008–09 1 Liga ACB 9th 15–17
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 15th 12–22
2010–11 1 Liga ACB 7th 20–16
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 16th 12–22 Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge QF 11–4
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 15th 12–22
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 18th[b] 8–26
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 8th 17–19 Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 12th 12–20 2 EuroCup T16 6–8
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 9th 17–17 Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 13th 13–21 3 Champions League RS 3–11
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 17th[c] 5–17 Supercopa SF
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 15th 12–24
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2022–23 1 Liga ACB 18th 4–30
  1. ^ Bought the ACB berth to Grupo AGB Huesca.
  2. ^ Remained in Liga ACB due to the non-promotion of Ford Burgos and Club Ourense Baloncesto.
  3. ^ Season curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Team records and awards edit

Records edit

  • 20 seasons in ACB
  • 2 seasons in LEB
  • 2 seasons in EBA
  • 2 seasons in Primera División B

Trophies edit

Individual awards edit

ACB Most Valuable Player

EuroCup Basketball Rising Star

ACB Rising Star

All-ACB Second Team

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada B edit

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada B, also known as Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, is the reserve team of Fuenlabrada. Originally created in 1995, it was re-opened in 2013 by achieving a vacant berth in LEB Plata.

In its first season after the re-opening, Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada finished as champion of the 2013–14 LEB Plata and runner-up of the Copa LEB Plata. Despite promoting to LEB Oro, the club decided to continue playing in the same league of the previous season, but in Getafe as a result of a collaboration agreement with the town and CB Getafe, the main club in that city.

Naming edit

  • Maná Fuenlabrada 1996–2001
  • Reybol Fuenlabrada 2001–2002
  • Maná Fuenlabrada 2002–2003
  • Fuenlabrada-Getafe 2009–2011
  • Fuenlabrada-Illescas 2011–2012
  • Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada 2013–2014
  • Viten Getafe (see CB Getafe) 2014–2016
  • Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada 2016–

Season by season edit

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Cup competitions
1996–97 3 Liga EBA 7th
1997–98 3 Liga EBA 11th 6–16
1998–99 3 Liga EBA 15th 9–21
1999–00 3 Liga EBA 12th 9–17
2000–01 4 Liga EBA 11th 12–18
2001–02 4 Liga EBA 9th 17–17
2002–03 4 Liga EBA 13th 11–19
2003–04 5 1ª División
2004–05 4 Liga EBA 16th 7–23
2005–06 5 1ª División 3rd 18–8
2006–07 5 1ª División 1st 24–5
2007–08 5 Liga EBA 7th 14–16
2008–09 5 Liga EBA 7th 15–13
2009–10 4 Liga EBA 11th 11–19
2010–11 4 Liga EBA 15th 7–23
2011–12 4 Liga EBA 16th 3–27
2012–13 Did not enter any competition
2013–14 3 LEB Plata 1st[a] 17–7 Copa LEB Plata RU
  1. ^ Resigned to promote to LEB Oro.

Trophies edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "2016-17 Team Profile: Montakit Fuenlabrada". EuroCup Basketball. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "ACB.COM - Un quinteto histórico de camisetas retiradas en Fuenlabrada". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

External links edit

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