Copa Catalunya Basketball

Copa Catalunya is the name given to the regional group of Catalonia in the Primera División de Baloncesto basketball championship, that is the fifth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB, LEB Oro, LEB Plata and Liga EBA. It has been administered by the Catalan Basketball Federation since 1999 and is played under FIBA rules.

Copa Catalunya Basketball
SportBasketball
Founded1999
CEOJoan Fa Busquets
No. of teams28
CountrySpain Spain
ContinentEuropean Union Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Maristes Ademar
TV partner(s)La Xarxa
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toLiga EBA
Relegation toCC 1ª Categoria
Official websitewww.basquetcatala.cat (in Catalan)
Current sports event 2018-19 season

Championship format

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28 teams divided into two groups of 14, disputed a league. Each team has to play with all the other teams in its group twice, once at home and the other at the opponent's arena. Each victory adds two points to the team in the league ranking, while each loss adds only one. At the end of the league:

  • The four best teams of the Regular season of each group advance to Fase Final.
  • The winners of Quarter-Finales play Final Four. The Champion promotes to Liga EBA.[1]
  • The worst team in each group is relegated to CC 1ª Categoria.
  • Teams qualified between ten and thirteen positions in each groups play the relegation play-offs, losers are relegated to CC 1ª Categoria.

At the half of the league, it will organize an All Star match, at its own discretion. The format of this match will be a selection of players from Group 01 and a selection of players from Group 02.[2]

Seasons

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Copa Catalunya

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All Copa Catalunya Seasons since 1999.[3]

Season Teams Final Four
Hosts
Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1999–00 16 League Format CB Vic CB Navàs
2000–01 32 Cornellà de Llobregat CB Cornellà B CB Alella CB Adepaf Figueres CB Sant Boi
2001–02 32 Alella CB Granollers Maristes Ademar CB Alella BC Andorra
2002–03 32 Igualada AD Torreforta CB Igualada BC Martorell CB Grup Barna
2003–04 32 Granollers CB Roser UER Pineda de Mar CB Sant Pere Terrassa CB i Unió Manresana
2004–05 32 Andorra la Vella BC Andorra AB Esplugues UB Sant Adrià Maristes Ademar
2005–06 32 Ripollet CB Ripollet AE Sant Andreu de Natzaret CN Sabadell CB Adepaf Figueres
2006–07 32 Sant Feliu de Llobregat CB Viladecans CB Santfeliuenc CB AESC-Ramon Llull AE Sant Andreu de Natzaret
2007–08 32 La Seu d'Urgell CB Mollet AE Sedis Basquet CB Vilaseca CB Sant Josep Badalona
2008–09 32 Martorell AE Sant Andreu de Natzaret CB Vilaseca AB Badalona 2005 BC Martorell
2009–10 32 Barberà del Vallès UE Barberà AB Badalona 2005 CB Castellbisbal CB Viladecans
2010–11 32 Sitges CB Sitges CCR Collblanc-Torrassa CB Viladecans CB Sant Josep Badalona
2011–12 32 Badalona SE Lluïsos de Gràcia CB Sant Josep Badalona CN Reus Ploms UE Mataró
2012–13 32 Quart CB Quart UE Montgat CB Pardinyes CB Santa Coloma
2013–14 32 Martorell BC Andorra B CB Salt JAC Sants BC Martorell
2014–15 32 Mollet del Vallès CB Igualada CB Castellbisbal CB Mollet UE Barberà
2015–16 32 Sant Adrià de Besós UB Sant Adrià CB Sitges CB Viladecans CB Grup Barna
2016–17 28 Salou AE Boet Mataró CB Sant Josep Badalona CB Vic CB Roser
2017–18 28 Salou CB Esparreguera CB Salou S.E.S.E. FC Martinenc
2018–19 28 Calafell Maristes Ademar AE Badalonès CB Roser SE Lluïsos de Gràcia

Copa Federació

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Season Host Champion Result Runner-up
2011-12 Martorell CB Igualada
72 – 54
BC Martorell
2012-13 Barcelona BC Martorell
90 – 67
CB Santa Coloma
2013-14 Castelldefels BC Andorra B
62 – 51
Arenys Bàsquet
2014-15 Mataró AE Boet Mataró
65 – 57
El Masnou Basquetbol
2015-16 Viladecans UB Sant Adrià
90 – 69
CB Sant Josep Badalona

All Star

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Season Host Champion Result Runner-up MVP
Game
Slam Dunk
contest
3 points
contest
2016-17 Cornellà de Llobregat
White Team
Group 1
78 – 75
Blue Team
Group 2
Alex López
CB Santa Coloma
Marquie Smith
AE Boet Mataró
Juli Garrote
CB Vic
2017-18 Sabadell
White Team
Group 1
92 – 70
Blue Team
Group 2
Rubén Morales
CB Esparreguera
Marquie Smith
CB Castellar1
2018-19 Manresa
Black Team
Group 2
94 – 91
Yellow Team
Group 1
Pedro Cuesta
AE Badalonès
Guillem Sánchez
CB Cerdanyola

1 CB Castellar played CC 1ª Categoria, but the player was invited to participate.

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References and notes

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  1. ^ "ASCENSOS DE 1ª DIVISIÓN MASCULINA" (PDF) (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Normativa Copa Catalunya" (in Catalan).
  3. ^ "Historial Copa Catalunya" (PDF) (in Catalan). basquetcatala.cat.