Palencia Baloncesto
| Palencia Baloncesto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Leagues | LEB Oro | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| Arena | Marta Domínguez | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Location | Palencia, Spain | ||
| Team colors |
Purple and Grey | ||
| President | Gonzalo Ibáñez | ||
| Head coach | Sergio García | ||
| Championships |
1 LEB Oro Championship 2 Copa Princesa de Asturias 1 LEB Plata Championship 1 Copa LEB Plata 2 Copa Castilla y León | ||
| Website | palenciabasket.com | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Palencia Baloncesto, officially named as CD Maristas Palencia and also known as Quesos Cerrato Palencia by sponsorship reasons, is a professional Basketball team based in Palencia, Castile and León. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro.
History
The club was founded in 1979 at Colegio Marista of Palencia, with the aim to support farm teams competing at provincial and regional tournaments.
The professional basketball team was created on 1997 and played during five years at Liga EBA before being invited to join the LEB Plata. On the 2008–09, Palencia Baloncesto won the Copa LEB Plata and was champion of this league, promoting for the first time in their history to LEB Oro, the Spanish second division.
In 2014 Palencia Baloncesto was defeated by CB Tizona in the promotion playoffs finals to Liga ACB by 1–3. Two years later, the club achieved the promotion by finishing as champion of the 2015–16 LEB Oro season and the Copa Princesa de Asturias.
Naming
CD Maristas Palencia had several denominations through the years:
- Maristas Palencia: 1979–2002
- Hormigones Saldaña Palencia: 2002–2005
- Provincia de Palencia: 2005–2006
- Alimentos de Palencia: 2006–2008
- Faymasa Palencia: 2008–2009
- Palencia Baloncesto: 2009–2013
- Quesos Cerrato Palencia: 2013–present
Head coaches
- Natxo Lezkano 2008–2015
- Porfirio Fisac 2015
- Sergio García 2015–
Season by season
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| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS | PO | Cup Competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 4 | Liga EBA | 13 | – | 10–20 | – | – | – |
| 2001–02 | 4 | Liga EBA | 10 | – | 16–18 | – | – | – |
| 2002–03 | 4 | Liga EBA | 1 | Round of 16 | 26–4 | 0–2 | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 4 | Liga EBA | 4 | – | 21–9 | – | – | – |
| 2004–05 | 4 | Liga EBA | 3 | Semifinalist4th[1] | 25–5 | 2–2 | – | – |
| 2005–06 | 3 | LEB 2 | 10 | – | 13–17 | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 3 | LEB 2 | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 18–16 | 0–3 | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 3 | LEB Plata | 13 | – | 12–22 | – | Copa LEB Plata | SF |
| 2008–09 | 3 | LEB Plata | 1 | Promoted | 20–10 | – | Copa LEB Plata | C |
| 2009–10 | 2 | LEB Oro | 13 | – | 14–20 | – | – | – |
| 2010–11 | 2 | LEB Oro | 16 | Relegation playoffs | 12–22 | 3–0 | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 2 | LEB Oro | 11 | – | 18–16 | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 2 | LEB Oro | 4 | Semifinalist | 15–11 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2013–14 | 2 | LEB Oro | 3 | Finalist | 20–6 | 6–4 | Copa Príncipe | RU |
| 2014–15 | 2 | LEB Oro | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 14–14 | 1–2 | Copa Príncipe | C |
| 2015–16 | 2 | LEB Oro | 1 | Promoted | 23–7 | – | Copa Princesa | C |
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- LEB Oro: (1)
- Copa Princesa de Asturias: (2)
- LEB Plata: (1)
- Copa LEB Plata: (1)
- Copa Castilla y León: (2)
- 2012, 2015
Individual awards
- Urko Otegui – 2013
- Marc Blanch – 2016
Notable players
Charles Abouo
Mike Hansen
Nikola Mirotić- Michael Dickerson
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Jeff Xavier
References
- ↑ Achieved one of the vacant berths in LEB 2