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Palencia Baloncesto

Palencia Baloncesto, officially named as CD Zunder Palencia, is a Spanish professional basketball team based in Palencia, Castile and León. The team currently plays in league Liga ACB.

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,[1] but resigned to promote due to the impossibility to fulfill the requirements.[2]

Naming

CD Maristas Palencia had several denominations through the years:

Players

Current roster

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

Depth chart

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

Head coaches

Season by season

Pabellón Municipal, formerly known as Pabellón Marta Domínguez, before its expansion.
  1. ^ Achieved one of the vacant berths in LEB 2.
  2. ^ Did not promote to Liga ACB as the club did not meet the requirements.
  3. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

All-LEB Oro Team

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Quesos Cerrato Palencia, campeón de LEB Oro, asegura plaza de ascenso" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Inscripción de Quesos Cerrato Palencia y Melilla" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

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