CB Atapuerca

Club Baloncesto Atapuerca, more commonly known as (Autocid) Ford Burgos by sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball team based in Burgos, Castilla y León and played in the Polideportivo El Plantío, in LEB Gold league.

Ford Burgos
NicknameBurgos, Autocid
Founded1997
HistoryCD Maristas Burgos
(1997–2001)
CB Atapuerca
(2001–2013)
ArenaPolideportivo El Plantío
LocationBurgos, Castilla y León
Team colorsBlue and orange
         
PresidentMiguel Ángel Benavente
Vice-president(s)Vicente Sebastián
Head coachAndreu Casadevall
Championships1 LEB Oro
1 Copa Príncipe
1 LEB Plata Championship
2 Copa LEB Plata
1 Copa Castilla y León
Retired numbers8 (Tony Smith)
Websitebaloncestoatapuerca.es

History

The club born as CD Maristas started to play in lower division with that team. CD Maristas reached the Liga EBA in the 98–99 season and competed in that league during three years. In 2001, the club became independent of the Liceo Castilla school and gets the name of CB Atapuerca, more recently becoming known as Autocid Ford Burgos for sponsorship reasons.

In 2002, because of the renounces of other teams, the club reaches the LEB Plata, called LEB–2 that year, and after a first bad year, CB Atapuerca grows and tries to promote to LEB Oro. After two semifinals where they were defeated, in the third play–off they are champions after a double 3–0 (CB Vic in quarterfinals and Ourense in semifinals) and a winning in the final of the league against Gandía.

Since 2006, CB Atapuerca competes in LEB Oro. In 2008–09 season, with Andreu Casadevall as coach, the club reaches the play–off for first time and they lose 2–1 with Alicante Costablanca.

In the 2009–10 season, after finishing the regular season in the fifth position, the reach they play–off finals after winning 3–1 in quarterfinals against Cáceres 2016 and in semifinals against Melilla Baloncesto. In a thrilling series, they lost 3–2 against ViveMenorca, team who finally promoted to Liga ACB.

One year later, Ford Burgos finishes in the third position of the regular season and reaches again the promotion finals, after beating 3–1 to Grupo Iruña Navarra and 3–0 to Girona FC. In the finals, the team losses against Blu:sens Monbús.

In 2012, Ford Burgos played for the first time the Copa Príncipe de Asturias, but was defeated 93–85 by Iberostar Canarias in a game played in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. The team finally won this trophy in the next season, after beating River Andorra in Burgos by 73–67.

On 19 May 2013 the club finished the 2012–13 as champion and consequently promoted to Liga ACB for the first time in its history,[1] but is not accepted in the league due to not paying the entering quota in the Association.[2]

After this setback, CB Atapuerca was replaced and a new society called CB Tizona, remembering the former CB Espada Tizona, which played in the second division in the 1970s and the 1980s, was created with the aim to make easier a future promotion to ACB.[3]

The club is not dissolved and it currently plays in the provincial league of Burgos.

Retired numbers
  • 8 Tony Smith, PG, 2003–2007

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Cup competitions
1997–98 5 2ª División 3rd
1998–99 4 1ª División 1st
1999–00 3 Liga EBA 8th 15–11
2000–01 4 Liga EBA 2nd 25–8
2001–02 4 Liga EBA 5th[lower-alpha 1] 22–12
2002–03 3 LEB 2 15th[lower-alpha 2] 12–22
2003–04 3 LEB 2 3rd 21–13 Copa LEB 2SF
2004–05 3 LEB 2 3rd 27–11 Copa LEB 2C
2005–06 3 LEB 2 1st 29–8 Copa LEB 2C
2006–07 2 LEB 15th 13–21
2007–08 2 LEB Oro 11th 15–19
2008–09 2 LEB Oro 9th 19–18
2009–10 2 LEB Oro 3rd 29–18
2010–11 2 LEB Oro 3rd 33–12
2011–12 2 LEB Oro 6th 23–15 Copa PríncipeRU
2012–13 2 LEB Oro 1st[lower-alpha 3] 22–4 Copa PríncipeC
2013–14 Did not enter any competition
2014–15 6 1ª Provincial 2nd 14–6
2015–16 6 1ª Provincial 2nd 12–5
2016–17 6 1ª Provincial 1st 14–4
2017–18 6 1ª Provincial 2nd 14–6
2018–19 6 1ª Provincial 5th 9–9
  1. Achieved one of the vacant berths at LEB 2.
  2. Remained in LEB 2 due to the resign of FC Barcelona B and CB Montcada to promote.
  3. Could not promote to Liga ACB after not fulfilling the requirements for promoting Liga ACB.

Honors

Trophies

Individual awards

All LEB Oro First Team

Notable players
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References
  1. Ford Burgos cumple el sueño del ascenso FEB.es, 19 April 2013
  2. CB Atapuerca y Lucentum no se inscriben para jugar en la Liga Endesa 2013-14 ACB.com, 15 June 2013
  3. El Tizona vuelve a competir Diario de Burgos, 6 August 2013
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