Copa Castilla y León

The Copa de Castilla y León (Castile and León Cup) is a basketball competition between the best teams of Castile and León, organized by the Castile and León Basketball Federation. From 2002 to 2005, the different teams where facing them every round and the final was played always against CB Valladolid, the only team in ACB in that years.

For the football tournament, see Castilla y León Cup.

Copa Castilla y León

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2002
No. of teams	4
Country	Castile and Lion (Spain)
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Palencia Baloncesto (1st title)
TV partner(s)	CyLTV
Official website	BasketCyL.com

Since 2006, a Final Four tournament is played every pre-season in Palencia.

Champions

Teams	Winners	Runners-Up	Winning years
CB Valladolid	8	1	2002, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
CB Miraflores	3	1	2016, 2017, 2018
Palencia Baloncesto	2	5	2012, 2015
CB Tizona	2	0	2013, 2014
Baloncesto León	1	4	2003–04
CB Atapuerca	1	4	2008
CB Ciudad de Valladolid	0	2

History

Stepladder format
Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Final MVP
2002	Burgos	CB Valladolid	CB Atapuerca	96–69
2003–04	León	Baloncesto León	CB Valladolid	78–77
2004–05	Burgos	CB Valladolid	CB Atapuerca	87–81		[1]
2005–06	Burgos	CB Valladolid	CB Atapuerca	79–69	Fernando San Emeterio	[2]
Final Four format
Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Final MVP
2006	Palencia	CB Valladolid	Baloncesto León	89–85	Óscar Yebra	[3]
2007	Palencia	CB Valladolid	Baloncesto León	71–67		[4]
2008	Palencia	CB Atapuerca	Baloncesto León	73–69	Diego García
2009	Palencia	CB Valladolid	Baloncesto León	78–68	Brian Chase	[5]
2010	Palencia	CB Valladolid	Palencia Baloncesto	75–58	Marcus Slaughter	[6]
2011	Palencia	CB Valladolid	Palencia Baloncesto	63–55	Carles Bravo	[7]
2012	Valladolid	Palencia Baloncesto	CB Atapuerca	82–77	Carles Bravo	[8]
2013	Palencia	CB Tizona	Palencia Baloncesto	72–69	Taylor Coppenrath
2014	Palencia	CB Tizona	Palencia Baloncesto	78–69	Urko Otegui
2015	Palencia	Palencia Baloncesto	CB Miraflores	78–72	Marc Blanch
2016	Palencia	CB Miraflores	Palencia Baloncesto	91–82
2017	Burgos	CB Miraflores	CB Ciudad de Valladolid	83–65	Jito Kok
2018	Burgos	CB Miraflores	CB Ciudad de Valladolid	84–64

Results

2002

After a try in 2001 with the teams of Liga EBA, the Castile and León Federation decided to improve the tournament including in it all the elite clubs of the autonomous community. The first round was played in a one legged round-robin format by all the Liga EBA teams.[9]

Team	W	L	PF	PA		ZAR	ULE	CBZ	PAL
Zarzuela Maristas	3	0	244	204				85–57	78–72
Universidad de León	2	1	266	237		75–81
CB Zamora	1	2	218	248			76–90		85–73
Ciudad de Palencia	0	3	231	264			86–101

	Second Round Valladolid					Third round Burgos, October 8					Final Burgos, November 19
												Autocid Ford Burgos	69
							Autocid Ford Burgos	88				Fórum Valladolid	96
		Zarzuela Maristas	76				Baloncesto León	87
		Autocid Ford Burgos	88

2003–04

The second edition had a similar format but changing the first round. This was played with a two-legged round robin format by the four Liga EBA teams of the community.[10]

Team	W	L	PF	PA		PAL	LEO	OBI	ZAM
Ciudad de Palencia	6	0	599	376			93–71	115–46	91–56
Universidad de León	4	2	477	495		67–97		98–96	71–61
Óbila CB	2	4	470	560		79–111	90–101		94–71
CB Zamora	0	6	367	482		57–92	58–69	64–65

	Second round Palencia, September 30					Third round Palencia, November 5					Final León, January 20
												Baloncesto León	78
							Hormigones Saldaña	98				Fórum Valladolid	77
		Hormigones Saldaña	92				Baloncesto León	107
		Autocid Ford Burgos	91

2004-05

Like in the first edition, the Liga EBA teams played the first round with a single-legged round-robin format.[11]

Team	W	L	PF	PA		SAL	AVI	ULE	UVA	ZAM
Hormigones Saldaña	4	1	416	344				101–64	74–45
Carrefour Ávila	3	2	400	393		85–76		86–72
Universidad de León	2	3	390	422			87–75		68–70	99–90
Universidad de Valladolid	2	3	343	374		74–76	74–81			80–75
CB Zamora	1	4	325	341		76–89	84–73

	Second round Palencia, September 21					Third round Burgos, November 30					Final Burgos, February 15
												Autocid Ford Burgos	81
							Autocid Ford Burgos	86				Fórum Valladolid	87
		Hormigones Saldaña	71				Baloncesto León	81
		Autocid Ford Burgos	77

2005-06

In this edition, the Liga EBA teams played the first round with a double-legged round-robin format. The two first qualified teams played the second round against the two LEB 2 teams.[12]

Team	W	L	PF	PA		BUL	PER	ZAM	ULE	SEG
Matchmind Carrefour El Bulevar	3	1	310	263				85–72		79–62
Maderas Peralta	2	2	307	283			79–74		74–48
UFC Zamora	2	2	290	308		76–71				75–72
Universidad de León	2	2	262	289			70–69	80–67
Caja Segovia	1	3	278	304		65–86			79–64

• Second round (Salamanca): Maderas Peralta Salamanca 117–118 Autocid Ford Burgos
  (Ávila): Matchmind Carrefour El Bulevar 107–116 Hormigones Saldaña

	Second Round Palencia, September 21					Semifinal Burgos, January 3					Final Burgos, February 14
												Autocid Ford Burgos	69
							Autocid Ford Burgos	97				Fórum Valladolid	79
		Hormigones Saldaña	62				Baloncesto León	83
		Autocid Ford Burgos	71

2006 In summer 2006, the Castile and León Basketball Federation decided to change the format of the competition adopting a Final Four format with the four elite teams of the Community. A Copa Castilla y León EBA was created for the teams of this league. This new competition was played in 2001 as a try of this tournament.   Semi-finals Final                 31 August     Climalia León 72   1 September   Autocid Ford Burgos 53   Climalia León 85   31 August   Grupo Capitol Valladolid 89   Provincia de Palencia 61     Grupo Capitol Valladolid 85   Third place     1 September     Provincia de Palencia 94     Autocid Ford Burgos 70

2007 The two Liga ACB teams, Grupo Capitol Valladolid and Grupo Begar León, reached the final after beating home team Alimentos de Palencia and Matchmind Carrefour respectively. The team of Ávila played its first Final Four after winning Ford Burgos in the qualifying game. In the final, Grupo Capitol Valladolid won Grupo Begar León thanks to a great second half. Qualifying match (Ávila, 1 September): Matchmind Carrefour El Bulevar 99–91 Ford Burgos   Semi-finals Final                 8 September     Grupo Begar León 85   9 September   Matchmind Carrefour 66   Grupo Capitol Valladolid 71   8 September   Grupo Begar León 67   Alimentos de Palencia 63     Grupo Capitol Valladolid 74   Third place     9 September     Alimentos de Palencia 92     Matchmind Carrefour 89

2008 2008 edition was the first one without Liga ACB teams after the relegation of CB Valladolid and Grupo Begar León last season to LEB Oro. Also, CB Valladolid didn't play the final game for the first time of the Copa Castilla y León history, after being defeated by Grupo Begar León in two overtimes. Ford Burgos won its first trophy after beating Faymasa Palencia in the semifinal game and Grupo Begar León in the final. Diego García was designed MVP of the tournament.   Semi-finals Final                 6 September     Grupo Begar León 85   7 September   CB Valladolid 79   Grupo Begar León 69   6 September   Ford Burgos 73   Faymasa Palencia 64     Ford Burgos 65   Third place     7 September     Faymasa Palencia 81     CB Valladolid 70

2009 Blancos de Rueda Valladolid recovered the Cup after beating Ford Burgos with a buzzerbeater of Brian Chase and Baloncesto León, who won Matchmind Carrefour in the qualifying game and Palencia Baloncesto in the semifinal, thanks to a good defense in the last Gimel Lewis shot. American player of Blancos de Rueda Valladolid Brian Chase was the MVP of the Copa Castilla y León. Qualifying match (Ávila, 4 September): Matchmind Carrefour El Bulevar 55 - Baloncesto León 68   Semi-finals Final                 12 September     Blanco Rueda Valladolid 70   13 September   Ford Burgos 68   Blanco Rueda Valladolid 78   12 September   Baloncesto León 68   Palencia Baloncesto 62     Baloncesto León 64   Third place     13 September     Palencia Baloncesto 90     Ford Burgos 87

2010 After beating Ford Burgos by a narrow margin in the semifinals, Palencia Baloncesto qualified for the first time to the final of the Copa Castilla y León. In this game, Blancos de Rueda Valladolid was too much team for them and the team of Liga ACB won by the widest difference in a final since there is Final Four format. American center Marcus Slaughter was the MVP of the game.   Semi-finals Final                 4 September     Baloncesto León 53   5 September   Blanco Rueda Valladolid 79   Blanco Rueda Valladolid 75   4 September   Palencia Baloncesto 58   Palencia Baloncesto 67     Ford Burgos 65   Third place     5 September     Baloncesto León 95     Ford Burgos 104

2011 The 2011 edition is the 10th one of this Cup and it was broadcast by CyLTV 8.[13] This was the first Copa Castilla y León to be broadcast live. The only Liga ACB team, Blanco Rueda Valladolid, won its eight title after beating last two season third qualified of LEB Oro Ford Burgos in a tough semifinal and home team Palencia Baloncesto, who nailed its second consecutive final after beating Baloncesto León in the overtime. Small forward Carles Bravo was designed the MVP of the Finals.[14] For the first time, a player of the runner-up team had this consideration.   Semi-finals Final                 10 September     Blanco Rueda Valladolid 67   11 September   Ford Burgos 60   Blanco Rueda Valladolid 63   10 September   Palencia Baloncesto 55   Palencia Baloncesto 84     Baloncesto León 80   Third place     11 September     Ford Burgos 75     Baloncesto León 65

2012 After the dissolution of Baloncesto León, Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila was invited to join the tournament with Liga ACB team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid and LEB Oro teams Ford Burgos and Palencia Baloncesto. For the first time ever, it will be played at Pabellón Polideportivo Pisuerga in Valladolid. Men's and women's tournament will be played in the same pavilion and in the same weekend.[15] Palencia Baloncesto achieved its first Cup in its history after beating Liga ACB team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid in a game where Palencia was leading by 26 points in the second quarter and defeating Ford Burgos in the final game, thanks to a great last quarter and to Carles Bravo, who was nominated by second year in a row MVP of the tournament. Bravo nailed 24 points for a rating of 32.   Semi-finals Final                 15 September     Ford Burgos 76   16 September   Grupo Eulen Carrefour 72   Ford Burgos 77   15 September   Palencia Baloncesto 82   Blanco Rueda Valladolid 87     Palencia Baloncesto 95   Third place     16 September     Grupo Eulen Carrefour 90     Blanco Rueda Valladolid 88

2013 After one year, the Cup came back to its most classical host: Palencia. Due to the financial trouble has CB Valladolid, the Federation of Basketball of Castile and León decided not to include the team of Liga ACB in the tournament.[16] The tournament will be played from 27 to 29 September with a three-game format between the three LEB teams: host team Quesos Cerrato Palencia, LEB Plata team Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila and the recently created team CB Tizona, which substitutes the last LEB Oro champion CB Atapuerca, but plays with the same sponsorship naming. Games to be played 27 September: Quesos Cerrato Palencia 91–72 Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila 28 September: Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila 53–86 Ford Burgos 29 September: Quesos Cerrato Palencia 69–72 Ford Burgos

2014 CB Valladolid will play again this competition after its absence in 2013, whereby the tournament comes back to the Final Four format. Three LEB Oro teams (Ford Burgos, Quesos Cerrato Palencia and CB Valladolid, relegated from Liga ACB) and one LEB Plata team (Grupo Eulen Carrefour 'El Bulevar' de Ávila) will join the competition. The Cup was played on 26 and 27 September in Palencia and the draw was on 1 September 2014.[17]   Semi-finals Final                 15 September     Ford Burgos 65   16 September   CB Valladolid 63   Ford Burgos 78   15 September   Quesos Cerrato Palencia 69   Quesos Cerrato Palencia 96     Grupo Eulen Carrefour 63   Third place     16 September     CB Valladolid 82     Grupo Eulen Carrefour 59

2015 After the dissolution of CB Valladolid and the resign to compete in professional leagues of Ford Burgos, both cities were represented by the new-creation teams CB Ciudad de Valladolid and CB Miraflores respectively. Palencia and San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos, the sponsorship name of Miraflores, were teams of LEB Oro at the upcoming season while the other two would play in LEB Plata. The Cup was played on 26 and 27 September in Palencia.[18]   Semi-finals Final                 25 September     San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos 81   26 September   Carrefour El Bulevar de Ávila 60   San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos 72   25 September   Quesos Cerrato Palencia 78   Quesos Cerrato Palencia 118     Brico Dépôt Ciudad de Valladolid 63   Third place     26 September     Carrefour El Bulevar de Ávila 99     Brico Dépôt Ciudad de Valladolid 44

2016

The 2016 edition was played between the two LEB Oro teams (Quesos Cerrato Palencia and San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos, who joined directly the semifinals) and the four LEB Plata teams, that played a previous round in Íscar. Miraflores, with the name of San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos won its first title, the fourth for the city of Burgos.

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
					24 September
					San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos	96
	17 September
					Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila	75
	Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila	80
									24 September
	Agustinos Leclerc	63
									San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos	91
									Quesos Cerrato Palencia	82
					24 September
					Quesos Cerrato Palencia	86
	17 September
					Comercial Ulsa CBC Valladolid	75			Third place
	Comercial Ulsa CBC Valladolid	71
									25 September
	Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano	63
									Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila	67
									Comercial Ulsa CBC Valladolid	66

2017

The 2017 edition changed its format as it was played with only three teams. The two LEB Oro teams, (Palencia Baloncesto and Carramimbre CBC Valladolid) would play for a place in the final against the regional team in Liga ACB, San Pablo Burgos. This edition was played in Burgos.

	Semifinal 23 September					Final 24 September
						San Pablo Burgos		83
	Palencia Baloncesto		66			Carramimbre CBC Valladolid		65
	Carramimbre CBC Valladolid		70

2018

The 2018 edition was held in Palencia with the same format as in the previous season.[19]

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 September
	Chocolates Trapa Palencia	95
					23 September
	Carramimbre CBC Valladolid	96
					Carramimbre CBC Valladolid	64
					San Pablo Burgos	84

2019

The 2019 edition was held again in Palencia.

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 September
	Chocolates Trapa Palencia
					18 September
	Carramimbre CBC Valladolid

References

1. El Fórum frena al Autocid (81-87) y Alexander se lesiona Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine EnCancha.
2. El Fórum se impone al Autocid en la Copa Federación ABC. February 15, 2006
3. Grupo Capitol Valladolid revalida el título de la Copa Castilla y León (85-89) ACB.com September 1, 2006
4. Grupo Capitol Valladolid supera al Baloncesto León en la final autonómica (67-71) ACB.com 8 sep 2007
5. CB Valladolid, campeón de la Copa Castilla y León al vencer a León (78-68) ACB.com September 13, 2009
6. Un Blancos de Rueda intermitente doblega al Palencia de Baloncesto (58-75) ACB.com September 5, 2010
7. El Blancos de Rueda Valladolid gana la X Copa Castilla y León (55-63) ACB.com September 11, 2011
8. Palencia Baloncesto vence a Autocid Burgos y se proclama campeón por primera vez en su historia Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Palencia Baloncesto. 16 September 2012
9. Castilla y León bebe su Copa Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Revista Rebote, page 8.
10. El día que David pudo con Goliat Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Revista Rebote, page 5.
11. La Copa Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Revista Rebote, page 13.
12. La Copa más cara Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Revista Rebote; page 5.
13. La Copa Castilla y León de baloncesto se verá por televisión Ileón. September 6, 2011
14. No pudo ser... Pero se luchó hasta el final Baloncesto con P. September 12, 2011
15. Copa de Castilla y León Castile and León Basketball Federation website. August 14, 2012
16. Copa de Castilla y León 2013 BasketCyL.com; 12 September 2013
17. Emparejamientos Copa Masculina 2014; FBCyL, 2 September 2014
18. XIV Copa Castilla y León Masculina; FBCyL, 22 September 2015
19. "XVII Copa Castilla y León, Memorial Mariano López Ortega" (in Spanish). Castile and León Basketball Federation. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

External links

• Castile and Lion Basketball Federation website