Baloncesto Fuenlabrada

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Urbas Fuenlabrada
Urbas Fuenlabrada logo
NicknameFuenla
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded1983; 39 years ago (1983)
HistoryC.B. Fuenlabrada
(1983–1989)
A.D. Fuenlabrada
(1989–1991)
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
(1991–present)
ArenaFernando Martín
Capacity5,700
LocationFuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
Team colorsRed, White, Black
     
PresidentJosé Quintana
Head coachJavi Juárez
Team captainChristian Eyenga
Championships1 LEB championship
2 Copa Príncipe de Asturias
Websitebaloncestofuenlabrada.com

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, S.A.D., also known as Urbas Fuenlabrada by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Fuenlabrada, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and plays their home games at Fernando Martín.

History[]

Founded in 1983, Fuenlabrada started to compete at a local level. The club joined national competitions two years later and worked its way up, reaching the first regional division in the late 1980s. By 1991, it already became Baloncesto Fuenlabrada and a year later, it merged with CB Torrejón de Ardoz to compete in the Spanish second division.[1]

Fuenlabrada acquired Club Peñas Recreativas de Huesca's rights to earn the right to compete in the Spanish first division in the 1996–97 season. The club went down to the second division, but inked scoring machine Velimir Perasović and returned to the elite level a year later. With Perasović, Carlos Cazorla, Ferran Lopez and Salvador Guardia as its main pillars, the addition of Nate Huffman allowed Fuenlabrada to make it to the Spanish League playoffs in 1999 and their debut in the Korać Cup. Perasović kept filling the baskets for several seasons, leading Fuenlabrada to two more playoffs appearances in 2001 and 2002, helped by David Wood, Chuck Kornegay and a young José Manuel Calderón and coached by Óscar Quintana.[1]

Fuenlabrada made its ULEB Cup debut in the 2002–03 season, in which Herrmann was chosen as the Spanish League MVP. The club returned to the Spanish second division in 2004 but came back, for good, a year later. Players like Saúl Blanco, Jorge García, Kristaps Valters and Brad Oleson kept Fuenlabrada in the first division for years without much trouble. The club returned to the Spanish League playoffs in the 2010–11 season with Salva Maldonado as head coach and a young Gustavo Ayón as its star center.

One year later, the club would be eliminated in the quarterfinals of the EuroChallenge by Triumph Lyubertsy. Despite this European achievement, Fuenlabrada would continue fighting to avoid relegation, finally being relegated to LEB Oro in 2015. However, the club continued in Liga ACB as Ford Burgos and Club Ourense Baloncesto would not fulfill the requirements for promoting.

Fuenlabrada took advantage and led by Marko Popović, Jonathan Tabu and Ivan Paunić, Fuenlabrada made it to the Spanish League playoffs, earning the right to return to the EuroCup 13 years later.[1] In the 2016-2017 season, Fuenlabrada played well and qualified to the EuroCup Top16. However, they only finished 12th in the ACB. After a 9th-place finish in the 2017-2018 ACB season, Fuenlabrada earned the right to compete in the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Fuenlabrada won the first 3 games, before suffering a complete fiasco and finishing the tournament with 11 consecutive losses.

Sponsorship naming[]

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Maná Fuenlabrada 1986–1987
  • Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada 1999–2004
  • Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada 2005–2009
  • Ayuda en acción Fuenlabrada 2009–2010
  • Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 2012–2013
  • Montakit Fuenlabrada 2014–present
    

Team logos[]

  • Non-commercial logo

  • 2005–2009

  • 2009–2010

Home arenas[]

  • San Esteban Public High School Court (1983–88).
  • Miguel Hernández Public High School Gymnasium (1988–91).
  • Pabellón Fernando Martín (1991–present).

Players[]

See also: Category:Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players

Retired numbers[]

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
2 Croatia Marko Popović PG 2015–2019
6 Croatia Velimir Perasović SG 1997–2002
8 Spain PF 1996–2001, 2003–2008, 2010–2011
10 Spain PG 1997–2001, 2004–2009
13 Spain SF 2002–2007

Source: [2]

Other notable players[]

  • United States Maurice Kemp

Current roster[]

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

Urbas Fuenlabrada roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 7 Canada Alexander, Kyle 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996
PF 55 United States Cheatham, Kwan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1995-08-21)21 August 1995
C 12 Spain  (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (1999-10-30)30 October 1999
SG 1 Nigeria United States Emegano, Obi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1993-04-29)29 April 1993
F 31 Democratic Republic of the Congo Eyenga, Christian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1989-05-22)22 May 1989
G 25 Spain 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1991-05-08)8 May 1991
SF 14 Brazil Meindl, Léonardo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1993-03-20)20 March 1993
SF 32 Serbia Milosavljević, Dragan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1989-05-11)11 May 1989
PG 30 Serbia Novak, Jovan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1994-11-08)8 November 1994
C 21 Serbia Ristić, Dušan 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 26 – (1995-11-27)27 November 1995
PG 5 Slovenia Samar, Žiga 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2001-01-26)26 January 2001
Head coach
  • Spain Josep María Raventós
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Sergio Lorenzo Jiménez Sáiz
  • Spain Salvador Guardia
  • Spain Jose Luis Pichel
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Spain Rubén Portes
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (IN) Inactive player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 27, 2022

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Kyle Alexander Dušan Ristić Chema González Osas Ehigiator
PF Kwan Cheatham Bassala Bagayoko
SF Léonardo Meindl Christian Eyenga
SG Obi Emegano Dragan Milosavljević Álex López
PG Ziga Samar Jovan Novak

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

Head coaches[]

Managers since 1993:

  • 1993–1995, 1997–2004
  • 1995–1996
  • 1996–1997
  • Luis Casimiro 2004–2008, 2014–2015
  • 2008–2009
  • 2009, 2013-14
  • 2009–2011
  • Porfirio Fisac 2011–2012
  • 2012–2013
  • Hugo López 2015
  • 2015
  • Žan Tabak 2015
  • 2015–2017, 2019–2020
  • Che García 2017–2018, 2018–2019
  • 2018
  • 2020
  • 2020–present

Season by season[]

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1986–87 5 2ª Autonómica
1987–88 4 1ª Autonómica
1988–89 4 1ª Autonómica
1989–90 4 1ª Autonómica
1990–91 3 2ª División
1991–92 3 2ª División 11th 6–16
1992–93 2 1ª División 17th 16–18
1993–94 2 1ª División 12th 22–10
1994–95 2 Liga EBA 2nd 26–10
1995–96 2 Liga EBA 3rd[a]
1996–97 1 Liga ACB 18th 4–33
1997–98 2 LEB 2nd 23–11 Copa Príncipe C
1998–99 1 Liga ACB 7th 18–19 Quarterfinalist
1999–00 1 Liga ACB 15th 11–23 3 Korać Cup GS 3–3
2000–01 1 Liga ACB 7th 20–17 Quarterfinalist
2001–02 1 Liga ACB 7th 19–18 3 Korać Cup QF 5–5
2002–03 1 Liga ACB 14th 14–20 2 ULEB Cup RS 3–7
2003–04 1 Liga ACB 17th 13–21
2004–05 2 LEB 1st 34–9 Copa Príncipe C
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 10th 15–19
2006–07 1 Liga ACB 12th 14–20
2007–08 1 Liga ACB 13th 13–21
2008–09 1 Liga ACB 9th 15–17
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 15th 12–22
2010–11 1 Liga ACB 7th 20–16
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 16th 12–22 Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge QF 11–4
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 15th 12–22
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 18th[b] 8–26
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 8th 17–19 Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 12th 12–20 2 Eurocup T16 6–8
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 9th 17–17 Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 13th 13–21 3 Champions League RS 3–11
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 17th[c] 5–17 Supercopa SF
  1. ^ Bought the ACB berth to Grupo AGB Huesca.
  2. ^ Remained in Liga ACB due to the non-promotion of Ford Burgos and Club Ourense Baloncesto.
  3. ^ Season curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Team records and awards[]

Records[]

  • 20 seasons in ACB
  • 2 seasons in LEB
  • 2 seasons in EBA
  • 2 seasons in Primera División B

Trophies[]

Individual awards[]

ACB Most Valuable Player

EuroCup Basketball Rising Star

ACB Rising Star

All-ACB Second Team

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

  • Sergiy Gladyr – 2012

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada B[]

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada B, also known as Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, is the reserve team of Fuenlabrada. Originally created in 1995, it was re-opened in 2013 by achieving a vacant berth in LEB Plata.

In its first season after the re-opening, Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada finished as champion of the 2013–14 LEB Plata and runner-up of the Copa LEB Plata. Despite promoting to LEB Oro, the club decided to continue playing in the same league of the previous season, but in Getafe as a result of a collaboration agreement with the town and CB Getafe, the main club in that city.

Naming[]

  • Maná Fuenlabrada 1996–2001
  • Reybol Fuenlabrada 2001–2002
  • Maná Fuenlabrada 2002–2003
  • Fuenlabrada-Getafe 2009–2011
  • Fuenlabrada-Illescas 2011–2012
  • Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada 2013–2014
  • Viten Getafe (see CB Getafe) 2014–2016
  • Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada 2016–

Season by season[]

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Cup competitions
1996–97 3 Liga EBA 7th
1997–98 3 Liga EBA 11th 6–16
1998–99 3 Liga EBA 15th 9–21
1999–00 3 Liga EBA 12th 9–17
2000–01 4 Liga EBA 11th 12–18
2001–02 4 Liga EBA 9th 17–17
2002–03 4 Liga EBA 13th 11–19
2003–04 5 1ª División
2004–05 4 Liga EBA 16th 7–23
2005–06 5 1ª División 3rd 18–8
2006–07 5 1ª División 1st 24–5
2007–08 5 Liga EBA 7th 14–16
2008–09 5 Liga EBA 7th 15–13
2009–10 4 Liga EBA 11th 11–19
2010–11 4 Liga EBA 15th 7–23
2011–12 4 Liga EBA 16th 3–27
2012–13 Did not enter any competition
2013–14 3 LEB Plata 1st[a] 17–7 Copa LEB Plata RU
  1. ^ Resigned to promote to LEB Oro.

Trophies[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "2016-17 Team Profile: Montakit Fuenlabrada". EuroCup Basketball. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "ACB.COM - Un quinteto histórico de camisetas retiradas en Fuenlabrada". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

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