The Copa Princesa de Asturias de Baloncesto (English: Princess of Asturias' Cup of Basketball) was an annual 2nd-tier level national cup competition for Spanish professional basketball teams, organized by Spain's 2nd-tier level professional league, the Liga Española de Baloncesto (LEB). It was first played in 1987.
Since 2009, at the end of the first half of the season, the top two teams from the LEB Oro qualify. The Final is at champions venue.
In 2015, the cup changed its name from Copa Príncipe de Asturias to Copa Princesa de Asturias, as Leonor de Borbón became Princess of Asturias.
Winners (ACB editions) 3: Joventut 1987, 1989, 1991 1: FC Barcelona 1988 1: Estudiantes 1986 1: Baskonia 1985
History with ACB Teams
Copa de la Asociación Year Venue Winner Runner-Up Result1985 Villanueva de la Serena Saski Baskonia CB Zaragoza 93–85
Copa Príncipe de Asturias Year Venue Winner Runner-Up Result1986 Alcora CB Estudiantes Granollers EB 89–82 1987 Vigo Joventut Badalona Bàsquet Manresa 99–80 1988 Palma FC Barcelona Real Madrid 92–90 1989 Ferrol Joventut Badalona FC Barcelona 84–801991 A Coruña Joventut Badalona CB Valladolid 72–52
History with LEB teams Year Venue Winner Runner-Up Result MVP1997 Torrelavega Cantabria Baloncesto Gijón Baloncesto 71–68 Bob Harstad1998 Pineda de Mar Baloncesto Fuenlabrada Bàsquet Inca 91–75 Velimir Perasović1999 Alicante Club Melilla Baloncesto Menorca Bàsquet 93–85 José María Panadero2000 Granada Club Ourense Baloncesto Tenerife Baloncesto 76–64 Jesús Fernández2001 Melilla Club Melilla Baloncesto Bàsquet Manresa 92–88 Alberto Alzamora2002 Ourense CB Lucentum Alicante Tenerife Baloncesto 73–55 Larry Lewis2003 Inca Tenerife Baloncesto Bilbao Basket 70–55 Iván Rodríguez2004 Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza CB Plasencia 89–82 Matías Lescano2005 Huesca Baloncesto Fuenlabrada Menorca Bàsquet 75–74 Tom Wideman2006 Palma CB Murcia Bàsquet Inca 78–60 Juanjo Triguero2007 Melilla Baloncesto León Cantabria Baloncesto 92–71 Paolo Quinteros2008 Zaragoza CB Breogán CB Lucentum Alicante 94–91 Roberto Morentin2009 Alicante CB Lucentum Alicante Club Melilla Baloncesto 95–60 Txemi Urtasun2010 Melilla Club Melilla Baloncesto Menorca Bàsquet 79–72 Taylor Coppenrath2011 Santiago Obradoiro CAB CB Murcia 81–78 Alberto Corbacho2012 La Laguna CB 1939 Canarias CB Atapuerca 93–85 Nacho Yáñez2013 Burgos CB Atapuerca BC Andorra 73–67 Isaac López 2014 Andorra la Vella BC Andorra Palencia Baloncesto 77–61 Jordi Trias2015 Palencia Palencia Baloncesto CB Breogán 78–69 Xavi Forcada2016 Palencia Palencia Baloncesto Club Melilla Baloncesto 87–85 Dani Rodríguez2017 Oviedo Oviedo CB CB Miraflores 80–77 Miquel Salvó2018 Lugo CB Breogán Bàsquet Manresa 90–86 Guille Rubio2019 Seville Real Betis Baloncesto Bilbao Basket 80–70 Thomas Bropleh2020 Valladolid Gipuzkoa Basket CB Ciudad de Valladolid 62–55 Johnny Dee2021 Lugo CB Breogán Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto 85–74 Mindaugas Kačinas2022 Madrid CB Estudiantes Fundación CB Granada73–72 Álex Urtasun2023 Palencia Palencia Baloncesto BC Andorra74–69 Tanner McGrew2024 Madrid CB Estudiantes Básquet Coruña80–72 Alec Wintering
Champions Team Winners Runners-up Winning years Club Melilla Baloncesto 32 1999, 2001, 2010 CB Breogán31 2008, 2018, 2021 Palencia Baloncesto31 2015, 2016, 2023 CB Lucentum Alicante 21 2002, 2009 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada20 1998, 2005 CB Estudiantes20 2022, 2024 Tenerife Baloncesto12 2003 BC Andorra12 2014 Cantabria Baloncesto11 1997 CB Murcia11 2006 CB Atapuerca11 2013 Club Ourense Baloncesto10 2000 Basket Zaragoza10 2004 Baloncesto León10 2007 Obradoiro CAB10 2011 CB 1939 Canarias10 2012 Oviedo CB10 2017 Real Betis Baloncesto10 2019 Gipuzkoa Basket10 2020 Menorca Bàsquet03 Bàsquet Inca02 Bàsquet Manresa02 Bilbao Basket02 Gijón Baloncesto01 CB Plasencia01 CB Miraflores01 CB Ciudad de Valladolid01 Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto01 Fundación CB Granada01 Básquet Coruña01
LEB Final Four and Final Eight editions
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Since 2009, the Copa Príncipe de Asturias is only played with the two top teams at the first half of the LEB Oro season
References
History of Copa Príncipe in FEB.es (Spanish) All results of Copa Príncipe