Oviedo Club Baloncesto, also known as Alimerka Oviedo Baloncesto for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Oviedo, Asturias, that plays in the Spanish Primera FEB.
History First years
Oviedo CB was founded in 2004 in place of the old CB Vetusta—today dissolved. In their first season, 2004–05, the club started at Liga EBA but was relegated to Primera División after winning only six games out of 30. The club returned to the Liga EBA next season after achieving a 27–0 record.
In the 2006–07 season, Ovideo was champion of Group A of the Liga EBA but was eliminated by Ciudad Torrealta Molina in round 16 of the LEB Plata promotion playoffs. In the next season, Oviedo finished again as champion of Group A and was promoted to the newly created LEB Bronce league.
In its first season in a professional league (2008–09), Oviedo finished in 14th position and avoided relegation to the Liga EBA. However, after the elimination of the LEB Bronce, the club board decided not to advance to the LEB Plata due to insufficient funds—instead opting to continue playing in the EBA.El Oviedo decide no salir en LEB Plata La Nueva España. July 9, 2009
During its 2009–10 season at Liga EBA, Oviedo CB clinched the third title of Group A. After beating Atarfe, CB Vic and Real Canoe NC in the promotion playoffs, it advanced to the LEB Plata. Following this season, the club was considered the best one of the Liga EBA, with only two defeats in the regular season and a 3–3 balance in the playoffs.FEVE Oviedo, el mejor de la Liga EBA FEB.es June 9, 2010
Playing in LEB Plata After promoting, the club needed to find funding to play the 2010–2011 LEB Plata season, ultimately doing so.El FEVE Oviedo confirma su inscripción en LEB Plata La Nueva España. July 10, 2010 FEVE Oviedo qualified for the promotion playoffs after finishing in the eight position of the regular season. Promobys Tíjola defeated Oviedo in the quarterfinals by 3–1.
On 1 February 2013, the team played in the Copa LEB Plata but was defeated 71–78 by CEBA Guadalajara. After this loss, the team was promoted to LEB Oro after becoming champion of the 2012–13 LEB Plata with a win at Gran Canaria B by 59–89 on 9 March 2013.
2013–present: growing in LEB Oro After its promotion to LEB Oro, Oviedo CB started playing in the second division of Spanish basketball. The team's performance was a surprise, and it was one of the top teams in the league thanks to a strong performance at Pumarín, where it remained unbeaten for 15 months until Ford Burgos won at Pumarín by 17 points.Adiós al efecto Pumarín; Diario de Burgos; 16 March 2014
In its first season in LEB Oro, Unión Financiera Oviedo Baloncesto (its sponsorship naming) qualified for the promotion playoffs to Liga ACB and defeated Leyma Natura Básquet Coruña in the quarterfinals by 2–0.El Unión Financiera no tiene límites; RTPA, 21 April 2014 It was ultimately eliminated by Quesos Cerrato Palencia by 1–3 in the semifinals.
On 20 December 2016, Oviedo CB led the LEB Oro league table for the first time in its history after beating away Araberri by 86–75. Ten days later, the club qualified for the Copa Princesa de Asturias for the first time, finishing at the top of the table after the first half of the 2016–17 league. Oviedo conquered the Cup on 27 January 2017, after beating San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos by 80–77 in the final.
Sponsorship naming Oviedo CB has received diverse sponsorship names along the years: Domo Residencial Oviedo: 2004–2005, 2006–2008 Basemat OCB: 2005–2006 FEVE Oviedo Baloncesto: 2008–2011 Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto: 2012–2013 Unión Financiera Baloncesto Oviedo: 2013–2018 Liberbank Oviedo Baloncesto: 2018–2022 Alimerka Oviedo Baloncesto: 2022–present
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Head coaches Miguel Moreno 2004 Emilio García 2004–2005 Iván Martín 2005–2008 Mariano Arasa 2008–2009 Alfredo Riera 2009–2012 Guillermo Arenas 2012–2015, 2023 Carles Marco 2015–2018 Javi Rodríguez 2018–2020, 2023–present Natxo Lezkano 2020–2022 Trifón Poch 2022–2023
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionPos.Cup competitionsRosterWeb for the 15 years of the club (in Spanish)2004–05 4 Liga EBA 3–272005–06 5 1ª División1st 25–02006–07 4 Liga EBA 21–72007–08 5 Liga EBA 27–62008–09 4 LEB Bronce 14th 12–182009–10 4 Liga EBA 29–52010–11 3 LEB Plata 8th 14–182011–12 3 LEB Plata 10th 8–162012–13 3 LEB Plata1st 15–5Copa LEB Plata RU2013–14 2 LEB Oro 5th 17–152014–15 2 LEB Oro 11th 11–172015–16 2 LEB Oro 6th 19–152016–17 2 LEB Oro 5th 26–16Copa Princesa C2017–18 2 LEB Oro 6th 24–152018–19 2 LEB Oro 6th 22–152019–20 2 LEB Oro 16th 8–162020–21 2 LEB Oro 6th 16–122021–22 2 LEB Oro 6th 19–182022–23 2 LEB Oro 14th 11–232023–24 2 LEB Oro 13th 13–212024–25 2 Primera FEB 10th 14–20Spain Cup QF2025–26 2 Primera FEB 5th 22–14Spain Cup R32
Trophies and awards
Trophies Copa Princesa de Asturias: (1) 2017 LEB Plata: (1) 2013 Liga EBA: (1) 2010
Individual awards All LEB Oro Team Fran Cárdenas – 2014
Copa Princesa de Asturias MVP Miquel Salvó – 2017
LEB Plata MVP Ian O'Leary – 2011 Will Hanley – 2013
Individual records Top performers of Oviedo CB, as of the end of the 2018–19 season. Not including games of the 2005–06 season, when Oviedo CB played in Primera División.
Most capped players # PlayerClub careerMatchesPoints 1 Agustín Prieto 2006–2016 258 1150 2 Víctor Pérez 2012– 216 19223 Héctor Macía 2006–2014 188 1933 Adrián Macía 2005–2014 188 1430 5 Albano Fernández 2004–2011 148 987 6 Javi Candás 2006–2010 115 707 7 Javi Rodríguez 2005–2010 110 1605 8 Diego Sánchez 2012–2016 103 565 9 Ferran Bassas 2013–2016 93 798 10 Rubén Suárez 2009–2013 92 503
Top scorers # PlayerClub careerPointsMatchesAverage 1 Héctor Macía 2006–2014 1933 188 10.3 2 Víctor Pérez 2012– 1922 216 8.9 3 Javi Rodríguez 2005–2010 1605 110 14.6 4 Adrián Macía 2005–2014 1430 188 7.6 5 Agustín Prieto 2006–2016 1150 258 4.5 6 Albano Fernández 2004–2011 987 148 6.7 7 Tony Tate 2008–2011 980 77 12.7 8 Óliver Arteaga 2017– 868 67 13.0 9 Ferran Bassas 2013–2016 798 93 8.6 10 Javi Candás 2006–2010 707 115 6.1
References
External links Official website Profile at Asturcesto