Club de Baloncesto Islas Canarias, better known for sponsorship reasons as SPAR Gran Canaria, is a Spanish women's basketball team from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Founded in 1980, it has played in the Spanish Women's League since 1983.Profile in the Spanish Basketball Federation.
1998-99 was Islas Canarias' most successful season to date with the club winning the Ronchetti Cup, the national Cup and being the national championship's runner-up. The following year the team won its second cup and again reached the Ronchetti Cup's final, and in 2003 it played its third European final, in the new EuroCup.
The team declined in subsequent seasons, with two 6th spots as its best domestic results. Nonetheless, it has remained a regular in the EuroCup.Profile in FIBAEurope.com
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionPos.Copa de la ReinaEuropean competitions1996–971 Liga Femenina4th 2 Ronchetti Cup 1997–981 Liga Femenina4thRunner-up 2 Ronchetti Cup 1998–991 Liga Femenina4thChampion 2 Ronchetti Cup C1999–001 Liga Femenina2ndChampion 2 Ronchetti Cup RU2000–011 Liga Femenina5th 2 Ronchetti Cup QF2001–021 Liga Femenina5th 2 Ronchetti Cup 2002–031 Liga Femenina4th 2 EuroCup RU2003–041 Liga Femenina9th 2 EuroCup 2004–051 Liga Femenina6th Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup 2005–061 Liga Femenina7th Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup 2006–071 Liga Femenina8th Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup 2007–081 Liga Femenina10th 2 EuroCup 2008–091 Liga Femenina11th 2 EuroCup 2009–101 Liga Femenina8th 2 EuroCup 2010–111 Liga Femenina9th 2 EuroCup QF2011–121 Liga Femenina6th 2 EuroCup QF2012–131 Liga Femenina7th 2013–141 Liga Femenina3rd Semifinalist2014–151 Liga Femenina10th 2015–161 Liga Femenina13th 2016–171 Liga Femenina14th 2017–182 Liga Femenina 2
Notable former players Astou Ndour Rosi Sánchez Tiina Sten Iva Perovanović
Trophies Spanish Cups: (2) 1999, 2000 Ronchetti Cup: (1) 1998–99
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