Leagues ACB President Gorka Aixàs Arena Poliesportiu d'Andorra Head coach Joan Peñarroya Founded 1970 | Arena Capacity 5,000 Vice-president(s) Xavi Mujal
David Eudal Location Andorra la Vella, Andorra League Liga ACB Championships 1 | |
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History CB Les Escaldes
(1970–1971)
BC Andorra
(1971–present) Team colors Blue, White, Red, Yellow Profiles | ||
Bàsquet Club Andorra S.A., also known as MoraBanc Andorra by sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra which plays in the Spanish basketball league system.
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From 1992 to 1996, BC Andorra played in the top league, the Liga ACB and also the Korać Cup during the 1995–96 season. After being relegated and playing one season in LEB league, the club resigned to its berth and came back to regional competitions. The club returned to Liga ACB in 2014, 18 years after its last appearance.
History
On 12 June 1970 the club was founded as Club de Basket Les Escaldes. On 12 April 1971 changed its name as Bàsquet Club Andorra.
BC Andorra began playing in the regional competitions of Lleida, being promoted in the 1975–76 season to Primera Catalana. The following season the club resigned the category due the financial problems, but achieved a promotion again during the 1980–81 season. The club was promoted to the Spanish Third Division at the end of 1981–82 season and the Spanish Second Division during the 1983–84 season. In the 1985–86 season, Andorra reached the Primera Division B after 6 seasons and won the promotion to the Liga ACB, where BC Andorra remained four seasons. During the 1995–96 season the Andorran club participated in the FIBA Korać Cup. In 1996, the club was relegated to LEB and in the following seasons, competed at the low levels of Catalonia and Spain until 2009–10, when BC Andorra participated in the LEB Plata.
In the 2012–13 season, BC Andorra participated in the LEB Oro, the second division of the Spanish basketball, reaching the play-off final promotion to the Liga ACB and being finalist of the Copa Príncipe.
The following season the Andorran club achieved the Copa Príncipe and the promotion to the top league of Spain after becoming winners of the 2013–14 LEB Oro.
Support
BC Andorra is one of the most followed club of Andorra with approximately 1200 associates and a reference of the Andorran basketball. In 2014 was founded the first official fan-club supporter Penya Tricolor. Some notable club supporters include Albert Llovera, Joaquim Rodríguez, José Luis Llorente, Roberto Dueñas or Cédric Gracia.
Presidents
Sponsorship naming
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either:Trophies
Individual awards
LEB Oro MVP
All LEB Oro First Team