Leagues Liga EBA Location Gijón, Spain President Álex González League Liga EBA | Arena Capacity 5,058 Team colors White and red Head coach Chus Poves Date founded 2015 | |
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Arena Palacio de Deportes de Gijón | ||
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Gijón Basket is a basketball club based in Gijón, Asturias that currently plays in Liga EBA, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.
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History
Gijón Basket was founded in 2015 as a merge of men's basketball club CB Corpi and women's basketball Formabasket. It has the aim to replace Gijón Baloncesto, that was dissolved in 2009, as the main club of the city.
On 8 May 2016, Gijón Basket completed its first competitive season promoting to Liga EBA, fourth tier, after finishing the 2015–16 season as champion of the Asturian group of Primera División. It defeated CB Castrillón in the final by 77–50.
On 9 October 2016, the club made its debut in Liga EBA in Vigo, earning a 43–68 win against Seis do Nadal Coia.
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Gijón Basket Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA