Club Baloncesto Zaragoza is a basketball team based in Zaragoza, Aragón, who played from 1981 to 1996 in the top Spanish league (Liga ACB since 1983) and now plays in the 1ª División, the fifth tier. Most of the years in which the team played in Liga ACB, CB Zaragoza was also known as CAI Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons.
CB Zaragoza must be not confused with Basket Zaragoza 2002, the team of the same city who plays today in Liga ACB.
History The club was founded in 1981 with the purpose of having an elite team in the city of Zaragoza with sufficient resources to play in the 1ª División.
In 1984, CAI Zaragoza achieved its first title: the Copa del Rey, after beating FC Barcelona 81–78 in Zaragoza. The second Copa del Rey arrived in 1990, when CAI Zaragoza beat Ram Joventut 76–69 in the Centro Insular de Deportes at Las Palmas.
In 1990–91 season, the club participated in the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and managed to reach the final in Geneva where CAI lost to PAOK by 76–72. From 1992 to 1994, the club was sponsored by Banco NatWest España. Later, in 1996, due to financial problems, CB Zaragoza sold their Liga ACB berth and the FIBA Korać Cup spot to CB Granada and the senior team was folded.
In 2001 the senior team returned to Liga EBA but only played two years. Since 2004, CB Zaragoza started to play regional competitions. It was promoted several times to Liga EBA, but always remained in the Primera División.
Sponsorship naming Zaragoza Skol: 1981–1982 CAI Zaragoza: 1982–1992 NatWest Zaragoza: 1992–1994 Amway Zaragoza: 1994–1996 Adecco Zaragoza: 2001–2003 Serviplem Baryval Zaragoza: 2004–2008 100x100 Basket Zaragoza: 2009–2013 Universidad de Zaragoza CBZ: 2013–2015 UniZar Azulejos Moncayo CBZ: 2015–present
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionPos.Copa del ReyOther cupsEuropean competitions1981–82 11ª División 6th 15–11 1982–83 11ª División 4th 16–1–9Round of 163 Korać Cup QF 5–31983–84 1Liga ACB 4th 20–16Champion3 Korać Cup SF 7–11984–851Liga ACB8th17–16Copa Asociación RU2 Cup Winners' Cup SF 5–3Supercopa RU1985–86 1Liga ACB 4th 21–11Fourth position3 Korać Cup 3–11986–87 1Liga ACB 3rd 21–12SemifinalistCopa Príncipe 3 Korać Cup SF 5–51987–88 1Liga ACB 3rd 18–17QuarterfinalistCopa Príncipe SF3 Korać Cup QF 3–51988–89 1Liga ACB 4th 23–18Semifinalist3 Korać Cup QF 4–41989–90 1Liga ACB 9th 20–19Champion3 Korać Cup 6–41990–91 1Liga ACB 6th 22–16Quarterfinalist2 Cup Winners' Cup RU 8–31991–92 1Liga ACB 5th 28–11Runner-up3 Korać Cup 6–41992–93 1Liga ACB 7th 19–18Fourth position2 European Cup SF 10–61993–94 1Liga ACB 14th 12–19Third round3 Korać Cup 2–81994–95 1Liga ACB 6th 24–17Runner-up1995–96 1Liga ACB 7th 25–15Quarterfinalist3 Korać Cup 3–71996–01Did not enter any competition2001–02 4Liga EBA 12–22 2002–03 4Liga EBA 9th 14–16 2003–04Did not enter any competition2004–08Lower divisions2008–09 61ª División 13–13 2009–10 51ª División 9th 10–16 2010–11 51ª División 3rd 19–6 2011–12 51ª División1st 25–1 2012–13 51ª División1st 20–5 2013–14 51ª División1st 22–4 2014–15 51ª División1st 19–4 2015–16 51ª División1st 17–3 2016–17 51ª División 2nd 16–4 2017–18 51ª División 2nd 10–5 2018–19 51ª División 2nd 16–5 2019–20 51ª División1st 12–1 2020–21 4Tercera FEB 5th 5–7 2021–22 4Tercera FEB 9th 8–14 2022–23 4Tercera FEB 12th 7–21 2023–24 4Tercera FEB 10th 12–14 2024–25 4Tercera FEB 2nd 23–6 2025–26 3Segunda FEB
Trophies and awards Trophies Spanish Cups: (2) 1984, 1990 Saporta Cup Runners-up: 1991
Individual awards Spanish Cup MVP Mark Davis – 1990
References History of CB Zaragoza
External links CB Zaragoza official site