Copa Castilla y León
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country |
 Castile and Lion (Spain) |
| Continent |
 Europe
|
| Most recent champion(s) |
Palencia Baloncesto (1st title) |
| TV partner(s) | CyLTV |
| Official website | BasketCyL.com |
The Copa de Castilla y León (Castile and León Cup) is a basketball competition between the best teams of Castile and León, organized by the Castile and León Basketball Federation. From 2002 to 2005, the different teams where facing them every round and the final was played always against CB Valladolid, the only team in ACB in that years.
Since 2006, a Final Four tournament is played every pre-season in Palencia.
After a try in 2001 with the teams of Liga EBA, the Castile and León Federation decided to improve the tournament including in it all the elite clubs of the autonomous community. The first round was played in a one legged round-robin format by all the Liga EBA teams.
The second edition had a similar format but changing the first round. This was played with a two-legged round robin format by the four Liga EBA teams of the community.
Like in the first edition, the Liga EBA teams played the first round with a single-legged round-robin format.
In this edition, the Liga EBA teams played the first round with a double-legged round-robin format. The two first qualified teams played the second round against the two LEB 2 teams.
In summer 2006, the Castile and León Basketball Federation decided to change the format of the competition adopting a Final Four format with the four elite teams of the Community. A Copa Castilla y León EBA was created for the teams of this league. This new competition was played in 2001 as a try of this tournament.
The two Liga ACB teams, Grupo Capitol Valladolid and Grupo Begar León, reached the final after beating home team Alimentos de Palencia and Matchmind Carrefour respectively. The team of Ávila played its first Final Four after winning Ford Burgos in the qualifying game.
In the final, Grupo Capitol Valladolid won Grupo Begar León thanks to a great second half.
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