Valencia Basket
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| Nickname | Taronjas (Oranges) | |||
| Leagues |
Liga ACB Eurocup |
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| Founded | 1986 | |||
| History |
Valencia Basket Club (1986–Present) |
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| Arena | Pabellón Fuente San Luis | |||
| Capacity | 9,000 | |||
| Location | Valencia, Spain | |||
| Team colors | Orange, Black, White |
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| President | Pablo Marín | |||
| Head coach | Pedro Martínez | |||
| Team captain | Rafa Martínez | |||
| Championships |
3 Eurocup 1 Spanish Cup |
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| Retired numbers | 2 (11, 15) | |||
| Website | valenciabasket.com | |||
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Valencia Basket Club, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Eurocup.
Valencia Basket was founded on 27 September 1986, after Valencia CF decided to fold its basketball section.
On 4 May 1988, in its second season in Primera División B, the second tier in that time, the team won its first promotion to the ACB where the team remained until the 1994–95 season. In 1995, Valencia was relegated to the EBA League after falling in the relegation playoff against Somontano Huesca. In the next season, after being runner-up in Liga EBA in a non-promoting season, Valencia BC bought Amway Zaragoza's ACB place to join the league until nowadays.
On 2 February 1998, Pamesa Valencia won its first national title after beating Pinturas Bruguer Badalona by 89–75 in the final of the 1998 Copa del Rey played in Valladolid. One year later, on 13 April 1999, the club played the final of the 1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup but was defeated by Benetton Treviso 64–60 in the final played in Zaragoza. The years later, the club repeated success, but Montepaschi Siena won the final of the 2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup by 81–71 in Lyon, France.
Continuing its best years, the 2001–02 ACB season was historic for the club by reaching the league finals, where they could not win any game against FC Barcelona. Before this first success at the league playoffs, Pamesa Valencia won its first European title by surpassing Krka Novo Mesto in the 2002–03 ULEB Cup, allowing the club to make its debut in the Euroleague, the top continental competition.
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