MoraBanc Andorra
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded12 June 1970 (age 56)
HistoryCB Les Escaldes
1970–1971
BC Andorra
1971–present
ArenaPoliesportiu d'Andorra
Capacity5,000
LocationAndorra la Vella, Andorra
ColorsBlue, white, yellow, red
PresidentGorka Aixàs
Vice-presidentsXavi Mujal
Pere Aixàs
Championships1 LEB Oro
1 LEB Plata
1 Copa Príncipe
2 Lliga Catalana
Websitebca.ad
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Bàsquet Club Andorra SAOE, also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League with home games played at the Poliesportiu d'Andorra.

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, and changed its name to Bàsquet Club Andorra on 12 April 1971.[1]

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 to 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 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.[2]

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.[3]

In 2017, Andorra qualified for the first time since 22 years to the ACB playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Real Madrid. This allowed the Andorrans to come back to the European competitions in the 2017–18 season, as the club registered in the EuroCup. After a first experience where the club was eliminated in the first round, Andorra reached the semifinals in their second participation.

Support

BC Andorra is one of the most followed club of Andorra with approximately 1,200 associates[4] and a reference of the Andorran basketball. In 2014 was founded the first official fan-club supporter Penya Tricolor.[5] Some notable club supporters include Albert Llovera, Joaquim Rodríguez, José Luis Llorente, Roberto Dueñas or Cédric Gracia.[6][7]

Presidents

  • Joan Alay: Honorary president (Founder)
  • Magí Maestre: 1970–71 (Founder)
  • Eduard Molné: 1971–90 (Founder)
  • Carles Fiñana: 1990–94
  • Manel Arajol: 1994–2007
  • Gorka Aixàs: 2007–present

Sponsorship naming

BC Andorra has had several sponsorship names over the years:

  • Festina Andorra: 1991–96
  • Quick Andorra: 2000–02
  • River Andorra: 2002–13
  • River Andorra MoraBanc: 2013–14
  • MoraBanc Andorra: 2014–present

Uniforms

Players

See also:

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.W–LCopa del ReyOther cupsEuropean competitions
1980–8151ª Catalana6th
1981–8251ª Catalana
1982–8343ª División5th
1983–8443ª División1st
1984–8532ª División6th
1985–8632ª División1st
1986–8721ª División B22nd12–22
1987–8821ª División B20th22–20
1988–8921ª División10th15–15
1989–9021ª División5th19–14
1990–9121ª División4th23–18
1991–9221ª División1st29–12
1992–931Liga ACB12th15–18First round
1993–941Liga ACB9th20–12First round
1994–951Liga ACB8th20–20Quarterfinalist
1995–961Liga ACB19th11–313 Korać CupGS3–7
1996–972LEB4th[a]21–19
1997–9873ª Catalana1st
1998–9962ª Catalana1st
1999–0051ª Catalana1st
2000–015Copa Catalunya7th18–12
2001–025Copa Catalunya2nd21–11
2002–035Copa Catalunya6th17–13
2003–045Copa Catalunya4th21–9
2004–055Copa Catalunya1st26–6
2005–064Liga EBA7th16–14
2006–074Liga EBA9th13–13
2007–084Liga EBA5th20–10
2008–094Liga EBA2nd23–10
2009–103LEB Plata6th21–15
2010–113LEB Plata3rd27–14Copa LEB PlataRU
2011–123LEB Plata1st19–5Copa LEB PlataRU
2012–132LEB Oro3rd30–10Copa PríncipeRU
2013–142LEB Oro1st21–5Copa PríncipeC
2014–151Liga ACB14th12–22
2015–161Liga ACB14th12–22
2016–171Liga ACB8th17–18Quarterfinalist
2017–181Liga ACB6th20–172 EuroCupRS3–7
2018–191Liga ACB10th16–182 EuroCupSF13–8
2019–201Liga ACB9th15–13Semifinalist2 EuroCupT168–8
2020–211Liga ACB9th17–192 EuroCupT166–10
2021–221Liga ACB17th11–232 EuroCupSF12–7
2022–232LEB Oro1st30–4Copa PríncipeRU
2023–241Liga ACB11th13–21
2024–251Liga ACB11th14–203 Champions LeagueQR21–1
2025–261Liga ACB16th10–24
  1. ^ Resigned to the berth in the league due to financial problems.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

LEB Oro MVP

All-ACB First Team

All LEB Oro First Team

Notable players

For a list of past and present players, see .

References

  1. ^ "Reconocimiento de MoraBanc Andorra a los pioneros en Escaldes-Engordany" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "ACB.com" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ "El River Andorra regresa a la ACB 18 años después | Baloncesto | EL MUNDO" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Els recursos propis del River MoraBanc s'apropen a la meitat del pressupost | BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra" (in ES-ca). BonDia.ad. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Las aficiones, como la liga, al rojo vivo – Baloncesto" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. ^ "El Bàsquet Club Andorra | BC Morabanc Andorra | Web Oficial" (in ca-ES). bca.ad. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Joaquím Rodríguez, nombrado socio de honor del BC River Andorra" (in Spanish). europapress.es. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.