Club Bàsquet Valls is a basketball club based in Valls, Catalonia, Spain that currently plays in Liga EBA, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.

CB Valls
LeaguesLiga EBA
Founded1952
ArenaPavelló Joana Ballart
Capacity1,500
LocationValls, Spain
Team colorsRed and white
   
Websitecbvalls.com

History

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Founded in 1952, its first success came in 1993 when the club qualified for the promotion playoffs to the Primera División, at that time the second tier.

In 1995 the club was promoted to Liga EBA after finishing champion of the promotion stage played in Monzón.

In 2001, Valls made its debut in LEB 2, third tier. In its first season, it qualified for the promotion playoffs but was eliminated in the quarterfinals. In 2004, CB Valls finished as semifinalist of the Copa LEB Plata played in Logroño champion of the 2003–04 LEB 2 and subsequently promoted to Liga LEB. The club played only one season, where, despite a great start leading the table during two weeks,[1] it avoided narrowly relegation.

Due to the lack of funds to remain playing in the second tier, in 2005 the club declined to continue in LEB and returned to the regional Catalan leagues. In 2007, despite promotion from Liga EBA to LEB Bronce, CB Valls decided to remain in the EBA league, where it would play one more season before definitively resigning from national competitions.

In 2016, thanks to an expansion of Group C of Liga EBA, Valls returned to that league.[2]

Sections

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In 1971, after the opening of municipal pavilion Joana Ballart, the club created its women's basketball team. CB Valls also created several sections like football, cycling, tennis, table tennis, rink hockey and pétanque. Currently, only women's basketball, cycling[3] and table tennis remain active.

Season by season

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SeasonTierDivisionPos.W–LCup competitions
1995–962Liga EBA5th19–14
1996–973Liga EBA5th
1997–983Liga EBA4th17–11
1998–993Liga EBA2nd25–6
1999–003Liga EBA4th17–9
2000–014Liga EBA5th[a]17–13
2001–023LEB 26th17–13
2002–033LEB 29th15–15
2003–043LEB 21st24–12Copa LEB PlataSF
2004–052LEB15th[b]13–21
2006–0761ª Catalana8th14–16
2006–0761ª Catalana1st26–6
2007–085Liga EBA1st25–8
2008–095Liga EBA11th13–17
2009–1061ª Catalana7th14–16
2010–1161ª Catalana2nd27–3
2011–1272ª Catalana1st26–4
2012–1361ª Catalana14th11–19
2013–1472ª Catalana2nd21–9
2014–1561ª Catalana4th18–14
2015–165Copa Catalunya7th[c]16–14
2016–174Liga EBA10th11–15
2017–184Liga EBA4th17–9
2018–194Liga EBA11th9–17
2019–204Liga EBA4th14–7
  1. ^ Achieved a vacant berth in LEB Plata.
  2. ^ Resigned to its place in LEB.
  3. ^ Achieved a vacant berth in Liga EBA.

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Resumen LEB: El modesto Valls, sorprendente líder" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 26 September 2004. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ "El CB Valls Nutrion vol tornar a competir a la Lliga EBA" (in Catalan). El Vallenc. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ "CB Valls cycling section website". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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