Basket Cartagena

ODILO FC Cartagena CB
Nickname	Cebé
League	Primera FEB
Founded	2007;17 years ago (2007)
History	Basket Cartagena (2007–2020) FC Cartagena CB (2020–present)
Arena	Palacio de Deportes
Capacity	4,815
Location	Cartagena, Spain
Team colors	Black, white, yellow and crimson
President	David Ayala
Head coach	Jordi Juste
Ownership	FC Cartagena
Championships	1 LEB Plata
Website	www.fccartagena.es
Home Away

Basket Cartagena, ^[1] also known as ODILO FC Cartagena CB for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Cartagena, Spain. The team plays in the Primera FEB. It home arena is the Palacio de Deportes de Cartagena.

History

Founded in 2007, Basket Cartagena began a new project to try to inspire hope to the local fans, from the Primera Autonómica, with the trouble of finding players who made up a roster with guarantees and aspirations for promotion to the Liga EBA.

From its creation in 2007 until 2013, the club leaded by Pedro Collado played in the Primera Autonómica and the Primera Nacional. In 2012, it achieved promotion to Liga EBA on the courts, but it refused to promote weeks later.

One year after this resignation, in 2013, it accepted one of the vacant berths to play in the Liga EBA. During the first three seasons in the Liga EBA, the team was coached by Pepe García. In the 2016–17 season, Paco Guillem took charge of the team as head coach, with the aim to achieve promotion to the LEB Plata in the following seasons. ^[2]

In summer 2020, several basketball teams from Cartagena, Spain merged in a single structure, leaving Pedro Collado the presidency of the club, after 13 years in office, in the hands of David Ayala. ^[3] Months later, it became part of the structure of FC Cartagena, becoming known as FC Cartagena CB. ^[4]

In the 2020–21 season, after being reinforced in the winter window with players like Mansour Kasse, Juan Ignacio Jasen and José Antonio Marco, it achieved second position in the second phase of the Conference E of the Liga EBA, achieving the qualification for the promotion playoffs to the LEB Plata. ^[5] On May 15, 2021, it achieved the promotion to the LEB Plata, after finishing first in its group of the promotion playoffs, after beating Movistar Estudiantes B, AEA Solidaria Llucmajor and Ciudad de Huelva. ^[6]

In the 2021–22 season, it finished the regular season in fourth position in the Group East in it first season in the LEB Plata. In round of 16, it was eliminated by ENERparking Basket Navarra. In the 2022–23 season, it finished the regular season in seventh position in the Group East. In the round of 16, it was eliminated by Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza.

In the 2023–24 season, with the signing of Jordi Juste on the bench, it was runner-up in the Copa LEB Plata and finished the regular season in first position in the Group East. In the group champions' playoffs, it beat Zamora Enamora in the second leg, overcoming the nine points from the first leg and achieved promotion to the Primera FEB. ^[7]

Sponsorship naming

Basket Cartagena has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

• UPCT Basket Cartagena: 2007–08, 2013–20
• FC Cartagena CB: 2020–22
• ODILO FC Cartagena CB: 2022–present

Home arenas

• Pabellón Central de Cartagena: (2013–20)
• Palacio de Deportes de Cartagena: (2020–present)

Head coaches

• Pepe García: 2013–16
• Paco Guillem: 2016–21
• Gustavo Aranzana: 2021–23
• Jordi Juste: 2023–present

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• LEB Plata: (1)
  • 2024
• Copa LEB Plata :
  • Runners-up (1): 2024

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Cup competitions
2007–08	6	1ª Autonómica	2nd	14–8
2008–09	5	1ª Nacional	9th	8–18
2009–10	5	1ª Nacional	9th	11–15
2010–11	5	1ª Nacional	3rd	22–4
2011–12	5	1ª Nacional	2nd [lower-alpha 1]	24–5
2012–13	5	1ª Nacional	5th [lower-alpha 2]	16–10
2013–14	4	Liga EBA	9th	13–15
2014–15	4	Liga EBA	3rd	19–12
2015–16	4	Liga EBA	9th	6–20
2016–17	4	Liga EBA	2nd	15–14
2017–18	4	Liga EBA	9th	13–14
2018–19	4	Liga EBA	13th [lower-alpha 2]	11–13
2019–20	4	Liga EBA	14th [lower-alpha 3]	4–20
2020–21	4	Liga EBA	2nd	23–7
2021–22	3	LEB Plata	13th	16–12
2022–23	3	LEB Plata	14th	14–14
2023–24	3	LEB Plata	1st	22–6	Copa LEB Plata	RU

Notes

1. Refused to promote to Liga EBA.
2. Achieved a vacant berth to play in Liga EBA.
3. Season curtailed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. "Competiciones FEB". baloncestoenvivo.feb.es. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
2. Moya, Francisco J. (18 September 2019). "Paco Guillem: «Nadie nos quitará las ganas de luchar»". La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
3. "El Ayuntamiento apoya un proyecto de coordinación de los clubes de baloncesto cartageneros". Ayuntamiento de Cartagena (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
4. "Arranca el nuevo proyecto FC Cartagena CB". www.fccartagena.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
5. "CRÓNICA: El FC Cartagena CB se apunta a la zona alta". FEB (in Spanish). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
6. "J.3: La alegría viaja a Cartagena, Alginet y Fuenlabrada". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
7. "Vuelta: Odilo FC Cartagena conquista el título y su histórico ascenso a la LEB Oro". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)