Liga de Verano ACB
Spanish basketball competition
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The Liga de Verano ACB (English: ACB Summer League Cup) was an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, the Liga ACB.[1] It was played at the end of the season and also served as an all-star competition with three-point and slam-dunk contests.
| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1994 |
| Folded | 2008 |
| Country | Spain |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Last champions | CB Gran Canaria (2005) |
| Most championships | Unicaja (5 titles) |
| Website | acb.com |
History
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The Liga de Verano ACB was first played in 1994 and contested by the top 8 teams of the Liga ACB.[2] Double editions were played from 1995 until 2003. The last one was held in 2005.
FC Porto and Venezuela Youth national team were the only non-Spanish teams to feature in the Cup, getting invitaions in 1997 and 2003 respectively.
Three more editions were held between 2005 and 2008, including U-20 teams.[3]
Format
The Cup was played in a knock-out format in a neutral venue. The was tournament was played in a Final Eight format. The eight teams played a knockout tournament at one venue, over four days, every June.
There was also a Three-Point Shoot contest (!994-2002) and a slam-dunk competition (1994-2000) carried out during the tournament. Liga de Verano ACB was considered one of the highlights of the Spanish sporting calendar and its last season event.[4]
Finals
| Year | Dates | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | MVP | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | June 16-19 | Unicaja | 103-98 | Club Ourense | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy |  Anthony Harmon |
León, Coren Orense, Pamesa Valencia, Huesca, Unicaja, Barcelona, TDK Manresa, Murcia |
| 1995 (I) | June 8-11 | Unicaja | 98-86 | Grupo AGB Huesca | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy |  Nacho Biota |
Barcelona, Murcia, Unicaja, TDK Manresa, Pamesa Valencia, Huesca, León, Coren Orense |
| 1995 (II) | June 19-24 | CB Salamanca | 115-97 | Barcelona Banca Catalana | Polideportivo Fernando Martín | Fuenlabrada | Cedric Moore [5] |
Barcelona, Unicaja, Baloncesto Salamanca, Baloncesto León, Festina Andorrra, Fuenlabrada, Murcia, Valvi Girona, Real Madrid Teka, Fórum Valladolid |
| 1996 (I) | June 13-16 | TDK Manresa | 87-76 | Unicaja | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | Roosvelt Wallace |
TDK Manresa, Baloncesto León, Murcia, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Unicaja, Fórum Valladolid, Estudiantes Argentaria |
| 1996 (II) | June 19-22 | CB Fuenlabrada | 90-81 | Pamesa Valencia | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | Berni Álvarez |
Barcelona, Murcia, Ourense, Pamesa Valencia, Fuenlabrada, Caja San Fernando, León, Fórum Valladolid |
| 1997 (I) | June 5-8 | Festina Badalona | 78-68 | Caja España León | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | César Sanmartín |
Barcelona, Valvi Girona, Unicaja, León, Real Madrid Teka, Pamesa Valencia, Festina Joventut, TDK Manresa |
| 1997 (II) | June 11-14 | Festina Badalona | 93-80 | Barcelona Banca Catalana | Polideportivo Fernando Martín | Fuenlabrada | Iván Corrales [6] |
Festina Joventut, Pamesa Valencia, Murcia, Porto FC (Portugal), Fuenlabrada, Fórum Valladolid, Caja San Fernando, Barcelona |
| 1998 (I) | June 11-14 | TDK Manresa | 59-57 | Valvi Girona | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | Román Montañez [7] |
Festina Joventut, Fórum Valladolid, Valvi Girona, Unicaja, Barcelona, TDK Manresa, León Caja España, Pamesa Valencia |
| 1998 (II) | June 17-20 | Spain national team B | 94-88 | Caja España León | Polideportivo Fernando Martín | Fuenlabrada | Nacho Ordín |
Real Madrid Teka, Covirán Sierra Nevada, Barcelona, León Caja España, Fuenlabrada, Pamesa Valencia, Spain national team B, Unicaja |
| 1999 (I) | June 3-6 | Unicaja | 75-69 | Barcelona | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | Pau Gasol |
Pinturas Bruguer Badalona, Unicaja, León Caja España, TDK Manresa, Barcelona, Pamesa Valencia, Girona Gavis, Murcia |
| 1999 (II) | June 8-11 | Fuenlabrada | 99-96 | Pinturas Bruguer Badalona | Polideportivo Fernando Martín | Fuenlabrada | Raül López |
Pinturas Bruguer Badalona, Cáceres C.B., Caja San Fernando, León Caja España, Fuenlabrada, Unicaja, Pamesa Valencia, Fórum Valladolid |
| 2000 (I) | June 8-11 | TDK Manresa | 57-56 | Pamesa Valencia | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | Jorge Sotomayor |
Joventut Badalona, Fórum Valladolid, León Caja España, TDK Manresa, Barcelona, Pamesa Valencia, Casademont Girona, Unicaja |
| 2000 (II) | June 13-16 | Unicaja | 62-55 | Fórum Valladolid | Polideportivo Fernando Martín | Fuenlabrada | Carlos Cabezas |
Tau Cerámica, Fórum Valladolid, Pamesa Valencia, Cáceres C.B., Fuenlabrada, Unicaja, Canarias Telecom, Real Madrid Teka |
| 2001 (I) | June 6-9 | Fórum Valladolid | 87-74 | Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | Roberto Morentin |
Fórum Valladolid, Fuenlabrada, Barcelona, Pamesa Valencia, Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona, Casademont Girona, Unicaja |
| 2001 (II) | June 12-15 | Caprabo Lleida | 82-81 | Tau Cerámica | Polideportivo Fernando Martín | Fuenlabrada | Roger Grimau |
Caprabo Lleida, Tau Cerámica, Cáceres C.B., Real Madrid, Ourense, Fuenlabrada, Baloncesto León, Canarias Telecom |
| 2002 (I) | June 5-8 | Unicaja | 77-67 | Pamesa Valencia | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | José Antonio Rojas |
Casademont Girona, Cáceres C.B., Pamesa Valencia, Breogan, Unicaja, DKV Joventut, Barcelona, Fuenlabrada |
| 2002 (II) | June 25-28 | ACB Blacks | 89-74 | Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada | Polideportivo Fernando Martín | Fuenlabrada | Roger Grimau |
ACB Reds, ACB Whites, ACB Blacks, ACB Greens, Cáceres C.B., Breogán, Gran Canaria, Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada |
| 2003 (I) | June 4-7 | Ricoh Manresa | 86-76 | Pamesa Valencia | Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz | Alcoy | Eduard Riu [8] |
Pamesa Valencia, Fuenlabrada, DKV Joventut, Caprabo Lleida, Barcelona, Casademont Girona, Ricoh Manresa, Lucentum Alicante |
| 2003 (II) | June 11-14 | Fórum Valladolid | 88-81 | Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada | Polideportivo Fernando Martín | Fuenlabrada | Yohann Sangaré |
Caja San Fernando, Venezuela Youth national team, Fórum Valladolid, Granada, Barcelona, Unicaja, Fuenlabrada, Breogán |
| 2004 | June 15-20 | Pollença (Caprabo Lleida) | 85-81 | Pamesa Valencia | Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca | Inca |  Marcus Vinicius |
Pamesa Valencia, Barcelona, DKV Joventut, Unicaja, Pollença (Caprabo Lleida), Inca (Casademont Girona), Sa Pobla (C.B. Gran Canaria), Alcúdia (Ricoh Manresa) |
| 2005 | June 30 - July 2 | Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas | 81-67 [9] | CB Granada | Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca | Inca | Javier Alvarado |
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U20 Editions
| Year | Winner | Venue | Location | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MMT Estudiantes | Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca | Inca | Alberto Aspe Ortiz (Estudiantes) |
| 2007 | MMT Estudiantes | Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca | Inca | Javier Beirán (Estudiantes) |
| 2008 | Real Madrid | Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca | Inca | Pablo Aguilar (Real Madrid) |
Titles by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 5 | 1 | 1994, 1995 (I), 1999 (I), 2000 (II), 2002 (I) |
| Manresa | 3 | - | 1996 (I), 1998 (I), 2000 (I) |
| CB Fuenlabrada | 2 | 2 | 1996 (II), 1999 (II) |
| Fórum Valladolid | 2 | 1 | 2001 (I), 2003 (II) |
| Joventut | 2 | 1 | 1997 (I), 1997 (II) |
| Lleida | 1 | - | 2004 |
| CB Salamanca | 1 | - | 1995 (II) |
| Spain national team B | 1 | - | 1998 (II) |
| Gran Canaria | 1 | - | 2005 |
| Barcelona | - | 3 | |
| Baskonia | - | 1 | |
| Valencia Basket | - | 5 | |
| Baloncesto León | - | 2 | |
| Club Ourense Baloncesto | - | 1 | |
| CB Peñas Huesca | - | 1 | |
| CB Granada | - | 1 | |
| CB Estudiantes | 2* | 2006, 2007 (U-20) | |
| Real Madrid Hesperia | 1* | 2008 (U-20) | |
Topscorers
Per edition
| Edition | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | James Bryson | Coren Orense |
| 1995 (I) | Gary Gray [10] | Unicaja |
| 1995 (II) | Sergio Luyk | Fórum Valladolid |
| 1996 (I) | Roosvelt Wallace | TDK Manresa |
| 1996 (II) | Berni Alvarez | Pamesa Valencia |
| 1997 (I) | César Sanmartín | Joventut Badalona |
| 1997 (II) | Berni Alvarez (2) | Pamesa Valencia |
| 1998 (I) | Josep Pacreu | Joventut Badalona |
| 1998 (II) | Thomas McGhee | Covirán Sierra Nevada Granada |
| 1999 (I) | Pau Gasol | Barcelona FC |
| 1999 (II) | Raül López | Joventut Badalona |
| 2000 (I) | Jorge Sotomayor | TDK Manresa |
| 2000 (II) | Javi Rodríguez | Tau Cerámica |
| 2001 (I) | Sergio Pérez Anagnostou | Fuenlabrada |
| 2001 (II) | Albert Berenguer | Cáceres C.B. |
| 2002 (I) | José Antonio Rojas | Unicaja Malaga |
Contests
Three-Point Shoot
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | J.J. Martín | Elmar León |
| 1995 (I) | Roberto Carnero | Coren Orense |
| 1996 (I) | Valentí Holgado | TDK Manresa |
| 1997 (I) | Berni Alvarez | TDK Manresa |
| 1998 (I) | Nacho Ordín | León Caja España |
| 1999 (I) | Jerónimo Bucero | Girona Gavis |
| 2000 (I) | Alejandro González | León Caja España |
| 2001 (I) | David Viñas | Barcelona |
| 2002 (I) | Alvaro Palacios | Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada |
Slam-dunk
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ron Rembert | Pamesa Valencia |
| 1995 (I) | Roosvelt Wallace | Baloncesto León |
| 1996 (I) | Roosvelt Wallace (2) | TDK Manresa |
| 1997 (I) | Jesús Chagoyen | León Caja España |
| 1998 (I) | Lluís Martínez | Valvi Girona |
| 1999 (I) | Oriol Rabert | Girona Gavis |
| 2000 (I) | Juan Antonio Jobacho | Barcelona |
Home arenas
Most of the editions were played at Polideportivo Fernando Martín[a] in Fuenlabrada and Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz in Alcoy.
See also
Notes
- In the memory of Fernando Martín