UNES FC Barcelona
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| Leagues | 1ª División | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| History | CE Institut Guttmann (1967–2001) FC Barcelona-Institut Guttmann (2001–2007) FC Barcelona (2007–2009) UNES FC Barcelona (2009–present) | ||
| Arena | Pavelló Municipal Juan Carlos Navarro | ||
| Location | Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Maroon, Yellow | ||
| Website | unes.cat | ||
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UNES FC Barcelona is a Spanish wheelchair basketball team. It is part of both the FC Barcelona family and the UNES Unió Esportiva.
History
[edit]From 2001 until 2009, the team agreed collaboration terms with Fundació Institut Guttmann. The latter is a hospital in Catalonia that provides treatment and rehabilitation for people with spinal injury, brain damage, and other neurological disabilities. It is named after Dr. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, founder of the Paralympics and a pioneer of wheelchair sports. Club Esportiu Institut Guttmann was founded in 1967 and is the oldest disabled sports club in Spain. As well as a basketball team it also has boccia, hockey, and wheelchair tennis teams, and promotes athletics, weightlifting, archery, and table tennis.
In 2009, UNES Unió Esportiva collaborates with FC Barcelona which manages the main wheelchair basketball squad.[1]
In 2011, the club resigned to its berth in División de Honor, where it competed since 2000.[2]
In 2012 UNES FC Barcelona won the 2011-12 Primera División.
Honours
[edit]- Primera División: 2011-12
- Catalan Wheelchair Basketball Cup: 2017,[3] 2021,[4] 2022,[5] 2023
- Catalan Wheelchair Basketball Super Cup: 2017,[6] 2021,[7] 2023
Season by season
[edit]| Season | Tier | League | Pos | Copa del Rey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 1 | Div. Honor | 10th | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Div. Honor | 6th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Div. Honor | 7th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Div. Honor | 7th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Div. Honor | 4th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Div. Honor | 6th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Div. Honor | 6th | 4th position |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Div. Honor | 4th | 4th position |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Div. Honor | 3rd | 4th position |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Div. Honor | 9th | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Div. Honor | 9th | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 1ª División | 1st | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | Div. Honor B | 5th | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1ª División | 2nd | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1ª División | 4th | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 1ª División | 3rd | |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 1ª División | 3rd | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 2ª División | 4th | |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 2ª División |
References
[edit]- ^ History of UNES Unió Esportiva (in Catalan)
- ^ CAI Deporte Adaptado vuelve a la División de Honor de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas; CAI Deporte Adaptado, 16 August 2001
- ^ "Copa Catalana de Bàsquet en Cadira de Rodes. Jocs catalans esport adaptat" (PDF). esportadaptat.org. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "L'UNES Barça guanya la Copa Catalunya". fcbarcelona.cat. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "L'UNES Barça es proclama campió de Catalunya". fcbrcelona.cat. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Acta partit CEM Hospitalet 22 UNES FC Barcelona 55" (PDF). esportadaptat.org. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Campions de la Supercopa". fcbrcelona.cat. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
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