Copa Príncipe de Asturias ACB

The Copa Príncipe de Asturias ACB (ACB Prince of Asturias Cup) was a basketball tournament played with teams of Liga ACB between 1986 and 1991. The 1985 tournament was called Copa Asociación (Association Cup) or Torneo de la ACB (ACB Tournament). Since the next season to its end, it was called Copa Príncipe de Asturias.

Finals

Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1985	Villanueva de la Serena	Caja Álava	CAI Zaragoza	93–85
1986	Alcora	Estudiantes Caja Postal	Cacaolat Granollers	89–82
1987	Vigo	Ram Joventut	TDK Manresa	99–80
1988	Palma de Mallorca	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	92–90
1989	Ferrol	Ram Joventut	FC Barcelona	84–80
1991	A Coruña	Montigalà Joventut	Fórum Filatélico Valladolid	72–52

History of the Cup

1985 edition

The first edition of Copa Príncipe de Asturias was played by the eliminated teams in the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals of the 1984–85 ACB season. Caja de Álava won the tournament, which was its first official title in the club history. The final was played in Villanueva de la Serena.^[1]

The first round was played between teams eliminated in Round of 16. The quarterfinalists of Liga ACB joined in the second round. A team would be eliminated if it losses two rounds. If the number of teams in a round was an odd number, a team would receive a bye to the next round.^[2]

First round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
RCD Español	150–182	Saski Baskonia	87–77	63–105
CB Valladolid	172–168	OAR Ferrol	92–90	80–78

Second round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
OAR Ferrol	202–199	CB Breogán	80–70	122–129
Saski Baskonia	181–178	CB Zaragoza	91–85	90–93
RCD Español	172–174	Granollers EB	82–80	90–94
CB Estudiantes	161–148	CB Valladolid	77–75	84–73

Third round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
CB Breogán	191–210	CB Zaragoza	93–107	98–103
Saski Baskonia	192–190	CB Valladolid	108–101	84–89
Granollers EB	173–211	CB Estudiantes	77–85	96–123
OAR Ferrol received a bye

Fourth round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
CB Estudiantes	194–212	CB Zaragoza	105–104	89–108
Granollers EB	194–189	OAR Ferrol	97–97	97–92
Saski Baskonia received a bye

Semifinals and final

Semifinals			Finals

Granollers EB	92	84

CB Zaragoza	92	98
			CB Zaragoza	85

			Saski Baskonia	93
Saski Baskonia	99	79

CB Estudiantes	90	91

1986 edition

This was the first edition with the name of Copa Príncipe de Asturias. Like in the previous season, the tournament was played by the losers in the two first rounds of the 1985–86 ACB season. Teams were divided in two groups of four teams with a double round-robin competition. The two first qualified teams played the semifinals.

Finally, CB Estudiantes achieved the title.

#	Teams	W	L	PF	PA
1	CB Valladolid	4	2	530	496
2	OAR Ferrol	3	3	495	498
3	RCD Español	3	3	518	518
4	CB Breogán	2	4	505	536

#	Teams	W	L	PF	PA
1	CB Estudiantes	5	1	594	544
2	Granollers EB	5	1	564	533
3	Bàsquet Manresa	1	5	533	565
4	Saski Baskonia	1	5	557	606

Semifinals		Final

CB Estudiantes	85

OAR Ferrol	74
		CB Estudiantes	89

		Granollers EB	82
Granollers EB	91

CB Valladolid	85

1987 edition

The 1986–87 edition was played between the months of October and November 1986. A single round tournament was played. The final was in a neutral venue. In the first time they played the tournament, Joventut Badalona took the victory after defeating Manresa and playing only the semifinal game at home.

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

RCD Español

93

Real Madrid

104

Real Madrid

84

Joventut Badalona

99

CB Zaragoza

95

Joventut Badalona

104

Joventut Badalona

113

CB Breogán

89

CB Canarias

68

CB Breogán

91

CB Breogán

100

Granollers EB

91

Granollers EB

88

CB Valladolid

75

Joventut Badalona

99

Bàsquet Manresa

80

Bàsquet Manresa

96

CB Peñas Huesca

75

Bàsquet Manresa

84

FC Barcelona

75

FC Barcelona

120

CB Estudiantes

80

Bàsquet Manresa

83

CD Oximesa

78

Cajabilbao

78

Saski Baskonia

72

Cajabilbao

82

CD Oximesa

83

CD Oximesa

87

OAR Ferrol

84

1988 edition

Like in the last year, the 1987–88 Copa Príncipe was played with a knockout stage format, but in double leg series. The Final Four was played in single games at Palma de Mallorca. FC Barcelona won its first tournament.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals				Semifinals		Final

1	CB Canarias	89	90	179

16	CB Peñas Huesca	72	93	165
					CB Canarias	81	78	159

					FC Barcelona	111	101	212
8	CB Caja de Ronda	82	77	159

9	FC Barcelona	84	103	187
									FC Barcelona	93

									Joventut Badalona	86
5	CB Collado Villalba	82	84	166

12	Joventut Badalona	107	106	213
					Joventut Badalona	97	90	187

					CB Estudiantes	81	93	174
4	CB Estudiantes	84	71	155

13	Cajabilbao	79	72	151
											FC Barcelona	92

											Real Madrid	90
6	Saski Baskonia	84	77	161

11	Bàsquet Manresa	80	87	167
					Bàsquet Manresa	97	81	178

					CB Zaragoza	91	88	179
3	CB Valladolid	80	82	162

14	CB Zaragoza	85	82	167
									CB Zaragoza	96

									Real Madrid	111
7	Real Madrid	123	90	213

10	RCD Español	86	77	163
					Real Madrid	90	94	184

					Granollers EB	92	90	182
2	Granollers EB	104	89	193

15	CD Oximesa	90	91	181

1989 edition

This edition was played between the three first qualified teams of Group A1 and the leader of Group A2 in the 1987–88 ACB season. The Cup was held at Ferrol in a Final Four format in September 1989.

Semifinals		Final

Joventut Badalona	82

Real Madrid	79
		Joventut Badalona	84

		FC Barcelona	80
OAR Ferrol	71

FC Barcelona	78

1990 edition

The edition of the 1989–90 season was suspended due to a strike called by the players.

1991 edition

The format was similar than the 1989 edition and it was held at A Coruña in September 1991. This was the last edition of the Copa Príncipe de Asturias with teams of Liga ACB and Joventut Badalona won its third title.