BÃÂ squet Club Andorra SAOE, also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League with home games played at the Poliesportiu d'Andorra.
From 1992 to 1996, BC Andorra played in the top league, the Liga ACB and also the KoraàCup during the 1995âÂÂ96 season. After being relegated and playing one season in LEB league, the club resigned to its berth and came back to regional competitions. The club returned to Liga ACB in 2014, 18 years after its last appearance.
On 12 June 1970 the club was founded as Club de Basket Les Escaldes, and changed its name to BÃÂ squet Club Andorra on 12 April 1971.
BC Andorra began playing in the regional competitions of Lleida, being promoted in the 1975âÂÂ76 season to Primera Catalana. The following season the club resigned the category due to financial problems, but achieved a promotion again during the 1980âÂÂ81 season. The club was promoted to the Spanish Third Division at the end of 1981âÂÂ82 season and the Spanish Second Division during the 1983âÂÂ84 season. In the 1985âÂÂ86 season, Andorra reached the Primera Division B after 6 seasons and won the promotion to the Liga ACB, where BC Andorra remained four seasons. During the 1995âÂÂ96 season the Andorran club participated in the KoraàCup. In 1996, the club was relegated to LEB and in the following seasons, competed at the low levels of Catalonia and Spain until 2009âÂÂ10, when BC Andorra participated in the LEB Plata.
In the 2012âÂÂ13 season, BC Andorra participated in the LEB Oro, the second division of the Spanish basketball, reaching the play-off final promotion to the Liga ACB and being finalist of the Copa PrÃÂncipe.
The following season the Andorran club achieved the Copa PrÃÂncipe and the promotion to the top league of Spain after becoming winners of the 2013âÂÂ14 LEB Oro.
In 2017, Andorra qualified for the first time since 22 years to the ACB playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Real Madrid. This allowed the Andorrans to come back to the European competitions in the 2017âÂÂ18 season, as the club registered in the EuroCup. After a first experience where the club was eliminated in the first round, Andorra reached the semifinals in their second participation.
BC Andorra is one of the most followed club of Andorra with approximately 1,200 associates and a reference of the Andorran basketball. In 2014 was founded the first official fan-club supporter Penya Tricolor. Some notable club supporters include Albert Llovera, Joaquim RodrÃÂguez, José Luis Llorente, Roberto Dueñas or Cédric Gracia.
BC Andorra has had several sponsorship names over the years: