Oviedo Club Baloncesto, also known as Alimerka Oviedo Baloncesto for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Oviedo, Asturias, that plays in the Spanish Primera FEB league.
Oviedo CB was founded in 2004 in place of the old CB VetustaâÂÂtoday dissolved. In their first season, 2004âÂÂ05, the club started at Liga EBA but was relegated to Primera División after winning only six games out of 30. The club returned to the Liga EBA next season after achieving a 27âÂÂ0 record.
In the 2006âÂÂ07 season, Ovideo was champion of Group A of the Liga EBA but was eliminated by Ciudad Torrealta Molina in round 16 of the LEB Plata promotion playoffs. In the next season, Oviedo finished again as champion of Group A and was promoted to the newly created LEB Bronce league.
In its first season in a professional league (2008âÂÂ09), Oviedo finished in 14th position and avoided relegation to the Liga EBA. However, after the elimination of the LEB Bronce, the club board decided not to advance to the LEB Plata due to insufficient fundsâÂÂinstead opting to continue playing in the EBA.
During its 2009âÂÂ10 season at Liga EBA, Oviedo CB clinched the third title of Group A. After beating Atarfe, CB Vic and Real Canoe NC in the promotion playoffs, it advanced to the LEB Plata. Following this season, the club was considered the best one of the Liga EBA, with only two defeats in the regular season and a 3âÂÂ3 balance in the playoffs.
After promoting, the club needed to find funding to play the 2010âÂÂ2011 LEB Plata season, ultimately doing so. FEVE Oviedo qualified for the promotion playoffs after finishing in the eight position of the regular season. Promobys TÃÂjola defeated Oviedo in the quarterfinals by 3âÂÂ1.
On 1 February 2013, the team played in the Copa LEB Plata but was defeated 71âÂÂ78 by CEBA Guadalajara. After this loss, the team was promoted to LEB Oro after becoming champion of the 2012âÂÂ13 LEB Plata with a win at Gran Canaria B by 59âÂÂ89 on 9 March 2013.
After its promotion to LEB Oro, Oviedo CB started playing in the second division of Spanish basketball. The team's performance was a surprise, and it was one of the top teams in the league thanks to a strong performance at PumarÃÂn, where it remained unbeaten for 15 months until Ford Burgos won at PumarÃÂn by 17 points.
In its first season in LEB Oro, Unión Financiera Oviedo Baloncesto (its sponsorship naming) qualified for the promotion playoffs to Liga ACB and defeated Leyma Natura Básquet Coruña in the quarterfinals by 2âÂÂ0. It was ultimately eliminated by Quesos Cerrato Palencia by 1âÂÂ3 in the semifinals.
On 20 December 2016, Oviedo CB led the LEB Oro league table for the first time in its history after beating away Araberri by 86âÂÂ75. Ten days later, the club qualified for the Copa Princesa de Asturias for the first time, finishing at the top of the table after the first half of the 2016âÂÂ17 league. Oviedo conquered the Cup on 27 January 2017, after beating San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos by 80âÂÂ77 in the final.
Oviedo CB has received diverse sponsorship names along the years:
Top performers of Oviedo CB, as of the end of the 2018âÂÂ19 season. Not including games of the 2005âÂÂ06 season, when Oviedo CB played in Primera División.