Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., (English: Club Basketball Students) known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Liga ACB (ACB). Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain.
Some of its achievements include winning three Spanish Cups and reaching the Liga ACB in 2004. The club is also particularly famous for its renowned youth programme that has produced many Spanish talents over the years such as Alberto Herreros, Nacho Azofra, Aíto García Reneses, Fernando Martín, Alfonso Reyes, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Jiménez, Sergio Rodríguez, Iñaki de Miguel, Pepu Hernández or Juancho Hernangómez.
History
The club Estudiantes was founded in April 1948 by a group of students (the "Estudiantes") of a public preparatory school (the Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu, IRM) in
Madrid to form a team to practice sport during the school recesses. Mr. Antonio Magariños, Professor of Latin and head of studies of the high school, was the first president of the club. It held the position until 1964. From 1949 it has played in the maximum category of the Spanish basketball.
By the time when the first Spanish-wide season-long championship was organized in 1955, by the Spanish Basketball Association (FEB), it was one of the six clubs participating in that tournament, as the second best team from the Province of Madrid (the first being Real Madrid). Until 2021, it had always participated in the premier Spanish basketball league along with Real Madrid and Joventut. It was also one of two only Spanish basketball clubs with teams both at the top male and female Spanish championships.
In May 1963, Estudiantes won their first trophy, the Spanish Cup, against Real Madrid. In April 1992, a month after winning his second Spanish Cup against
CB Zaragoza, Estudiantes reached the 1992 EuroLeague Final Four in
Istanbul, finishing in 4th place. It was his
Annus mirabilis. In March 1999, the team played his only European final, in the 1998–99 Korać Cup, by defeated by FC Barcelona. In January 2000, Estu won his third Spanish Cup against
Valencia Basket, the last one until today. In the 2003–04 ACB season, it reached the Spanish
Liga ACB finals, where they could not win against FC Barcelona.
In May 2012, after several irregular seasons, marked by a bad economic situation, Estudiantes was relegated for the first time in its history from the top tier of Spanish basketball, but remained in the league because LEB Oro champion CB 1939 Canarias didn't present the required documentation and money.[ Comunicado oficial Asefa Estudiantes ACB.com, 15 June 2012] In May 2016, again, the team was relegated, but remained in the ACB because champion Palencia Baloncesto didn't present the required documentation and money. Finally, after several relatively stable years, the team's relegation was completed during the coronavirus pandemic in May 2021. Since then, Estu remains in LEB Oro, fighting for promotion and returning to the ACB.
==Logos==
Sponsorship naming
Along the years CB Estudiantes has had several sponsorship names:
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No sponsorship name: 1948-1971
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Estudiantes Monteverde: 1971–1977
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No sponsorship name: 1977–1978
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Estudiantes Mudespa: 1978–1981
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Estudiantes Caja Postal: 1981–1987, 1989–1992
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Estudiantes Todagrés: 1987–1988
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Estudiantes Bose Corporation: 1988–1989
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Estudiantes Argentaria: 1992–1997
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No sponsorship name: 1997–1998
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Adecco Estudiantes: 1998–2006
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MMT Estudiantes: 2006–2009
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Asefa Estudiantes: 2009–2013
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Tuenti Estudiantes: 2013–2014
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Movistar Estudiantes: 2014–present
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Home arenas
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La Nevera (The IRM Arena): (1948–71)
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Polideportivo Antonio Magariños: (1971–87)
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Palacio Vistalegre: (2001–2005)
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Madrid Arena: (2005–2010)
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Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid: (1987–2001, 2010–present)
Rivalries
Estudiantes has a rivalry with Real Madrid. Both teams meet in the Madrid basketball derby (). Both teams currently share their home arena, the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid.
Until 2021, Estudiantes and Real Madrid, along with Joventut, were the only teams that had played all the seasons in the top tier. However, Estudiantes was relegated to LEB Oro after finishing 18th in the 2020–21 ACB season.
Players
Basketball Hall of Famers
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Antonio Díaz-Miguel, F, 1950–1952, 1953–1958, Inducted 1997
Current roster
Depth chart
Notable players
Head coach
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Rafael Laborde: 1948–1949, 1953–1955, 1956
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Miguel Parrilla: 1949–1951
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Leopoldo Bermúdez: 1951–1953
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Víctor Díaz: 1955–1956
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Héctor Rodríguez: 1956 (int.)
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José Antonio Garrido: 1956–1957
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Roberto Bermúdez: 1957, 1959–1960, 1974–1975
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Emilio Tejada: 1957–1958
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Ramón Uturbi: 1958–1959
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Jaime Bolea: 1960–1963
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Jesús Codina: 1963–1964, 1973–1974, 1979–1981
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Francisco Hernández: 1964–1965
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Ignacio Pinedo: 1965–1973
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Fernando Bermúdez: 1975–1976
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José Ramón Ramos: 1976–1979
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Fernando Martínez Arroyo: 1979
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Antonio Gómez Carra: 1981–1983
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Paco Garrido: 1983–1988
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Miguel Ángel Martín: 1988–1994
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Pepu Hernández: 1994–2001, 2001–2005, 2011–2012
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Charly Sáinz de Aja: 2001
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Juan Antonio Orenga: 2005–2006
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Pedro Martínez: 2006–2007
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Mariano de Pablos: 2007
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Javier Carlos González: 2007 (int.)
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Velimir Perasović: 2007–2008
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Luis Casimiro: 2008–2011
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Trifón Poch: 2012
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Txus Vidorreta: 2012–2015
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Diego Ocampo: 2015–2016
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Alberto Lorenzo: 2016 (int.), 2023
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Sergio Valdeolmillos: 2016
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Salva Maldonado: 2016–2018
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Josep Maria Berrocal: 2018–2019
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Aleksandar Džikić: 2019–2020
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Javier Zamora: 2020–2021
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Jota Cuspinera: 2021–2022
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Diego Epifanio: 2022
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Javi Rodríguez: 2022–2023
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Pedro Rivero: 2023–2025
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Natxo Lezkano: 2025
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Toni Ten: 2025–present
Presidents
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Antonio Magariños: 1948–1964
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Anselmo López: 1964 (int.)
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José Hermida: 1964–1971
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Pedro Dellmans: 1971–1983
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Juan Francisco Moneo: 1983–1998
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Alejandro González Varona: 1998–2004
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Juan Francisco García: 2004–2005, 2008–2014
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Fernando Bermúdez: 2005–2008
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Javier Tejedor: 2008
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Fernando Galindo: 2014–2022
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Ignacio Triana: 2022–present
Season by season
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1957 | 1 | 1ª División | 5th | 3–7 | | | |
1958 | 1 | 1ª División | 5th | 11–1–6 | | | |
1958–59 | 1 | 1ª División | 6th | 12–2–8 | Quarterfinalist | | |
1959–60 | 1 | 1ª División | 10th | 6–2–14 | Round of 16 | | |
1960–61 | 1 | 1ª División | 7th | 10–2–10 | First round | | |
1961–62 | 1 | 1ª División | 3rd | 10–8 | Runner-up | | |
1962–63 | 1 | 1ª División | 2nd | 11–5 | Champion | | |
1963–64 | 1 | 1ª División | 5th | 13–9 | Semifinalist | | |
1964–65 | 1 | 1ª División | 4th | 6–8 | | | |
1965–66 | 1 | 1ª División | 6th | 8–10 | Semifinalist | | |
1966–67 | 1 | 1ª División | 3rd | 14–6 | Semifinalist | | |
1967–68 | 1 | 1ª División | 2nd | 16–4 | Semifinalist | | |
1968–69 | 1 | 1ª División | 5th | 12–10 | Quarterfinalist | | |
1969–70 | 1 | 1ª División | 5th | 11–1–10 | Quarterfinalist | | |
1970–71 | 1 | 1ª División | 8th | 8–14 | Round of 16 | | |
1971–72 | 1 | 1ª División | 5th | 12–10 | Semifinalist | | |
1972–73 | 1 | 1ª División | 4th | 17–1–12 | Runner-up | | |
1973–74 | 1 | 1ª División | 4th | 17–2–9 | Semifinalist | | 5–4 |
1974–75 | 1 | 1ª División | 7th | 8–14 | Runner-up | | |
1975–76 | 1 | 1ª División | 4th | 17–15 | Semifinalist | | 6–1 |
1976–77 | 1 | 1ª División | 6th | 10–12 | Semifinalist | | |
1977–78 | 1 | 1ª División | 7th | 8–1–13 | Semifinalist | | |
1978–79 | 1 | 1ª División | 4th | 13–1–8 | Quarterfinalist | | |
1979–80 | 1 | 1ª División | 8th | 9–1–12 | Round of 16 | | |
1980–81 | 1 | 1ª División | 2nd | 18–2–6 | Quarterfinalist | | |
1981–82 | 1 | 1ª División | 11th | 10–1–15 | Round of 16 | | |
1982–83 | 1 | 1ª División | 10th | 8–1–17 | Round of 16 | | |
1983–84 | 1 | Liga ACB | 13th | 14–16 | | | |
1984–85 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7th | 20–13 | | SF | |
1985–86 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5th | 17–15 | | C | |
1986–87 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5th | 16–17 | Quarterfinalist | R16 | 5–3 |
1987–88 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5th | 18–14 | Quarterfinalist | QF | 3–5 |
1988–89 | 1 | Liga ACB | 10th | 20–19 | Quarterfinalist | | 4–6 |
1989–90 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4th | 22–19 | Round of 16 | | |
1990–91 | 1 | Liga ACB | 3rd | 30–12 | Runner-up | | 8–4 |
1991–92 | 1 | Liga ACB | 3rd | 30–13 | Champion | | 14–7 |
1992–93 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4th | 27–14 | Quarterfinalist | | 6–10 |
1993–94 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4th | 22–16 | Fourth position | | 4–4 |
1994–95 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7th | 20–20 | Third position | | 5–5 |
1995–96 | 1 | Liga ACB | 3rd | 29–16 | | | 6–4 |
1996–97 | 1 | Liga ACB | 3rd | 25–17 | Quarterfinalist | | 9–7 |
1997–98 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5th | 25–13 | Quarterfinalist | | 8–10 |
1998–99 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4th | 24–17 | | | 14–2 |
1999–00 | 1 | Liga ACB | 3rd | 28–14 | Champion | | 11–3 |
2000–01 | 1 | Liga ACB | 6th | 22–16 | Quarterfinalist | | 4–8 |
2001–02 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4th | 23–19 | Semifinalist | | 6–6 |
2002–03 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4th | 27–14 | Quarterfinalist | | 11–5 |
2003–04 | 1 | Liga ACB | 2nd | 28–20 | Quarterfinalist | | 11–5 |
2004–05 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4th | 25–17 | Quarterfinalist | | 4–10 |
2005–06 | 1 | Liga ACB | 8th | 17–20 | | | 4–6 |
2006–07 | 1 | Liga ACB | 9th | 16–18 | | | 12–4 |
2007–08 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14th | 12–22 | | | |
2008–09 | 1 | Liga ACB | 13th | 12–22 | Semifinalist | | |
2009–10 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7th | 19–17 | Quarterfinalist | | |
2010–11 | 1 | Liga ACB | 12th | 16–18 | | | 8–6 |
2011–12 | 1 | Liga ACB | 17th | 11–23 | | | |
2012–13 | 1 | Liga ACB | 12th | 15–19 | Quarterfinalist | | |
2013–14 | 1 | Liga ACB | 16th | 12–22 | | | |
2014–15 | 1 | Liga ACB | 13th | 14–20 | | | |
2015–16 | 1 | Liga ACB | 17th | 9–25 | | | |
2016–17 | 1 | Liga ACB | 11th | 13–19 | | | |
2017–18 | 1 | Liga ACB | 11th | 17–17 | | | 9–1–6 |
2018–19 | 1 | Liga ACB | 16th | 11–23 | Quarterfinalist | | 2–2 |
2019–20 | 1 | Liga ACB | 18th | 5–18 | | | |
2020–21 | 1 | Liga ACB | 18th | 9–27 | | | |
2021–22 | 2 | LEB Oro | 3rd | 29–11 | | C | |
2022–23 | 2 | LEB Oro | 7th | 22–15 | | | |
2023–24 | 2 | LEB Oro | 3rd | 29–12 | | C | |
2024–25 | 2 | Primera FEB | 4th | 29–9 | | QF | |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Runners-up (4): 1962–63, 1967–68, 1980–81, 2003–04
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Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (Spanish King's Cup)
- Winners (3): 1963, 1992, 2000
- Runners-up (4): 1962, 1973, 1975, 1991
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Copa Princesa de Asturias (Spanish Princess' Cup) (defunct)
- Winners (3): 1986, 2022, 2024
European competitions
- 4th place (1): 1991–92
- Final Four (1): 1992
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FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
- Semifinalists (2): 1973–74, 1975–76
- Runners-up (1): 1998–99
- Semifinalists (2): 2002–03, 2003–04
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FIBA EuroChallenge (defunct)
- 4th place (1): 2006–07
- Final Four (1): 2007
Other competitions
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FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)
- Winners (1):1992
- 4th place (4): 1972, 1974, 1975, 1993
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Torneo Comunidad de Madrid (defunct)
- Winners (8): 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
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Albacete, Spain Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2014
- Winners (1): 2019
Individual awards
Spanish Cup MVP
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Juan Antonio Orenga – 1991
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John Pinone – 1992
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Alfonso Reyes – 2000
ACB Rising Star
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Sergio Rodríguez – 2005
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Carlos Suárez – 2006
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Juancho Hernangómez – 2016
ACB contests
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David Russell – 1986, 1987
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Rickie Winslow – 1990
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Chandler Thompson – 1996, 1998
ACB contests
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Danko Cvjetičanin – 1993
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Keith Jennings – 1996
All-ACB Team
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Carlos Jiménez – 2006
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Carlos Suárez – 2010
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Nik Caner-Medley – 2011
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Edwin Jackson – 2017
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Sylven Landesberg – 2018
Spanish Princess' Cup MVP
Women's team
CB Estudiantes has also a women's team which was founded in 1989 and played during several seasons in Liga Femenina, the Spanish women's basketball top tier.
[ History of the women's basketball team at Estudiantes website ] It currently plays in Liga Femenina.
Current roster
Season by season
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2000–01 | 2 | 1ª División | | | |
2001–02 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2002–03 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 10th | | |
2003–04 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 7th | | |
2004–05 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 7th | Quarterfinalist | |
2005–06 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 8th | | |
2006–07 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 13th | | |
2007–08 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2008–09 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 12th | | |
2009–10 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 13th | | |
2010–11 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2011–12 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2012–13 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2013–14 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2014–15 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2015–16 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2016–17 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | | | |
2017–18 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 14th | | |
2018–19 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 10th | | |
2019–20 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 1st | | |
2020–21 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 5th | | |
2021–22 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 7th | Quarterfinalist | 4–4 |
2022–23 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 8th | Quarterfinalist | 3–5 |
2023–24 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 6th | Semifinalist | 6–2 |
2024–25 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 6th | Quarterfinalist | 6–1–3 |
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