CB Canarias
Basketball team in Tenerife, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about CB 1939 Canarias?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D.,[1] commonly known as CB Canarias and known as Lenovo Tenerife for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. Domestically, the team plays in the top level league in Spain, the Liga ACB and in European-wide competitions, the team plays in FIBA's Basketball Champions League (BCL). Their home arena is the Santiago Martín.
Lenovo Tenerife | |||
---|---|---|---|
Leagues | Liga ACB Champions League | ||
Founded | 1939; 85 years ago (1939) (1994; 30 years ago (1994)) | ||
History | CB Canarias (1939–1994) CB 1939 Canarias (1994–present) | ||
Arena | Santiago Martín | ||
Capacity | 5,100 | ||
Location | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain | ||
Team colors | Gold, Black | ||
Main sponsor | Lenovo | ||
President | Félix Hernández | ||
Head coach | Txus Vidorreta | ||
Championships | 2 Champions League 3 Intercontinental Cup | ||
Website | Official website | ||
| |||
Canarias became a prominent club on the national scene during the 2010s, after securing promotion to the Liga ACB in 2014. Under the FIBA system, Canarias won two BCL championships (in 2017 and 2023) as well as three FIBA Intercontinental Cups (2017, 2020, 2023).