UNES FC Barcelona

UNES FC Barcelona is a Spanish wheelchair basketball team. It is part of both the FC Barcelona family and the UNES Unió Esportiva.

UNES FC Barcelona
Leagues1ª División
Founded1967
HistoryCE Institut Guttmann
(1967–2001)
FC Barcelona-Institut Guttmann
(2001–2007)
FC Barcelona
(2007–2009)
UNES FC Barcelona
(2009–present)
ArenaPavelló Municipal Juan Carlos Navarro
LocationSant Feliu de Llobregat,
Catalonia, Spain
Team colorsBlue, Maroon, Yellow
              
Websiteunes.cat
Active departments of FC Barcelona
Football
(Men's)		 Football B
(Men's)		 Football U-19
(Men's)
Football
(Women's)		 Football B
(Women's)		 Beach
soccer
Basketball Basketball B Wheelchair
basketball
Handball Roller
hockey		 Ice
hockey
Rugby
union		 Rugby
league		 Futsal
Volleyball
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)
Closed departments of FC Barcelona
American Football

History

From 2001 until 2009, the team agreed collaboration terms with Fundació Institut Guttmann. The latter is a hospital in Catalonia that provides treatment and rehabilitation for people with spinal injury, brain damage, and other neurological disabilities. It is named after Dr. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, founder of the Paralympics and a pioneer of wheelchair sports. Club Esportiu Institut Guttmann was founded in 1967 and is the oldest disabled sports club in Spain. As well as a basketball team it also has boccia, hockey, and wheelchair tennis teams, and promotes athletics, weightlifting, archery, and table tennis.

In 2009, UNES Unió Esportiva collaborates with FC Barcelona which manages the main wheelchair basketball squad.[1]

In 2011, the club resigned to its berth in División de Honor, where it competed since 2000.[2]

FC Barcelona-Institut Guttman 2006–07 roster

Season by season
SeasonTierLeaguePosCopa del Rey
2000–011Div. Honor10th
2001–021Div. Honor6th Quarterfinalist
2002–031Div. Honor7th Quarterfinalist
2003–041Div. Honor7th Quarterfinalist
2004–051Div. Honor4th Quarterfinalist
2005–061Div. Honor6th Quarterfinalist
2006–071Div. Honor6th 4th position
2007–081Div. Honor4th 4th position
2008–091Div. Honor3rd 4th position
2009–101Div. Honor9th
2010–111Div. Honor9th
2011–1231ª División1st
2012–132Div. Honor B5th
2013–1421ª División2nd
2014–1521ª División4th
2015–1621ª División3rd
2016–1721ª División3rd
2017–1832ª División4th
2018–1932ª División

References
  1. History of UNES Unió Esportiva (in Catalan)
  2. CAI Deporte Adaptado vuelve a la División de Honor de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas; CAI Deporte Adaptado, 16 August 2001
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