Never before has a basketball team from the main leagues in Europe played 90 games until the end of their competition season. It is what Barça de Saras Jasikevicius has achieved, that has won 70 games and lost another 20 in total during this 2020-2021 campaign that closed last night with the achievement of the ACB title.
The demanding calendar, the extension of the competition in the Euroleague a couple of years ago and the participation in all the national competitions this course has caused that Barça breaks historic club-level records in Spain and Europe.
The previous season with more commitments for the Catalans was the 2018-2019, with a total of 85 matches played. The Cup and League double, a result that Barça had not achieved since the 2010-2011 season with Xavi Pascual on the bench, he has demanded more than ever physically and mentally from coaches and players.
To get an idea of the challenge, just state that in the 2009-2010 season, Barça played a total of 72 games to win the Super Cup, the Cup and the Euroleague, falling in the ACB Final against Baskonia in 3 games.
If the reduced format of the final Playoff in the Endesa League had not been given due to the pandemic and the Olympic Games, both Barça and Madrid could have approached or even exceeded 100 games in one year.
Real Madrid, which also beat its match record, has finished the year with 87 games played in his fifth season above 80 games. The final balance of Pablo Laso’s pupils has been 64 victories and 23 defeats.
The previous record for whites was in the 2017-18 and 2018-2019 seasons with 83 matches played.
By way of comparison with other great European champions, the Anadolu Efes has played only 71 games this course and the CSKA Moscow played a total of 72 when he won the 2019 Euroleague. Armani milan, Barça rival in the Euroleague semis, reached the 82 games this year.
A true competitive marathon that closes one of the most complicated years for national basketball and sport globally after the great shock of the coronavirus pandemic.
The historical record of the ACB League
Finalist Champion Season
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1956-1957 Real Madrid CF Barcelona
1957-1958 Real Madrid C. Youth
1958-1959 CF Barcelona Real Madrid
1959-1960 Real Madrid C. Youth
1960-1961 Real Madrid Orillo Verde Sabadell
1961-1962 Real Madrid CD Youth
1962-1963 Real Madrid Students
1963-1964 Real Madrid Picadero JC
1964-1965 Real Madrid Picadero Damm
1965-1966 Real Madrid Picadero Damm
1966-1967 Kalso Youth Real Madrid
1967-1968 Real Madrid Students
1968-1969 Real Madrid Youth Nerva
1969-1970 Real Madrid Picadero Damm
1970-1971 Real Madrid Joventut Nerva
1971-1972 Real Madrid CF Barcelona
1972-1973 Real Madrid Joventut Schweppes
1973-1974 Real Madrid CF Barcelona
1974-1975 Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1975-1976 Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1976-1977 Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1977-1978 Joventut Badalona Real Madrid
1978-1979 Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1979-1980 Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1980-1981 FC Barcelona Mudespa Students
1981-1982 Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1982-1983 FC Barcelona Real Madrid
1983-1984 Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1984-1985 Real Madrid Ron Negrita Joventut
1985-1986 Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1986-1987 FC Barcelona Ron Negrita Joventut
1987-1988 FC Barcelona Real Madrid
1988-1989 FC Barcelona Real Madrid
1989-1990 FC Barcelona RAM Joventut Badalona
1990-1991 Montigalá Joventut FC Barcelona
1991-1992 Montigalá Joventut Real Madrid
1992-1993 Real Madrid Teka Marbella Joventut
1993-1994 Real Madrid Teka FC Barcelona BC
1994-1995 FC Barcelona BC Unicaja
1995-1996 FC Barcelona Bc Caja San Fernando
1996-1997 FC Barcelona bC Real Madrid Teka
1997-1998 TDK Manresa Tau Ceramic
1998-1999 FC Barcelona Caja San Fernando
1999-2000 Real Madrid Teka FC Barcelona
2000-2001 FC Barcelona Real Madrid
2001-2002 Tau Ceramics Unicaja
2002-2003 FC Barcelona Pamesa Valencia
2003-2004 FC Barcelona Adecco Students
2004-2005 Real Madrid Tau Ceramic
2005-2006 Unicaja Tau Ceramic
2006-2007 Real Madrid Winterthur FC Barcelona
2007-2008 Tau Cerámica AXA FC Barcelona
2008-2009 Regal FC Barcelona Tau Ceramics
2009-2010 Caja Laboral Regal FC Barcelona
2010-2011 Regal FC Barcelona Gescrap Bizkaia
2011-2012 FC Barcelona Regal Real Madrid
2012-2013 Real Madrid FC Barcelona Regal
2013-2014 FC Barcelona Real Madrid
2014-2015 Real Madrid FC Barcelona Lassa
2015-2016 Real Madrid FC Barcelona Lassa
2016-2017 Valencia Basket Real Madrid
2017-2018 Real Madrid Kirolbet Baskonia
2018-2019 Real Madrid Barça Lassa
2019-2020 Baskonia Barça
2020-2021 Barça Real Madrid
– By teams:
Real Madrid: 35 titles
Barça: 19
Youth: 4
Baskonia: 4
Unicaja: 1
Manresa: 1
Valencia: 1