The Aragonese derby schedule gets underway this Sunday at Pinilla with C.D. Teruel-S.D. Huesca at 7 p.m. Neither team is in particularly good form and both need a win to ease the doubts surrounding them at the start of the season.
The time has come. Casademont Zaragoza will play its first official game of the season this Saturday at 5:15 p.m., facing a demanding test against Valencia Basket in the semifinals of the LF Endesa Super Cup. The reigning champions are therefore starting the new campaign in style, just days after completing an unusual preseason marked by the gradual arrival of international players and the absence for several weeks of some key members of Carlos Cantero’s squad.
A fine. That is the unusual sanction imposed at Casademont Zaragoza for anyone who talks about or refers to the agonizing and extreme situation the club experienced in the ACB last year. The revelation was made by the Aragonese club's coach, Gonzalo García de Vitoria, who explained at a press conference one of the measures adopted by the red-and-black locker room to definitively leave last season behind and approach the new campaign with a completely different outlook.
Wanapix Sala 10 are seeking their first win of the season when they face O Parrulo Ferrol this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Siglo XXI Pavilion. The match comes during a demanding week for the Reds, with little rest between games.
The MotoGP World Championship announced its provisional 2027 calendar this Friday, with MotorLand set to host the Aragon Grand Prix from September 17 to 19. It will be a season full of uncertainty due to the premier class regulation changes, promising maximum parity, as well as the arrival of Pedro Acosta at Ducati and Jorge Martín at Yamaha.
The real action begins. After a complete overhaul of the roster and an encouraging preseason, Casademont Zaragoza will begin its official campaign with the start of the ACB season this Sunday in Tenerife (1 p.m.). It will be a demanding first test for a team still putting all its pieces together and which, as coach Gonzalo García de Vitoria said ahead of the opening game, will continue to grow during the first weeks of competition: "The team's development will depend on how we handle what happens to us."
Calamocha and its fans can finally breathe easy and return home this weekend. The town council in Teruel province has confirmed that work at Jumaya is complete, and the venue will reopen on Saturday with a match involving Calamocha's youth team. The first team will make its home debut on Sunday against Tudelano.
Pinilla football stadium in Teruel has received approval from the Directorate-General for Heritage to move forward with its renovation project. The Heritage report considers that the preliminary design complies with the requirements set by the body and only proposes an adjustment to the slope of the main stand’s roof to reduce its height by a few centimeters.
Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., better known as Casademont Zaragoza, has officially announced NH Capital’s entry into its ownership. The Canadian company acquires a 30% stake in the club and becomes its new strategic partner, in a deal that also brings football club Zaragoza CFF into the Basket Zaragoza Group.
The trials are over, and Casademont Zaragoza begin the real action this Saturday against Valencia (5:15 p.m.) in the Super Cup. A new season starts after four preparation games, with coach Carlos Cantero highlighting the importance of the number of players available during this period.
Laia Flores, one of the longest-serving players at Casademont Zaragoza and part of the core that has brought so much joy to the Aragonese capital, has spoken to the media before traveling to Torrejón de Ardoz for the Super Cup. The point guard is clear that the objective is to win the first title of the season.
Wanapix’s two teams were welcomed at Zaragoza City Hall on Thursday ahead of the new season, with both competing in the top flight after securing promotion last campaign. "You are a source of pride for the city, and hopefully — I’m sure you will — both of you will stay in the top division," Sports Councillor Félix Brocate said.
Casademont Zaragoza's official season begins this weekend with the first title of the campaign in Torrejón de Ardoz, hosting the 24th LF Endesa Supercopa on September 26 and 27.
After a major overhaul at Casademont Zaragoza this summer, the only certainty remaining from last year is Trae Bell-Haynes. The Canadian point guard, the main figure in the heroic escape from relegation in Lugo, begins his fourth season in the Aragonese capital as one of the leaders of a completely revamped project arriving at the start of the ACB season with excitement and ambition. In this interview with Aragón Digital, the No. 2 for the Aragonese team reviews the changes the squad has undergone, assesses the potential of a roster he believes is ready to compete at the highest level, and discusses his role as vice-captain of the red-and-black side.
Casademont Zaragoza's four preseason games, played before heading straight into the new season with the Super Cup this weekend, have produced both positive and negative signs. The preseason has confirmed some things already known about Carlos Cantero's team, as the core of the squad has been retained, but the friendlies have also raised many questions, with shortcomings that do not bode well for another season competing for every title.
S.D. Huesca and C.D. Teruel will play the season’s first Aragonese derby, with more than 300 Huesca fans set to accompany their team at Pinilla this Sunday.
The final game they could afford to lose. Casademont Zaragoza ended their preseason with a 60-68 defeat to Azul Marino Palma in a game where the Balearic side was more accurate than an Aragonese team that struggled badly in attack and, above all, was highly erratic from beyond the arc.
Casademont Zaragoza faces its fourth and final preseason game against what is likely to be this season's surprise team in Liga Femenina Endesa, Azul Marino Palma. The game will be played this Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Torres de Berrellén.
The 12th International Patrocina un Deportista Awards have recognized Cristina García, director general for Sport of the Aragon Government, with the Women, Business and Sport Award – ADESP for her work in the sports sector from a political and business perspective, highlighting the regional executive's efforts in sport.
Casademont Zaragoza's first opponent of the new ACB season will be La Laguna Tenerife this Sunday at 1 p.m. The island side's coach, Jaka Lakovic, discussed the Aragonese team at a press conference and made no attempt to hide its potential.
