1985–86 ACB season

ACB Primera División
Season	1985–86
Number of games	257
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Relegated	Cajamadrid Claret Las Palmas Licor 43
Finals
Champions	Real Madrid 3rd ACB title 25th Spanish title
Runners-up	FC Barcelona
Semifinalists	Ron Negrita Joventut CAI Zaragoza
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 ACB season was the 3rd season of the ACB Primera División, the top Spanish professional basketball league. It started on 21 September 1985 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 10 May 1986 with the finals.

Real Madrid won their third consecutive ACB title, and their 25th Spanish title.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 1984–85 season and three promoted from the 1984–85 Primera División B.

Teams promoted from Primera División B

Magia de Huesca
Claret Las Palmas
TDK Manresa

Venues and locations

Barcelona teams:
Barcelona
Espanyol
Granollers
Joventut
Licor 43
Manresa

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Location of teams in 1985–86 ACB

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Location of teams from Barcelona in 1985–86 ACB

1985–86 ACB season is located in Canary Islands

Claret

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Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 1985–86 ACB

Team	Home city	Arena
Breogán Caixa Galicia	Lugo	Municipal
Cacaolat Granollers	Granollers	Municipal
CAI Zaragoza	Zaragoza	Palacio de Deportes
Caja Álava	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Mendizorrotza
Cajamadrid	Alcalá de Henares	Municipal
Claret Las Palmas	Las Palmas	Tarnaraceite
Clesa Ferrol	Ferrol	Punta Arnela
Espanyol Juver	Barcelona	Palau dels Esports
Estudiantes Caja Postal	Madrid	Antonio Magariños
FC Barcelona	Barcelona	Palau Blaugrana
Fórum Valladolid	Valladolid	Huerta del Rey
Licor 43	Santa Coloma de Gramenet	Municipal
Magia de Huesca	Huesca	Municipal
Real Madrid	Madrid	Ciudad Deportiva
Ron Negrita Joventut	Badalona	Club Joventut Badalona
TDK Manresa	Manresa	Congost

First phase

Group Odd

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Madrid	14	12	2	1383	1097	+286	26	Qualification to Group A1
2	FC Barcelona	14	12	2	1429	1178	+251	26
3	Cacaolat Granollers	14	8	6	1242	1224	+18	22
4	Estudiantes Caja Postal	14	7	7	1246	1300	−54	21
5	Cajamadrid	14	6	8	1107	1244	−137	20	Qualification to Group A2
6	Clesa Ferrol	14	5	9	1177	1323	−146	19
7	Fórum Valladolid	14	3	11	1159	1232	−73	17
8	Magia de Huesca	14	3	11	1128	1273	−145	17

Source: Linguasport

Group Even

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ron Negrita Joventut	14	13	1	1355	1167	+188	27	Qualification to Group A1
2	CAI Zaragoza	14	11	3	1293	1216	+77	25
3	Espanyol Juver	14	9	5	1219	1227	−8	23
4	Breogán Caixa Galicia	14	7	7	1238	1272	−34	21
5	Caja Álava	14	6	8	1216	1256	−40	20	Qualification to Group A2
6	Licor 43	14	5	9	1226	1246	−20	19
7	TDK Manresa	14	4	10	1154	1213	−59	18
8	Claret Las Palmas	14	1	13	1067	1171	−104	15

Source: Linguasport

Second phase

Group A1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Madrid	14	12	2	1392	1174	+218	26	Qualification to quarterfinals
2	FC Barcelona	14	11	3	1394	1201	+193	25
3	Ron Negrita Joventut	14	9	5	1314	1275	+39	23
4	CAI Zaragoza	14	8	6	1322	1325	−3	22
5	Estudiantes Caja Postal	14	8	6	1331	1308	+23	22	Qualification to first round
6	Espanyol Juver	14	5	9	1190	1330	−140	19
7	Breogán Caixa Galicia	14	2	12	1193	1395	−202	16
8	Cacaolat Granollers	14	1	13	1169	1297	−128	15

Source: Linguasport

Group A2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Caja Álava	14	10	4	1179	1120	+59	24	Qualification to first round
2	TDK Manresa	14	10	4	1207	1117	+90	24
3	Fórum Valladolid	14	8	6	1138	1092	+46	22
4	Clesa Ferrol	14	7	7	1132	1100	+32	21
5	Magia de Huesca	14	6	8	1166	1207	−41	20	Qualification to relegation playoffs
6	Claret Las Palmas	14	6	8	1099	1232	−133	20
7	Cajamadrid	14	5	9	1193	1235	−42	19
8	Licor 43	14	4	10	1156	1167	−11	18

Source: Linguasport

Playoffs

Championship playoffs

First round				Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals






				A1–1 Real Madrid	97	87

				A1–8 Cacaolat Granollers	84	76
A1–8 Cacaolat Granollers		93	96

A2–1 Caja Álava		90	84
							A1–1 Real Madrid		98	105

							A1–4 CAI Zaragoza		81	93



				A1–4 CAI Zaragoza	105	89

				A1–5 Estudiantes	99	88
A1–5 Estudiantes		102	88

A2–4 Clesa Ferrol		84	86
											A1–1 Real Madrid	83	88

											A1–2 FC Barcelona	80	86



				A1–2 FC Barcelona	123	137

				A1–7 Breogán Caixa Galicia	82	82
A1–7 Breogán Caixa Galicia		105	95

A2–2 TDK Manresa		91	86
							A1–2 FC Barcelona	96	96	95

							A1–3 Joventut	95	100	81



				A1–3 Joventut	97	88

				A1–6 Espanyol Juver	85	73
A1–6 Espanyol Juver	82	85	87

A2–3 Fórum Valladolid	88	84	86

Source: Linguasport

Relegation playoffs

First round				Second round



A2–5 Magia de Huesca	111	95	82

A2–8 Licor 43	105	108	79
				A2–5 Magia de Huesca	107	92	83

				A2–7 Cajamadrid	90	97	72
A2–6 Claret Las Palmas	95	72	95

A2–7 Cajamadrid	85	98	99

Source: Linguasport

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Madrid (C)	34	30	4	Qualification to European Champions Cup
2	FC Barcelona	35	27	8	Qualification to Korać Cup
3	Ron Negrita Joventut	33	25	8	Qualification to European Cup Winners' Cup
4	CAI Zaragoza	32	21	11	Qualification to Korać Cup
5	Estudiantes Caja Postal	32	17	15
6	Espanyol Juver	33	16	17
7	Breogán Caixa Galicia	32	11	21
8	Cacaolat Granollers	32	11	21
9	Caja Álava	30	16	14
10	TDK Manresa	30	14	16
11	Fórum Valladolid	31	12	19
12	Clesa Ferrol	30	12	18
13	Magia de Huesca	34	13	21
14	Cajamadrid (R)	34	14	20	Relegation to Primera División B
15	Claret Las Palmas (R)	31	8	23
16	Licor 43 (R)	31	10	21

Source: Linguasport
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Linguasport (in Spanish)

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