{"id":61934,"date":"2026-04-20T11:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basquetgirona.com\/noticia\/spar-girona-enters-the-elite-a-historic-top-4-to-remember\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:47:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:47:46","slug":"spar-girona-enters-the-elite-a-historic-top-4-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/basquetgirona.com\/en\/noticia\/spar-girona-enters-the-elite-a-historic-top-4-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Spar Girona enters the elite: A historic Top 4 to remember"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spar Girona has closed the brightest chapter of its international career in Zaragoza. For the first time in the club&#8217;s history, the Girona team has finished the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/euroleague-women-25-26\">EuroLeague Women<\/a> among the four best teams in Europe, an unprecedented success that places the project in a new competitive dimension. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">Gr\u00e0cies \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udda4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbymwS8rhZ\">pic.twitter.com\/qbymwS8rhZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Spar Girona (@unigirona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unigirona\/status\/2045911612159082757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A path of giants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Spar Girona&#8217;s European season has been a demonstration of character and solvency from the very beginning. The team put the whole of Europe on notice in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/euroleague-women-25-26\/standings#RS-FR\">first phase<\/a> , signing an almost perfect round with 5 wins and only 1 loss. In this start, Roberto \u00cd\u00f1iguez&#8217;s team shook the continent by beating USK Prague -the reigning champion- in two games, a declaration of intent that led them to finish as group leaders.  <\/p>\n\n<p>In the second round, the team maintained its competitive spirit in a demanding group, finishing with a record of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/euroleague-women-25-26\/standings#RS-SR\">8 wins and 4 losses<\/a> . This consistency earned it the deserved prize: direct access to the Final Six in Zaragoza. However, before that, they played the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/euroleague-women-25-26\/standings#PI\">Play-In<\/a> against Fenerbah\u00e7e, losing the tie and sending us to the quarter-finals of the Final Six.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Competing head-to-head in the Final Six<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>In the decisive phase, Spar was not satisfied with just being there and scored a prestigious victory against Umana Reyer Venezia (70-64), where the Girona team knew how to suffer and dominate to get fully into the fight for the medals.  <\/p>\n\n<p>In the semifinals, the team played an epic duel against the almighty Fenerbah\u00e7e, taking on the best team in the world, dominating the first quarter and leaving with their heads held high despite the final result.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Finally, in the fight for bronze in a hostile Pr\u00edncipe Felipe, Spar Girona had Casademont Zaragoza on the ropes until the last second, with three triple-point opportunities to force overtime that they did not want to enter.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">Un mili\u00f3 de gr\u00e0cies \ud83e\udef6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bCUyRYbLoX\">pic.twitter.com\/bCUyRYbLoX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Spar Girona (@unigirona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unigirona\/status\/2045915526661099712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The new roof of Europe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>With this fourth final position, Spar Girona achieves its best historical record in the EuroLeague Women. The delivery of the squad and the management of Roberto \u00cd\u00f1iguez have allowed the club to make a qualitative leap and compete at the highest level on the continent throughout the season. The EuroLeague Women 2025-2026 is already history, and Spar Girona has been one of the great protagonists.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spar Girona has closed the brightest chapter of its international career in Zaragoza. For the first time in the club&#8217;s history, the Girona team has finished the EuroLeague Women among the four best teams in Europe, an unprecedented success that places the project in a new competitive dimension. 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