Real Betis Baloncesto Real Betis Baloncesto Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., also known as Real Betis Energía Plus for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro. It plays its home games at San Pablo. Club Deportivo de Baloncesto Sevilla was founded in 1987 when the team bought the seat of Dribling de Madrid in the second division, in that time called Primera División B. In 1989, the team promoted to Liga ACB, league where CB Sevilla never was relegated. In 1996 and 1999 the club finished the league as runner-up losing both times
Real Betis proceedings, Lopera sold 94% of the shares that he owned (51% of Betis total shares) to Bitton Sport, fronted by Luis Oliver, for the surprisingly low figure of €16 million, leaving Lopera with only minor shares; Oliver had already reportedly taken two football clubs, Cartagena and Xerez, to the brink of bankruptcy. Before the sale could be officially sanctioned, however, Ayala froze Lopera shareholdings. Left with nothing, despite putting down a €1 million deposit, Oliver hastily bought a nominal number of shares from a third party and was voted onto the board of directors by the existing members (all former