Fortitudo Bologna
Fortitudo Bologna | |||
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Leagues | LBA | ||
Founded | 1932 (original) 2013 (re-founded) | ||
History | Fortitudo Bologna (1939–2012) Fortitudo Bologna 103 (2013–present) | ||
Arena | PalaDozza | ||
Capacity | 5,721 | ||
Location | Bologna, Italy | ||
Team colors | White and blue | ||
President | Christian Pavani | ||
Team manager | Marco Carraretto | ||
Head coach | Antimo Martino | ||
Championships | 2 Italian Leagues 1 Italian Cup 2 Italian Supercups 1 Italian LNP Cup | ||
Website | fortitudo103.it | ||
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Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, currently known as Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy. It plays in the first division Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
History
Fortitudo has for much of its history played second fiddle in its own city to arch rivals Virtus Bologna. Fortitudo won its first major trophy in 1998, winning the Italian Cup.
Fortitudo made the Italian league finals ten consecutive years (1997 through 2006). After three straight finals losses, Fortitudo won the Serie A for the first time in 2000. Four consecutive finals losses were followed by Fortitudo's second league title in 2005, courtesy of a 3-1 win over Armani Jeans Milano in the finals series when instant replay upheld a Ruben Douglas buzzer beater in Game 4 of the championship series.
In recent years, Fortitudo had been a fixture in the European top-tier Euroleague. Fortitudo's first achievement in European competition was a FIBA Korać Cup final against Jugoplastika in 1977 in their maiden participation. It got to the Euroleague Final four in 1999 (losing in the semifinal against city rivals Kinder Bologna and in third place game against Olympiacos) and the semifinal of the Euroleague playoffs in 2001 (again eliminated by rivals Virtus); then the club lost in the Euroleague final in 2004 to Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv by 44 points. The 2006-07 season saw them change coaches thrice as they finished thirteenth (out of eighteen), though they still qualified for the ULEB Cup 2007-08.
Financial difficulties saw the club's affiliation to the Italian Federation revoked and Fortitudo was barred from playing in any competition. On 18 June 2013, a group of local entrepreneurs, professionals and fans joined to give life to Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, the spiritual successor (with the same fan base such as the Fossa dei Leoni fan group) of the original entity. Starting from the fourth division DNB, Fortitudo climbed to the second division Serie A2 where it will play during the 2015-16 season.
After a successful campaign in 2018/19 the club qualified for promotion to Serie A for the first time since its 2009 dissolution.
Arena
Fortitudo's home arena is the Paladozza, known for sponsorship reasons as the Land Rover Arena (and sometimes nicknamed the Madison Square Garden of Bologna), which can host approximately 5,700 fans.
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (2): 1999–00, 2004–05
- Runners-up (8): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
- Winners (1): 1997–98
- Runners-up (1): 1967–68
- Winners (2): 1998, 2005
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Runners-up (1): 2015–16
- Winners (1): 2010
- Winners (1): 2014–15
European competitions
- Runners-up (1): 2003–04
- Semifinalists (1): 2000–01
- 4th place (1): 1998–99
- Final Four (2): 1999, 2004
Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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EuroLeague | |||
1996–97 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2-1 by FC Barcelona, 70-65 (W) in Bologna, 73-75 (L) in Barcelona and 62-87 (L) in Bologna | |
1997–98 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2-0 by Kinder Bologna, 52-64 (L) in Bologna away, 56-58 (L) in Bologna home | |
1998–99 | Final Four | 4th place in Munich, lost to Kinder Bologna 57-62 in the semi-final, lost to Olympiacos 63-74 in the 3rd place game | |
1999–00 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2-1 by Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, 65-62 (W) in Tel Aviv, 73-80 (L) in Bologna and 64-79 (L) in Tel Aviv | |
2000–01 | Semi-finals | eliminated 3-0 by Kinder Bologna, 76-103 (L) in Bologna away, 84-92 (L) in Bologna away and 70-74 (L) in Bologna home | |
2003–04 | Final | defeated Montepaschi Siena 103-102 in the semi-final, lost to Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 74-118 in the final (Tel Aviv) | |
FIBA Korać Cup | |||
1976–77 | Final | lost to Jugoplastika 84-87 in the final (Genoa) | |
1994–95 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Alba Berlin, 73-77 (L) in Berlin and 80-80 (D) in Bologna | |
1995–96 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Efes Pilsen, 78-102 (L) in Istanbul and 97-91 (W) in Bologna |
Retired numbers
Fortitudo Bologna retired numbers | ||||||
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No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date retired | Ref. |
13 | Gary Schull | C | 1968–1973 | 2010 | [2] |
Players
Current Roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Depth chart (2019–20)
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | Ed Daniel | |
PF | Maarty Leunen | Stefano Mancinelli |
SF | ||
SG | Kassius Robertson | Daniele Cinciarini |
PG | Rok Stipčević | Matteo Fantinelli |
Squad changes for the 2019-2020 season
In
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Out
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Contractual situation
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* New players (source [3] [4])
Notable players
- John D. Douglas 4 seasons: '83–'87
- - George Bucci 5 seasons: '85–'90
- Andrea Dallamora 8 seasons: '86–'94
- - Wallace Bryant 1 season: '87–'88
- Daniele Albertazzi 6 seasons: '87–'93
- Moris Masetti 2 seasons: '87–'89
- Bill Garnett 1 season: '87–'88
- Artis Gilmore 1 season: '88–'89
- Vincent Askew 1 season: '88–'89
- Gene Banks 1 season: '88–'89
- Chris McNealy 1 season: '89–'90
- Dave Feitl 1 season: '89–'90
- Pete Myers 2 seasons: '90–'92
- Cedrick Hordges 1 season: '90–'91
- Valdemaras Chomičius 1 season: '90–'91
- Teoman Alibegović 2 seasons: '91–'93
- Shaun Vandiver 1 season: '91–'92
- Dallas Comegys 2 seasons: '92–'94
- Corrado Fumagalli 2 seasons: '92–'94
- Dan Gay 8 seasons: '93–'00, '06–'07
- Vincenzo Esposito 2 seasons: '93–'95
- Aleksandar Đorđević 2 seasons: '94–'96
- Carlton Myers 6 seasons: '95–'01
- Alessandro Frosini 3 seasons: '94–'97
- Mike Brown 1 season: '95–'96
- Conrad McRae 1 season: '96–'97
- Eric Murdock 1 season: '96–'97
- Gregor Fučka 5 seasons: '97–'02
- Giacomo Galanda 5 seasons: '97–'98, '99–'03
- Roberto Chiacig 2 seasons: '97–'99
- David Rivers 1 season: '97–'98
- Dominique Wilkins 1 season: '97–'98
- Gianluca Basile 7 seasons: '98–'05
- Marko Jarić 2 seasons: '98–'00
- Artūras Karnišovas 2 seasons: '98–'00
- Damir Mulaomerović 1 season: '98–'99
- Vinny Del Negro 1 season: '98–'99
- Stojko Vranković 2 seasons: '99–'01
- Anthony Bowie 1 season: '00–'01
- Eddie Gill1 season: '00–'01
- Eurelijus Žukauskas 1 season: '00–'01
- Vassil Evtimov 2 seasons: '01–'02, '06–'07
- Emilio Kovačić 2 seasons: '01–'03
- John Celestand 1 season: '01–'02
- Anthony Goldwire 1 season: '01–'02
- Dan McClintock 1 season: '01–'02
- Marko Milič 1 season: '01–'02
- Rumeal Robinson 1 season: '01–'02
- Zoran Savić 1 season: '01–'02
- Stefano Mancinelli 9 seasons: '01–'09
- Gianmarco Pozzecco 3 seasons: '02–'05
- Carlos Delfino 2 seasons: '02–'04
- A. J. Guyton 2 seasons: '02–'04
- Luboš Bartoň 1 season: '02–'03
- Vlado Šćepanović 1 season: '02–'03
- Mate Skelin 1 season: '02–'03
- Davor Marcelić 1 season: '02–'03
- Marco Belinelli 4 seasons: '03–'07
- Erazem Lorbek 3 seasons: '03–'06
- Matjaž Smodiš 2 seasons: '03–'05
- Miloš Vujanić 2 seasons: '03–'05
- Hanno Möttölä 1 season: '03–'04
- Dalibor Bagarić 4 seasons: '04–'06, '07–'09
- Amal McCaskill 1 season: '04–'05
- Ruben Douglas 1 season: '04–'05
- Nate Green 1 season: '04–'05
- Sani Bečirovič 1 season: '05–'06
- Yakhouba Diawara 1 season: '05–'06
- Kiwane Garris 1 season: '05–'06
- Travis Watson 1 season: '05–'06
- - David Bluthenthal 1 season: '06–'07
- Alain Digbeu 1 season: '06–'07
- Tyus Edney 1 season: '06–'07
- Goran Jurak 1 season: '06–'07
- Jérôme Moïso 1 season: '06–'07
- Moochie Norris 1 season: '06–'07
- Preston Shumpert 1 season: '06–'07
- Kristaps Janičenoks 1 season: '07–'08
- Earl Barron 1 season: '08
- Marcelinho Huertas 1 season: '08–'09
- Kieron Achara 1 season: '08–'09
- Jamont Gordon 1 season: '08–'09
- Uroš Slokar 1 season: '08–'09
- Joseph Forte 1 season: '08–'09
- James Thomas 3 seasons: '06–'09
- Qyntel Woods 1 season: '08–'09
- DJ Strawberry 1 season: '08–'09
- Lazaros Papadopoulos 1 season: '08–'09
- Davide Lamma 8 seasons: '93–'94, '94–'95, '98, '07–'08, '08–'09, '09–'10, '10–'11, '14–'15
- Marco Carraretto 1 season: '15–'16
- Stefano Mancinelli 1 season: '16–present
Head coaches
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Sponsorship names
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as :
- Cassera Bologna (1966–68)
- Eldorado Bologna (1968–71)
- Alco Bologna (1971–78)
- Mercury Bologna (1978–80)
- I&B Bologna (1980–81)
- Lattesole Bologna (1981–83)
- Yoga Bologna (1983–88)
- Arimo Bologna (1988–90)
- Aprimatic Bologna (1990–91)
- Mangiaebevi Bologna (1991–93)
- Filodoro Bologna (1993–95)
- Teamsystem Bologna (1995–99)
- Paf Wennington Bologna (1999–01)
- Skipper Bologna (2001–04)
- Climamio Bologna (2004–07)
- UPIM Bologna [Domestically] (2007–08)
- Beghelli Bologna [European competition] (2007–08)
- GMAC Bologna [Domestically] (2008–09)
- Fortitudo Bologna [European competition] (2008–09)
- Amori Bologna (2009–10)
- Tulipano Impianti Bologna (2013–14)
- Eternedile Bologna (2014–2016)
- Contatto Bologna (2016–2017)
- Consultinvest Bologna (2017–2018)
- Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna (2018–present)
References
- ^ "Consultinvest new sponsor of Fortitudo Bologna". sportando.com (in Italian). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Forni, Francesco (25 April 2010). "La Effe aspetta Castelletto poi l' omaggio al Barone" [Fortitudo awaits Castelletto then will honour the Baron]. Repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Basketissimo. "Serie A mercato: il tabellone dei roster della stagione 2019-2020". basketissimo.com. Basketissimo. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Basketinside. "Serie A 2019/20, la guida al mercato". basketinside.com. Basketinside. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Serie A historical results Template:It icon Retrieved 23 August 2015
- Euroleague profile
- Official Supporters Site Template:It icon