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{{short description|Italian professional basketball club}}
{{Infobox Basketball club
{{for|the baseball team|Fortitudo Baseball Bologna}}
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{{Infobox basketball club
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| name = Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna
| name = Fortitudo Bologna
| current = 2023–24 Fortitudo Bologna season
| nickname =
| nickname =
| logo = BC Fortitudo Bologna logo.gif
| logo = BC Fortitudo Bologna logo.gif
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| leagues = [[Legadue Basket]]
| leagues = [[Serie A2 (basketball)|Serie A2]]
| founded = 1932
| founded = 1932 (original)<br>2013 (re-founded)
| history = Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna<br>(1932-present)
| history = '''Fortitudo Bologna'''<br />(1939–2012)<br />'''Fortitudo Bologna 103'''<br />(2013–present)
| arena = [[Land Rover Arena|PalaDozza]]<br>(5,721 seats)
| arena = [[PalaDozza]]
| capacity = 5,570
| location = [[Bologna]], [[Italy]]
| location = [[Bologna]], [[Italy]]
| colors = White and Blue<br>{{color box|white}} {{color box|#242b45}}
| colors = White and blue<br />{{color box|white}} {{color box|#103166}}
| owner = NewCo Sporting Fortitudo S.r.l.
| president = [[Gilberto Sacrati]] (owner)
| president = Stefano Tedeschi
| coach = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alessandro Finelli]]
| manager = Nicolò Basciano
| championships = [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian Championships]] (2):<br />2000, 2005<br/>[[Supercoppa Italiana di Pallacanestro Maschile|Italian Supercups]] (2):<br />1998, 2005<br />[[Coppa Italia di pallacanestro maschile|Italian Cups]] (1):<br />1998
| website = [http://www.fortitudo.it fortitudo.it]
| coach = [[Attilio Caja]]
| championships = '''2''' [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian Leagues]]<br />'''1''' [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]]<br />'''2''' [[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercups]] <br />'''1''' [[Italian LNP Cup]]
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'''Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103''', commonly known as '''Fortitudo Bologna''' and currently known as '''Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportando.basketball/pompea-e-il-nuovo-main-sponsor-della-fortitudo-bologna/ |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=8 August 2019 |title=Pompea è il nuovo main sponsor della Fortitudo Bologna|website=sportando.basketball |access-date=13 August 2019 |language=Italian |trans-title=Pompea is the new main sponsor of Fortitudo Bologna}}</ref> is a [[basketball]] club based in [[Bologna]], Italy and currently plays in the [[Serie A (basketball)|second division]].
'''Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna''' is an [[Legadue Basket]] professional [[basketball]] club that is based in [[Bologna]]. It's currently sponsored by [[Conad]].


==History==
==History==
Despite being one of Europe's richest clubs, Fortitudo has for much of its history played second fiddle in its own city to arch rivals [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Virtus Bologna]]. Fortitudo won its first major trophy in 1998, winning the Italian Cup.
Fortitudo has for much of its history played second fiddle in its own city to arch rivals [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Virtus Bologna]], with whom it contests the fierce [[Bologna Derby]]. Fortitudo won its first major trophy in 1998, winning the [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]].


Fortitudo made the Italian League championship finals ten consecutive years (1997 through 2006). After three straight finals losses, Fortitudo won the Italian League Championship 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 [[Olimpia Milano|Armani Jeans Milano]] in the finals series when [[instant replay]] upheld a Ruben Douglas [[buzzer beater]] in Game 4 of the championship series.
Fortitudo made the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian league]] finals ten consecutive years (1997–2006). 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 [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|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 has become a fixture in the [[Euroleague Basketball|Euroleague]], basketball's equivalent to the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] in football. It got to the Final four in 1999 (it lost in semifinal against Virtus Bologna) and the semifinal of Euroleague playoffs in 2001 (again eliminated by the eternal rivals of Virtus); then the club lost in the Euroleague final in 2004 to [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] by 44 points, after defeating [[Mens Sana Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] on the day before in semifinal. However, they had a subpar [[Serie A (basketball) 2006-07|2006-07 season]] by their recent standards, finishing 13th out of 18 teams after changing coaches no less than three times. They nonetheless made the field for the [[ULEB Cup 2007-08|2007-08]] [[Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]], as most of Italy's entries to that competition are based on performance over a three-year period, and Fortitudo's past performances compensated for their disappointing 2006-07 campaign.
In recent years, Fortitudo had been a fixture in the European top-tier [[Euroleague Basketball|Euroleague]]. Fortitudo's first achievement in European competition was a [[FIBA Korać Cup]] final against [[KK Split|Jugoplastika]] in 1977 in their maiden participation. It got to the [[1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague|Euroleague Final]] four in 1999 (losing in the semifinal against city rivals [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]] and in third place game against [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]) and the semifinal of the [[2000–01 Euroleague#Playoffs|Euroleague playoffs]] in 2001 (again eliminated by rivals Virtus); then the club lost in the [[2004 Euroleague Final Four|Euroleague final]] in 2004 to [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] by 44 points. The [[2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A|2006–07 season]] saw them change coaches thrice as they finished thirteenth (out of eighteen), though they still qualified for the [[2007–08 ULEB Cup]].


Due to economic irregularities, upon Fortitudo's relegation from the [[2008–09 Lega Basket Serie A|2008–09 season]], the team was not allowed to participate in the 2009–10 Serie A2, restarting from the Serie A dilettanti. After winning that league, Fortitudo was once again excluded from Serie A2 and the club's affiliation to the [[Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro|Italian Federation]] revoked. As such, Fortitudo was barred from playing in any league, save for youth development leagues.
Fortitudo's home arena is [[Land Rover Arena|Paladozza]], now also known for sponsorship reasons as [[Land Rover]] Arena.


=== The Rebirth and return to the top flight ===
== Roster ==
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 Basket|Serie A2]] where it played during the 2015–16 season.
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After a successful campaign in 2018–19, the club qualified for promotion to [[2019–20 LBA season|Serie A]] for the first time since its 2009 dissolution. They later qualified to the [[2020–21 Basketball Champions League]], but they finished last in their group. In the [[2021–22 LBA season|2021–22]] season, they finished in the 15th position to be relegated to Serie A2.
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Tre Kelley]]
||[[Point Guard]]


==Honours==
|-
===Domestic competitions===
|5
* '''[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
: '''Winners (2)''': 1999–00, [[2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A|2004–05]]
|[[Matteo Guidetti]]
* '''[[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]]'''
|[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
: '''Winners (1)''': 1997–98
* '''[[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]]'''
: '''Winners (2)''': 1998, 2005


===European competitions===
|-
* '''[[EuroLeague]]'''
|8
: Runners-up (1): [[2003–04 Euroleague|2003–04]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
: Semifinalists (1): [[2000–01 Euroleague|2000–01]]
|[[Stefano Chiarini]]
: 4th place (1): [[1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague|1998–99]]
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
: Final Four (2): [[1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four|1999]], [[2004 Euroleague Final Four|2004]]
* '''[[FIBA Korać Cup]]'''
: Runners-up (1): [[1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup|1976–77]]
: Semifinalists (1): [[1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup|1995–96]]


===Other competitions===
|-
* '''Copa de Andata Carisbo'''
|10
: '''Winners (1)''': 2007
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
* '''Via Resa, Italy Invitational Game'''
|[[Andrea Pecile]]
: '''Winners (1)''': 2007
|[[Point Guard]]


==Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions==
{{Main|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna in European and worldwide competitions}}
{| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
|- bgcolor=#CADCFB
! Season
! Achievement
! Notes
|-
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[EuroLeague]]
|11
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|[[Patrick Baldassarre]]
|[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]

|-
|-
| align="center" | [[1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague|1996–97]]
|12
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
| align="left" | eliminated 2–1 by [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]], 70–65 ('''W''') in [[Bologna]], 73–75 ('''L''') in [[Barcelona]] and 62–87 ('''L''') in [[Bologna]]
|[[Brett Blizzard]]
|[[Shooting Guard]]/[[Small Forward]]

|-
|-
| align="center" | [[1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague|1997–98]]
|14
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
| align="left" | eliminated 2–0 by [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]], 52–64 ('''L''') in [[Bologna]] away, 56–58 ('''L''') in [[Bologna]] home
|[[Matteo Montano]]
|[[Point Guard]]

|-
|-
| align="center" | [[1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague|1998–99]]
|15
| align="center" | '''Final Four'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
| align="left" | 4th place in [[Munich]], lost to [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]] 57–62 in the semi-final, lost to [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]] 63–74 in the 3rd place game
|[[Giacomo Filippini]]
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]

|-
|-
| align="center" | [[1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague|1999–00]]
|19
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
| align="left" | eliminated 2–1 by [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], 65–62 ('''W''') in [[Tel Aviv]], 73–80 ('''L''') in [[Bologna]] and 64–79 ('''L''') in [[Tel Aviv]]
|[[Donato Cutolo]]
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]

|-
|-
| align="center" | [[2000–01 Euroleague|2000–01]]
| 24
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
|{{flagicon|LTU}}
| align="left" | eliminated 3–0 by [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]], 76–103 ('''L''') in [[Bologna]] away, 84–92 ('''L''') in [[Bologna]] away and 70–74 ('''L''') in [[Bologna]] home
|[[Egidijus Dimsa]]
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]

|-
|-
| align="center" | [[2003–04 Euroleague|2003–04]]
| 40
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
|{{flagicon|CRO}}
| align="left" | defeated [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] 103–102 in the semi-final, lost to [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] 74–118 in the final ([[Tel Aviv]])
|[[Zoran Vrkic]]
|-
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Korać Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup|1976–77]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[KK Split|Jugoplastika]] 84–87 in the final ([[Genoa]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1994–95 FIBA Korać Cup|1994–95]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[Alba Berlin]], 73–77 ('''L''') in [[Berlin]] and 80–80 ('''D''') in [[Bologna]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup|1995–96]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[Anadolu Efes S.K.|Efes Pilsen]], 78–102 ('''L''') in [[Istanbul]] and 97–91 ('''W''') in [[Bologna]]
|}
{{clear}}


==Retired numbers==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="7" style="{{Basketball color cell|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna}}"|Fortitudo Bologna retired numbers
|-
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna}}"|No
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna}}"|{{Tooltip|Nat.|Nationality}}
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna}}"|Player
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna}}"|Position
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna}}"|Tenure
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna}}"|Date retired
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna}}"|Ref.
|-
| '''13''' || {{flagicon|USA}} || [[Gary Schull]] || [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 1968–1973 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2010/04/25/la-effe-aspetta-castelletto-poi-omaggio.html |title=La Effe aspetta Castelletto poi l' omaggio al Barone |last=Forni |first=Francesco |date=25 April 2010 |website=[[la Repubblica|Repubblica]].it |access-date=5 November 2017 |language=Italian |trans-title=Fortitudo awaits Castelletto then will honour the Baron}}</ref>
|}
|}

==Players==
=== Current roster ===
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header | team= Fortitudo Bologna
| color1 = #FFFFFF | bg1 = #103166 | color2 = #103166 | bg2 = #white | wt = n | age = y }}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | num = 1 |nat = USA | first = Adrian | last = Banks | pos = SG | m = 1.91 | year = 1986 | month = 02 | date = 09 }}

{{player3 | num = 4 |nat = ITA | first = Pietro | last = Aradori | pos = SG | m = 1.95 | year = 1988 | month = 12 | date = 09 }}
{{player3 | num = 10 |nat = ITA | first = Simone | last = Barbante | pos = C | m = 2.11 | year = 1999 | month = 08 | date = 29 }}
{{player3 | num = 11 |nat = ITA | first = Alessandro | last = Panni | pos = PG | m = 1.85 | year = 1991 | month = 12 | date = 27 }}
{{player3 | num = 19 |nat = SLO | first = Miha | last = Vašl | pos = SG | m = 1.92 | year = 1992 | month = 03 | date = 02 }}{{player3 | num = 20 |nat = ITA | first = Francesco | last = Candussi | pos = F/C | m = 2.11 | year = 1994 | month = 02 | date = 23 | dab = basketball, born 1994 }}
{{player3 | num = 21 |nat = ITA | first = Matteo | last = Fantinelli | pos = PG | m = 1.95 | year = 1993 | month = 11 | date = 24 |note=C}}
{{player3 | num = 23 |nat = SEN | first = Saliou | last = Niang | pos = SG | m = 2.01 | year = 2004 | month = 05 | date = 14 }}
{{player3 | num = 31 |nat = ITA | first = Nazzareno | last = Italiano | pos = SF | m = 1.98 | year = 1991 | month = 07 | date = 15 }}
{{player3 | num = 32 |nat = ITA | first = Valerio | last = Cucci | pos = PF | m = 2.02 | year = 1995 | month = 01 | date = 19 }}

<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach = *{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Angori
| asst_coach =
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Tasini
| roster_url = https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Italy/Fortitudo-Kigili-Bologna/293
| accessdate = 16 May 2023
}}

=== Depth chart ===
{{Basketball depth chart
|team_name = Fortitudo Bologna
|switch_colors = yes
|starter_c = <span style="color:#0000ff;"> Francesco Candussi </span>
|starter_pf = <span style="color:#0000ff;"> Valerio Cucci </span>
|starter_sf = <span style="color:#0000ff;"> Pietro Aradori </span>
|starter_sg = <span style="color:#ff0000;"> Adrian Banks </span>
|starter_pg = <span style="color:#0000ff;"> Matteo Fantinelli </span>

|bench 1_c = <span style="color:#0000ff;"> SImone Barbante </span>
|bench 1_pf = <span style="color:#0000ff;"> Nazzareno Italiano </span>
|bench 1_sf = <span style="color:#ff0000;"> Saliou Niang </span>
|bench 1_sg = <span style="color:#ff0000;"> Miha Vašl </span>
|bench 1_pg = <span style="color:#0000ff;"> Alessandro Panni </span>

|bench 2_c =
|bench 2_pf =
|bench 2_sf =
|bench 2_sg =
|bench 2_pg =

|notes = (colours: <span style="color:#0000ff;">Italian or homegrown players</span>; <span style="color:#ff0000;">foreign players</span>; <span style="color:#0b610b;">young players)</span>
}}


==Notable players==
==Notable players==
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
{|
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[John D. Douglas]] {{small|4 seasons: '83–'87}}
|
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[John D. Douglas]] <small>4 seasons: '83-'87</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}}-{{flagicon|ITA}} [[George Bucci]] {{small|5 seasons: '85–'90}}
* {{flagicon|USA}}-{{flagicon|ITA}} [[George Bucci]] <small>5 seasons: '85-'90</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Dallamora]] {{small|8 seasons: '86–'94}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Dallamora]] <small>8 seasons: '86-'94</small>
* {{flagicon|ESP}}-{{flagicon|USA}} [[Wallace Bryant]] {{small|1 season: '87–'88}}
* {{flagicon|ESP}}-{{flagicon|USA}} [[Wallace Bryant]] <small>1 season: '87-'88</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Daniele Albertazzi]] {{small|6 seasons: '87–'93}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Daniele Albertazzi]] <small>6 seasons: '87-'93</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Moris Masetti]] {{small|2 seasons: '87–'89}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Moris Masetti]] <small>2 seasons: '87-'89</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Garnett]] {{small|1 season: '87–'88}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Garnett]] <small>1 season: '87-'88</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Artis Gilmore]] {{small|1 season: '88–'89}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Artis Gilmore]] <small>1 season: '88-'89</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Askew]] {{small|1 season: '88–'89}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Askew]] <small>1 season: '88-'89</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Banks]] {{small|1 season: '88–'89}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Banks]] <small>1 season: '88-'89</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris McNealy (basketball, born 1961)|Chris McNealy]] {{small|1 season: '89–'90}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris McNealy]] <small>1 season: '89-'90</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Feitl]] {{small|1 season: '89–'90}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Feitl]] <small>1 season: '89-'90</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Myers]] {{small|2 seasons: '90–'92}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Myers]] <small>2 seasons: '90-'92</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cedrick Hordges]] {{small|1 season: '90–'91}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cedrick Hordges]] <small>1 season: '90-'91</small>
* {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Valdemaras Chomičius]] {{small|1 season: '90–'91}}
* {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Valdemaras Chomičius]] <small>1 season: '90-'91</small>
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Teoman Alibegović]] {{small|2 seasons: '91–'93}}
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Teoman Alibegović]] <small>2 seasons: '91-'93</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shaun Vandiver]] {{small|1 season: '91–'92}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shaun Vandiver]] <small>1 season: '91-'92</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas Comegys]] {{small|2 seasons: '92–'94}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas Comegys]] <small>2 seasons: '92-'94</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Fumagalli (basketball)|Corrado Fumagalli]] {{small|2 seasons: '92–'94}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Fumagalli]] <small>2 seasons: '92-'94</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dan Gay]] {{small|8 seasons: '93–'00, '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dan Gay]] <small>8 seasons: '93-'00, '06-'07</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Esposito]] {{small|2 seasons: '93–'95}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Esposito]] <small>2 seasons: '93-'95</small>
* {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Aleksandar Đorđević]] {{small|2 seasons: '94–'96}}
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Đorđević]] <small>2 seasons: '94-'96</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlton Myers]] {{small|6 seasons: '95–'01}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlton Myers]] <small>6 seasons: '95-'01</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Frosini]] {{small|3 seasons: '94–'97}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Frosini]] <small>3 seasons: '94-'97</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Brown (basketball player)|Mike Brown]] {{small|1 season: '95–'96}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Brown (basketball player)|Mike Brown]] <small>1 season: '95-'96</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Conrad McRae]] {{small|1 season: '96–'97}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Conrad McRae]] <small>1 season: '96-'97</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Murdock]] {{small|1 season: '96–'97}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Murdock]] <small>1 season: '96-'97</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gregor Fučka]] {{small|5 seasons: '97–'02}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gregor Fučka]] <small>5 seasons: '97-'02</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacomo Galanda]] {{small|5 seasons: '97–'98, '99–'03}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacomo Galanda]] <small>5 seasons: '97-'98, '99-'03</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Chiacig]] {{small|2 seasons: '97–'99}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Chiacig]] <small>2 seasons: '97-'99</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Rivers]] {{small|1 season: '97–'98}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominique Wilkins]] {{small|1 season: '97–'98}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluca Basile]] {{small|7 seasons: '98–'05}}
* {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Marko Jarić]] {{small|2 seasons: '98–'00}}
* {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Artūras Karnišovas]] {{small|2 seasons: '98–'00}}
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Damir Mulaomerović]] {{small|1 season: '98–'99}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vinny Del Negro]] {{small|1 season: '98–'99}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Rusinak]] {{small|1 seasons: '00'01}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Bowie]] {{small|1 season: '00–'01}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Gill]]{{small|1 season: '00–'01}}
* {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Eurelijus Žukauskas]] {{small|1 season: '00–'01}}
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Vassil Evtimov]] {{small|2 seasons: '01–'02, '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Emilio Kovačić]] {{small|2 seasons: '01–'03}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Celestand]] {{small|1 season: '01–'02}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Goldwire]] {{small|1 season: '01–'02}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan McClintock]] {{small|1 season: '01–'02}}
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Marko Milič]] {{small|1 season: '01–'02}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rumeal Robinson]] {{small|1 season: '01–'02}}
* {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Zoran Savić]] {{small|1 season: '01–'02}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Mancinelli]] {{small|9 seasons: '01–'09}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianmarco Pozzecco]] {{small|3 seasons: '02–'05}}
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Delfino]] {{small|3 seasons: '02–'04,'19}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[A. J. Guyton]] {{small|2 seasons: '02–'04}}
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Luboš Bartoň]] {{small|1 season: '02–'03}}
* {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Vlado Šćepanović]] {{small|1 season: '02–'03}}
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Mate Skelin]] {{small|1 season: '02–'03}}
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Davor Marcelić]] {{small|1 season: '02–'03}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Belinelli]] {{small|4 seasons: '03–'07}}
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Erazem Lorbek]] {{small|3 seasons: '03–'06}}
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matjaž Smodiš]] {{small|2 seasons: '03–'05}}
* {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Miloš Vujanić]] {{small|2 seasons: '03–'05}}
* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Hanno Möttölä]] {{small|1 season: '03–'04}}
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Dalibor Bagarić]] {{small|4 seasons: '04–'06, '07–'09}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amal McCaskill]] {{small|1 season: '04–'05}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ruben Douglas]] {{small|1 season: '04–'05}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nate Green]] {{small|1 season: '04–'05}}
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Sani Bečirovič]] {{small|1 season: '05–'06}}
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yakhouba Diawara]] {{small|1 season: '05–'06}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kiwane Garris]] {{small|1 season: '05–'06}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Travis Watson]] {{small|1 season: '05–'06}}
* {{flagicon|USA}}-{{flagicon|ISR}} [[David Bluthenthal]] {{small|1 season: '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Digbeu]] {{small|1 season: '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyus Edney]] {{small|1 season: '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Goran Jurak]] {{small|1 season: '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérôme Moïso]] {{small|1 season: '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Moochie Norris]] {{small|1 season: '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Preston Shumpert]] {{small|1 season: '06–'07}}
* {{flagicon|LVA}} [[Kristaps Janičenoks]] {{small|1 season: '07–'08}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Earl Barron]] {{small|1 season: '08}}
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelinho Huertas]] {{small|1 season: '08–'09}}
* {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kieron Achara]] {{small|1 season: '08–'09}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamont Gordon]] {{small|1 season: '08–'09}}
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Uroš Slokar]] {{small|1 season: '08–'09}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joseph Forte]] {{small|1 season: '08–'09}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Thomas (basketball)|James Thomas]] {{small|3 seasons: '06–'09}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Qyntel Woods]] {{small|1 season: '08–'09}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[D. J. Strawberry]] {{small|1 season: '08–'09}}
* {{flagicon|GRC}} [[Lazaros Papadopoulos]] {{small|1 season: '08–'09}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Lamma]] {{small|8 seasons: '93–'94, '94–'95, '98, '07–'08, '08–'09, '09–'10, '10–'11, '14–'15}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Carraretto]] {{small|1 season: '15–'16}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Mancinelli]] {{small|1 season: '16–present}}
{{div col end}}


===Players at the [[NBA draft]]===
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Rivers]] <small>1 season: '97-'98</small>
{{NBA Draft legend|5=y}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominique Wilkins]] <small>1 season: '97-'98</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluca Basile]] <small>7 seasons: '98-'05</small>
|-
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Marko Jarić]] <small>2 seasons: '98-'00</small>
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Fortitudo Bologna}}"| Position
* {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Artūras Karnišovas]] <small>2 seasons: '98-'00</small>
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Fortitudo Bologna}}"| Player
|
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Fortitudo Bologna}}"| Year
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Damir Mulaomerović]] <small>1 season: '98-'99</small>
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Fortitudo Bologna}}"| Round
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vinny Del Negro]] <small>1 season: '98-'99</small>
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Fortitudo Bologna}}"| Pick
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Stojko Vranković]] <small>2 seasons: '99-'01</small>
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Fortitudo Bologna}}"| Drafted by
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Bowie]] <small>1 season: '00-'01</small>
|-
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Gill]]<small>1 season: '00-'01</small>
|SG
* {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Eurelijus Žukauskas]] <small>1 season: '00-'01</small>
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Vassil Evtimov]] <small>2 seasons: '01-'02, '06-'07</small>
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Marko Jarić]]
|[[2000 NBA Draft|2000]]
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Emilio Kovačić]] <small>2 seasons: '01-'03</small>
|1st round
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Celestand]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
|30th
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Goldwire]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
|[[Los Angeles Clippers]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan McClintock]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
|-
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Marko Milič]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
|SF/SG
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rumeal Robinson]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Zoran Savić]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Delfino]]
|[[2003 NBA Draft|2003]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Mancinelli]] <small>9 seasons: '01-'09</small>
|1st round
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianmarco Pozzecco]] <small>3 seasons: '02-'05</small>
|25th
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Delfino]] <small>2 seasons: '02-'04</small>
|[[Detroit Pistons]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[A. J. Guyton]] <small>2 seasons: '02-'04</small>
|-
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Luboš Bartoň]] <small>1 season: '02-'03</small>
|PF/C
* {{flagicon|SCG}} [[Vlado Šćepanović]] <small>1 season: '02-'03</small>
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mate Skelin]] <small>1 season: '02-'03</small>
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Erazem Lorbek]]<sup>#</sup>
|[[2005 NBA Draft|2005]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Belinelli]] <small>4 seasons: '03-'07</small>
|2nd round
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Erazem Lorbek]] <small>3 seasons: '03-'06</small>
|46th
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matjaž Smodiš]] <small>2 seasons: '03-'05</small>
|[[Indiana Pacers]]
* {{flagicon|SER}} [[Miloš Vujanić]] <small>2 seasons: '03-'05</small>
|-
* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Hanno Möttölä]] <small>1 season: '03-'04</small>
|SG/SF
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dalibor Bagarić]] <small>4 seasons: '04-'06, '07-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amal McCaskill]] <small>1 season: '04-'05</small>
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Belinelli]]
|[[2007 NBA Draft|2007]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ruben Douglas]] <small>1 season: '04-'05</small>
|1st round
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Sani Bečirovič]] <small>1 season: '05-'06</small>
|18th
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yakhouba Diawara]] <small>1 season: '05-'06</small>
|[[Golden State Warriors]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kiwane Garris]] <small>1 season: '05-'06</small>
|-
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Travis Watson]] <small>1 season: '05-'06</small>
|SG/SF
* {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|ISR}} [[David Bluthenthal]] <small>1 season: '06-'07</small>
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Digbeu]] <small>1 season: '06-'07</small>
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gabriele Procida]]
|[[2022 NBA Draft|2022]]
|
|2nd round
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyus Edney]] <small>1 season: '06-'07</small>
|36th
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Goran Jurak]] <small>1 season: '06-'07</small>
|[[Portland Trail Blazers]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérôme Moïso]] <small>1 season: '06-'07</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Moochie Norris]] <small>1 season: '06-'07</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Preston Shumpert]] <small>1 season: '06-'07</small>
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelinho Huertas]] <small>1 season: '08-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Kieron Achara]] <small>1 season: '08-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamont Gordon]] <small>1 season: '08-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Uroš Slokar]] <small>1 season: '08-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joseph Forte]] <small>1 season: '08-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Thomas (basketball)|James Thomas]] <small>3 seasons: '06-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Qyntel Woods]] <small>1 season: '08-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[DJ Strawberry]] <small>1 season: '08-'09</small>
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Lazaros Papadopoulos]] <small>1 season: '08-'09</small>
|}
|}


==Sponsorship names==
==Head coaches==
{{col-begin}}
Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:<ref>[http://195.56.77.208/team/history.phtml?id=BOF Lega A page on the history of Fortitudo Bologna. {{it icon}}]</ref>
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* {{flagicon|Italy}} Beppe Lamberti (1966–1973)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Dido Guerrieri (1973–1974)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alberto Bucci]] (1974)
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Aca Nikolić|Aza Nikolić]] (1974–1976)
* {{flagicon|USA}} John McMillen (1976–1980)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Mauro Di Vincenzo (1980–1981)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[:it:Edoardo Rusconi|Dodo Rusconi]] (1981–1983)
* {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Rudy D'Amico]] (1983)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Francesco Zucchini and Andrea Sassoli (1983–1984)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea Sassoli (1984–1988)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Mauro Di Vincenzo (1988–1990)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[:it:Stefano Pillastrini|Stefano Pillastrini]] (1990-1992)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Lino Bruni
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Marco Calamai
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Dario Bellandi
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Sergio Scariolo]] (1993-1996)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valerio Bianchini]] (1996-1998)
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Petar Skansi]] (1998-1999)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Carlo Recalcati]] (1999-2001)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Matteo Boniciolli]] (2001-2002)
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Jasmin Repeša]] (2002-2006)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabrizio Frates]] (2006)
{{col-4}}
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Ergin Ataman]] (2006-2007)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Massimiliano Oldoini / {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|Italy}} Dan Gay (2007)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[:it:Andrea Mazzon|Andrea Mazzon]] (2007-2008)
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dragan Šakota]] (2008)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cesare Pancotto]] (2008-2009)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Alessandro Finelli
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Antonio Tinti
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Federico Politi
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Claudio Vandoni
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Matteo Boniciolli]] (2015-2018)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianmarco Pozzecco]] (2018)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Antimo Martino]] (2018-2020, 2021-2022)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Romeo Sacchetti]] (2020)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luca Dalmonte]] (2020-21, 2022-2023)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Attilio Caja]] (2023-)


{{col-end}}
*Cassera (1966-68)

*Eldorado (1968-71)
==Sponsorship names==
*Alco (1971-78)
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as :
*Mercury (1978-80)
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*I&B (1980-81)
*'''Cassera Bologna''' (1966–68)
*Lattesole (1981-83)
*'''Eldorado Bologna''' (1968–71)
*Yoga (1983-88)
*'''Alco Bologna''' (1971–78)
*Arimo (1988-90)
*'''Mercury Bologna''' (1978–80)
*Aprimatic (1990-91)
*'''I&B Bologna''' (1980–81)
*Mangiaebevi (1991-93)
*'''Lattesole Bologna''' (1981–83)
*Filodoro (1993-95)
*'''Yoga Bologna''' (1983–88)
*Teamsystem (1995-99)
*'''Arimo Bologna''' (1988–90)
*Paf Wennington (1999-01)
*'''Aprimatic Bologna''' (1990–91)
*Skipper (2001-04)
*'''Mangiaebevi Bologna''' (1991–93)
*Climamio (2004-07)
*'''Filodoro Bologna''' (1993–95)
*UPIM ([[Serie A (basketball)|Italian League]]), Beghelli ([[ULEB Eurocup|Eurocup]]) (2007-08)
*'''Teamsystem Bologna''' (1995–99)
*GMAC (Serie A), no name sponsorship (Eurocup) (2008-09)
*'''Paf Wennington Bologna''' (1999–01)
*AMORI (2009-10)
*'''Skipper Bologna''' (2001–04)
*Conad (2011-present)
*'''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''' (2014–16)
*'''Contatto Bologna''' (2016–17)
*'''Consultinvest Bologna''' (2017–18)
*'''Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna''' (2018–19)
*'''Fortitudo Pompea Bologna''' (2019–20)
*'''Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna''' (2020–21)
*'''Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna''' (2021–2023)
*'''Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna''' (2023–present)
{{div col end}}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.fortitudo.it Official Site] {{it icon}}
* {{Official website|http://www.fortitudo103.it}}
*[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/teams/showteam?clubcode=FOR Euroleague Team Profile]
* [http://web.legabasket.it/team/1160/gmac_bologna/storia Serie A historical results] {{in lang|it}} Retrieved 23 August 2015
*[http://www.fdl1970.net Official Supporters Site] {{it icon}}
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/teams/showteam?clubcode=FOR Euroleague profile]

* [http://www.fdl1970.net Official Supporters Site] {{in lang|it}}
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 10 March 2024

For the baseball team, see Fortitudo Baseball Bologna.
Fortitudo Bologna
2023–24 Fortitudo Bologna season
Fortitudo Bologna logo
LeaguesSerie A2
Founded1932 (original)
2013 (re-founded)
HistoryFortitudo Bologna
(1939–2012)
Fortitudo Bologna 103
(2013–present)
ArenaPalaDozza
Capacity5,570
LocationBologna, Italy
Team colorsWhite and blue
   
PresidentStefano Tedeschi
Team managerNicolò Basciano
Head coachAttilio Caja
OwnershipNewCo Sporting Fortitudo S.r.l.
Championships2 Italian Leagues
1 Italian Cup
2 Italian Supercups
1 Italian LNP Cup
Websitefortitudo103.it

Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division.

History[edit]

Fortitudo has for much of its history played second fiddle in its own city to arch rivals Virtus Bologna, with whom it contests the fierce Bologna Derby. Fortitudo won its first major trophy in 1998, winning the Italian Cup.

Fortitudo made the Italian league finals ten consecutive years (1997–2006). 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 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 2007–08 ULEB Cup.

Due to economic irregularities, upon Fortitudo's relegation from the 2008–09 season, the team was not allowed to participate in the 2009–10 Serie A2, restarting from the Serie A dilettanti. After winning that league, Fortitudo was once again excluded from Serie A2 and the club's affiliation to the Italian Federation revoked. As such, Fortitudo was barred from playing in any league, save for youth development leagues.

The Rebirth and return to the top flight[edit]

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 played 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. They later qualified to the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League, but they finished last in their group. In the 2021–22 season, they finished in the 15th position to be relegated to Serie A2.

Honours[edit]

Domestic competitions[edit]

Winners (2): 1999–00, 2004–05
Winners (1): 1997–98
Winners (2): 1998, 2005

European competitions[edit]

Runners-up (1): 2003–04
Semifinalists (1): 2000–01
4th place (1): 1998–99
Final Four (2): 1999, 2004
Runners-up (1): 1976–77
Semifinalists (1): 1995–96

Other competitions[edit]

  • Copa de Andata Carisbo
Winners (1): 2007
  • Via Resa, Italy Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2007

Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions[edit]

Main article: Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna in European and worldwide competitions
Season Achievement Notes
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 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 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[edit]

Fortitudo Bologna retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Date retired Ref.
13 United States Gary Schull C 1968–1973 2010 [2]

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Fortitudo Bologna roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 1 United States Banks, Adrian 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 38 – (1986-02-09)9 February 1986
SG 4 Italy Aradori, Pietro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1988-12-09)9 December 1988
C 10 Italy Barbante, Simone 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (1999-08-29)29 August 1999
PG 11 Italy Panni, Alessandro 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1991-12-27)27 December 1991
SG 19 Slovenia Vašl, Miha 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-03-02)2 March 1992
F/C 20 Italy Candussi, Francesco 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1994-02-23)23 February 1994
PG 21 Italy Fantinelli, Matteo (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1993-11-24)24 November 1993
SG 23 Senegal Niang, Saliou 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2004-05-14)14 May 2004
SF 31 Italy Italiano, Nazzareno 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1991-07-15)15 July 1991
PF 32 Italy Cucci, Valerio 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-01-19)19 January 1995
Head coach
  • Italy Matteo Angori
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Matteo Tasini
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 16 May 2023

Depth chart[edit]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Francesco Candussi SImone Barbante
PF Valerio Cucci Nazzareno Italiano
SF Pietro Aradori Saliou Niang
SG Adrian Banks Miha Vašl
PG Matteo Fantinelli Alessandro Panni

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Notable players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Players at the NBA draft[edit]

# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
Position Player Year Round Pick Drafted by
SG Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Jarić 2000 1st round 30th Los Angeles Clippers
SF/SG Argentina Carlos Delfino 2003 1st round 25th Detroit Pistons
PF/C Slovenia Erazem Lorbek# 2005 2nd round 46th Indiana Pacers
SG/SF Italy Marco Belinelli 2007 1st round 18th Golden State Warriors
SG/SF Italy Gabriele Procida 2022 2nd round 36th Portland Trail Blazers

Head coaches[edit]

Sponsorship names[edit]

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 (2014–16)
  • Contatto Bologna (2016–17)
  • Consultinvest Bologna (2017–18)
  • Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna (2018–19)
  • Fortitudo Pompea Bologna (2019–20)
  • Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna (2020–21)
  • Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna (2021–2023)
  • Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna (2023–present)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pompea è il nuovo main sponsor della Fortitudo Bologna" [Pompea is the new main sponsor of Fortitudo Bologna]. sportando.basketball (in Italian). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ 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.

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