Fortitudo Bologna
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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>Template:Cite web</ref> is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division.
History
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 three times 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
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
Domestic competitions
- Winners (2): 1999–00, 2004–05
- Winners (1): 1997–98
- Winners (2): 1998, 2005
European competitions
- Runners-up (1): 2003–04
- Semifinalists (1): 2000–01
- 4th place (1): 1998–99
- Final Four (2): 1999, 2004
Other competitions
- Copa de Andata Carisbo
- Winners (1): 2007
- Via Resa, Italy Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2007
Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| 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
| colspan="7" style="Template:Basketball color cell"|Fortitudo Bologna retired numbers | ||||||
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| style="Template:Basketball color cell2"|No | style="Template:Basketball color cell2"|Template:Tooltip | style="Template:Basketball color cell2"|Player | style="Template:Basketball color cell2"|Position | style="Template:Basketball color cell2"|Tenure | style="Template:Basketball color cell2"|Date retired | style="Template:Basketball color cell2"|Ref. |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon | Gary Schull | C | 1968–1973 | 2010 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
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Notable players
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- Template:Flagicon Giacomo Galanda Template:Small
- Template:Flagicon Roberto Chiacig Template:Small
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- Template:Flagicon Gianmarco Pozzecco Template:Small
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- Template:Flagicon Luboš Bartoň Template:Small
- Template:Flagicon Vlado Šćepanović Template:Small
- Template:Flagicon Mate Skelin Template:Small
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Players at the NBA draft
| style="Template:Basketball color cell"| Position | style="Template:Basketball color cell"| Player | style="Template:Basketball color cell"| Year | style="Template:Basketball color cell"| Round | style="Template:Basketball color cell"| Pick | style="Template:Basketball color cell"| Drafted by |
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| SG | Template:Flagicon Marko Jarić | 2000 | 1st round | 30th | Los Angeles Clippers |
| SF/SG | Template:Flagicon Carlos Delfino | 2003 | 1st round | 25th | Detroit Pistons |
| PF/C | Template:Flagicon Erazem Lorbek# | 2005 | 2nd round | 46th | Indiana Pacers |
| SG/SF | Template:Flagicon Marco Belinelli | 2007 | 1st round | 18th | Golden State Warriors |
| SG/SF | Template:Flagicon Gabriele Procida | 2022 | 2nd round | 36th | Portland Trail Blazers |
Head coaches
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- Template:Flagicon Beppe Lamberti (1966–1973)
- Template:Flagicon Dido Guerrieri (1973–1974)
- Template:Flagicon Alberto Bucci (1974)
- Template:Flagicon Aza Nikolić (1974–1976)
- Template:Flagicon John McMillen (1976–1980)
- Template:Flagicon Mauro Di Vincenzo (1980–1981)
- Template:Flagicon Dodo Rusconi (1981–1983)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Rudy D'Amico (1983)
- Template:Flagicon Francesco Zucchini and Andrea Sassoli (1983–1984)
- Template:Flagicon Andrea Sassoli (1984–1988)
- Template:Flagicon Mauro Di Vincenzo (1988–1990)
- Template:Flagicon Stefano Pillastrini (1990-1992)
- Template:Flagicon Lino Bruni
- Template:Flagicon Marco Calamai
- Template:Flagicon Dario Bellandi
- Template:Flagicon Sergio Scariolo (1993-1996)
- Template:Flagicon Valerio Bianchini (1996-1998)
- Template:Flagicon Petar Skansi (1998-1999)
- Template:Flagicon Carlo Recalcati (1999-2001)
- Template:Flagicon Matteo Boniciolli (2001-2002)
- Template:Flagicon Jasmin Repeša (2002-2006)
- Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Frates (2006)
- Template:Flagicon Ergin Ataman (2006-2007)
- Template:Flagicon Massimiliano Oldoini / Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Dan Gay (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Andrea Mazzon (2007-2008)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Dragan Šakota (2008)
- Template:Flagicon Cesare Pancotto (2008-2009)
- Template:Flagicon Alessandro Finelli
- Template:Flagicon Antonio Tinti
- Template:Flagicon Federico Politi
- Template:Flagicon Claudio Vandoni
- Template:Flagicon Matteo Boniciolli (2015-2018)
- Template:Flagicon Gianmarco Pozzecco (2018)
- Template:Flagicon Antimo Martino (2018-2020, 2021-2022)
- Template:Flagicon Romeo Sacchetti (2020)
- Template:Flagicon Luca Dalmonte (2020-21, 2022-2023)
- Template:Flagicon Attilio Caja (2023-)
Sponsorship names
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as : Template:Div col
- 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
External links
- Template:Official website
- Serie A historical results Template:In lang Retrieved 23 August 2015
- Euroleague profile
- Official Supporters Site Template:In lang
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