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Sutor Basket Montegranaro, is an amateur Italian
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club based in
Montegranaro Montegranaro is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region of Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno. It is one of the main centres for shoe production in Italy. Main sights Church ...
,
Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
. It plays in the Promozione (7th division) as of June 2015. It was formerly in the top division, with the 2013-14 season its last in
Lega Basket Serie A The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier ...
before on and off the court issues led to the club leaving the professional world.


History

The basketball club was founded in 1955 by local parish priest Don Gaetano Campanelli from
Porto San Giorgio Porto San Giorgio is a '' comune'' (town or municipality) in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It has approximately 15,700 inhabitants (2021) and it is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. History Already famous at the t ...
as ''Società Sportiva Sutor'', ''sutor'' being a
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word for
shoemaker Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cobblers (also known as ''cordwainers''). In the 18th century, dozens or even hundreds of masters, journeymen an ...
, the main local source of employment at the time. Sutor mostly played in the lower divisions in its early years, they were promoted to the second division Legadue in 2001 for the first time in history. Though they were relegated back to
Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been ...
they returned to the Legadue in 2004. An against the odds promotion to the first division
Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Cop ...
in 2006 allowed the small town of
Montegranaro Montegranaro is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region of Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno. It is one of the main centres for shoe production in Italy. Main sights Church ...
to become part of the Italian basketball elite.


Logos

Sutor Basket logo.jpg, Former logo


Arena

Historically, the team has played at the PalaSavelli (capacity: 3,800) in
Porto San Giorgio Porto San Giorgio is a '' comune'' (town or municipality) in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It has approximately 15,700 inhabitants (2021) and it is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. History Already famous at the t ...
, with a brief intermede in
Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...
at the
PalaRossini Banca Marche Palace ( or PalaRossini) is an indoor arena, indoor sports arena, located in Ancona, Italy. The capacity is 6,500 people. It has hosted some matches of the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship. References

Indoor arenas in Ita ...
(capacity:5,066).


Players


Notable players


Sponsorship names

Throughout its history, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as: *Premiata Montegranaro (1998-09) *Sigma Coatings Montegranaro (2009–10) *Fabi Shoes Montegranaro (2010–12)


External links


Official Website

Profile at Lega Basket
1955 establishments in Italy Basketball teams established in 1955
Montegranaro Montegranaro is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region of Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno. It is one of the main centres for shoe production in Italy. Main sights Church ...
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