Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a
basketball
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club based in
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...
, Italy and currently plays in the
second division
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.
History
Fortitudo has for much of its history played second fiddle in its own city to arch rivals
Virtus Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
, with whom it contest the fierce
Bologna Derby
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. Fortitudo won its first major trophy in 1998, winning the
Italian Cup
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.
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
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upheld a Ruben Douglas
buzzer beater
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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
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final against
Jugoplastika
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History
Th ...
in 1977 in their maiden participation. It got to the
Euroleague Final
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Title holders
* ......1958 Rīgas ASK
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four in 1999 (losing in the semifinal against city rivals
Kinder Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
and in third place game against
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
) and the semifinal of the Euroleague playoffs in 2001 (again eliminated by rivals Virtus); then the club lost in the
Euroleague final
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Title holders
* ......1958 Rīgas ASK
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in 2004 to
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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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
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.
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
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for the first time since its 2009 dissolution. They later qualified to the
2020–21 Basketball Champions League
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, but they finished last in their group. In the 2021–22 season, they finished in the 15th position to be relegated to Serie A2.
Italian Cup
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Italian Supercup
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: Winners (2): 1998, 2005
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Serie A2 Basket
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Italian LNP Cup
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1999
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FIBA Korać Cup
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* Copa de Andata Carisbo
: Winners (1): 2007
* Via Resa, Italy Invitational Game
: Winners (1): 2007
Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions
Retired numbers
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Notable players
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George Bucci
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Andrea Dallamora
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Bill Garnett
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Gene Banks
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Dave Feitl
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Pete Myers
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Shaun Vandiver
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Dallas Comegys
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Corrado Fumagalli
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Dan Gay
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Carlton Myers
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Alessandro Frosini
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Eric Murdock
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Gregor Fučka
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Roberto Chiacig
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David Rivers
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Dominique Wilkins
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Gianluca Basile
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Marko Jarić
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Artūras Karnišovas
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Damir Mulaomerović
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Vinny Del Negro
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Stojko Vranković
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Anthony Bowie
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Vassil Evtimov
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Emilio Kovačić
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John Celestand
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Anthony Goldwire
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Marko Milič
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Rumeal Robinson
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Zoran Savić
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Carlos Delfino
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A. J. Guyton
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Luboš Bartoň
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Vlado Šćepanović
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Mate Skelin
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Davor Marcelić
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Marco Belinelli
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Erazem Lorbek
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Matjaž Smodiš
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Miloš Vujanić
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Hanno Möttölä
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Dalibor Bagarić
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Amal McCaskill
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Kiwane Garris
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Travis Watson
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David Bluthenthal
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Alain Digbeu
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Tyus Edney
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Jérôme Moïso
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Preston Shumpert
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Kristaps Janičenoks
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Earl Barron
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Marco Carraretto
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Alberto Bucci
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(1974)
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Aza Nikolić
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(1974–1976)
* John McMillen (1976–1980)
* Mauro Di Vincenzo (1980–1981)
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(1983)
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* Lino Bruni
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Sergio Scariolo
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Valerio Bianchini
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Carlo Recalcati
Carlo Recalcati (born September 11, 1945 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball coach, and a former player.
He was the head coach of the senior Italian national basketball team, from 2001 to 2009, and led them to the silver medal ...
(1999-2001)
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Matteo Boniciolli
Matteo Boniciolli (born 18 April 1962) is an Italian basketball coach of APU Udine in the Italian Serie A2.
He has been a head coach since 1999, guiding several clubs in Italy and abroad to titles, also having taken charge of the Italian natio ...
(2001-2002)
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Jasmin Repeša
Jasmin Repeša (born 1 June 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball coach and former player whose last coached team was Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Serie A.
Repeša has won numerous pro club competitions during his head co ...
(2002-2006)
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Fabrizio Frates
Fabrizio Frates (Milan, July 16, 1959) is an Italian basketball coach.
Career Cantù & Treviso
Frates become head coach of Clear Cantù just over in his thirty years, in the 1990-91 season and won the FIBA Korać Cup that year ( 1990–91 FIBA ...
(2006)
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Ergin Ataman
Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team.
During ...
(2006-2007)
* Massimiliano Oldoini / Dan Gay (2007)
* Andrea Mazzon (2007-2008)
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Dragan Šakota
Dragan Šakota (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шакота, Greek: Ντράγκαν Σάκοτα; born June 16, 1952) is a Serbian professional basketball coach, currently with LBa basketball club, Pallacanestro Reggiana.
Playing career
Šakota ...
(2008)
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Cesare Pancotto
Cesare Pancotto (born January 8, 1955) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Coaching career
After a good career spent playing point guard in his native ...
Matteo Boniciolli
Matteo Boniciolli (born 18 April 1962) is an Italian basketball coach of APU Udine in the Italian Serie A2.
He has been a head coach since 1999, guiding several clubs in Italy and abroad to titles, also having taken charge of the Italian natio ...
(2015-2018)
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Gianmarco Pozzecco
Gianmarco Pozzecco (born 15 September 1972) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player. Currently, he is the head coach of the senior men's Italy national team.
Pozzecco is one of the best known figures in the Italian basket ...
(2018)
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Antimo Martino
Antimo Martino (born 16 August 1978) is an Italian basketball coach, currently managing Pallacanestro Forlì 2.015 in the Lega Serie A2. He has also served as the head coach for Fortitudo Bologna.
Career
Antimo Martino started his coach-career w ...
(2018-2020, 2021-2022)
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Romeo Sacchetti
Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently a head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2.
Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft. 6 in.), he played ...
(2020)
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Luca Dalmonte
Luca Dalmonte (born 3 October 1963) is an Italian professional basketball coach, currently serving as the head coach of Fortitudo Bologna in Lega Serie A2.
From 2013-2015 he was head coach of Virtus Roma in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A and h ...
(2020-21, 2022-)
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 (2014–16)
*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–present)