Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a

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club based in

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, Italy and currently plays in the

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History

Fortitudo has for much of its history played second fiddle in its own city to arch rivals

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, with whom it contests the fierce Bologna Derby. Fortitudo won its first major trophy in 1998, winning the

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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

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upheld a Ruben Douglas

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in Game 4 of the championship series. In recent years, Fortitudo had been a fixture in the European top-tier

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. Fortitudo's first achievement in European competition was a

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final against

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in 1977 in their maiden participation. It got to the

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four in 1999 (losing in the semifinal against city rivals Kinder Bologna and in third place game against

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) and the semifinal of the

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in 2001 (again eliminated by rivals Virtus); then the club lost in the

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in 2004 to

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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

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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

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for the first time since its 2009 dissolution. They later qualified to the

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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.

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Italian League : Winners (2): 1999–00, 2004–05 *

: Winners (1): 1997–98 *

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: Winners (2): 1998, 2005

European competitions

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: Runners-up (1): 2003–04 : Semifinalists (1): 2000–01 : 4th place (1): 1998–99 : Final Four (2):

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: Runners-up (1): 1976–77 : Semifinalists (1): 1995–96

Other competitions

* 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

* John D. Douglas * - George Bucci * Andrea Dallamora * -

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(2020) * Luca Dalmonte (2020-21, 2022-2023) *

Attilio Caja Attilio Caja (born 20 May 1961 in Pavia, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is head coach for Scafati Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Coaching career He was head-coach of the Italy national basketball team, I ...

(2023-)

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 (2021–2023) *Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna (2023–present)

References

External links

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Serie A historical results
Retrieved 23 August 2015
Euroleague profile

Official Supporters Site
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