Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna

Fortitudo Bologna
Leagues Serie A2
Founded 1932 (original)
2013 (re-founded)
History Fortitudo Bologna
(1939–2012)
Fortitudo Bologna 103
(2013–present)
Arena Land Rover Arena
Capacity 5,721
Location Bologna, Italy
Team colors White and blue
         
President Christian Pavani
Team manager Marco Carraretto
Head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco
Championships 2 Italian Leagues
1 Italian Cup
2 Italian Supercups
1 Italian LNP Cup
Website fortitudo103.it
Uniforms

Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, currently known as Consultinvest Bologna for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy. It plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2017–18 season.

History

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

Fortitudo made the Italian league finals ten consecutive years (1997 through 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 Elite 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 ULEB Cup 2007-08.

Financial difficulties saw the club's affiliation to the Italian Federation revoked and Fortitudo was barred from playing in any competition. 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 will play during the 2015-16 season.

Arena

Fortitudo's home arena is the Paladozza, known for sponsorship reasons as the Land Rover Arena (and sometimes nicknamed the Madison Square Garden of Bologna), which can host approximately 5,700 fans.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (2): 1999–00, 2004–05
Runners-up (8): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
Winners (1): 1997–98
Runners-up (1): 1967–68
Winners (2): 1998, 2005
Runners-up (1): 2015–16
Winners (1): 2010
Winners (1): 2014–15

European competitions

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

Top performances in European & 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 Elite 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 Elite 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

Fortitudo Bologna retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Date retired Ref.
13United StatesGary SchullC1968–19732010[2]

Current roster

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

Fortitudo Bologna roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 5 Italy Cinciarini, Daniele 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 35 – (1983-06-01)1 June 1983
PF 6 Italy Mancinelli, Stefano (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 35 – (1983-03-17)17 March 1983
PG 9 Italy Fultz, Robert 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1982-02-14)14 February 1982
G 10 Italy Murabito, Marco 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
PG 14 Italy Montanari, Marco 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – (1998-09-04)4 September 1998
PF 15 Italy Chillo, Matteo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1993-06-15)15 June 1993
C 18 Italy Gandini, Luca 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 32 – (1985-11-07)7 November 1985
F 19 Italy Amici, Alessandro 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1991-07-10)10 July 1991
G 20 Italy Rosselli, Guido 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 35 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983
F/C 22 Italy Pini, Giovanni 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1992-07-25)25 July 1992
PF 31 Italy Italiano, Nazzareno 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1991-07-15)15 July 1991
SG 32 United States McCamey, Demetri 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1989-02-21)21 February 1989
C 40 Dominica Bryan, Sylvere 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 37 – (1981-05-20)20 May 1981
G United States Hasbrouck, Kenny 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1986-08-14)14 August 1986
PF United States Leunen, Maarty 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 33 – (1985-09-03)3 September 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Stefano Comuzzo
  • Italy Roberto Lopez
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Italy Raoul Parisi
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: November 1, 2017

Notable players

Head coaches

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 (2014–2016)
  • Contatto Bologna (2016–2017)
  • Consultinvest Bologna (2017–present)

References

  1. ↑ "Consultinvest new sponsor of Fortitudo Bologna". sportando.com (in Italian). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  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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