Virtus Bologna

	Virtus Bologna
Founded	1871
Hall	PalaDozza ; (5,570 seats)
Homepage	virtus.it
General Director	Julio Trovato
Trainer	Aleksandar Đorđević
league	Basketball Champions League ; 2018/19 : Champion 1st place
	Lega Basket Serie A ; 2018/19 : 11th place
Colours	Black-and-white
home	Away
	successes
	15 × Italian champions : 1946, 1947, 1948, ; 1949, 1955, 1956, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1984, ; 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001 ; 8 × Italian cups : 1974, 1984, 1989, ; 1990, 1997, 1999 , 2001, 2002 ; 1 × European Champion's Cup : 1998 ; 1 × ULEB Euroleague : 2001 ; 1 × Basketball Champions League : 2019 ; 1 × Saporta Cup : 1990 ; 1 × EuroChallenge : 2009

Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna ( Virtus Bologna for short ) is one of the most famous Italian basketball clubs from Bologna . He plays in the Lega Basket Serie A and played his home games at times in the PalaMalaguti ( called Unipol Arena since 2011 ), which is not in Bologna itself, but in neighboring Casalecchio di Reno . There is an intense rivalry with Fortitudo Bologna , which peaked around the turn of the millennium when both clubs were among the best in Europe.

history

Virtus was founded in 1879 as a gymnastics club. The basketball department was founded in 1920. Virtus Bologna won the Italian championship 14 times and the Italian cup eight times . His most successful season was 2000/2001, when Virtus won the Euroleague in addition to the Italian championship and the cup. After financial problems, Virtus had to relegate in 2003, but returned to Lega A two years later with the help of the license from the second division club Progresso Castelmaggiore .

The first sporting relegation from Serie A took place in the 2015/16 season, after only reaching 16th and last place in the regular season.In the 2016/17 season of the A2 Est series , after the regular season they finished 2nd. Space. In the play-off final against Trieste , he was immediately promoted back to Serie A.

Sponsor names

1975-1980: Sinudyne
1983-1986: Granarolo
1986-1988: Dietor
1988-1993: Knorr
1993-1996: Buckler
1996–2002: children
2004: Carisbo Virtus
2004: Caffè Maxim
2005-2006: Vidi Vici
2006–2007: Vidi Vici (Serie A) / WWF Italia (European Cup)
2007-2008: La Fortezza (Serie A) / Vidi Vici (European Cup)
2008–2009: La Fortezza (Serie A) / BolognaFiere (European Cup)
2009–2012: Canadian Solar
2012–2015: SAIE3
2015-2016: Obiettivo Lavoro
Since 2016: Segafredo

successes

European Champion Clubs' Cup : 1998
Saporta Cup : 1990
ULEB Euroleague : 2001
Basketball Champions League : 2019
EuroChallenge : 2009
Italian basketball champion : 15 times - 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001
Italian basketball cup winner : 8 times - 1974, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002
Italian Basketball Super Cup: 1995