Fortitudo Bologna


Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Pompea Fortitudo Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy. It plays in the first division Lega Basket Serie A.

History

Fortitudo has for much of its history played second fiddle in its own city to arch rivals Virtus Bologna, with whom it contest the fierce Bologna Derby. Fortitudo won its first major trophy in 1998, winning the Italian Cup.
Fortitudo made the Italian league finals ten consecutive years. 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 and the semifinal of the Euroleague playoffs in 2001 ; 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, 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 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.
After a successful campaign in 2018/19, the club qualified for promotion to Serie A for the first time since its 2009 dissolution.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Retired numbers

Players

Current Roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as :