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	VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA VIRTUS BOLOGNA (Italy-Serie A)

History:

FIBA Arbitral Tribunal and other cases involving players' payments:
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Founded: 1927

In 2003 the team folded due financial reasons and was relegated
In 2004 merged with Lega2 team Carisbo FuturVirtus Castelmaggiore. Virtus Bologna took place of FuturVirtus Castelmaggiore in Lega2, while Virtus 1934 stayed in B1
Team names: Virtus (1945-1953), Minganti (1953-1958), Oransoda (1958-1960), Virtus Idrolitina (1960-1961), Virtus (1961-1962), Knorr (1962-1965), Candy (1965-1969), Virtus (1969-1970), Norda (1970-1974), Sinudyne (1974-1983), Granarolo (1983-1986), Dietor (1986-1988), Knorr (1988-1993), Buckler Beer (1993-1996), Kinder (1996-2002), Virtus (2002-2003), Carisbo Virtus (2003-2004), Caffe Maxim (2004-2006), VidiVici (2006-2007), La Fortezza (2007-2009), Canadian Solar (2009-2012), SAIE3 (2012-2013), Oknoplast (2012-2013), Granarolo (2013-2015), Obiettivo Lavoro (2015-2016), Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2016-)

League positions:

ITA1934-1(First), 35-2(Nat.), 36-2(Nat.), 37-2(Nat.), 38-2(A), 39-3(A), 40-2, 41-6, 42-3, 43-2, 46-1(A), 47-1(A), 48-1(A), 49-1(A), 50-1(A), 51-1(A), 52-1(A), 53-1(A), 54-1(A), 55-1(A), 56-1(Elette), 57-1(Elette), 58-1(Elette), 59-1(Elette), 60-1(Elette), 61-1(Elette), 62-1(Elette), 63-1(Elette), 64-1(Elette), 65-1(Elette), 66-1(A), 67-1(A), 68-1(A), 69-1(A), 70-1(A), 71-1(A), 72-1(A), 73-1(A), 74-1(A), 75-1(A1), 76-1(A1), 77-1(A1), 78-1(A1), 79-1(A1), 80-1(A1), 81-1(A1), 82-1(A1), 83-1(A1), 84-1(A1), 86-10(A1), 87-5(A1), 88-6(A1), 89-8(A1), 90-5(A1), 91-3(A1), 92-4(A1), 97-3(A1), 98-1(A1), 99-3(A1), 2000-3(A1), 01-1(A1), 02-3(A), 03-15(A), 04-6(B1), 05-2(2), 06-9(A), 07-3(A), 08-16(A), 09-5(A), 10-5(A), 11-7(A), 12-5(A), 13-14(A), 14-14(A), 15-8(A), 16-16 (A), 17-1(A2), 18-9(A), 19-11(A), 20-1(A), 21-3(A), 22-1(A), 23-2(A), 24-1(A)

Euroleague: 2023-14, 24-10

League achievements:

Italian League Champion -1984, 98, 01, 21, 25
Italian League Finalist -2007, 22, 23, 24
Italian League Semifinals -2002
Italian League Regular Season Champion -2020, 22, 24, 25
Italian League Regular Season Runner-Up -2023
Italian Cup Winner -1997, 99, 01, 02
Italian Cup Finalist -2000, 07, 09, 23
Italian Cup Semifinals -2022, 26
Italian Supercup Finalist -2009, 21, 25
Italian Supercup Winner -2022, 23, 24
Italian Supercup Semifinals -2026
Italian Lega2 Play-Offs Winner -2005
Italian Lega2 Regular Season Runner-Up -2005
Italian Serie A2 Champion -2017
Italian Serie A2 East Regular Season Runner-Up -2017
Italian A2 Cup Winner -2017
Italian Lega2 Cup Semifinals -2005

European cups:

1984-1985: European Cup
1987-1988: Korac Cup
1989-1990: Cup of Cup Winners: Winner (!!!)
1990-1991: Cup of Cup Winners
1991-1992: European Cup
1997-1998: Euroleague
1998-1999: Euroleague: Final Four (!!!)
1999-2000: Saporta Cup
2000-2001: ULEB Euroleague: (took 1st place (9-1) in Group B), won the title beating in the finals Tau (ESP) 3-2
2001-2002:

Euroleague: Stage 1: took 1st place (12-2) in Group B; Stage 2: took 1st place (4-2) in Group F, lost in the Final to Panathinaikos 83-89 (!!!)
2002-2003: ULEB Euroleague: took 4th place (0-6) in Group F of 2nd Stage
2003-2004:

ULEB Cup: (as Castelmaggiore): took 5th place (3-7) in Group D
2006-2007: FIBA EuroCup: took 1st place (5-1) in Group H, took 2nd place (4-2) in Group L, lost to Azovmash 73-74 in the Semifinals (!!!)
2007-2008:

Euroleague: took 8th (last) place (2-12) in Group A
2008-2009: EuroChallenge: took 1st place (5-1) in Group G of Regular Season, took 1st place (4-2) in Group J of Top16, beat Cholet 77-75 in the Final (!!!)
2018-2019:

Basketball Champions League: took 1st place (10-4) in Group D, beat Brose Basket 67-50 in the Semifinals, beat Tenerife 73-61 in the Final (!!!)
2019-2020:

7DAYS EuroCup: took 1st place (8-2) in Group A of Stage One, took 2nd place (4-2) in Group E of Second Stage, play-offs were canceled due to covid-19 outbreak
2020-2021:

7DAYS EuroCup: took 1st place (10-0) in Group C of Stage One, took 1st place (6-0) in Group G of Second Stage, lost to UNICS 1-2 in the Semifinals (!!!)
2021-2022:

7DAYS EuroCup: took 4th place (11-7) in Group B, beat Bursaspor 80-67 in the Final (!!!)
2022-2023:

Euroleague: took 14th place (14-20) in Regular Season
2023-2024:

Euroleague: took 10th place (17-17) in Regular Season

European cups achievements:

Euroleague Champion -1999
Euroleague Finalist -1999, 02
ULEB Euroleague Champion -2001
Eurocup Winner -2022
Eurocup Semifinals -2021
Basketball Champions League Champion -2019
InterContinental Cup Finalist -2020
EuroChallenge Champion -2009
FIBA EuroCup Semifinals -2007
Cup of Cup Winners Winner -1990
Saporta Cup Finalist -2000

Since 2016