Joventut Badalona
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| Nicknames | La Penya "The Club" |
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| Leagues | 2008–09 ACB, 5th ULEB Eurocup |
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| Founded | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Palau d'Esports de Badalona (capacity: 12,500) |
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| Location | Badalona, Catalonia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team colors | Green and Black |
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| President | Jordi Villacampa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Sito Alonso | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 1 European Championship 1 ULEB Cup 1 FIBA EuroCup 2 Korać Cups 3 Copa Príncipe de Baloncesto 4 Spanish Championships 8 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 11 Lliga Catalana de Basquet |
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Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball team based in the city of Badalona in Spain. Known to their fans as La Penya (in English, The Club), it is one of only three teams that have never relegated from the top division of the Spanish League, the ACB. The only other two are Real Madrid and CB Estudiantes. In 1994, Badalona was the champion of the FIBA European Champions' Cup, which is now called the Euroleague.
Well-known players have included: Raúl López, Álex Mumbrú, Rudy Fernandez, and Ricky Rubio.
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[edit] History
Badalona, or 'La Capital Europea del Basket' (The European Basketball Capital) was founded on March 30, 1930, as Penya Spirit of Badalona. Apart from basketball, the club initially had teams involved in several sports including cycling, table tennis and football. In 1932, the club changed its name to Centre Esportiu Badaloní. In 1939, it became Club Joventut Badalona. By 1940, basketball was established as the club's main sport and green and black were adopted as the club's colors.
Between the 1950s and 1970s the club had a great rivalry with Real Madrid and with the other neighboring teams, playing memorable duels. During the 1980s and 1990s, Joventut had the best years in its history. Today, the club's sponsored name is DKV Joventut, named after the Spanish insurance company DKV Seguros. Currently, Badalona's basketball club is feeling the same magic of years ago.
Joventut Badalona is one of only three teams, along with CB Estudiantes and Real Madrid to have played every year in the top Spanish ACB League. Joventut is considered to have the best youth teams in Europe and it's the most important basketball club in Spain, because the basketball sections of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are clubs that depend largely on the sport's sections footballs teams, unlike Badalona. Players like the Jofresa's Brothers, Jordi Villacampa, Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio were developed in Joventut's youth teams.
Joventut Badalona was the first Catalan team to win a Euroleague title. In 1994, Badalona became the champion of the Euroleague and thus reached the top of European basketball. In 2006, Badalona won the Eurocup championship, and in 2008, the club won the ULEB Cup championship. Joventut also won 2 Korac Cup championships in the years 1981 and 1990.
[edit] Roster
The numbers are established according to the official websites of the club and the Spanish league.
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Joventut Badalona roster
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[edit] Notable players
see also Cat:Joventut Badalona players
[edit] Trophies
- Euroleague: 1993-94: 1
- ULEB Cup: 2007-08: 1
- Korac Cup: 1980-81, 1989-90: 2
- FIBA EuroCup: 2005-06: 1
- Spanish League: 1966-67, 1977-78, 1990-91, 1991-92: 4
- Copa del Rey de Baloncesto: 1947-48, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1957-58, 1968-69, 1975-76, 1996-97, 2007-08: 8
- Copa Príncipe de Asturias de Baloncesto: 1986-87, 1988-89, 1990-91: 3
- Lliga Catalana de Basquet: 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09: 11
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