Joventut Badalona
| Divina Seguros Joventut | |||
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| Leagues | Liga ACB | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| History | Penya Spirit of Badalona (1930–1939) Club Juventud de Badalona (1939–1978) Club Joventut de Badalona (1978–present) | ||
| Arena | Pavelló Olímpic | ||
| Capacity | 12,500 | ||
| Location | Badalona, Spain | ||
| Team colors | Green, Black, Silver, White | ||
| President | Juan Antonio Morales | ||
| Head coach | Carles Duran | ||
| Championships | 1 EuroLeague 1 EuroCup 1 EuroChallenge 2 Korać Cup 4 Spanish Championships 8 Spanish Cups 2 Spanish Supercups 11 Catalan basketball league | ||
| Retired numbers | 3 (5, 7, 8) | ||
| Website | penya.com | ||
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Club Joventut de Badalona, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈklub ʒuβənˈtud bəðəˈlonə]), Divina Seguros Joventut for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Spain, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Known to their fans as La Penya (in English, The Club), it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League. The only other two are Real Madrid and Estudiantes. In 1994, Badalona was the champion of the FIBA European Champions' Cup, which is now called the EuroLeague.
Well-known players have included: Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Raül López, Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio.
History
Badalona has had a basketball team since 30 March 1930, when Joventut was founded 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 and 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 colours.
As one of the founding clubs of the Spanish league, Joventut became also one of the top teams in Spain since the 1950s, developing a great rivalry with Real Madrid and with the other neighbouring teams like FC Barcelona, playing memorable duels. Joventut won their first Spanish Cup in 1948 and their two first leagues in 1967 and 1978.
In 1981, Joventut started its golden era by winning their first European title: the FIBA Korać Cup in 1981, by defeating Carrera Venezia in the final played in Barcelona by 105–104. Joventut repeated title in 1990, this time beating Scavolini Pesaro in the double-legged final.
One year later, in 1991, Joventut achieved their third league, the first under the ACB and repated title in the following season, after losing the final of the European League against Partizan, that won thanks to a buzzerbeater of Sašha Djordjević. However, in 1994, Joventut won the title after winning the Final Four played in Tel Aviv against Olympiacos.
After two years of decline, Joventut clinched their seventh national cup and in the 2000s, started a new golden era with players like Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio developed in the youth teams of the club. During their years at Badalona, Joventut won a FIBA Europe Cup in 2006, by beating Khimki in the final, a ULEB Cup in 2008, beating Akasvayu Girona in the finals,[1] and the eighth Copa del Rey, also in 2008.
Joventut Badalona is one of the only three teams, along with Estudiantes and Real Madrid, to have played every year in the top league.
In the 2017–18 season, Joventut was close of the dissolution, but the shareholders voted to save the club.[2] Finally, it could finish the season in the 15th season and avoided the relegation, despite ending in the worst position ever.
Sponsorship naming
Club Joventut de Badalona has received diverse trade names along its history. These are the Joventut denominations along the years:
- Juventud Kalso: 1965–1968
- Juventud Nerva: 1968–1971
- Juventud Schweppes: 1971–1977
- Juventud Freixenet: 1977–1978
- Joventut Freixenet: 1978–1981
- Joventut Sony: 1981–1982
- Joventut Fichet: 1982–1983
- Joventut Massana: 1983–1984
- Ron Negrita Joventut: 1984–1987
- Ram Joventut: 1987–1990
- Montigalà Joventut: 1990–1992
- Joventut Marbella: 1992–1993
- 7up Joventut: 1993–1995
- Festina Joventut: 1996–1998
- Pinturas Bruguer Badalona: 1998–2000
- DKV Joventut: 2001–2011
- FIATC Joventut: 2011–2016
- Divina Seguros Joventut: 2016–present
Home arenas
- Pavelló de la Plana: (1962–72), before 1962, the team played in open air stadiums.
- Pavelló d'Ausiàs March: (1972–91), also known as Pavelló Club Joventut (5,000 seats).[3]
- Palau Olímpic: (1991–present)
Players
Retired numbers
| Joventut Badalona retired numbers | ||||
| N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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| 5 |  |
Rafael Jofresa | PG | 1986–98, 2000–03 |
| 7 | |
Josep Maria Margall | SF | 1972–90 |
| 8 | |
Jordi Villacampa | SF | 1980–97 |
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Marko Todorović | Simon Birgander | |
| PF | Luke Harangody | Conor Morgan | |
| SF | Shawn Dawson | Xabier López-Arostegui | José Ignacio Nogués |
| SG | Dakota Mathias | Albert Ventura | |
| PG | Nicolás Laprovittola | Nenad Dimitrijević |
Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non-FIBA Europe player
Notable players
(Non-EU Players):
- Robert Archibald
- Jamie Arnold
- Luboš Bartoň
- Andrew Betts
- Demond Mallet
- Alain Digbeu
- Milan Gurović
- Marcelinho Huertas
- Jan-Hendrik Jagla
- Simas Jasaitis
- Šarūnas Vasiliauskas
- Saulius Kulvietis
- Alain Koffi
- Pops Mensah-Bonsu
- Jérôme Moïso
- Henk Norel
- Petar Popović
- Nikola Radulović
- Zoran Slavnić
- Žan Tabak
- Uroš Tripković
- Kristaps Valters
- Jesse Young
For a complete list of current and former players, see the Joventut Badalona players category.
Head coaches
- Xavier Estruch: 1939–1941
- Luis Antoja: 1941–1943
- Gironés: 1943–1944
- Xavier Estruch: 1944–1946
- Vicenç Lleal: 1946–1947
- José Tomas: 1947–1948
- José Vila: 1947–1950
- José Maria Costa: 1950–1951
- José Grau: 1951–1953
- Joaquín Broto: 1953–1955
- J. Jiménez: 1955–1956
- Joaquín Broto: 1956–1958
- Rafael Murgadas: 1958–1959
- José Grau: 1959–1961
- Joan Canals: 1961–1962
- Antonio Molina: 1962–1963
- Albert Gasulla: 1963–1964
- Antonio Molina: 1963–1964
- Eduardo Kucharski: 1965–1969
- Josep Lluís Cortés: 1969–1972
- Clinton Morris: 1972–1973
- Josep Lluís Cortés: 1973–1975
- Eduardo Kucharski: 1975–1976
- Josep María Meléndez: 1975–1977
- Antoni Serra: 1977–1979
- Josep Lluís Cortés: 1979–1980
- Manel Comas: 1980–1982
- Joaquín Costa Prat: 1981–1982
- Jack Schrader: 1982–1983
- Aíto García Reneses: 1983–1985
- Miquel Nolis: 1985–1986
- Alfred Julbe: 1986–1989
- Herb Brown: 1989–1990
- Lolo Sainz: 1990–1993
- Željko Obradović: 1993–1994
- Pedro Martínez: 1994–1995
- Miquel Nolis: 1994–1995
- Zoran Slavnić: 1995–1996
- Alfred Julbe: 1996–2000
- Josep María Izquierdo: 1999–2001
- Manel Comas: 2000–2003
- Aíto García Reneses: 2003–2008
- Sito Alonso: 2008–2010
- Pepu Hernández: 2010–2011
- Salva Maldonado: 2011–2016
- Diego Ocampo: 2016–2018
- Carles Duran: 2018–present
Logos
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Non commercial logo -
DKV sponsorship logo -
FIATC sponsorship logo
Uniforms
The Joventut jerseys have always been green with a black stripe across the chest, and the shorts have been traditionally black, with the exception of some years that have been green too. The traditional away jerseys have been white, although in 2008–09 a new silver alternate jersey was introduced.
Season by season
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (4): 1966–67, 1977–78, 1990–91, 1991–92
- Runners-up (10): 1958, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93
- Winners (8): 1948, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1969, 1976, 1997, 2008
- Runners-up (13): 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2004
- Winners (2): 1986, 1987
- Runners-up (1): 1988
European competitions
- FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
- FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)
- FIBA EuroChallenge (defunct)
- Winners (1): 2005–06
- European Super Cup (semi-official, defunct)
Worldwide competitions
- Runners-up (1): 1991
Regional competitions
- Winners (11): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008
- Catalan Championship (defunct)
- Winners (5): 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957
- Runners-up (5): 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957
Individual awards
ACB Rising Star/Best Young Player
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Wheelchair basketball
Joventut Badalona has also a wheelchair basketball team which currently plays in the División de Honor, the Spanish top league.[4]
In 2011 the team, which was known as Joventut GAM by sponsorship reasons, was dissolved and two years later was re-launched again. In its first season after the re-opening, the team promoted to División de Honor.
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos | Copa del Rey |
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| 2001–02 | 1 | Div. Honor | 6 | — |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Div. Honor | 7 | — |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Div. Honor | 13 | — |
| 2004–05 | 2 | 1ª División | 1 | — |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Div. Honor | 9 | Quarterfinalist |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Div. Honor | 9 | — |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Div. Honor | 11 | — |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Div. Honor B | 1 | — |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Div. Honor | 8 | — |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Div. Honor | 12 | — |
| 2011–13 | Did not enter any competition | |||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1ª División | 1 | — |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Div. Honor | 10 | — |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Div. Honor | 11 | — |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 1ª División | 4 | — |
See also
References
- ^ Akasvayu Girona – Joventut Badalona 54:79 (Match Report) ScoresPro.com
- ^ "Los accionistas votan no disolver el Joventut de Badalona" (in Spanish). Diario As. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ pistes de joc Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Information and news about Joventut wheelchair basketball team Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
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