Arena Sala Sporturilor Location Târgu Jiu , Romania Date founded 2002 | Arena Capacity 1,500 Team colors Yellow, Red Championships 1 | |
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Leagues Liga Națională,
FIBA Europe Cup History Energia Rovinari
(2002–2014)
Energia Târgu Jiu
(2014–present) | ||
Clubul Sportiv Energia is a Romanian professional basketball club based in Târgu Jiu, Romania. The club competes in the Liga Națională.
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History
The team promoted to the First division in 2008, managing to finish 7th and qualify for the Romanian Cup semifinals in the first year in the Liga Națională. Their first year performance was the best performance a newly promoted team had ever had in the history of Romania. Head Coach Theo Evans also became the youngest coach ever to coach in Romania, when he took the job at age 26. He was also the first African-American coach in Romania as well as the first Japanese-American coach.
In the 2013–14 season, Energia won its first trophy. Romanian Cup. In the Final, they beat CSM Oradea 58–55.
In the 2014–15 season, Energia made its first European performance, when it competed in the EuroChallenge. After beating Le Mans in the Quarterfinals, Energia qualified for the competition Final Four. It was the first time a Romanian team reached a Final Four of one of the three first levels of European competitions. In the Final Four Energia ended third.
Romania
Romanian Championship
Romanian Cup
Romanian Supercup
Europe
EuroChallenge