Nickname I Giganti Arena PalaMoncada Team colors White, Blue Head coach Franco Ciani League Serie A2 Basket | Leagues Serie A2 Arena Capacity 3,200 Main sponsor Moncada Location Agrigento, Italy Date founded 1969 | |
 | ||
Apu gsa udine vs moncada fortitudo agrigento
Fortitudo Agrigento is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Agrigento, Sicily. Founded in 1969, the side plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015–16 season.
Contents
Umana reyer venezia vs moncada fortitudo agrigento
History
Before the creation of Fortitudo Agrigento, there were many different teams in Agrigento. In 1968 one of these local teams achieved the promotion to Serie C, but due to financial difficulties it had to left the league soon.
In 1969 was founded the Fortitudo Agrigento that started from the 7th-tier League, "Promozione", of the Italian basketball league system.
During the 1988-89 season Fortitudo achieved the first promorion to Serie B beating Porto Empedocle, Cefalù, Catania and many other popular teams.
The next season is worse than the previous one. Fortitudo was relegated again to Serie C. So they decided to rebuilt part of the team of the 1988-89 season and a new Manager. At the end of the season Agrigento was again in Serie B.
From the 2007-08 season, Fortitudo Agrigento has been able to achieved a series of promotions consecutively until the promotion to Serie A2 in 2012.