Leagues Spanish Championship Head coach Diego Ocampo | Arena Capacity 12,500 Founded 30 March 1930 | |
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History Penya Spirit of Badalona(1930–1939)Club Juventud de Badalona(1939–1978)Club Joventut de Badalona(1978–Present) Team colors Green, Black, Silver, White Championships 1 European Championship1 Eurocup1 EuroChallenge2 Korać Cup4 Spanish Championships8 Spanish Cups2 Spanish Supercups11 Catalan basketball league Profiles | ||
Club Joventut de Badalona, S.A.D. ([ˈkɫub ʒuβənˈtud bəðəˈɫonə]), 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.
Contents
- Sponsorship naming
- History
- Home arenas
- Honours
- Domestic competitions
- European competitions
- Worldwide competitions
- Regional competitions
- Notable players
- Uniforms
- Wheelchair basketball
- References
Well-known players have included: Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Raül López, Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio.
Sponsorship naming
Club Joventut de Badalona has received diverse trade names along its history. These are the Joventut denominations along the years:
History
Badalona has had a basketball team since March 30, 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. 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, 1990s and 2000s, Joventut had the best years in its history. Today, the club's sponsored name is FIATC Joventut, named after the Spanish insurance company FIATC. Currently, Badalona's basketball club is feeling the same magic of years ago.
Joventut Badalona is one of only three teams, along with 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. 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 and second Spanish 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 Eurocup championship after defeating Akasvayu Girona with 54:79. Joventut also won 2 Korać Cup championships in the years 1981 and 1990.
Home arenas
Honours
Total titles: 30
Domestic competitions
Spanish League
Spanish Cup
Spanish Supercup
European competitions
Euroleague
FIBA Saporta Cup
FIBA Korać Cup
Eurocup
FIBA EuroChallenge
Worldwide competitions
McDonald's Championship
Regional competitions
Liga Catalana de Bàsquet
Catalan basketball championship
Notable players
Domestic Players:
(Non-EU Players):
Bosman Players:
For a complete list of current and former players, see the Joventut Badalona players category.
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.
Wheelchair basketball
Joventut Badalona has also a wheelchair basketball team which currently plays in the División de Honor, the Spanish top league.
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.