Joventut Badalona

FIATC Joventut
Leagues Spanish Championship
Founded 1930
History Penya Spirit of Badalona
(1930–1939)
Club Joventut de Badalona
(1939–Present)
Arena Palau Olímpic
(capacity: 12,500)
Location Badalona, Spain
Team colors Green, Black, Silver, White
                   
President Jordi Villacampa
Head coach Salva Maldonado
Championships 1 European Championship
1 Eurocup
1 EuroChallenge
2 Korać Cup
4 Spanish Championships
8 Spanish Cups
2 Spanish Supercups
11 Catalan basketball league
Retired numbers 5 Rafael Jofresa
7 Josep Maria Margall
8 Jordi Villacampa
Website penya.cat
Uniforms
Home
Away

Club Joventut de Badalona, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkɫub ʒuβənˈtud bəðəˈɫonə]), FIATC 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.

Sponsorship naming

Club Joventut de Badalona has received diverse trade names along its history. These are the Joventut denominations along the years:

  • Joventut Schweppes 1972–1977
  • 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
  • Marbella Joventut 1992–1993
  • 7Up Joventut 1993–1995
  • Festina Joventut 1996–1998
  • Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 1998–2000
  • DKV Joventut 2001–2011
  • FIATC Joventut 2011–present

History

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona

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.[1] 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

Players

Retired numbers

The three retired jerseys at Palau Olímpic.

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 16 Spain Abalde, Alberto 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 20 – (1995-12-15)15 December 1995
PF 23 Guinea Drame, Ousmane 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 22 – (1993-12-15)15 December 1993
C 9 Spain Llovet, Nacho (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 24 – (1991-05-09)9 May 1991
PG 00 United States Mallet, Demond 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 37 – (1978-02-22)22 February 1978
C 10 Spain Miralles, Albert 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 33 – (1982-05-14)14 May 1982
SG 33 United States Paul, Brandon 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 24 – (1991-04-30)30 April 1991
C 50 Serbia Raković, Milovan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 127 kg (280 lb) 30 – (1985-02-19)19 February 1985
PG 3 Spain Sàbat, Albert 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 30 – (1985-08-23)23 August 1985
C 12 Croatia Suton, Goran 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1985-08-11)11 August 1985
SG 14 Spain Ventura, Albert 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 23 – (1992-04-07)7 April 1992
G/F 6 Spain Vidal, Sergi 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 34 – (1981-04-09)9 April 1981
Head coach
  • Spain Salva Maldonado
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain José Ángel Samaniego
  • Spain Lluís Riera
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: January 20, 2016

Notable players

Spain Domestic Players:

(Non-EU Players):

European Union Bosman Players:


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

Logos

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.

Traditional uniform of Joventut Badalona.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Copa del Rey Other cups European Competitions
1930–56 Copa del Rey 3 times champion (47–48, 52–53, 54-55), 3 times runner-up (49–50, 51-52, 53–54)
1956–57 1 1ª División 6 – 2–8 – – – – – – –
1957–58 1 1ª División 2 Runner-up 14–1–3 – Champion – – – – –
1958–59 1 1ª División 3 – 17–5 – Quarterfinalist – – – – –
1959–60 1 1ª División 2 Runner-up 16–1–5 – Semifinalist – – – – –
1960–61 1 1ª División 4 – 14–8 – Quarterfinalist – – – – –
1961–62 1 1ª División 2 Runner-up 13–5 – Quarterfinalist – – – – –
1962–63 1 1ª División 3 Final stage 6–4 3–3 – – – – – –
1963–64 1 1ª División 3 Final stage 7–5 6–4 – – – – – –
1964–65 1 1ª División 3 – 8–6 – Semifinalist – – – – –
1965–66 1 1ª División 4 – 10–8 – Runner-up – – – – –
1966–67 1 1ª División 1 Champion 18–2 – Semifinalist – – 2 Cup Winners' Cup QF 5–2
1967–68 1 1ª División 3 – 16–4 – Runner-up – – 1 Champions Cup GS 5–2
1968–69 1 1ª División 2 Runner-up 15–3–4 – Champion – – – – –
1969–70 1 1ª División 3 – 17–1–4 – Runner-up – – 2 Cup Winners' Cup QF 4–2
1970–71 1 1ª División 2 Runner-up 21–1 – Runner-up – – 2 Cup Winners' Cup QF 6–2
1971–72 1 1ª División 3 – 17–5 – Runner-up – – 2 Cup Winners' Cup SF 4–2
1972–73 1 1ª División 2 Runner-up 25–2–3 – Semifinalist – – 2 Cup Winners' Cup SF 5–3
1973–74 1 1ª División 3 – 22–1–5 – Runner-up – – 3 Korać Cup QF 5–1
1974–75 1 1ª División 3 – 16–1–5 – Quarterfinalist – – 2 Cup Winners' Cup QF 4–3
1975–76 1 1ª División 3 Final stage 15–7 5–5 Champion – – 3 Korać Cup SF 5–2
1976–77 1 1ª División 3 – 15–1–6 – Semifinalist – – 2 Cup Winners' Cup SF 7–5
1977–78 1 1ª División 1 Champion 20–2 – Semifinalist – – 3 Korać Cup SF 9–1
1978–79 1 1ª División 3 – 16–2–4 – Quarterfinalist – – 1 Champions Cup SF 8–8
1979–80 1 1ª División 3 – 15–7 – Semifinalist – – 3 Korać Cup QF 4–4
1980–81 1 1ª División 5 – 16–1–9 – Semifinalist – – 3 Korać Cup C 7–2
1981–82 1 1ª División 5 – 15–11 – Quarterfinalist – – 3 Korać Cup QF 3–3
1982–83 1 1ª División 7 – 14–1–11 – Quarterfinalist – – 3 Korać Cup QF 1–5
1983–84 1 Liga ACB 3 Semifinalist 20–8 4–3 Fourth position – – – – –
1984–85 1 Liga ACB 2 Runner-up 21–7 5–4 Runner-up – – – – –
1985–86 1 Liga ACB 3 Semifinalist 22–6 3–2 Runner-up Supercopa C 2 Cup Winners' Cup SF 6–2
1986–87 1 Liga ACB 2 Runner-up 23–5 6–3 Runner-up Supercopa C 2 Cup Winners' Cup QF 3–3
Copa Príncipe C
1987–88 1 Liga ACB 4 Semifinalist 17–11 4–3 Semifinalist Supercopa RU 2 Cup Winners' Cup RU 8–3
Copa Príncipe SF
1988–89 1 Liga ACB 3 Semifinalist 23–13 3–3 Semifinalist Copa Príncipe C 3 Korać Cup QF 6–2
1989–90 1 Liga ACB 2 Runner-up 24–12 5–3 Runner-up – – 3 Korać Cup C 11–1–2
1990–91 1 Liga ACB 1 Champion 30–4 10–2 Third position Copa Príncipe C 3 Korać Cup SF 9–3
1991–92 1 Liga ACB 1 Champion 26–8 10–6 Third position – – 1 Euroleague RU 14–4
1992–93 1 Liga ACB 2 Runner-up 24–7 9–7 Runner-up – – 1 Euroleague GS 6–6
1993–94 1 Liga ACB 3 Semifinalist 18–10 6–4 Quarterfinalist – – 1 Euroleague C 15–5
1994–95 1 Liga ACB 14 – 17–21 – Quarterfinalist – – 1 Euroleague GS 2–14
1995–96 1 Liga ACB 13 – 17–21 – – – – – – –
1996–97 1 Liga ACB 4 Semifinalist 21–13 3–4 Champion – – – – –
1997–98 1 Liga ACB 6 Quarterfinalist 24–10 1–3 Runner-up – – 2 Eurocup R16 10–4
1998–99 1 Liga ACB 10 – 18–16 – Quarterfinalist – – 2 Saporta Cup QF 13–3
1999–00 1 Liga ACB 11 – 16–18 – – – – – – –
2000–01 1 Liga ACB 14 – 11–23 – – – – – – –
2001–02 1 Liga ACB 9 – 18–16 – Quarterfinalist – – – – –
2002–03 1 Liga ACB 7 Quarterfinalist 18–16 0–3 Quarterfinalist – – 2 ULEB Cup SF 9–7
2003–04 1 Liga ACB 8 Quarterfinalist 16–18 0–3 Runner-up – – 2 ULEB Cup QF 8–6
2004–05 1 Liga ACB 7 Quarterfinalist 20–14 1–3 – – – 2 ULEB Cup R16 6–1–5
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 4 Semifinalist 23–11 5–3 Quarterfinalist – – 3 FIBA Eurocup C 13–3
2006–07 1 Liga ACB 4 Semifinalist 23–11 5–5 Semifinalist Supercopa SF 1 Euroleague T16 8–12
2007–08 1 Liga ACB 3 Semifinalist 25–9 2–3 Champion – – 2 ULEB Cup C 16–1
2008–09 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 22–10 1–2 Quarterfinalist Supercopa SF 1 Euroleague RS 4–6
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 11 – 15–19 – Quarterfinalist – – 2 Eurocup L16 8–4
2010–11 1 Liga ACB 13 – 14–20 – Quarterfinalist – – – – –
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 11 – 16–18 – – – – – – –
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 11 – 16–18 – – – – – – –
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 9 – 16–18 – – – – – – –
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 8 Quarterfinalist 19–15 0–2 Semifinalist – – – – –

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player

ACB Rising Star/Best Young Player

ACB Finals MVP

Spanish Cup MVP

ULEB Eurocup Finals MVP

EuroChallenge Final Four MVP

Euroleague Rising Star

All-ACB Team

ACB Slam Dunk Champion

Wheelchair basketball

Joventut Badalona has also a wheelchair basketball team which currently plays in the División de Honor, the Spanish top league.[3]

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
2001–02 1 Div. Honor 6 N/A
2002–03 1 Div. Honor 7 N/A
2003–04 1 Div. Honor 13 N/A
2004–05 2 1ª División 1 N/A
2005–06 1 Div. Honor 9 Quarterfinalist
2006–07 1 Div. Honor 9 N/A
2007–08 1 Div. Honor 11 N/A
2008–09 2 Div. Honor B 1 N/A
2009–10 1 Div. Honor 8 N/A
2010–11 1 Div. Honor 12 N/A
2011–13 Did not enter any competition
2013–14 2 1ª División 1 N/A
2014–15 1 Div. Honor 10 N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Akasvayu Girona - Joventut Badalona 54:79 (Match Report) ScoresPro.com
  2. ↑ pistes de joc
  3. ↑ Information and news about Joventut wheelchair basketball team

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