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PF Schio
Pallacanestro Femminile Schio, also known as Beretta Famila Schio for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian women's basketball team based in Schio that competes in Serie A. Founded in 1973, Schio enjoyed its first successes between 1996 and 2002, winning two national cups and the two last editions of the Ronchetti Cup in 2001 and 2002. In 2005 the team won its first national championship, which they successfully defended the following year, to attain its first double. In 2008 Schio won the EuroCup Women in addition to the national championship, and in 2011 it won its second national double. Schio has played in the EuroLeague Women since the mid-2000s, reaching the 2012 edition's Final Eight after beating defending champion Perfumerías Avenida. in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schio
Schio is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza (region of Veneto, northern Italy) situated north of Vicenza and east of the Lake Garda. It is surrounded by the Little Dolomites (Italian Prealps) and Mount Pasubio. History Its name comes from Latin: ''escletum'' was a wood of oaks and it was first used in a document of some Benedictines from Vicenza. The first settlements were around two old hills, where now there are respectively the ruins of an old castle and a majestic neoclassical cathedral. By the 12th century Schio had become an important centre of prosperous wool manufacturing. The city was ruled by the Venetian Maltraversi family until 1311. Schio is now an industrial town thanks to Alessandro Rossi, who founded the biggest Italian wool firm (Lanerossi) in the 19th century. Rossi also arranged the building of houses, nurseries, schools, theatres and gardens for his workers. The most important textile factories in Schio were Lanerossi, Conte and Cazzola. Schio was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie A1 (women's Basketball)
Lega Basket Femminile (LBF) is the premier national league for women's basketball clubs in Italy, founded in 1930. Pool Comense is the competition's most successful club with fifteen championships, followed by AS Vicenza with twelve and Geas Basket with seven, while PF Schio and Cras Taranto have been the leading teams in recent years. Currently both the champion and runner-up are granted spots in the Euroleague. The Serie A champions were the major force in the 1980s, with Geas Basket, Fiat Torino, AS Vicenza, Libertas Trogylos, Polisportiva Ahena and Pool Comense winning eleven editions between 1978 and 1995. in FIBA Europe's website List of champions * Comense ** 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronchetti Cup
The Ronchetti Cup (called till 1996 ''European Cup Liliana Ronchetti'') was an annual women’s basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the second competition in European basketball, after the European Cup For Women’s Champions Clubs (later renamed EuroLeague Women). It was replaced in 2002 by the EuroCup Women which is the absolute equivalent. History Liliana Ronchetti and European basketball Liliana Ronchetti started playing basketball in Como, Italy at the age of 20. Ronchetti, or Lily as she was called by her team mates, won 4 consecutive national titles with Como in the 1950s and played 83 games for the Italian national team. One year after she quit basketball Lily died of cancer. Her name has persisted through the ''European Cup Liliana Ronchetti'' (renamed in 1996 more simply ''Ronchetti Cup''). This competition was created by FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroCup Women
The EuroCup Women (officially ''FIBA EuroCup Women'') is the second-level basketball competition with teams from associate members of FIBA Europe. It succeeds the Ronchetti Cup. System of competition As for the EuroLeague Women, the EuroCup had a Final Four to appoint the winner from 2003 (year of creation) to 2005. In 2006, this system is abandoned and we go back to the former format of the Ronchetti Cup, that is to say a final in a home and away game. Results Performances By country By club See also ; Men's competitions * EuroLeague * Basketball Champions League * EuroCup Basketball * FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in nation ... ; Women's competitions * EuroCup Women * SuperCup Women References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011–12 EuroLeague Women
The 2011–12 season is the 16th edition of Europe's premier basketball tournament for women - EuroLeague Women since it was rebranded to its current format. Regular season Regular season groups started on 12 October 2011 and finished on 1 February 2012. Group A Group B Group C Round 2 Game 1 was played on 21 February 2012. Game 2 was played on 24 February 2012. Game 3 was played on 29 February 2012. The first team to win two games advanced to the quarterfinals. Galatasaray Medical Park (women's basketball), Galatasaray Medical Park qualified directly to the quarterfinals as host of the Final Eight. Final eight Semifinal round Final Eight was held in Istanbul. The semifinal round was played in a round robin system with two groups of four teams. The two group winners played the final game. Group A Group B Classification 7–8 Classification 5–6 Classification 3–4 Final References External links FIBA Europe {{DEFAULTSORT:Eurol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfumerías Avenida
Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto formerly C.B. Halcón Viajes, is a women's professional basketball team based in Salamanca, Spain. The team currently plays in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. In 2011 Perfumerías Avenida won the Euroleague, and was runner-up in 2009 and 2021. Season by season Squad Honours National * Liga Femenina (8) ** Champion: 2005–06, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021-22 ** Runner-up: 1995–96, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19 * Copa de la Reina (10) ** Champion: 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 ** Runner-up: 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 * Supercopa de España (9) ** Champion: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 ** Runner-up: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2021 * Copa Castilla y León (16) ** Champion: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Europe mandated that no official basketball competitions are to be held in either Russia or Belarus, while the teams of the Russian Basketball Federation and of the Belarusian Basketball Federation are being withdrawn from national team competitions and from the club competition season 2022-23. Structure FIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe. Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at the club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcello Cestaro
Marcello Cestaro (born 1938) is an Italian businessman and the current owner and chairman of Serie A1 women's basketball club Pallacanestro Femminile Schio. He is a native of Schio, Vicenza, Italy. Until June 2013, he was also owner and chairman of Serie B club Calcio Padova. Cestaro has business interest in supermarket and hypermarket, with the brands ''Famila'', ''Emisfero'', ''A&O'' and ''Cash and Carry'' managed by his company ''Unicomm Srl''. He entered into football in 2004, detecting the Calcio Padova Calcio Padova, commonly referred to as Padova, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Padua, Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play in , having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red. ... militant at time in Series C1. Since 1986, he has also been the owner of Pallacanestro Femminile Schio. References 1938 births Living people People from Schio Italian football chairmen and investors {{italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie A (women's Basketball)
Lega Basket Femminile (LBF) is the premier national league for women's basketball clubs in Italy, founded in 1930. ASDG Comense 1872, Pool Comense is the competition's most successful club with fifteen championships, followed by AS Vicenza with twelve and Geas Basket with seven, while PF Schio and Taranto Cras Basket, Cras Taranto have been the leading teams in recent years. Currently both the champion and runner-up are granted spots in the Euroleague Women, Euroleague. The Serie A champions were the major force in the 1980s, with Geas Basket, Fiat Torino, AS Vicenza, Libertas Trogylos Priolo, Libertas Trogylos, Polisportiva Ahena Cesena, Polisportiva Ahena and Pool Comense winning eleven editions between 1978 and 1995. in FIBA Europe's website List of champions * SG Comense, Com ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
