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Virtus Segafredo Arena
Virtus Segafredo Arena, simply known for sponsorship reasons as Segafredo Arena, is a temporary indoor arena located in Bologna, with a capacity of 9,980 seats, one of the largest of the country. The arena was opened in November 2019 and hosted some home games of Virtus Bologna. From November 2019 to June 2021, it was initially located in the "Padiglione 30", a fair pavilion within the Fiera District, but in November 2021, it was moved to "Padiglione 37". History The arena was inaugurated on 10 November 2019, for the home game against Universo Treviso Basket, Treviso Basket, won by Virtus 84–79. On 25 December, for the derby against Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna, Fortitudo Bologna, 9,166 fans attended the game, achieving a new record for Virtus in LBA. In January 2020, the arena was dismantled and rebuilt in September, to host the Final Four of the 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup. Moreover, the arena became the official home court of Virtus for the 2020–21 season of Lega Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtus Segafredo Arena
Virtus Segafredo Arena, simply known for sponsorship reasons as Segafredo Arena, is a temporary indoor arena located in Bologna, with a capacity of 9,980 seats, one of the largest of the country. The arena was opened in November 2019 and hosted some home games of Virtus Bologna. From November 2019 to June 2021, it was initially located in the "Padiglione 30", a fair pavilion within the Fiera District, but in November 2021, it was moved to "Padiglione 37". History The arena was inaugurated on 10 November 2019, for the home game against Universo Treviso Basket, Treviso Basket, won by Virtus 84–79. On 25 December, for the derby against Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna, Fortitudo Bologna, 9,166 fans attended the game, achieving a new record for Virtus in LBA. In January 2020, the arena was dismantled and rebuilt in September, to host the Final Four of the 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup. Moreover, the arena became the official home court of Virtus for the 2020–21 season of Lega Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 LBA Playoffs
The 2021 LBA Playoffs, officially known as the 2021 LBA Playoff UnipolSai, was the postseason tournament of the 2020–21 LBA season, which began on 26 September 2021. The Playoffs started on May 13, 2021 with the match Milano–Trento. Umana Reyer Venezia were the defending champions, from the season 2018–19 as the 2019–20 season was suppressed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualified teams The eight first qualified teams after the end of the regular season were qualified to the playoffs. Bracket Quarterfinals :''All times were in Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00)'' The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format. Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Semifinals The semifinals were played in a best of five There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Venues In Italy
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 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) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Venues In Bologna
Sport pertains to any form of Competition, competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and Skill, skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indoor Arenas In Italy ...
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Italy with capacity for at least 4,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list are multi-purpose venues, used for individual sports, team sport as well as cultural and political events. Currently in use Proposed arenas See also *List of football stadiums in Italy *List of indoor arenas in Europe *List of indoor arenas by capacity References {{World topic, List of indoor arenas in, noredlinks=y, title=List of indoor arenas Italy Indoor arenas Indoor arenas The following is a list of indoor arenas. Africa Asia Europe North America Canada United States Oceania South America See also *Arena * Stadium *Sport venue *Lists of stadiums *List of buildings *List of music ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursaspor Basketbol
Bursaspor Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Frutti Extra Bursaspor, is a Turkish basketball club based in Bursa. It currently plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Founded in 2014, it is the basketball section of the multi-sports club Bursaspor. History Bursaspor Basketbol was founded in 2014 and entered the Third Turkish League. In 2019, Bursaspor promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for the first time after winning the Turkish Second Division championship. In the 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Bursaspor performed well until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing ninth in the standings, the team will play in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball. This will be the European debut of the team. Sponsorship names * Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019 * Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–present Players Current roster Depth chart Notable past players * Anthony Brown * Xavier Munford Honours Turkish Basketball First League *Winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs
The 2022 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs began on 19 April with the eighthfinals and ended on 11 May 2022 with the final at the Virtus Segafredo Arena in Bologna, Italy, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 EuroCup Basketball. A total of 16 teams competed in the playoffs. Times are CEST, as listed by Euroleague Basketball (local times, if different, are in parentheses). Format In the playoffs, teams played against each other in a single-game format. The higher ranked regular season team in each matchup enjoyed home court advantage. Qualified teams Bracket Eighthfinals Summary The eighthfinals were played on 19–20 April 2022. Matches Quarterfinals Summary The quarterfinals were played on 26–27 April 2022. Matches Semifinals Summary The semifinals were played on 3–4 May 2022. Matches Final Summary The final was played on 11 May 2022 at the Virtus Segafredo Arena in Bologna. Match details ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reyer Venezia
S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in Italy, as well as the EuroCup. Reyer operates both men's and women's professional teams, both playing in their respective first divisions as of the 2017–18 season. The men's team has been crowned the Italian champions four times, as they won the LBA in 1942, 1943, 2017 and 2019. History The team was founded in 1872 as gymnastics club Società Sportiva Costantino Reyer, by the gymnastics teacher Peter Gallo in Venice. The basketball section was founded in 1925. In the 1941–42 and 1942–43 season, Reyer won back-to-back Italian league titles. In 1944, the team also won the Italian championship, but the victory was not approved by the Italian Federation. The club, under the name Carrera Venezia, participated in the 1980–81 FIBA K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olimpia Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" (Little Red Shoes) because team officials imported red Converse All-Star shoes for players from the United States. The tag line stuck, and the nickname is still used by many fans today. As per custom in the Italian league, sponsorship has kept the team name changing frequently. From 1930 until 1955, it was called Borletti Milano. From 1956 to 1973, it was renamed Simmenthal. Other famous sponsorship names were Billy, Simac, Tracer, and Philips, in the 1980s. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below. Olimpia is the most successful basketball club in Italy and one of the most successful in Europe, having won 29 Italian League Championships, 8 Italian National Cups, 4 Italian Super Cups, 3 Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Zanetti
Massimo Zanetti (born 12 February 1948 in Treviso) is an Italian entrepreneur and former politician, owner of Segafredo, a global coffee company. Since 2016 Zanetti is also the owner of the Italian basketball team Virtus Bologna, one of the most successful teams in Europe, of which he formally became president in October 2021. He is often called by media the "King of Coffee". Biography Massimo Zanetti was born in Treviso in 1948. During 1970s he moved to Bologna where he acquired the local company Segafredo, an historic coffee producer with a fairly well known brand. Zanetti gave impulse and new vitality to the company, to which he added its own brand "Segafredo Zanetti", opening it to international markets, diversifying it with the creation of a worldwide network, making it in a few years one of the top coffee producers in the world. The holding company, Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group (MZB), coordinates the group's activities and invests about 1,200 million dollars. The Segafr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later ''signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
