Pallacanestro Forlì 2.015, also known as simply Forlì, is an Italian

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club based in

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. Established in 2015, it plays its home games at the Unieuro Arena. The club currently plays in the

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, the second tier league of Italy.

History

The club was established in May 2015 to fill up the gap which was left after

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was dissolved. Forlì 2.015 started playing in the

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, Italy's third tier league. In its first season, Unieuro Forli won the Serie B LNP Cup after defeating Eurobasket Roma in the final.6 In the same season, Forlì managed to promote to the

Honours

Serie B LNP Cup *Winners (1): 2016

Current roster

Notable players

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of the

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(born 1989), American basketball player for Forlì currently, has played in the

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(born 1990), American basketball player for

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of the

References

External links

Official website
{{Serie A2 Basket Basketball teams in Emilia-Romagna Basketball teams established in 2015 Sport in Forlì