Libertas Livorno was an Italian professional

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Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

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History

Established in 1947, the side played in the first division

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from 1959 to 1968 , in 1970-71 and again from 1981 to 1994 (with one season in the second division Serie A2. Merging with another Livorno side,

Pallacanestro Livorno Libertas Livorno was an Italian professional basketball team based in Livorno, Tuscany. History Established in 1947, the side played in the first division Serie A from 1959 to 1968 , in 1970-71 and again from 1981 to 1994 (with one season in the se ...

under the Libertas name, the side went bankrupt in 1994. Another Livorno side

Basket Livorno Pallacanestro Don Bosco Livorno, founded in 1996, is a professional Italian basketball club from the town of Livorno, Tuscany, playing in the Serie C (third division) as of June 2015. Formerly a youth section of Basket Livorno, Don Bosco has gone ...

represented the city in the Serie A afterwards before itself filing bankruptcy. Libertas Liburnia Livorno, playing in the regional Serie C, is the symbolic heir to the side but was founded in 2004 with a new affiliation to the Italian federation.

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as : Libertas Livorno *Fargas Livorno (1966–68) *Peroni Livorno (1982–85) *Cortan Livorno (1985–86) *Boston Livorno (1986–87) *Enichem Livorno (1987–89) *Enimont Livorno (1989–90) *Baker Livorno (1991–94) Pallacanestro Livorno *Magnadyne Livorno (1980–81) *Rapident Livorno (1981–84) *O.T.C. Livorno (1984–85) *Allibert Livorno (1985–89) *Garessio 2000 Livorno (1989–90) *Tombolini Livorno (1990–91)

Notable players

Libertas Livorno * Alessandro Fantozzi 10 seasons: '81-'91 * Flavio Carera 9 seasons: '83-'92 * Andrea Forti 9 seasons: '83-'92 * Alberto Tonut 7 seasons: '84-'91 *

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3 seasons: '88-'91 *

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1 season: '91-'92 * Elvis Rolle 1 season: '91-'92 * Maurizio Ragazzi 1 season: '91-'92 *

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1 season: '93-'94 Pallacanestro Livorno * Claudio Bonaccorsi 8 seasons: '83-'91 * Elvis Rolle 5 seasons: '85-'88, '89-'91 * Rafael Addison 4 seasons: '87-'91 * Nino Pellacani 1 season: '87-'88 *

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1 season: '88-'89 * Leonardo Sonaglia 1 season: '90-'91

References

External links

Libertas Livorno Serie A historical results
Retrieved 23 August 2015
Pallacanestro Livorno Serie A historical results
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