Associazione Sportiva Stella Azzura ( en, Blue Star) is an Italian amateur

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club based in

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. It plays in the third division

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as of the 2015–16 season. The club is mainly known for its excellent youth teams, which participate in European competitions such as the Next Generation Tournament.

History

Stella Azzura was founded in 1938 by youngsters playing on a pitch in the courtyard of the

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in Rome. The side played in the first division

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from 1954 to 1966, then for two other seasons before another period from 1974 to 1980, disappearing from the professional leagues after being relegated from the Serie A2 in 1982. In May 2015, Stella Azzurra won its first ever national Under-19 title. In 2018, Stella's under-18 team were the runners-up at the

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, losing to

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in the final.Lietuvos rytas vs Stella Azura
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Honours

Under-18 Team

**Runners-up (1): 2017–18

Notable players

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'02-'03 *

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'14-'15

Notable coaches

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'74-'79

References

External links

Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro profile
Retrieved 24 August 2015
Serie A historical results
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