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

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club based in

Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

. 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

Fulgor Libertas Forlì Fulgor Libertas Forlì was an Italian professional basketball team based in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The club ceased operating in January 2015 due to financial problems. History Fulgor Forlì was founded in 1949 by Stefano Cozzi. It reache ...

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

* Maurice Watson (born 1993), American basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion 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