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Fulgor Libertas Forlì | |
Founded: | 1949 |
Dissolved: | 2015 |
Arena: | Palafiera |
Location: | Forlì, Italy |
Colors: | White and Red |
President: | Giorgio Grazioso |
Coach: | Sandro Dell'Agnello |
Website: | FulgorLibertasBasketForli.it |
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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.
Fulgor Forlì was founded in 1949 by Stefano Cozzi. It reached the national Serie C by the 1954-55 season, returning to the Promozione in 1957.A promotion to the Serie D in 1969-70 was followed by others to the Serie C2 (1979–80), Serie C1 (1982–83), Serie B2 (1985–86).Returning to the Serie C1, they stayed there until 1992-93 where they moved back to Serie B2, reaching the Serie B1 in June 2000.[1]
Named Fulgor Libertas Forlì in 2003, in reference to Libertas Forlì who had represented the city in the first division Serie A until disappearing in 1999, the side stayed ten years in the third division.They obtained a promotion to the second division LegaDue in 2010 after Fortitudo Bologna - who had beaten them in the promotion playoffs - were barred from the league for financial reasons.
During the 2014-15 Serie A2 Gold (the new second division) season, the club struggled financially and player salaries were not paid.The professional players refused to play after some time with the under-19 team replacing them, furthermore the municipality barred the side from playing at the Palafiera arena.Fulgor Libertas Forlì withdrew from the league in mid-season in January 2015 and ceased operations soon afterwards.[2]