Club Joventut Badalona
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Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈklub ʒuβənˈtud bəðəˈlonə]) is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as La Penya (in English, The Club), it is one of only two teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League. The only other is Real Madrid. In 1994, Joventut Badalona became champion of the FIBA European League (today known as the EuroLeague), the first Catalan basketball club to accomplish such a grandiose achievement and the first Spanish team to do so in the modern era Final Four format.
Club Joventut Badalona | |||
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Leagues | Liga ACB EuroCup | ||
Founded | 1930; 94 years ago (1930) | ||
History | Penya Spirit of Badalona (1930–1932) Centre Esportiu Badaloní (1932–1939) Club Juventud de Badalona (1939–1978) Club Joventut de Badalona (1978–present) | ||
Arena | Pavelló Olímpic | ||
Capacity | 12,500 | ||
Location | Badalona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
Team colors | Green and black | ||
President | Juan Antonio Morales | ||
Head coach | Daniel Miret | ||
Championships | 1 EuroLeague 1 EuroCup 1 EuroChallenge 2 Korać Cup 4 Spanish Championships 8 king Cups 2 Spanish Supercups 11 Catalan basketball league | ||
Retired numbers | 3 (5, 7, 8) | ||
Website | Official website | ||
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Well-known players have included the Margall brothers (with Josep Maria Margall), Zoran Slavnić, Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Raül López, Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio.