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Divina Seguros Joventut
Leagues	Liga ACB
Founded	1930; 88 years ago (1930)
History	Penya Spirit of Badalona (1930–1939) Club Juventud de Badalona (1939–1978) Club Joventut de Badalona (1978–present)
Arena	Pavelló Olímpic
Capacity	12,500
Location	Badalona, Spain
Team colors	Green, Black, Silver, White
President	Juan Antonio Morales
Head coach	Carles Duran
Championships	1 EuroLeague 1 EuroCup 1 EuroChallenge 2 Korać Cup 4 Spanish Championships 8 Spanish Cups 2 Spanish Supercups 11 Catalan basketball league
Retired numbers	3 (5, 7, 8)
Website	penya.cat
Uniforms
Home Away

Club Joventut de Badalona, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈklub ʒuβənˈtud bəðəˈlonə]), Divina Seguros Joventut for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Spain, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Known to their fans as La Penya (in English, The Club), it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League. The only other two are Real Madrid and Estudiantes. In 1994, Badalona was the champion of the FIBA European Champions' Cup, which is now called the EuroLeague.

Well-known players have included: Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Raül López, Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio.

History

Badalona has had a basketball team since 30 March 1930, when Joventut was founded as Penya Spirit of Badalona. Apart from basketball, the club initially had teams involved in several sports including cycling, table tennis and football. In 1932, the club changed its name to Centre Esportiu Badaloní and in 1939, it became Club Joventut Badalona. By 1940, basketball was established as the club's main sport and green and black were adopted as the club's colours.

As one of the founding clubs of the Spanish league, Joventut became also one of the top teams in Spain since the 1950s, developing a great rivalry with Real Madrid and with the other neighbouring teams like FC Barcelona, playing memorable duels. Joventut won their first Spanish Cup in 1948 and their two first leagues in 1967 and 1978.

In 1981, Joventut started its golden era by winning their first European title: the FIBA Korać Cup in 1981, by defeating Carrera Venezia in the final played in Barcelona by 105–104. Joventut repeated title in 1990, this time beating Scavolini Pesaro in the double-legged final.

One year later, in 1991, Joventut achieved their third league, the first under the ACB and repated title in the following season, after losing the final of the European League against Partizan, that won thanks to a buzzerbeater of Sašha Djordjević. However, in 1994, Joventut won the title after winning the Final Four played in Tel Aviv against Olympiacos.

After two years of decline, Joventut clinched their seventh national cup and in the 2000s, started a new golden era with players like Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio developed in the youth teams of the club. During their years at Badalona, Joventut won a FIBA Europe Cup in 2006, by beating Khimki in the final, a ULEB Cup in 2008, beating Akasvayu Girona in the finals,^[1] and the eighth Copa del Rey, also in 2008.

Joventut Badalona is one of the only three teams, along with Estudiantes and Real Madrid, to have played every year in the top league.

In the 2017–18 season, Joventut was close of the dissolution, but the shareholders voted to save the club.^[2] Finally, it could finish the season in the 15th season and avoided the relegation, despite ending in the worst position ever.

Sponsorship naming

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona

Club Joventut de Badalona has received diverse trade names along its history. These are the Joventut denominations along the years:

Home arenas

• Pavelló de la Plana: (1962–72), before 1962, the team played in open air stadiums.


• Pavelló d'Ausiàs March: (1972–91), also known as Pavelló Club Joventut (5,000 seats).^[3]


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  Palau Olímpic: (1991–present)

Players

Retired numbers

Joventut Badalona retired numbers
N°	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
5		Rafael Jofresa	PG	1986–98, 2000–03
7		Josep Maria Margall	SF	1972–90
8		Jordi Villacampa	SF	1980–97

Current roster

Divina Seguros Joventut roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 7000200000000000000♠2 Birgander, Simon 7000209000000000000♠2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 SF Dawson, Shawn 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 PG 5000000000000000000♠0 Dimitrijević, Nenad 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 PG Laprovíttola, Nicolás 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 SF 7000600000000000000♠6 López-Arostegui, Xabier 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (1997-05-19)19 May 1997 SG Mathias, Dakota 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1995-07-11)11 July 1995 PF Miller, Quincy 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 PF Morgan, Conor 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1994-08-03)3 August 1994 SF 7001130000000000000♠13 Nogués, José Ignacio 7000204000000000000♠2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (1995-07-27)27 July 1995 SG 7001140000000000000♠14 Ventura, Albert (C) 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1992-04-07)7 April 1992	Head coach Carles Durán Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 13, 2018

Depth chart

Notable players

Domestic Players:

(Non-EU Players):

Bosman Players:

For a complete list of current and former players, see the Joventut Badalona players category.

Head coaches

Logos

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Uniforms

Traditional uniform of Joventut Badalona.

The Joventut jerseys have always been green with a black stripe across the chest, and the shorts have been traditionally black, with the exception of some years that have been green too. The traditional away jerseys have been white, although in 2008–09 a new silver alternate jersey was introduced.

Season by season

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Spanish League

Winners (4): 1966–67, 1977–78, 1990–91, 1991–92

Runners-up (10): 1958, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93

• Spanish Cup

Winners (8): 1948, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1969, 1976, 1997, 2008

Runners-up (13): 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2004

• Spanish Super Cup

Winners (2): 1986, 1987

Runners-up (1): 1988

European competitions

• EuroLeague

Winners (1): 1993–94

Runners-up (1): 1991–92

Final Four (2): 1992, 1994

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Runners-up (1): 1987–88

Semifinalists (4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1985–86

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Winners (2): 1980–81, 1989–90

Semifinalist (3): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1990–91

• EuroCup Basketball

Winners (1): 2007–08

Semifinalists (1): 2002–03

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  FIBA EuroChallenge (defunct)
  

Winners (1): 2005–06

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  European Super Cup (semi-official, defunct)
  

Runners-up (2): 1990, 1991

3rd place (1): 1987

Worldwide competitions

• McDonald's Championship

Runners-up (1): 1991

Regional competitions

• Catalan League

Winners (11): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008

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Winners (5): 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957

Runners-up (5): 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957

Individual awards

Wheelchair basketball

Joventut Badalona has also a wheelchair basketball team which currently plays in the División de Honor, the Spanish top league.^[4]

In 2011 the team, which was known as Joventut GAM by sponsorship reasons, was dissolved and two years later was re-launched again. In its first season after the re-opening, the team promoted to División de Honor.

Season by season

See also

• 1991 McDonald's Championship

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Club Joventut de Badalona.

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  Official website (in Spanish)