Fortitudo Agrigento
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Fortitudo Agrigento is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Agrigento, Sicily. Founded in 1969, the side plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015–16 season.
History
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Before the creation of Fortitudo Agrigento, there were many different teams in Agrigento. In 1968, one of these local teams achieved promotion to Serie C, but due to financial difficulties it soon had to leave the league.
In 1969, Fortitudo Agrigento was founded and started in the 7th-tier League, "Promozione", of the Italian basketball league system.
During the 1988–89 season, Fortitudo achieved promotion to Serie B beating Porto Empedocle, Cefalù, Catania and many other popular teams. In the next season, Fortitudo was relegated again to Serie C and decided to rebuild part of the team from the 1988–89 season with a new manager. At the end of the season Agrigento was again in Serie B.
From the 2007-08 season, Fortitudo Agrigento achieved a series of consecutive promotions until promotion to Serie A2 in 2012.
L'Agrigente a connu une période de succès dans les années 1980 et 1990, atteignant les demi-finales de la Coupe d'Italie à deux reprises. Cependant, le club a connu des difficultés financières au début des années 2000 et a été relégué en Serie B.
En 2018, l'Agrigente a été promu en Serie A2 et a depuis consolidé sa position dans la deuxième division italienne. Le club est connu pour son atmosphère animée à domicile et ses fans passionnés.
Les couleurs traditionnelles de l'Agrigente sont le vert et le blanc. Le club joue ses matchs à domicile au PalaMoncada, d'une capacité de 3 500 places.