Libertas Liburnia Basket Livorno

Libertas Livorno was an Italian professional basketball team based in Livorno, Tuscany.

History

Established in 1947, the side played in the first division Serie A from 1959 to 1968 , in 1970-71 and again from 1981 to 1994 (with one season in the second division Serie A2. Merging with another Livorno side, Pallacanestro Livorno under the Libertas name, the side went bankrupt in 1994.

Another Livorno side Basket Livorno represented the city in the Serie A afterwards before itself filing bankruptcy. Libertas Liburnia Livorno, playing in the regional Serie C, is the symbolic heir to the side but was founded in 2004 with a new affiliation to the Italian federation.[1]

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as :

Libertas Livorno

  • Fargas Livorno (1966–68)
  • Peroni Livorno (1982–85)
  • Cortan Livorno (1985–86)
  • Boston Livorno (1986–87)
  • Enichem Livorno (1987–89)
  • Enimont Livorno (1989–90)
  • Baker Livorno (1991–94)

Pallacanestro Livorno

  • Magnadyne Livorno (1980–81)
  • Rapident Livorno (1981–84)
  • O.T.C. Livorno (1984–85)
  • Allibert Livorno (1985–89)
  • Garessio 2000 Livorno (1989–90)
  • Tombolini Livorno (1990–91)

Notable players

Libertas Livorno

  • Italy Alessandro Fantozzi 10 seasons: '81-'91
  • Italy Flavio Carera 9 seasons: '83-'92
  • Italy Andrea Forti 9 seasons: '83-'92
  • Italy Alberto Tonut 7 seasons: '84-'91
  • United States Jeff Cook 1 season: '86-'87
  • United States Lee Johnson 1 season: '87-'88
  • United States Scott May 1 season: '87-'88
  • United States Joe Binion 3 seasons: '88-'91
  • United States Wendell Alexis 2 seasons: '88-'90
  • United States David Wood 1 season: '88-'89
  • United States Anthony Jones 1 season: '90-'91
  • United States Jay Vincent 1 season: '91-'92
  • The Bahamas Elvis Rolle 1 season: '91-'92
  • Italy Maurizio Ragazzi 1 season: '91-'92
  • United States Italy Micheal Ray Richardson 2 seasons: '92-'94
  • Croatia Žan Tabak 1 season: '92-'93
  • United States Clifton Riley 1 season: '93-'94
  • Italy Gianmarco Pozzecco 1 season: '93-'94

Pallacanestro Livorno

  • Italy Claudio Bonaccorsi 8 seasons: '83-'91
  • The Bahamas Elvis Rolle 5 seasons: '85-'88, '89-'91
  • United States Rafael Addison 4 seasons: '87-'91
  • Italy Nino Pellacani 1 season: '87-'88
  • United States Spain Brad Wright 1 season: '88-'89
  • Italy Leonardo Sonaglia 1 season: '90-'91

References

  1. ^ Masini, Andrea (14 May 2015). "Canestri, palestre e nomi: il ribaltone della storia" [Baskets, gyms and names: rolling back the years]. IlTirreno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.

External links

  • Libertas Livorno Serie A historical results (in Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015
  • Pallacanestro Livorno Serie A historical results (in Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015