SP Federale

SP Federale
Leagues	LNBA
Founded	1942
History	SP Federale 1942→1981
Location	Lugano, Switzerland
Team colors	yellow and light blue
Championships	3 Swiss Leagues 3 Swiss Cups
Uniforms
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SP Federale was a Swiss professional basketball club based in the city of Lugano in the canton of Ticino.

History

Federale was founded in 1942 but had to wait until the 70s to see the first major successes. The club won in the seventies three national league titles^[1] and 2 national Cups.^[2] For three seasons, from 1978 to 1980, had as main sponsor the SA Luciano Franzosini Chiasso.

In the season 1975-76 Federale participated in the FIBA European Champions Cup as Swiss champion αfter two qualifier against Turkish Beşiktaş and Czechoslovak Dukla Olomouc, reached the quarter finals where ranked sixth and last with a record of 0-5 wins in a group that included among others Real Madrid, Forst Cantù and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

In 1981 the club merged with AS Viganello Basket (later with the Molino Nuovo),^[3] giving rise to the FV Lugano (today Lugano Tigers).

Honours

Swiss League

• Winners (3): 1974-75, 1975–76, 1976–77

Swiss Cup

• Winners (3): 1957-58, 1973–74, 1974–75

References

1. Lega Nazionale A (ed.). "Palmarès Campionato". Retrieved 15 January 2011.
2. Lega Nazionale A (ed.). "Palmarès Coppa Svizzera". Retrieved 15 January 2011.
3. Peo Mazzola, Arnaldo Cremonesi (March 2008). "Verso la finale Lugano-Vacallo". laRegione Ticino.