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**DKV Joventut**
	DKV Joventut
Leagues	ACB; Eurocup
Founded	1930
History	Penya Spirit of Badalona; (1930–1939); Club Joventut de Badalona; (1939–Present);
Arena	Palau Olímpic; (capacity: 12,500)
Location	Badalona, Catalonia, Spain
Team colors	Green, Black, Silver, White;
President	Jordi Villacampa
Head coach	Sito Alonso
Championships	1 European Championship; 1 Eurocup; 1 EuroChallenge; 2 Korać Cup; 4 Spanish Championships; 8 Spanish Cups
Website	joventutbadalona.com
	Uniforms
Home	Away

Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. (DKV Joventut for sponsorship reasons) is a professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, 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 CB Estudiantes. In 1994, Badalona was the champion of the FIBA European Champions' Cup, which is now called the Euroleague.

Well-known players have included: Raúl López, Álex Mumbrú, Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio.

[edit] Sponsorship naming

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

Joventut Schweppes 1972–1977
Joventut Freixenet 1978–1981
Joventut Sony 1981–1982
Joventut Fichet 1982–1983
Joventut Massana 1983–1984
Ron Negrita Joventut 1984–1987
Ram Joventut 1987–1990

Montigalà Joventut 1990–1992
Marbella Joventut 1992–1993
7 Up Joventut 1993–1995
Festina Joventut 1996–1998
Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 1998–2000
DKV Joventut 2001–present

[edit] History

Badalona has had a basketball team since March 30, 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. 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 colors.

Between the 1950s and 1970s the club had a great rivalry with Real Madrid and with the other neighboring teams, playing memorable duels. During the 1980s and 1990s, Joventut had the best years in its history. Today, the club's sponsored name is DKV Joventut, named after the Spanish insurance company DKV Seguros. Currently, Badalona's basketball club is feeling the same magic of years ago.

Joventut Badalona is one of only three teams, along with CB Estudiantes and Real Madrid to have played every year in the top Spanish ACB League. Joventut is considered to have the best youth teams in Europe and it's the most important basketball club in Spain, because the basketball sections of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are clubs that depend largely on the sport's sections footballs teams, unlike Badalona. Players like the Jofresa's Brothers, Jordi Villacampa, Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio were developed in Joventut's youth teams.

Joventut Badalona was the first Catalan team to win a Euroleague title. In 1994, Badalona became the champion of the Euroleague and thus reached the top of European basketball. In 2006, Badalona won the Eurocup championship, and in 2008, the club won the ULEB Cup championship. Joventut also won 2 Korac Cup championships in the years 1981 and 1990.

[edit] Home arenas

Pavelló de la Plana (1962–72), before 1962 the team played in not domed stadiums.
Pavelló d'Ausiàs March (1972–92), also known as Pavelló Club Joventut.
Palau Olímpic (1992–present)

[edit] Players

[edit] Retired numbers

5 Rafa Jofresa, G, 1983–1996, 2000–2003; Only Rudy Fernández was allowed to wear it
7 Josep Maria Margall, F, 1972–1990
8 Jordi Villacampa, F, 1980–1997; Team President 1999–Present

[edit] Roster

Joventut Badalona roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
3.0 SF	10	Serbia	Bogdanović, Luka	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
5.0 C	11	Spain	Bueno, Antonio	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
2.5 G/F	23	DR Congo	Eyenga, Christian	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
1.0 PG	34	Spain	Fernández, Mario	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
5.0 C	16	Spain	Hernández-Sonseca, Eduardo	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	111 kg (245 lb)
4.5 F/C	21	France	Koffi, Alain	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	109 kg (240 lb)
5.0 C	17	Netherlands	Norel, Henk	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	104 kg (229 lb)
4.0 PF	19	Spain	Tomàs, Pere	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
2.0 SG	4	Serbia	Tripković, Uroš	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
1.5 G	24	USA	Tucker, Clay (C)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
1.0 PG	9	Latvia	Valters, Kristaps	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)

Head coach

Sito Alonso

Assistant coach(es)

Josep Clarós
Carles Durán

Legend

(C) Team captain
(*) Playing only in EuroCup
Injured

Roster • updated 2009-09-01

[edit] Notable players

Domestic Players:

(Non-EU Players):

Bosman Players:

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

[edit] Head coaches

Further information: Category:Joventut Badalona coaches

[edit] Uniforms

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.

Traditional uniform of Joventut Badalona.

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Trophies

Euroleague: 1993-94: 1
ULEB Cup: 2007-08: 1
Korac Cup: 1980-81, 1989-90: 2
FIBA EuroCup: 2005-06: 1
Spanish League: 1966-67, 1977-78, 1990-91, 1991-92: 4
Copa del Rey de Baloncesto: 1947-48, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1957-58, 1968-69, 1975-76, 1996-97, 2007-08: 8
Copa Príncipe de Asturias de Baloncesto: 1986-87, 1988-89, 1990-91: 3
Lliga Catalana de Basquet: 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09: 11