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{{Short description|Amateur basketball club in Rome, Italy}}
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| president = {{flagicon|ITA}} Tommaso Antonelli
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| coach = {{flagicon|ITA}} Germano D’Arcangeli
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'''Associazione Sportiva Stella Azzurra Roma''' is an Italian amateur [[basketball]] club based in [[Rome]]. It plays in the third division [[Serie B Basket|Serie B]] as of the 2015–16 season. The club is mainly known for its excellent youth teams, which participate in European competitions such as the [[EuroLeague Basketball Next Generation Tournament|Next Generation Tournament]].
'''Stella Azzura Roma''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Blue Star of Rome'') is an amateur club of basketball, based in [[Italy|Italian]] [[capital city]] of [[Rome]]. Stella Azzura founded in 1938, on a pitch in the courtyard of the [[Collegio_San_Giuseppe_-_Istituto_De_Merode]] of Rome, where some youngsters were begin to deal with the sport of basketball.

Following several promotions over the years, the club has played a total of 22 seasons in [[Lega Basket|Serie A]] in the late fifties and eighties, reaching fourth place on three occasions. Between 1975 and 1977 Stella Azzura played two times in the [[FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]]. Currently playing the Serie B Amateur division.

With this club some players grown and then settled at a high level, like [[Andrea Bargnani]], before dedicated to [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] and the [[Toronto Raptors]]. At Stella Azzura began his career as a professional coach Valerio Bianchini, the rector of the Italian coaching.


==History==
==History==
Stella Azzurra Roma was founded in 1938 by youngsters playing on a pitch in the courtyard of the [[Collegio San Giuseppe - Istituto De Merode]] in Rome.The side played in the first division [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] from 1954 to 1966, then for two other seasons before another period from 1974 to 1980, disappearing from the professional leagues after being relegated from the [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]] in 1982.
"''The sports association Stella Azzurra was designed to promote and spread the practice of amateur sports among young people, as an element of healthy physical and spiritual.''"

These words of Article 1 of the Statute, which has remained unchanged since 1948, are symptomatic of the spirit that animates the club. For those who attended the sports world, and the basketball in particular, the name of Stella Azzurra certainly evokes memories alive and exciting.

Immediately after the war, under the leadership of Mario frére Grottanelli, begins a selection of young players who dispute the first few games of basketball in the courtyard of the College of St. Joseph - Institute De Merode, in a field bounded by two plane trees which hung the baskets. Away from the school year 1938-39, the athletes of Stella Azzura have written important pages in a variety of sports and especially basketball goals have been achieved unexpected.

From the moment, year after year after promotion to promotion, comes the Serie A, Stella Azzurra become sporting heritage of the entire capital city and the nation as a whole. Fourteen athletes in the National team, two entries to [[FIBA Korać Cup|Korac Cup]] (1975/1977), 22 years of militancy in Serie A, 2 times quarters in the top division. Stella Azzura can boast the likes of Presidents Chiaria, Castles, Acciari, Hausmann; Coaches such as Ferrero, Felici, Costanzo, Bianchini, Gebbia; Major players such as the same Costanzo, Rocchi, Pomilio, Dal Pozzo, Spinetti, Sorenson, Vecchiato and Gilardi.

==Statistics in Serie A==
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===Total===
*Seasons in Serie A: 22

*Matches played: 592

*Games Won: 245

*Games Lost: 342

*Draws: 5
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===Serie A/Serie A1===
====Regular Season====
*Seasons in Serie A: 20

*Matches played: 460

*Games Won: 183

*Games Lost: 272

*Draws: 5

====Play-off====
*Participations: 3

*Match played: 28

*Games Won: 12

*Games Lost: 16

====Play-out====
*Participations: 2

*Match played: 28

*Games Won: 20

*Games Lost: 8
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===Serie A2===
====Regular Season====
*Seasons in Serie A: 2

*Matches played: 64

*Games Won: 25


In May 2015, Stella Azzurra Roma won its first ever national Under-19 title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Basket/31-05-2015/basket-u19-1101060608401.shtml |title=Basket: la Stella Azzurra campione U19 |last=Cacciuni |first=Mimmo |date=31 May 2015 |website=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport|Gazzetta]].it |access-date=24 August 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Basketball: Stella Azzurra the under-19 champion}}</ref>
*Games Lost: 39


In 2018, Stella's under-18 team were the runners-up at the [[EuroLeague Basketball Next Generation Tournament]], losing to [[BC Lietuvos rytas]] in the final.<ref>[http://www.adidasngt.com/u18/game-center/games/showgame?gamecode=13&seasoncode=JTF417 Lietuvos rytas vs Stella Azura]</ref>
====Play-off====
*Participations: 2


==Honours==
*Match played: 12
===Under-18 Team===
*'''[[EuroLeague Basketball Next Generation Tournament]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 2017–18
==Notable players==
*{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Bargnani]] <small>'02-'03</small>
*{{Flagicon|ROM}} [[Robert Bobroczky]]<small> '14-'15</small>
*{{Flagicon|PUR}} [[Stephen Thompson Jr.]]


==Notable coaches==
*Games Won: 5
*{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Valerio Bianchini]] <small>'74-'79</small>


==References==
*Games Lost: 7
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
*[http://www.legapallacanestro.com/b/team-details?comp=914&id=3876 Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro profile]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|it}} Retrieved 24 August 2015
*[http://web.legabasket.it/team/199/stella_azzurra_roma/storia Serie A historical results] {{in lang|it}} Retrieved 24 August 2015


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Latest revision as of 19:18, 15 October 2024

Stella Azzurra Roma
Stella Azzurra Roma logo
LeaguesSerie B
Founded1938; 86 years ago (1938)
HistoryA.S. Stella Azzura
1938–present
ArenaArena Altero Felici
LocationRome, Italy
PresidentTommaso Antonelli
Head coachGermano D’Arcangeli
WebsiteStellaAzzurra.it (in Italian)

Associazione Sportiva Stella Azzurra Roma is an Italian amateur basketball club based in Rome. It plays in the third division Serie B as of the 2015–16 season. The club is mainly known for its excellent youth teams, which participate in European competitions such as the Next Generation Tournament.

History

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Stella Azzurra Roma was founded in 1938 by youngsters playing on a pitch in the courtyard of the Collegio San Giuseppe - Istituto De Merode in Rome.The side played in the first division Serie A from 1954 to 1966, then for two other seasons before another period from 1974 to 1980, disappearing from the professional leagues after being relegated from the Serie A2 in 1982.

In May 2015, Stella Azzurra Roma won its first ever national Under-19 title.[1]

In 2018, Stella's under-18 team were the runners-up at the EuroLeague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, losing to BC Lietuvos rytas in the final.[2]

Honours

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Under-18 Team

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Notable players

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Notable coaches

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References

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  1. ^ Cacciuni, Mimmo (31 May 2015). "Basket: la Stella Azzurra campione U19" [Basketball: Stella Azzurra the under-19 champion]. Gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ^ Lietuvos rytas vs Stella Azura
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