| Joventut Badalona | |||
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| Leagues | Liga ACB Champions League | ||
| Founded | 1930; 95 years ago (1930) | ||
| History | Penya Spirit of Badalona (1930–1932) Centre Esportiu Badaloní (1932–1939) Club Juventud de Badalona (1939–1978) Club Joventut de Badalona (1978–present) | ||
| Arena | Pavelló Olímpic | ||
| Capacity | 12,500 | ||
| Location | Badalona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Team colors | Green and black | ||
| President | Juan Antonio Morales | ||
| Head coach | Daniel Miret | ||
| Championships | 1EuroLeague 1EuroCup 1FIBA EuroChallenge 2Korać Cup 4Spanish Championships 8King Cups 2Spanish Supercups 11Catalan basketball league | ||
| Retired numbers | 3 (5,7,8) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈklubʒuβənˈtudbəðəˈlonə]) is a Spanish professionalbasketball club based inBadalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in theLiga ACB and theEuroCup. Known to their fans asLa Penya (in English,The Club), it is one of only two teams that have never beenrelegated from the top division of the Spanish League. The only other isReal Madrid. In 1994, Joventut Badalona became champion of the FIBA European League (today known as theEuroLeague), the first Catalan basketball club to accomplish such a grandiose achievement and the first Spanish team to do so in the modern eraFinal Four format.
Well-known players have included the Margall brothers (withJosep Maria Margall),Zoran Slavnić,Jordi Villacampa,Rafael Jofresa,Corny Thompson,Mike Smith,Reggie Johnson,Harold Pressley,Tanoka Beard,Andre Turner,Raül López,Rudy Fernández,Ricky Rubio,Pau Ribas,Demond Mallet,Nicolás Laprovittola,Joel Parra,Andrés Feliz andAnte Tomic.
Badalona has had a basketball team since 30 March 1930, when Joventut was founded asPenya Spirit of Badalona.[1] Apart from basketball, the club initially had teams involved in several sports includingcycling,table tennis, andfootball. In 1932, the club changed its name toCentre Esportiu Badaloní and in 1939, itwas forced to becomeClub Juventud de Badalona. By 1940, basketball was established as the club's main sport and green and black were adopted as the club's colours.
As one of the founding clubs of theSpanish league, Joventut became also one of the top teams in Spain since the 1950s, developing a great rivalry withReal Madrid and with the other neighbouring teams likeFC Barcelona, playing memorable duels. Joventut won their firstSpanish Cup in 1948 and their two first leagues in1967 and1978.
In 1981, Joventut started its golden era by winning their first European title: theFIBA Korać Cup in1981, by defeatingCarrera Venezia in the final played inBarcelona by 105–104 after a game winning shot by Joe Galvin at the buzzer. Joventut repeated title in1990, this time beatingScavolini Pesaro in the double-legged final.
One year later, in 1991, Joventut achieved their third league, the first under theACB and repeated title in the following season, after losing the final of theFIBA European League againstPartizan, that won thanks to abuzzer beater ofSaša Đorđević. However, in 1994, Joventut won the title after winning theFinal Four played inTel Aviv againstOlympiacos withZeljko Obradovic as coach.
After two years of decline, Joventut clinched theirseventh national cup and in the 2000s, started a new golden era with players likeRudy Fernández, andRicky Rubio developed in the youth teams of the club. During their years at Badalona, Joventut won aFIBA Europe Cup in2006, by beatingKhimki in the final, aULEB Cup in 2008, beatingAkasvayu Girona in the finals,[2] and the eighth Copa del Rey, also in 2008.
Joventut Badalona is one of the only two teams, along withReal Madrid, to have played every year in the top league.
In the2017–18 season, Joventut was close of the dissolution, but the shareholders voted to save the club.[3] Finally, it could finish the season in the 15th season and avoided the relegation, despite ending in the worst position ever.
Since then, Joventut has returned to the elite of Spanish basketball with severalACB andKing's Cup semifinals, also being contenders in theEurocup.
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Club Joventut de Badalona has received diverse trade names along its history. These are the Joventut denominations along the years:
| Joventut Badalona retired numbers | ||||
| N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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| 5* | Rafael Jofresa | PG | 1986–96, 1997–98, 2000–03 | |
| 7 | Josep Maria Margall | SF | 1972–90 | |
| 8 | Jordi Villacampa | SF | 1980–97 | |
*Even though number #5 had been retired to honorRafael Jofresa, from 2002 to 2008Rudy Fernández kept wearing that number during his stay at the professional team.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| C | Ante Tomić | Simon Birgander | |||
| PF | Sam Dekker * | Michael Ružić ‡ | |||
| SF | Ádám Hanga | Yannick Kraag † | Miguel Allen † | ||
| SG | Cameron Hunt * | Jordi Rodríguez ‡ | |||
| PG | Ricky Rubio † | Ludde Hakanson † | Guillem Vives † |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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(Non-EU players):
For a complete list of current and former players, see theJoventut Badalona players category.
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game |
| Position | Player | Year | Round | Pick | Drafted by |
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| PF | 2004 | 2nd round | 39th | Toronto Raptors | |
| SG/SF | 2007 | 1st round | 24th | Phoenix Suns | |
| PG | 2009 | 1st round | 5th | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| PF | 2009 | 2nd round | 47th | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| SF | 2009 | 1st round | 30th | Cleveland Cavaliers |

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 in2008–09 a new silver alternate jersey was introduced.
Joventut has a traditional rivalry with provincial neighboursFC Barcelona. Both teams face in theCatalan basketball derby.
ACB Rising Star/Best Young Player
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Joventut Badalona has also awheelchair basketball team which currently plays in theDivisión de Honor, the Spanish top league.[5]
In 2011 the team, which was known as Joventut GAM by sponsorship reasons, was dissolved and two years later was re-launched again. In its first season after the re-opening, the team promoted to División de Honor.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos | Copa del Rey |
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| 2001–02 | 1 | Div. Honor | 6th | |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Div. Honor | 7th | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Div. Honor | 13th | |
| 2004–05 | 2 | 1ª División | 1st | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Div. Honor | 9th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Div. Honor | 9th | |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Div. Honor | 11th | |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Div. Honor B | 1st | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Div. Honor | 8th | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Div. Honor | 12 | |
| 2011–13 | Did not enter any competition | |||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1ª División | 1st | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Div. Honor | 10th | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Div. Honor | 11th | |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 1ª División | 4th | |
| 2017–18 | Did not enter any competition | |||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 1ª División | 6th | |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 1ª División | 5th | |