Pallacanestro Trieste
Italian basketball club with a history of promotions and cup finals.
Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trieste. The club has played in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) for multiple periods, most recently from the 2018–19 to 2022–23 season, and after winning the Serie A2 playoffs in the 2023–24 season, it is set to rejoin the LBA for the 2024–25 season. Its home arena is the PalaTrieste.
- founded
- 1975
- home_arena
- PalaTrieste
- nationality
- Italian
- best_league_finish
- 3rd place in Serie A (1993–94)
- notable_for
- Reaching the FIBA Korać Cup final in 1993–94 and the Italian Cup final in 1995
Lore & Background
Pallacanestro Trieste was established in 1975 and played in the top-tier Serie A from 1982 to 1986, 1990 to 1997, and again from 1999 to 2004. Its best league result was third place in 1993–94, the same year it reached the FIBA Korać Cup final. The following season, the team reached the Italian Cup final. After the 2003–04 season, the club went bankrupt and was relegated to lower divisions, spending many years between the third and fourth division.
Reader's Guide
Pallacanestro Trieste represents a significant presence in Italian basketball, with a history that includes multiple stints in the top division and notable cup runs. The club's 1993–94 season was particularly strong, yielding a third-place league finish and a runner-up position in the FIBA Korać Cup. After bankruptcy and years in lower divisions, the club rebuilt under head coach Eugenio Dalmasson, winning promotion to the second division in 2012 and returning to the LBA in 2018 after a 14-year absence. The club's ownership changed in 2023, with Cotogna Sports Group acquiring 90% of the club. Pallacanestro Trieste's legacy includes its connection to earlier Trieste teams, such as Società Ginnastica Triestina, which won multiple national championships in the 1930s and 1940s.
Did You Know?
- Pallacanestro Trieste was established in 1975.
- The club reached the FIBA Korać Cup final in the 1993–94 season.
- After the 2003–04 season, the club went bankrupt and was relegated to lower divisions.
- In 2023, 90% of the club was acquired by San Francisco-based Cotogna Sports Group.
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