Virtus Roma

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'''Virtus Roma 1960''', commonly known as '''Virtus Roma''', is an Italian professional [[basketball]] club based in [[Rome]], [[Lazio]]. The club named '''Pallacanestro Virtus Roma''' competed in the [[Italian basketball league system|first division]] of Italian basketball, the [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]], for decades until 2020, when it went bankrupt. In 2021 the club was refounded.

It was formerly a major side in Europe, winning the [[1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup]] ([[EuroLeague]]), and at one time being one of only 13 clubs to hold a [[EuroLeague]] A license. However, its standing later waned, and Virtus became less competitive in both Europe and the domestic [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]] - which it had won in 1983 – before being voluntarily [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the Italian second division in July 2015.

In December 2020, Virtus was dissolved after the club was declared bankrupt after months of financial struggles.

For past club sponsorship names, see [[#Sponsorship names|sponsorship names]].

==History== The club was formed by the merger of two Roman sides, San Saba and Gruppo Borgo Cavalleggeri, under the name '''Virtus Aurelia''' in the late 1960s, the founding date of San Saba, 1960, was kept as Virtus'. In 1972, Virtus Aurelia merged with GS Banco di Roma, the sporting wing of [[Banco di Roma]], forming '''Pallacanestro Banco di Roma Virtus''' or simply '''Banco di Roma'''. The side reached the [[Serie A2 Basket|Italian second division]] in 1978, staying two years before moving up to the Italian top level [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]], in 1980.

[[File:Pallacanestro Banco di Roma Virtus Limoges 1983.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Banco di Roma before the kick-off of the European Champions Cup match against Limoges CSP in 1983.]] This was the start of an extended stay in the first division, and success followed soon after, with the side winning the 1983 championship. Earning a place in the [[1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup]] ([[EuroLeague]]), Virtus went on to win the competition at its first try, with a [[Larry Wright (basketball)|Larry Wright]] led squad, that also had [[Clarence Kea]], [[Renzo Tombolato]], and [[Fulvio Polesello]]. Wright was decisive in the [[EuroLeague Final]] against [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]], scoring 27 points, as Roma overturned a 10-point halftime deficit to win the decider.<ref name=EC2013>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/116771/club-profile-virtus-rome |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721104239/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/116771/club-profile-virtus-rome |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |title=Club profile: Virtus Rome |author= |date=13 September 2013 |website=[[EuroCup Basketball]] |access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> The next season, the Italian club won the [[1984 FIBA Intercontinental Cup]], after topping a group of international clubs in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2013-2014/vladimir-stankovic/i/124815/larry-wright-the-man-with-two-rings |title=Larry Wright, the man with two rings |last=Stankovic |first=Vladimir |date=2 December 2013 |website=[[EuroLeague]] |access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> Roma also won the [[1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup]] final against [[JuveCaserta Basket|Mobilgirgi Caserta]].

The club's next title was the [[1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup]], by which time Banco di Roma had been replaced as the club's sponsor by [[Il Messaggero]]. A squad comprising [[Dino Rađa]], [[Rick Mahorn]], [[Roberto Premier]], and [[Andrea Niccolai]] downed [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]] in the two-legged final.<ref name=EC2013 /> The next year, Virtus managed to reach the [[1992–93 FIBA Korać Cup|FIBA Korać Cup]] final again, but lost the game against [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Philips Milano]]. During the 2002–03 season, [[Carlton Myers]] led the team to a 25–9 record in the Serie A ([[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]), as Roma reached the playoff's semifinals.<ref name=EC2013 /> After adding [[Dejan Bodiroga]] as a player, and head coach [[Svetislav Pešić]], in the 2005 off-season, Virtus reached the [[EuroCup Basketball|ULEB Cup]] ([[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]]) quarterfinals, the Serie A semifinals, and the [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] final, that it lost in [[overtime (sports)|overtime]].<ref name=EC2013 />

In the summer of 2011, the Italian club's [[EuroLeague]] A-license was suspended, after it finished in the bottom half of the Serie A.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/86325/new-teams-proposed-as-2011-12-turkish-airlines-euroleague-participants |title=New teams proposed as 2011-12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague participants |author= |date=30 June 2011 |website=[[EuroLeague]] |access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> The next year, it lost the license completely, after having the worst record among A license clubs. It lost its license to [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|EA7 Emporio Armani Milano]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague-basketball/news/i/98302/euroleague-board-awards-two-year-turkish-airlines-euroleague-license-to-ea7-emporio-armani-milan |title=Euroleague board awards two-year Turkish Airlines Euroleague license to EA7 Emporio Armani Milan |author= |date=20 June 2012 |website=[[EuroLeague]] |access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> [[File:Pallacanestro Virtus Roma supporters.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Virtus Roma supporters in 2008]] In a strange twist, Virtus Roma then went on to have an excellent season, unexpectedly, by their own admission, reaching the Serie A finals, which would earn it the right to return to the EuroLeague. However, the club relinquished their rights, as they did not agree to some of the competition's requirements. In particular, paying rent for an arena with the minimum arena capacity. They thus earned a place in the second tier [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]] instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/114414/rome-announces-it-will-not-play-in-turkish-airlines-euroleague |title=Rome announces it will not play in Turkish Airlines Euroleague |author= |date=21 June 2013 |website=[[EuroLeague]] |access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref>

In July 2015, despite having satisfied the economic conditions to participate in the Italian top level LBA, the club's management asked to participate instead in the Italian second division [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]]. The permission to do so was granted by the [[Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro|Italian Basketball Federation]]. The cited motive for the move to the lower division, was an insufficient budget to be competitive at the higher level, and the desire to restructure the club based on a youth policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Basket/SerieA/15-07-2015/basket-serie-a-roma-si-retrocede-a-2-caserta-ripescata-120575061971.shtml |title=Basket, Serie A: Roma si retrocede in A-2. Caserta ripescata |last=Canfora |first=Mario |date=16 July 2015 |website=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] |location=Rome |access-date=17 July 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Basketball, Serie A: Roma relegates itself to A-2. Caserta retaken}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fip.it/News.asp?IDNews=8376 |title=Consiglio federale a Roma. Barilla sponsor della maglia Azzurra, Ammissioni ai Campionati 2015-16, Prandi presidente CIA |author= |date=17 July 2015 |website=[[Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro]] |access-date=17 July 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Federal council in Rome. Barilla sponsor of the blue shirt, 2015-16 championship admissions, Prandi CIA president}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virtusroma.it/basket-lacea-virtus-riparte-dai-giovani-e-dal-territorio/#.VakiO_ntmko |title=Basket: l'Acea Virtus riparte dai giovani e dal territorio |author= |date=16 July 2015 |website=Pallacanestro Virtus Roma |access-date=17 July 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Basketball: Acea Virtus starts again from youth and territory |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809132734/http://www.virtusroma.it/basket-lacea-virtus-riparte-dai-giovani-e-dal-territorio/#.VakiO_ntmko |archive-date=9 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On April 23, 2019, after beating [[Legnano Knights]] by 83–88, Virtus Roma is proclaimed champion of the [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]], getting the direct promotion to the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://virtusroma.it/2019/04/20/virtus-roma-seriea-campione-legnano/ | title=La Virtus Roma è in Serie A! Batte Legnano 83-88 e si laurea Campione | language=it | trans-title=Virtus Roma is in Serie A! Beats Legnano 83-88 and becomes Champion | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425131140/https://virtusroma.it/2019/04/20/virtus-roma-seriea-campione-legnano/ | archive-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> Virtu returns to the highest tier after an absence of four years.

===Dissolution=== On December 9, 2020, the club withdrew from the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] due to financial difficulties and the inability to find a new investor.

==Arenas== [[File:PalaLottomatica.jpg|thumb|Fans of Roma at [[PalaLottomatica]], in 2006.]]

*[[Palazzetto dello Sport]] (seating capacity: 3,500): (1960–1983, 2000–2003, 2011–2018) *[[PalaLottomatica]]: (seating capacity: 11,200): (1983–1999, 2003–2011, 2018–2020)

Virtus played at the 3,500 seating capacity [[Palazzetto dello Sport]] arena, until 1983. The club then played at the 11,200 seat [[PalaLottomatica]] arena, from 1983 to 2011, except between 2000 and 2003, when the arena was undergoing extensive renovation work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virtusroma.it/ticketing/il-palazzetto-dello-sport/ |title=Il Palazzetto dello Sport |author= |website=Pallacanestro Virtus Roma |access-date=18 July 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=The Palazzetto dello Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022081137/http://www.virtusroma.it/ticketing/il-palazzetto-dello-sport/ |archive-date=22 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After the club down scaled its operations costs, due to reduced funds, Virtus found the operating costs of the PalaLottomatica to be prohibitive, and decided to avoid playing in the larger arena. So from 2011 to 2018, it returned to the Palazzetto dello Sport, even playing games there during the [[2012–13 Lega Basket Serie A|2013 Italian LBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panorama.it/sport/altri-sport/finali-basket-roma-palazzetto/ |title=Finali basket: perché Roma non vuole il PalaEUR |last=Corio |first=Paolo |date=14 June 2013 |website=[[Panorama (magazine)|Panorama]] |access-date=18 July 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Basketball finals: why doesn't Rome want the PalaEUR}}</ref>

On June 9, 2018, Virtus Roma reached a new deal with All Events SpA, the operator of [[PalaLottomatica]], to play at the arena during the [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]] 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a2-ovest/276483/virtus-roma-accordo-raggiunto-si-torna-al-palalottomatica.html |author= |date=9 June 2018 |title=Virtus Roma: accordo raggiunto, si torna al PalaLottomatica |website=sportando.basketball |language=Italian |trans-title=Virtus Roma: new agreement reached and will play at PalaLottomatica |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612000000/https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a2-ovest/276483/virtus-roma-accordo-raggiunto-si-torna-al-palalottomatica.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Honours== [[File:Pallacanestro Virtus Roma Banners.jpg|thumb|500px|Banners of Virtus Roma]] '''Total titles: 6'''

===Domestic competitions=== * '''[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]]''' : '''Winners (1)''': 1982–83 : Runners-up (2): [[2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A|2007–08]], [[2012–13 Lega Basket Serie A|2012–13]] * '''[[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]]''' : Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 2005–06 * '''[[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]]''' : '''Winners (1)''': 2000

===European competitions=== * '''[[EuroLeague]]''' : '''Winners (1)''': [[1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup|1983–84]] * '''[[FIBA Korać Cup]]''' (defunct) : '''Winners (2)''': [[1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup|1985–86]], [[1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup|1991–92]] : Runners-up (1): [[1992–93 FIBA Korać Cup|1992–93]] : Semifinalists (1): [[1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup|1997–98]] * '''[[European Basketball Club Super Cup|European Club Super Cup]]''' (semi-official, defunct) : Runners-up (1): [[1983 I ACB International Tournament|1983]]

===Worldwide competitions=== * '''[[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]]''' : '''Winners (1)''': [[1984 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1984]]

===Other competitions=== * '''Trofeo Ambrose''' : '''Winners (1)''': 2009

==The road to the European victories== {{Main|Pallacanestro Virtus Roma in international competitions}}

{{col-begin}} {{col-3}} '''1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%" |- bgcolor="#ccccff" ! Round ! Team !   Home   !   Away   |- |1st |{{flagicon|LUX}} [[T71 Dudelange]] |align="center"|'''85–44''' |align="center"|'''72–40''' |- |2nd |{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} [[B.C. Partizani Tirana|Partizani Tirana]] |align="center"|'''93–55''' |align="center"|'''78–69''' |- |rowspan=5|SF |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Limoges CSP]] |align="center"|'''81–76''' |align="center"|'''76–74''' |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] |align="center"|'''74–71''' |align="center"|'''74–81''' |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pallacanestro Cantù|Jollycolombani Cantù]] |align="center"|'''85–86''' |align="center"|'''79–71''' |- |{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] |align="center"|'''82–67''' |align="center"|'''91–85''' |- |{{flagicon|YUG}} [[KK Bosna Royal|Bosna]] |align="center"|'''65–55''' |align="center"|'''77–86''' |- |F |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] |colspan=2 align="center"|'''79–73''' |} {{col-3}} '''1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%" |- bgcolor="#ccccff" ! Round ! Team !   Home   !   Away   |- |2nd |colspan=3|[[Bye (sports)|Bye]] |- |rowspan=3|Top 16 |{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] |align="center"|'''93–74''' |align="center"|'''82–92''' |- |{{flagicon|YUG}} [[KK Bosna Royal|Bosna]] |align="center"|'''91–77''' |align="center"|'''96–100''' |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Vendée Challans Basket|Challans]] |align="center"|'''107–80''' |align="center"|'''78–77''' |- |SF |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique Antibes]] |align="center"|'''83–75''' |align="center"|'''78–69''' |- |F |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[JuveCaserta Basket|Mobilgirgi Caserta]] |align="center"|'''73–72''' |align="center"|'''84–78''' |} {{col-3}} '''1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%" |- bgcolor="#ccccff" ! Round ! Team !   Home   !   Away   |- |1st |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[RBC Verviers-Pepinster|Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster]] |align="center"|'''104–90''' |align="center"|'''99–89''' |- |2nd |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Reims Champagne Basket|Reims]] |align="center"|'''94–71''' |align="center"|'''72–54''' |- |rowspan=3|Top 16 |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[CB Zaragoza|CAI Zaragoza]] |align="center"|'''97–72''' |align="center"|'''81–77''' |- |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] |align="center"|'''84–75''' |align="center"|'''99–96''' |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cholet Basket|Pitch Cholet]] |align="center"|'''95–88''' |align="center"|'''69–83''' |- |QF |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Basket Racing|Racing Club de France]] |align="center"|'''80–72''' |align="center"|'''71–70''' |- |SF |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[CB Valladolid|Fórum Filatélico Valladolid]] |align="center"|'''76–70''' |align="center"|'''66–67''' |- |F |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]] |align="center"|'''94–94''' |align="center"|'''99–86''' |} {{col-end}}

==Season by season record== The following table shows the records from the season 1977–78 in all competitions:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |- bgcolor= !Season ![[Italian basketball league system|Tier]] !League !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position in regular season}} !Postseason ![[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] ![[Italian Basketball Supercup|Supercup]] !colspan=2|{{Tooltip|Europe|European competitions}} !colspan=2|{{Tooltip|Worldwide|Worldwide competitions}} |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1977–78 | align="center"| 3 | [[Serie B Basket|Serie B]] | style="background: " align="center"|'''4''' | align="center"| [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] Promoted | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1978–79 | align="center"| 2 | [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]] | style="background: " align="center"|'''5''' | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1979–80 | align="center"| 2 | [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]] | style="background:#CD7F32;" " align="center"|'''3''' | align="center"| [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] Promoted | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1980–81 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | style="background: " align="center"|'''10''' | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1981–82 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | style="background: " align="center"|'''10''' | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1982–83 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | style="background:gold;" align="center"|'''1''' | style="background:gold;" align="center"| Champions | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | [[1982–83 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] || align="center" | Top 16 | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1983–84 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''9''' | align="center"| – | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup|Euroleague]] || align="center" style="background:gold;" | Champions | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1984–85 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | style="background:gold;" align="center"|'''1''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup|Euroleague]] || align="center" style="background:#FFCCCC;"| Top 6 | [[1984 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] || align="center" style="background:gold;"| Champions |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1985–86 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''10''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] || align="center" style="background:gold;"| Champions | [[1985 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] || align="center"| '''8''' |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1986–87 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''8''' | align="center"| Top 12 | align="center"| Top 32 | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1987–88 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''10''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1988–89 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''12''' | align="center"| – | align="center"| Top 32 | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1989–90 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''8''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:silver;" align="center"| Finalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1990–91 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''4''' | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | align="center"| Top 16 | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1991–92 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''6''' | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] || align="center" style="background:gold;"| Champions | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1992–93 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''12''' | align="center"| – | align="center"| Top 16 | align="center"| – | [[1992–93 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] || align="center" style="background:silver;"| Finalist | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1993–94 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''15''' | align="center"| – | align="center"| Top 32 | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1994–95 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''8''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1995–96 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''6''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1996–97 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''6''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] || align="center" style="background:#FFCCCC;"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1997–98 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''8''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] || align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"| Semifinalist | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1998–99 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''6''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[1998–99 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] || align="center"| Top 16 | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|1999–00 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''6''' | align="center"| Top 14 | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] || align="center" style="background:#FFCCCC;"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2000–01 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''5''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | style="background:gold;" align="center"| Champions | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2001–02 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''8''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2002–03 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | style="background:silver;" align="center"|'''2''' | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2003–04 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''7''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[2003–04 Euroleague|Euroleague]] || align="center"| Regular season | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2004–05 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''6''' | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2005–06 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''6''' | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[2005–06 ULEB Cup|Eurocup]] || align="center" style="background:#FFCCCC;"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2006–07 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''4''' | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[2006–07 Euroleague|Euroleague]] || align="center"| Top 16 | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2007–08 | align="center"| 1 | [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | style="background:silver;" align="center"|'''2''' | style="background:silver;" align="center"| Finalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[2007–08 Euroleague|Euroleague]] || align="center"| Top 16 | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2008–09 | align="center"| 1 | [[2008–09 Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | style="background:silver;" align="center"|'''2''' | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[2008–09 Euroleague|Euroleague]] || align="center"| Top 16 | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2009–10 | align="center"| 1 | [[2009–10 Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''7''' | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | [[2009–10 Euroleague|Euroleague]] || align="center"| Regular season | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2010–11 | align="center"| 1 | [[2010–11 Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''9''' | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | [[2010–11 Euroleague|Euroleague]] || align="center"| Top 16 | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2011–12 | align="center"| 1 | [[2011–12 Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''13''' | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2012–13 | align="center"| 1 | [[2012–13 Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | style="background:#CD7F32;" " align="center"|'''3''' | style="background:silver;" align="center"| Finalist | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2013–14 | align="center"| 1 | [[2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''6''' | style="background:#CD7F32;" align="center"| Semifinalist | style="background:#FFCCCC;" align="center"| Quarterfinalist | align="center"| – | [[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]] || align="center"| Regular season | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2014–15 | align="center"| 1 | [[2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] | align="center"|'''10''' | align="center"| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]] Demoted | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | [[2014–15 Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]] || align="center"| Top 16 | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |- |style="background:#efefef;"|2015–16 | align="center"| 2 | [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]] | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – | align="center"| – || align="center"| – |}

==Notable players== {{Basketball notable players criteria}}

===2010s=== {{columns-list|colwidth=22em| *{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Nemanja Gordić]] 2 seasons: '10–'12 *{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Vladimir Dašić]] 4 seasons: '10–'12' *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo D'Ercole]] *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maxime De Zeeuw]] *{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Ndudi Ebi]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Austin Freeman]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Melvin Ejim]] *{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Rok Stipčević]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Gibson (basketball)|Kyle Gibson]] }}

===2000s=== {{columns-list|colwidth=22em| *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Datome]] 5 season: '08–'13 *{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Sani Bečirović]] 1 season: '08–'09 *{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Primož Brezec]] 1 season: '08–'09 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandon Jennings]] 1 season: '08–'09 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Allan Ray]] 2 seasons: '07–'09 *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Gabini]] 3 seasons: '07–'09 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik Daniels]] 1 season: '07–'08 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gregor Fučka]] 1 season: '07–'08 *{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Roko Leni Ukić]] 1 season: '07–'08 *{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Jón Arnór Stefánsson|Jón Stefánsson]] 2 seasons: '06–'08 *{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Erazem Lorbek]] 2 seasons: '06–'08 *{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ognjen Aškrabić]] 1 season: '06–'07 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mire Chatman]] 1 season: '06–'07 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Chiacig]] 1 season: '06–'07 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Hawkins (basketball)|David Hawkins]] 4 seasons: '05–'08 *{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dejan Bodiroga]] 2 seasons: '05–'07 *{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Vlado Ilievski]] 2 seasons: '05–'07 *{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Obinna Ekezie]] 1 season: '05–'06 *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Thomas Van Den Spiegel]] 2 seasons: '04–'06 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyus Edney]] 1 season: '04–'05 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Esposito]] 1/2 season: '04 *{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Luboš Bartoň]] 2 seasons: '03–'05 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cory Alexander]] 1 season: '03–'04 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Keith McLeod]] 1 season: '03–'04 *{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Marko Tušek]] 4 seasons: '02–'06' *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Bonora]] 3 seasons: '02–'05 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Horace Jenkins]] 1 season: '02–'03 *{{flagicon|PRI}} [[Daniel Santiago]] 1 season: '02–'03 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Parker]] 1 season: '02–'03 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlton Myers]] 3 seasons: '01–'04 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alex Righetti]] 7 seasons: '00–'07 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Handlogten]] 1 season: '01–'02 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerome Allen (basketball)|Jerome Allen]] 2 seasons: '00–'02 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rod Sellers]] 1 season: '00–'01 *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Espil]] 1 season: '00–'01 }}

===1990s=== {{columns-list|colwidth=22em| *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Iuzzolino]] 1 season: '99–'00 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Williams (basketball)|Henry Williams]] 1 season: '99–'00 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Warren Kidd]] 2 seasons: '98–'00 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mario Boni]] 2 seasons: '97–'99 *{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Saša Obradović]] 2 seasons: '97–'99 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Edwards (basketball)|Bill Edwards]] 1 season: '97–'98 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Walter Magnifico]] 1 season: '97–'98 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Stokes]] 1 season: '96–'97 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Ancilotto]] 1 season: '96–'97 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Henson]] 2 seasons: '95–'97 *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hugo Sconochini]] 3 seasons: '95–'96, '04–'06 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tod Murphy]] 1 season: '95–'96 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sanders]] 1 season: '94–'95 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tanoka Beard]] 1 season: '93–'94 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Shelton Jones]] 1 season: '93–'94 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Dell'Agnello]] 2 seasons: '92–'94 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Mahorn]] 2 seasons: '91–'93 *{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Dino Rađa]] 3 seasons: '90–'93 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Cooper]] 1 season: '90–'91 }}

===1980s=== {{columns-list|colwidth=22em| *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Premier]] 5 seasons: '89–'94 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fausto Bargna]] 1 season: '89–'90 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Ferry]] 1 season: '89–'90 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Shaw (basketball)|Brian Shaw]] 1 season: '89–'90 *{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Josè Vargas]] 1 season: '88–'89 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Emiliano Busca]] 10 seasons: '87–'90, '92–'99 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Della Valle]] 2 seasons: '87–'89 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tiziano Lorenzon]] 5 seasons: '86–'91 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bantom]] 3 seasons: '86–'89 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Gervin]] 1 season: '86–'87 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Rowinski]] 2 seasons: circa '85–'88 *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Leo Rautins]] 1 season: '85–'86 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Solfrini]] 4 seasons: '82–'86 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Wright (basketball)|Larry Wright]] 3 seasons: '82–'84, '87–'88 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clarence Kea]] 2 seasons: '82–'84 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Sbarra]] 6 seasons: '81–'87 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fulvio Polesello]] 8 seasons: '80–'88 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Raymond Townsend|Ray Townsend]] 1 season: '84–'85 }}

===1970s=== {{columns-list|colwidth=22em| *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Enrico Gilardi]] 8 seasons: '79–'87, '88–'90 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Castellano]] 6 seasons: '78–'83, '89–'90 }}

==Head coaches== [[Image:Pallacanestro Virtus Roma bench.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Coach [[Jasmin Repeša]] and his players during a timeout during the 2005–06 season.]] {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *Maurizio Polidori – 1972–73 *Francesco Della Penna – 1973–74 *Alessandro Lisotti – 1974–76 *Nello Paratore – 1976–81 *Giancarlo Asteo – 1981–82 *Paolo Di Fonzo – 1982 *[[Valerio Bianchini]] – 1982–85 *Mario De Sisti – 1985–86 *Giuseppe Guerrieri – 1986–88 *[[Giancarlo Primo]] – 1988–89 *[[Petar Skansi]] – 1989 *[[Valerio Bianchini]] – 1989–91 *Paolo Di Fonzo – 1991–92 *[[Franco Casalini]] – 1992–94 *Nevio Ciaralli – 1994 | *[[Attilio Caja]] – 1994–99 *[[Valerio Bianchini]] – 1999 *[[Marco Calvani]] – 1999 *[[Cesare Pancotto]] – 1999–00 *[[Marco Calvani]] – 2000 *[[Attilio Caja]] – 2000–02 *[[Piero Bucchi]] – 2002–05 *[[Svetislav Pešić]] – 2005–06 *[[Jasmin Repeša]] – 2006–08 *[[Ferdinando Gentile|Nando Gentile]] – 2008–09 *[[Matteo Boniciolli]] – 2009–11 *[[Sašo Filipovski]] – 2011 *[[Lino Lardo]] - 2011-12 *[[Marco Calvani]] - 2012-13 *[[Luca Dalmonte]] - 2013–present |}

==Sponsorship names== Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:

*Virtus Aurelia (no sponsorship, 1960–61 until 1971–72) *'''Banco di Roma''' (1972–73 until 1987–88) *'''Phonola''' Roma (1988–89) *'''Il Messaggero''' Roma (1989–90 until 1991–92) *Virtus Roma (no sponsorship, 1992–93) *'''Burghy''' Roma (1993–94) *'''Teorematour''' Roma (1994–95) *'''Nuova Tirrena''' Roma (1995–96) *'''Telemarket''' Roma (1996–97) *'''Calze Pompea''' Roma (1997–98 until 1998–99) *'''Aeroporti di Roma''' Virtus (1999–00 until 2000–01) *'''Würth''' Roma (2001–02) *'''Lottomatica''' Roma (2002–03 until 2010–11) *'''Acea''' Roma (2011–12 until 2015–16) *'''UniCusano''' Roma (2016–17 until 2017–18) *Virtus Roma (no sponsorship, 2018–19 to 2020–21)

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://web.legabasket.it/team/1253/acea_roma/storia Serie A Historical Results] {{in lang|it}} Retrieved 18 July 2015 *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Acea_Virtus_Roma/84?team=84 Eurobasket.com Team Profile]

{{Lega Basket Serie A}} {{Pallacanestro Virtus Roma 1983-84 Euroleague champions}} {{Pallacanestro Virtus Roma 1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup Champions}} {{Pallacanestro Virtus Roma 1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup Champions}} {{Euroleague winners}}

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