Bologna Derby
| File:Virtus Bologna logo.svg | |
| Other names | Basket City Derby |
|---|---|
| Locale | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Teams | Virtus Bologna, Fortitudo Bologna |
| First meeting | 15 December 1966 |
| Latest meeting | Virtus–Fortitudo 94–62, 25 December 2019 |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Virtus Bologna (60) |
| Largest victory | Virtus–Fortitudo 101–60, 16 September 1993 |
The Bologna Derby, also called Basket City derby, is the name of the basketball local derby in Bologna between Virtus Bologna and Fortitudo Bologna.[1]
Matches List
1966-67 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Fortitudo Cassera - Virtus Candy 66-73
Top Scorer: 
Gianfranco Lombardi (Virtus), 30 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 15 December 1966
- Virtus Candy - Fortitudo Cassera 63-78
Top Scorer: Gianfranco Lombardi (Virtus), 29 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 19 March 1967
1967-68 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Virtus Candy - Fortitudo Eldorado 69-57
Top Scorer: Gianfranco Lombardi (Virtus), 20 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 21 January 1968
- Fortitudo Eldorado - Virtus Candy 78-68
Top Scorer: Gianfranco Lombardi (Virtus), 30 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 31 March 1968
1968-69 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Fortitudo Eldorado - Virtus Candy 86-65
Top Scorer: Giampaolo Orlandi (Fortitudo), Massimo Cosmelli 20 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 8 December 1968
- Virtus Candy - Fortitudo Eldorado 62-66
Top Scorer: Guglielmo Granucci (Fortitudo), 20 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 23 February 1969
1969-70 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Fortitudo Eldorado - Virtus 67-64
Top Scorer: 
Gary Schull (Fortitudo), 30 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 21 December 1969
- Virtus - Fortitudo Eldorado 71-70
Top Scorer: Gary Schull (Fortitudo), 29 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 15 March 1970
1970-71 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Virtus Norda - Fortitudo Eldorado 53-71
Top Scorer: Gary Schull (Fortitudo), 24 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 13 December 1970
- Fortitudo Eldorado - Virtus Norda 83-60
Top Scorer: Gianfranco Lombardi (Fortitudo), 23 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 7 March 1971
1971-72 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Fortitudo Eldorado - Virtus Norda 73-78
Top Scorer: John Fultz (Virtus), 27 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 2 January 1972
- Virtus Norda - Fortitudo Eldorado 59-61
Top Scorer: Gary Schull (Fortitudo), 25 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 19 March 1972
1972-73 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Virtus Norda - Fortitudo Alco 75-68
Top Scorer: John Fultz (Virtus), 23 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 3 December 1972
- Fortitudo Alco - Virtus Norda 58-71
Top Scorer: Gianni Bertolotti (Virtus), 30 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 11 March 1973
Italian Cup Round of 16
- Fortitudo Alco - Virtus Norda 67-61
Top Scorer: Gary Schull (Fortitudo), 20 points
Arena: PalaSpettacolo, Cremona , 28 April 1973
1973-74 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Alco - Virtus Sinudyne 65-73
Top Scorer: John Fultz (Virtus), 25 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 12 January 1974
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Alco 62-60
Top Scorer: John Fultz (Virtus), 24 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 13 April 1974
1974-75 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Alco - Virtus Sinudyne 66-91
Top Scorer: Tom McMillen (Virtus), 37 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 27 October 1974
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Alco 67-83
Top Scorer: Ron De Vries (Fortitudo), 29 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 12 January 1975
1975-76 season
Serie A Championship Group
At the time, an 8-team group (six from Serie A1 and two from Serie A2) followed the end of the regular season of the two top tiers in Italy in order to assign the Scudetto. In this season, Fortitudo entered as the second team of Serie A2.
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Alco 88-71
Top Scorer: Fessor Leonard (Fortitudo), 21 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 25 January 1975
- Fortitudo Alco - Virtus Sinudyne 81-84 OT
Top Scorer: Fessor Leonard (Fortitudo), 31 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 14 March 1976
1976-77 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Alco 89-80
Top Scorer: Gianni Bertolotti (Virtus), 25 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 7 November 1976
- Fortitudo Alco - Virtus Sinudyne 77-82
Top Scorer: Fessor Leonard (Fortitudo), 37 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 2 January 1977
1977-78 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Alco - Virtus Sinudyne 82-84
Top Scorer: John Roche (Virtus), 30 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 30 October 1977
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Alco 88-83
Top Scorer: Jeff Cummings (Fortitudo), 33 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 4 January 1978
1978-79 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Mercury 79-77
Top Scorer: Marcellus Starks (Fortitudo), 23 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 27 December 1978
- Fortitudo Mercury - Virtus Sinudyne 68-79
Top Scorer: Jeff Cummings (Fortitudo), 24 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 11 March 1979
1979-80 season
No derbies were held due to Fortitudo being in A2 and no cup ties drawn.
1980-81 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo I&B - Virtus Sinudyne 100-102 OT
Top Scorer: Charles Jordan (Fortitudo), 29 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 9 November 1980
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo I&B 101-107 OT
Top Scorer: Marcellus Starks (Fortitudo), 26 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 7 January 1981
1981-82 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Latte Sole - Virtus Sinudyne 79-81
Top Scorer: Charles Jordan (Fortitudo), 34 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 25 October 1981
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Latte Sole 85-96
Top Scorer: Marcellus Starks (Fortitudo), Charles Jordan (Fortitudo), 32 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 6 January 1982
Serie A1 Round-Robin phase
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Latte Sole 92-71
Top Scorer: Marcellus Starks (Fortitudo), 39 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 7 March 1982
1982-83 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Latte Sole - Virtus Sinudyne 93-95
Top Scorer: Zam Fredrick (Virtus), 30 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 24 November 1982
- Virtus Sinudyne - Fortitudo Latte Sole 97-85
Top Scorer: Renato Villalta (Virtus), 26 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 27 February 1983
1983-84 season
Note: Fortitudo was playing in A2 this season.
Italian Cup Preliminary Round
- Fortitudo Yoga - Virtus Granarolo 79-99
Top Scorer: John Douglas (Fortitudo), 28 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 22 September 1983
- Virtus Granarolo - Fortitudo Yoga 92-76
Top Scorer: Renato Villalta (Virtus), 23 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 26 October 1983
1984-85 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Yoga - Virtus Granarolo 78-85
Top Scorer: John Douglas (Fortitudo), 30 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 11 November 1984
- Virtus Granarolo - Fortitudo Yoga 89-79
Top Scorer: Roberto Brunamonti (Virtus), 27 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 7 February 1985
1985-86 season
Note: Fortitudo was playing in A2 this season.
Italian Cup Round of 32
- Fortitudo Yoga - Virtus Granarolo 69-58
Top Scorer: John Douglas (Fortitudo), 29 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 26 September 1985
- Virtus Granarolo - Fortitudo Yoga 91-64
Top Scorer: Sam Williams (Virtus), 23 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 9 October 1985
1986-87 season
Italian Cup Round of 32
- Virtus Dietor - Fortitudo Yoga 82-67
Top Scorer: Renato Villalta (Virtus), 26 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 17 September 1986
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Virtus Dietor - Fortitudo Yoga 82-83
Top Scorer: Greg Stokes (Virtus), George Bucci (Fortitudo), 21 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 26 November 1986
- Fortitudo Yoga - Virtus Dietor 85-108
Top Scorer: Roberto Brunamonti (Virtus), 31 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 1 March 1987
1987-88 season
Note: Fortitudo was playing in A2 this season.
Italian Cup Round of 32
- Virtus Dietor - Fortitudo Yoga 82-78
Top Scorer: Bill Garnett (Fortitudo), 21 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 29 September 1987
Serie A Playoffs Round of 16
At the time, the two best-placed teams of Serie A2 entered the Serie A playoffs in the round of 16.
Game 1 (Virtus-Fortitudo 0-1)
- Virtus Dietor - Fortitudo Yoga 75-85
Top Scorer: George Bucci (Fortitudo), 23 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 10 April 1988
Game 2 (Virtus-Fortitudo 0-2. Fortitudo wins the series)
- Fortitudo Yoga - Virtus Dietor 77-70
Top Scorer: Wallace Bryant (Fortitudo), 20 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 13 April 1988
1988-89 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Arimo - Virtus Knorr 83-100
Top Scorer: Michael Ray Richardson (Virtus), 33 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 20 November 1988
- Virtus Knorr - Fortitudo Arimo 70-102
Top Scorer: Vincent Askew (Fortitudo), 28 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 5 March 1989
1989-90 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Arimo - Virtus Knorr 67-77
Top Scorer: George Bucci (Fortitudo), 22 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 23 December 1989
- Virtus Knorr - Fortitudo Arimo 78-90
Top Scorer: Michael Ray Richardson (Virtus), 26 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 8 April 1990
1990-1993 seasons
There were no derbies played from April 1990 until September 1993 due to Fortitudo playing in A2 and no Cup ties drawn during this time span.
1993-94 season
Italian Cup Round of 16
- Fortitudo - Virtus Buckler 81-83
Top Scorer: Vincenzo Esposito (Fortitudo), 27 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 12 September 1993
- Virtus Buckler - Fortitudo 101-60
Top Scorer: 
Predrag Danilović (Virtus), 24 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 16 September 1993
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo - Virtus Buckler 72-75
Top Scorer: Predrag Danilović (Virtus), 31 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 16 October 1993
- Virtus Buckler - Fortitudo Filodoro 78-70
Top Scorer: Paolo Moretti (Virtus), 20 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 6 February 1994
1994-95 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Virtus Buckler - Fortitudo Filodoro 85-81
Top Scorer: Paolo Moretti (Virtus), 26 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 30 October 1994
- Fortitudo Filodoro - Virtus Buckler 84-83
Top Scorer: Vincenzo Esposito (Fortitudo), 28 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 4 March 1995
Serie A1 Round-robin phase
- Virtus Buckler - Fortitudo Filodoro 82-70
Top Scorer: Predrag Danilović (Virtus), 27 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 22 March 1995
1995-96 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Virtus Buckler - Fortitudo TeamSystem 76-73
Top Scorer: 
Arijan Komazec (Virtus), 28 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 29 October 1995
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Buckler 82-71
Top Scorer: Aleksandar Đorđević (Fortitudo), 27 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 4 February 1996
Serie A1 Round-robin phase
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Buckler 87-71
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 27 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 30 March 1996
1996-97 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 80-63
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 31 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 24 November 1996
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 63-67
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 31 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 9 March 1997
Serie A1 Playoffs Semifinals
Game 1 (Fortitudo-Virtus 1-0)
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 71-62
Top Scorer: Conrad McRae (Fortitudo), 18 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 20 April 1997
Game 2 (Fortitudo-Virtus 2-0)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 62-75
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 24 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 27 April 1997
Game 3 (Fortitudo-Virtus 3-0. Fortitudo wins the series)
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 95-80
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 44 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 29 April 1997
1997-98 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 78-77
Top Scorer: Predrag Danilović (Virtus), 26 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 23 November 1997
Italian Cup Semifinal
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 73-64
Top Scorer: Predrag Danilović (Virtus), 28 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 30 January 1998
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 71-69
Top Scorer: Dominique Wilkins (Fortitudo), 22 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 15 March 1998
Euroleague Quarterfinals
Game 1 (Virtus-Fortitudo 1-0)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 64-52
Top Scorer: 
Hugo Sconochini (Virtus), 20 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 24 March 1998
Game 2 (Virtus-Fortitudo 2-0. Virtus wins the series)
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 56-58
Top Scorer: Dominique Wilkins (Fortitudo), Predrag Danilović, 23 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 26 March 1998
Serie A1 Playoff Finals
Game 1 (Virtus-Fortitudo 0-1)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 80-81
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 34 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 17 May 1998
Game 2 (Virtus-Fortitudo 1-1)
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 76-78
Top Scorer: Predrag Danilović, 30 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 21 May 1998
Game 3 (Virtus-Fortitudo 1-2)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 69-76
Top Scorer: Dominique Wilkins (Fortitudo), 20 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 24 May 1998
Game 4 (Virtus-Fortitudo 2-2)
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 57-59
Top Scorer: 
Antoine Rigaudeau (Virtus), 17 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 28 May 1998
Game 5 (Virtus-Fortitudo 3-2. Virtus wins the series and the Scudetto)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 86-77 OT
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 27 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 31 May 1998
1998-99 season
Italian SuperCup Final
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 66-59
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), Alessandro Abbio (Virtus), 17 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 20 September 1998
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 57-56
Top Scorer: Predrag Danilović (Virtus), 16 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 1 November 1998
Euroleague Regular Season
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 72-74 2OT
Top Scorer: Alessandro Abbio (Virtus), 22 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 14 January 1999
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 74-87
Top Scorer: Bill Edwards (Virtus), 29 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 7 February 1999
Euroleague Regular Season
- Fortitudo TeamSystem - Virtus Kinder 67-65
Top Scorer: Antoine Rigaudeau (Virtus), 21 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Casalecchio di Reno , 11 February 1999
Euroleague Semifinal
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo TeamSystem 62-57
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 18 points
Arena: Olympiahalle, Munich 
, 20 April 1999
1999-00 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Fortitudo Paf - Virtus Kinder 72-56
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 23 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 4 December 1999
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo Paf 66-74
Top Scorer: Hugo Sconochini (Virtus), 22 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 25 March 2000
2000-01 season
Serie A1 Regular Season
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo Paf 99-62
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 20 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 23 December 2000
- Fortitudo Paf - Virtus Kinder 71-66
Top Scorer: Gianluca Basile (Fortitudo), 22 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 17 March 2001
Euroleague Semifinals
Game 1 (Virtus-Fortitudo 1-0)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo Paf 103-76
Top Scorer: Manu Ginóbili (Virtus), 22 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 27 March 2001
Game 2 (Virtus-Fortitudo 2-0)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo Paf 92-84
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 23 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 29 March 2001
Game 3 (Virtus-Fortitudo 3-0. Virtus wins the series and advances to the Euroleague Finals)
- Fortitudo Paf - Virtus Kinder 70-74
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 20 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 3 April 2001
Serie A Playoffs Finals
Game 1 (Virtus-Fortitudo 1-0)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo Paf 86-81
Top Scorer: Manu Ginóbili (Virtus), 24 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 14 June 2001
Game 2 (Virtus-Fortitudo 2-0)
- Fortitudo Paf - Virtus Kinder 71-77
Top Scorer: Antoine Rigaudeau (Virtus), 21 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 16 June 2001
Game 3 (Virtus-Fortitudo 3-0. Virtus wins the series and the Scudetto)
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo Paf 83-79
Top Scorer: Carlton Myers (Fortitudo), 33 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 19 June 2001
2001-02 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Fortitudo Skipper - Virtus Kinder 80-79
Top Scorer: Gregor Fučka (Fortitudo), 20 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 17 November 2001
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo Skipper 94-63
Top Scorer: Marko Jarić (Virtus), 29 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 24 March 2002
2002-03 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Fortitudo Skipper - Virtus Kinder 80-71
Top Scorer: Emilio Kovačić (Fortitudo), 19 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 16 November 2002
- Virtus Kinder - Fortitudo Skipper 70-82
Top Scorer: Gianluca Basile (Fortitudo), 30 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 23 March 2003
2003-05 seasons
No derbies were held between March 2003 and December 2005 as Virtus was banned in 2003 from entering the 2003-04 Serie A due to heavy debts. Claudio Sabatini acquired the Virtus debts and formed FuturVirtus, a phoenix club that obtained permission to reform Virtus in 2004 after the ban was lifted, by acquiring the rights of Progresso Castelmaggiore, a club from the Bologna province playing in Legadue (A2). Virtus eventually returned to Serie A by winning the 2005 Legadue Playoffs.
2005-06 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Fortitudo Climamio - Virtus Caffè Maxim 93-81
Top Scorer: 
David Bluthenthal (Virtus), 27 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 4 December 2005
- Virtus Vidivici - Fortitudo Climamio 84-86
Top Scorer: 
Sani Bečirovič (Fortitudo), 21 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 15 April 2006
2006-07 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Virtus Vidivici - Fortitudo Climamio 64-60
Top Scorer: Travis Best (Virtus), 17 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 29 October 2006
- Fortitudo Climamio - Virtus Vidivici 81-92
Top Scorer: 
Christian Drejer (Virtus), 24 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 11 March 2007
2007-08 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Fortitudo UPIM - Virtus La Fortezza 80-63
Top Scorer: Horace Jenkins (Fortitudo), 22 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 3 November 2007
- Virtus La Fortezza - Fortitudo UPIM 92-95 OT
Top Scorer: Horace Jenkins (Fortitudo), 27 points
Arena: PalaMalaguti, Bologna , 2 March 2008
2008-09 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Virtus La Fortezza - Fortitudo GMAC 93-67
Top Scorer: Keith Langford (Virtus), 20 points
Arena: FuturShow Station, Bologna , 7 December 2008
- Fortitudo GMAC - Virtus La Fortezza 74-75
Top Scorer: 
Marcelo Huertas (Fortitudo), 24 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 29 March 2009
2009-2016 seasons
In 2009, Fortitudo suffered a shock relegation to Legadue, and was subsequently forced, due to debts, to voluntarily relegate further to Serie A Dilettanti (Third-tier). After winning promotion to Legadue (A2) at the first attempt, the club did not manage to complete the registration for Legadue due to the financial debts: Fortitudo was banned from the Italian leagues and subsequently folded. In the summer of 2010, the first phoenix club emerged, as Fortitudo SG, the multi-sports company where Fortitudo Pallacanestro originated, began to sponsor Pallacanestro Budrio, which subsequently started to play at PalaDozza and wore Fortitudo robes and logo as Fortitudo Budrio, in Serie B (4th tier). In 2011, as the owners of Fortitudo Budrio acquired the Legadue rights and license of Basket Club Ferrara (Budrio gave its Serie B spot to a new club from Ferrara, Pallacanestro Ferrara), Società Cestistica Fortitudo Bologna was formed. However, in the very same summer, the former owner of the folded Fortitudo, Gilberto Sacrati, acquired the Serie B rights of Gira Ozzano and formed Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna. The Italian federation, due to the ban applied in 2010 on the original Fortitudo, forced the first club to rename itself to Biancoblù Basket Bologna and the second to Eagles Basket Bologna. The two phoenix clubs eventually merged in 2012, when Eagles folded and Biancoblù acquired the club, the license and the naming rights of the original Fortitudo via judicial auction of the Tribunal of Bologna. In the summer of 2013, Fortitudo was subsequently officially reformed with the original name and gained promotion to Serie A2 in 2015. Virtus, in the meantime, struggled in Serie A and suffered the first shock relegation in its history to Serie A2 in 2017.
2016-17 season
Serie A2 Regular Season
- Virtus Segafredo - Fortitudo Kontatto 87-86 OT
Top Scorer: 
Michael Umeh (Virtus), 29 points
Arena: Unipol Arena, Casalecchio di Reno , 6 January 2017
- Fortitudo Kontatto - Virtus Segafredo 79-72
Top Scorer: Michael Umeh (Virtus), 17 points
Arena: PalaDozza, Bologna , 14 April 2017
2017-19 seasons
No derbies were held as Fortitudo was playing in Serie A2 and Virtus was playing in Serie A.
2019-20 season
Serie A Regular Season
- Virtus Segafredo - Fortitudo Pompea 94-62
Top Scorer: Kyle Weems (Virtus), 32 points
Arena: Virtus Segafredo Arena, Bologna , 25 December 2019
Virtus Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (15): 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2000–01
- Runners-up (16): 1935–36, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1942–43, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 2006–07
- Winners (8): 1973–74, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
- Runners-up (6): 1992–93, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Winners (1): 1995
- Runners-up (7): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2010
- Winners (1): 2017
- Winners (1): 2016–17
European competitions
- Winners (2): 1997–98, 2000–01
- Runners-up (3): 1980–81, 1998–99, 2001–02
- 4th place (1): 1979–80
- Final Four (3): 1998, 1999, 2002
- FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- FIBA EuroChallenge (defunct)
- Winners (1): 2008–09
Worldwide competitions
- McDonald's Championship (defunct)
Unofficial
- Winners (1): 2000–01
Fortitudo Honours
Domestic competitions
- Italian League
- Winners (2): 1999–00, 2004–05
- Runners-up (8): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
- Italian Cup
- Winners (1): 1997–98
- Runners-up (1): 1967–68
- Italian Supercup
- Winners (2): 1998, 2005
- Serie A2 Basket
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Runners-up (1): 2015–16
- Italian LNP Cup
- Winners (1): 2010
- Winners (1): 2014–15
European competitions
- EuroLeague
- Runners-up (1): 2003–04
- Semifinalists (1): 2000–01
- 4th place (1): 1998–99
- Final Four (2): 1999, 2004
Appeared for both teams
Players
- Gianni Bertolotti
- Gianfranco Lombardi
- Marco Bonamico
- Marko Jarić
- Alessandro Frosini
- Marcellus Starks
- John Douglas
- Zoran Savić
- Paolo Moretti
- Carlo Caglieris
- Loris Benelli
- Eric Murdock
- Matjaž Smodiš
- Giusto Pellanera
- Moris Masetti
- Maurizio Ferro
- Vittorio Ferracini
- Marco Belinelli
- David Bluthenthal
- Sani Bečirovič
- Piero Valenti
- Emilio Marcheselli
Dan O'Sullivan- Stefano Attruia
- Walter Magnifico
- Roberto Casoli
- Marko Milič
- Franco Sardagna
- Silvio Gigena
- Tomas Ress
- Pietro Aradori
- Kenny Hasbrouck
- Guido Rosselli
- David Cournooh (Biancoblù Bologna)
- Brett Blizzard (Biancoblù Bologna)
- Matteo Imbrò (Eagles Bologna)
- Aristide Landi
- A.J. Guyton
- Davide Bruttini
Coaches
- Alberto Bucci
- Mauro Di Vincenzo
- Valerio Bianchini
Aleksandar Nikolić- Matteo Boniciolli
- Alessandro Finelli
- Stefano Pillastrini
Player for one club and coached the other
Aleksandar Đorđević (player for Fortitudo, coach for Virtus)
Family Feud
Vassil had two stints for Fortitudo, while his younger brother Ilian played for Virtus. They were the first and, so far, the only brothers to play against each other in a Derby.
- John Fultz - Robert Fultz.
John was a star for Virtus in the 70s and later became a coach in the team’s academy, while his son Robert was a product of the Fortitudo academy and later went on to play in the first team.
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Teoman Alibegović - Mirza Alibegović - Amar Alibegović.
Teoman was a star player for Fortitudo during the 1992-93 season and later served the club as general manager. His older son Mirza followed his steps and began his career in 2010 with Fortitudo Budrio (a phoenix club of Fortitudo), while his middle son Amar signed with Virtus in May 2020.
References
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