BC Partizani Tirana is a basketball team that play in the Albanian A-1 League. It is the most successful club in the Albanian Basketball history with 33 championship titles won.
The history of B.C. Partizani Tirana in the European competitions starts on December 18, 1968, when Italian champions Pallacanestro Cantù (then Oransoda Cantù) were seeking an “easy journey” in Albania when it had to meet B.C. Partizani Tirana in the Champion Club's Cup (in that time the highest European competition organized by FIBA). The match ended with the result 73–73. The playmaker of B.C. Partizani Tirana, Agim Fagu scored 48 points in this match, and for that was awarded with the “FIBA Banner Badge” by the Secretary-General of FIBA, William Jones, who was present at this match.
In the 1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup BC Partizani Tirana faced Jeunesse Sportivo Alep from Syria, who withdrew yet again, allowing BC Partizani Tirana to progress to the round of 16 for the first time in their history. They then faced Crvena zvezda from Yugoslavia, losing both games.[3] The 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup campaign saw even bigger success for BC Partizani Tirana, who faced Csepel SC in Hungary. Despite an unlucky 57–58 loss away, at home the Albanian side won a FIBA European Champions Cup match for the first time, 78–71, to progress yet again in the round of 16 for the third year running. There, Partizani Tirana faced Wienerberger from Austria. They proved for the first time to be competitive in such a high stage, winning with 72–71. In the second leg in Wien missed their chance to qualify for the quarterfinals, losing 78–68.[4]
In the 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup Partizani Tirana played Sparta Bertrange away in Luxemburg, and won comfortably with 103-89, for their first away win in a FIBA Cup competition. At home in Tirana they beat the opposition deservedly with 90-70, resulting in an impressive aggregate score of 193–159 in the process. In the round of sixteen Partizani Tirana had to face Bulgarian side BC Balkan Botevgrad,but withdrew before the first leg and forfeited their two matches, losing the chance to qualify for the next round as well.[5]
After some years where BC Partizani Tirana did not participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup, they returned in the 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup, competing for the first time in the quarterfinals. In Group E they faced KK Bosna Royal, BC Brno and AEL Limassol B.C. as their opponents. In the first match they had to face at home BC Brno, Partizani beating them comfortably with 100–79 showing a strong display against a tough opponent. In the next match they faced group favourites KK Bosna Royal away in Sarajevo. Partizani lost the match 64–99. In the third match of the quarterfinals they faced AEL Limassol at home. They beat them with an impressive result of 151–58 at the process being its highest win in this competition. As the second half of the tournament progressed Partizani Tirana faced BC Brno away. It was the most important match for Partizani do to keeping their chances a live for qualifying into the semifinals. At the start of this match Partizani could keep up against their opponents, scoring decent points and keeping the result close. At the halftime they were just four points behind, with the score at 41–46. In the second half Partizani couldn't compete with the same energy as they did in the first half and lost the match 104–83 and in the process their chance to qualify for the semifinals.
In the following 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup season B.C. Partizani Tirana faced in the Quarterfinal Groupstage in group E KK Partizan Belgrade, Budapesti Honvéd SE and Al Ittihad Aleppo respectively. BC Partizani Tirana would show a strong display. Winning four matches alone three at Home. Defeating Budapesti Honvéd SE at home with 91-85 then KK Partizan Belgrade with 101-98 and Al Ittihad Aleppo at home with an result of 105-93. To finish second in this Group , missing out close on the semifinals at the end. Partizani was among the best twelve clubs of clubs of Europe.[6]
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BC Partizani Tirana is a basketball team that play in the Albanian A 1 League It is the most successful club in the Albanian Basketball history with 33 championship titles won BC Partizani TiranaNicknameDemat e kuq Red Bulls LeaguesA1 Basketball LeagueFounded1946History1946 presentArenaAsllan Rusi Palace of SportsLocationTirana AlbaniaTeam colorsRed Head coachArben FaguChampionships33 Albanian ChampionshipsHomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Honors 3 European competitions 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Honors EditAlbanian League 33 1951 1952 1953 1954 1956 1958 1959 1960 1964 1967 1968 1968 1969 1969 1970 1971 1972 1972 1973 1973 1974 1974 1975 1975 1976 1976 1977 1977 1978 1978 1979 1979 1980 1980 1981 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1990 1991 1991 1992 1995 1996Albanian Cup 16 1951 1952 1960 1970 1972 1975 1976 1978 1980 1982 1983 1984 1987 1989 1990 1995Albanian First Division 1 2016 17European competitions EditThe history of B C Partizani Tirana in the European competitions starts on December 18 1968 when Italian champions Pallacanestro Cantu then Oransoda Cantu were seeking an easy journey in Albania when it had to meet B C Partizani Tirana in the Champion Club s Cup in that time the highest European competition organized by FIBA The match ended with the result 73 73 The playmaker of B C Partizani Tirana Agim Fagu scored 48 points in this match and for that was awarded with the FIBA Banner Badge by the Secretary General of FIBA William Jones who was present at this match BC Partizani Tirana first competed for the Albanian Basketball Superleague in the 1969 70 FIBA European Champions Cup 1 but lost both their first round games against CS Dinamo București In the 1970 71 FIBA European Champions Cup forfeited against ITU from Turkey in the first round due to an cholera outbreak at the time in Turkey 2 In the 1972 73 FIBA European Champions Cup BC Partizani Tirana faced Jeunesse Sportivo Alep from Syria who withdrew yet again allowing BC Partizani Tirana to progress to the round of 16 for the first time in their history They then faced Crvena zvezda from Yugoslavia losing both games 3 The 1973 74 FIBA European Champions Cup campaign saw even bigger success for BC Partizani Tirana who faced Csepel SC in Hungary Despite an unlucky 57 58 loss away at home the Albanian side won a FIBA European Champions Cup match for the first time 78 71 to progress yet again in the round of 16 for the third year running There Partizani Tirana faced Wienerberger from Austria They proved for the first time to be competitive in such a high stage winning with 72 71 In the second leg in Wien missed their chance to qualify for the quarterfinals losing 78 68 4 In the 1974 75 FIBA European Champions Cup Partizani Tirana played Sparta Bertrange away in Luxemburg and won comfortably with 103 89 for their first away win in a FIBA Cup competition At home in Tirana they beat the opposition deservedly with 90 70 resulting in an impressive aggregate score of 193 159 in the process In the round of sixteen Partizani Tirana had to face Bulgarian side BC Balkan Botevgrad but withdrew before the first leg and forfeited their two matches losing the chance to qualify for the next round as well 5 After some years where BC Partizani Tirana did not participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup they returned in the 1978 79 FIBA European Champions Cup competing for the first time in the quarterfinals In Group E they faced KK Bosna Royal BC Brno and AEL Limassol B C as their opponents In the first match they had to face at home BC Brno Partizani beating them comfortably with 100 79 showing a strong display against a tough opponent In the next match they faced group favourites KK Bosna Royal away in Sarajevo Partizani lost the match 64 99 In the third match of the quarterfinals they faced AEL Limassol at home They beat them with an impressive result of 151 58 at the process being its highest win in this competition As the second half of the tournament progressed Partizani Tirana faced BC Brno away It was the most important match for Partizani do to keeping their chances a live for qualifying into the semifinals At the start of this match Partizani could keep up against their opponents scoring decent points and keeping the result close At the halftime they were just four points behind with the score at 41 46 In the second half Partizani couldn t compete with the same energy as they did in the first half and lost the match 104 83 and in the process their chance to qualify for the semifinals In the following 1978 79 FIBA European Champions Cup season B C Partizani Tirana faced in the Quarterfinal Groupstage in group E KK Partizan Belgrade Budapesti Honved SE and Al Ittihad Aleppo respectively BC Partizani Tirana would show a strong display Winning four matches alone three at Home Defeating Budapesti Honved SE at home with 91 85 then KK Partizan Belgrade with 101 98 and Al Ittihad Aleppo at home with an result of 105 93 To finish second in this Group missing out close on the semifinals at the end Partizani was among the best twelve clubs of clubs of Europe 6 References Edit Champions Cup 1969 70 linguasport Champions Cup 1970 71 linguasport Champions Cup 1972 73 linguasport Champions Cup 1973 74 linguasport Champions Cup 1974 75 linguasport Champions Cup 1979 80 External links EditEurobasket com BC Partizani Tirana Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BC Partizani Tirana amp oldid 1099632286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
