Viola Reggio Calabria

Viola Reggio Calabria
Viola Reggio Calabria logo
NicknameNero-Arancio (The Black and Oranges)
Founded1966 (refounded 1997, 2009)
History
List
    • Cestistica Piero Viola
      (1966–1997)
    • Basket Viola R.C.
      (1998)
    • Nuovo Basket Viola Reggio '98
      (1998–2007)
    • Team Basket Viola R.C.
      (2007–2009)
    • Scuola Basket Viola R.C.
      (2009–2012)
    • Viola Reggio Calabria
      (2012–2019)
ArenaPalaCalafiore
Capacity8,500
LocationReggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
Team colorsBlack and Orange
   
Championships3 Serie A2 Championships
Websiteviola.rc.it

Viola Reggio Calabria is an Italian professional basketball club based in Reggio Calabria, Calabria.

At its heyday the club was renowned for discovering talented players who would go on to play at the highest level, for example five former players took part in the 2004 Olympics final. However, Viola was also plagued by financial problems, with the club filing for bankruptcy in three occasions (1997, 2009 and 2019), that later sent it out the Italian elite.

In 2019 a phoenix club, called Viola Supporters Trust, was formed by the fans of Viola Reggio Calabria. It currently plays in Serie C Silver Calabria, the fifth tier of the Italian pyramid.