The Lugano Tigers are a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Lugano

Lugano

Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. The club competes in the Swiss League

Ligue Nationale de Basketball (Switzerland)

Ligue Nationale de Basketball A ' is the top professional basketball league in Switzerland. The national league is divided into two divisions, the A and the B, with a system of promotion and relegation between them.- League A Teams :...

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History

Founded in 1981 with the merging of Federal Lugano and Viganello, FV Lugano won the first Swiss cup in 1982. In 1999 FV Lugano became the Lugano Snakes, the Snakes would win three Swiss championships, two Swiss cups and appear in the 2000-2001 Euroleague. In 2003 financial failure would see the Snakes become the Tigers. Lugano would win the Swiss championship in 2006 and finish a close second place in the next two season before winning the Swiss championship again in 2010. During the 2010-2011 season the Tigers would play in the 2010-2011 Eurochallenge

EuroChallenge 2010–11

EuroChallenge 2010–11 is the eighth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball EuroChallenge Tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.-Eurocup Qualifying Round:-EuroChallenge Qualifying Round:-Regular season:...

 tournament on their way to winning the national championship, Swiss cup, and the league cup..

Championships

• Ligue Nationale de Basketball
  Ligue Nationale de Basketball (Switzerland)
  Ligue Nationale de Basketball A ' is the top professional basketball league in Switzerland. The national league is divided into two divisions, the A and the B, with a system of promotion and relegation between them.- League A Teams :...
  
  : 6

2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011

• Swiss Cup: 4

1982, 2001, 2002, 2011

• League Cup: 1

2011

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket.com Team Page