Friuli Venezia Giulia Basketball: Apu Udine and Pallacanestro Trieste Lead Regional Excellence

The first phase of the regional championship for Under 15 Male Excellence has concluded, with teams now preparing for subsequent stages to qualify for the national finals. The top team in Friuli Venezia Giulia will advance directly to inter-regional concentrations, while the second and third-place finishers will compete through play-offs and pre-play-offs, respectively.

Current Standings

According to the final standings, Basketball TS is undefeated, followed by Apu UD and Ueb Cividale.

Group Play Structure

The second phase, concluding on April 12th, is divided into two groups: Gold for the top teams and Silver for the next four classified teams from the first phase.

Recent Results – Gold Group

In the first leg of the Gold group, Trieste Basketball and Apu Udine secured victories against Ueb Cividale and Ubc Udine, respectively. The scores were as follows:

BASKETBALL TRIESTE – MEP CIVIDALE 75-57 (22-20, 47-30, 61-49)

UDINESE BASKETBALL FRIENDS – Webfit UBC UDINE 92-45 (23-8, 50-21, 68-31)

The second leg saw continued success for PallTS against Ubc and Apu in Cividale against Ueb.

BASKETBALL TRIESTE – Webfit UBC UDINE 80-49 (23-9, 37-22, 67-35)

MEP FABER WEBSITE CIVIDALE – UDINESE BASKETBALL FRIENDS 39-72 (20-20, 28-37, 34-52)

UEB team composition included: Pettarin, Lisetto, Bulfoni 7, Murador, Sartori, Piccoli, Merlo, Donati, Predan 1, Zorzutto 9, Poboni 4, Terpich 16.

Gold Group Standings

• PallTS: 16 points
• Apu: 12 points
• Web: 4 points
• Ubc: 0 points

Upcoming Matchups – Gold Group

The third and final day of the outward journey features key games:

• Saturday, February 28, 2026, 18:00: Apu – PallTS (Carnera Arena) – a crucial match for first and second place.
• Sunday, March 1, 2026, 11:00: Ubc – Ueb (Mazzini Gym, via Bariglaria) – determining the third and final place in the pre-play-offs.

Recent Results – Silver Group

In the Silver group, New Basket 2000 Pordenone defeated Ronchi, while the match between Falconstar Monfalcone and Azzurra Trieste was postponed.

GEOCLIMA RONCHI – NEW BASKETBALL 2000 PN 44-72 (7-23, 18-38, 35-53)

The second leg saw Azzurra defeat Ronchi and Nuovo Basket 2000 win against Falconstar in overtime.

O.F.P. BLUE RDR TRIESTE – GEOCLIMA RONCHI 94-43 (25-12, 37-21, 58-34)

NEW BASKETBALL 2000 PORDENONE – FALCONSTAR MONFALCONE 78-82 (11-22, 34-40, 47-60, 70-70) d1ts

Silver Group Standings

• Falconstar: 12 points
• Nuovo Basket 2000: 10 points
• Blue: 8 points

Upcoming Matchups – Silver Group

• February 28, 2026, 16:00: NEW BASKETBALL 2000 – O.F.P. BLUE R.D.R. TS
• February 28, 2026, 16:30: GEOCLIMA RONCHI BC – FALCONSTAR BASKET

Overall Ranking

At the end of the first phase:

• PallTS: 28 points
• Apu: 24 points
• Web: 20 points
• Azzurra, Ubc, Nb 2000 and Falconstar: 10 points
• Ronchi: 0 points

The competition is heating up as teams vie for a spot in the national finals. Stay tuned for further updates as the play-offs unfold.