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Current season, competition or edition: 2017 Italian LNP Cup
Sport	Basketball
First season	1998
No. of teams	8 (Serie A2), 8 (Serie B)
Country	Italy
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Most recent champion(s)	De' Longhi Treviso (Serie A2)
Most titles	Veroli Basket (3 titles)
TV partner(s)	Sportitalia
Related competitions	Serie A2 Basket
Official website	LNP Cup official website

The Italian LNP Cup (Italian: Coppa Italia LNP), known as Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual cup competition for Italian basketball teams organized by Italy's second league in the Italian basketball league system, the Serie A2 Basket. The tournament is organised by the Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (LNP), the organisation responsible for running the national second division Serie A2, third division Serie B, and fourth division Serie C championships.

A different cup is awarded for each of these respective divisions, though the event has been organised at the same date and place (under the name Rhythm'n'Basket Festival) from 2014, up to the current 2016 edition.

Organisation

For the 2015 edition, the Serie A2 Final Six was composed of the four best ranked teams in Serie A2 Gold and the two best ranked teams in Serie A2 Silver at the end of the league first stage. The Serie B Final Four was preceded by a preliminary phase that saw the first-ranked teams of each league group (A, B, C, D) play against the second-ranked team of another group for a place in the cup. The Serie C Final Eight was also preceded by a prelimany phase, in which teams from different regions were pitted against each other for spots in the final phase.

The Rhythm'n'Basket (RnB) festival, organised since 2014 in association with Rimini Fiera, sees the games take place in the Rimini Expo Centre halls, one of which is converted for the occasion into two basketball courts (named Parigi 1999 and Atene 2004 in reference to the titles of the Italian national team) complete with two stands for a capacity of 5,000.

The 2017 edition, sees the games take place in Unipol Arena in Bologna for a record capacity of 9,513. Since 2017 Turkish Airlines become new title sponsor of the tournament for Serie A2 and Serie B.

Serie A2 Cup champions (2nd-tier level)

Edition	Venue	Champion	Score	Finalist	MVP	Best Under-22
2005	PalaDozza, Bologna	Upea Capo d'Orlando	94-83	Eurorida Scafati	Rolando Howell	—
2006	PalaSegest, Ferrara	Eurorida Scafati	90-81	Zarotti Imola	B.J. McKie	—
2007	PalaSojourner, Rieti	Sebastiani Rieti	71-61	Carife Ferrara	Marcus Melvin	—
2008	PalaSegest, Ferrara	Fileni Jesi	72-62	Carife Ferrara	Harold Jamison	Marco Allegretti
2009	PalaSomenzi, Cremona	Prima Veroli	79-68	Vanoli Soresina	Kyle Hines	Silvio Gigena
2010	PalaSerradimigni, Sassari	Prima Veroli	68-58	Enel Brindisi	Jason Rowe	Ivan Gatto
2011	Sporting Palace, Novara	Prima Veroli	81-67	Aget Imola	Jarrius Jackson	Davide Bruttini
2012	Palaflorio, Bari	Enel Brindisi	77-74	Fileni BPA Jesi	Jimmie Hunter	Marco Giuri
2013	PalaTrento, Trento	Bitumcalor Trento	84-76	Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia	Davide Pascolo
2014	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	Eurotrend Biella	100-94	Aquila Basket Trento	Damian Hollis	Matteo Bertolazzi Eric Lombardi
2015	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	Tezenis Verona	91-86	FMC Ferentino	Michael Umeh	Giovanni Allodi
2016	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	Givova Scafati	72-62	Dinamica Mantova	Marco Portannese	Davide Alviti
2017	Unipol Arena, Bologna	Segafredo Virtus Bologna	69-68	Angelico Biella	Marco Spissu
2018	UBI BPA Sport Center, Jesi	Bertram Tortona	89-57	OraSì Ravenna	Francesco Stefanelli
2019	Palasavelli, Porto San Giorgio	De' Longhi Treviso	84-75	Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna	David Logan

Serie B Cup champions (3rd-tier level)

Edition	Venue	Champion	Score	Finalist	MVP
2014	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	Benacquista Latina	71-69	I.Dek Legnano	Manuel Carrizo
2015	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	Contadi Castaldi Montichiari	94-83	BCC Convergenze Agropoli	Riccardo Perego
2016	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	Unieuro Forlì	78-64	Eurobasket Roma	Michele Ferri
2017	Unipol Arena, Bologna	Cuore Napoli Basket	60-58	Agribertocchi Orzinuovi	Stefan Nikolić

Serie C Cup champions (4th-tier level)

Edition	Venue	Champion	Score	Finalist	MVP
2014	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	A.S.D. Luiss	71-69	Globo Allianz ASD Campli Basket	Fabrizio Smorto
2015	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	Basket Scauri	69-67	Allianz San Severo	Simone Bagnoli
2015	Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini	Vis Nova Roma	62-49	Tarcento	Tommaso Rossetti

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the competition has been known as:

• Adecco Cup (2014)
• IG Basket Cup (2015–2016)
• Turkish Airlines Cup (2017–present)

See also

• Italian Basketball Cup - The Cup for first division Serie A sides
• Serie A2 Basket - Also organised by the LNP
• Serie B Basket - Also organised by the LNP

Notes

1. Formerly Best Italian (2008–2012) then Best Under-24 (2013)

References

1. "Coppa Italia LNP, Turkish Airlines sarà il title sponsor" [Italian LNP Cup, Turkish Airlines new title sponsor]. sportando.com (in Italian). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
2. "RNB Basket Festival, a Rimini la festa delle finali di Coppa Italia: i risultati" [RNB Basket Festival, in Rimini, the Italian Cup finals event: the results]. Panorama.it (in Italian). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
3. "Regolamento Coppa Italia LNP" [Italian LNP Cup rules]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
4. "RnB Basket Festival". RnBBasket.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
5. "Veroli vince la Vanoli Cup" [Veroli wins the Vanoli Cup]. Eurosport.it (in Italian). 1 March 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
6. "Veroli fa il tris, a Jackson il premio Cimurri" [Veroli does the triple, the Cimurri prize to Jackson]. GazzettadiReggio.it (in Italian). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
7. "Coppa Legadue, trionfa Brindisi" [Legadue Cup, Brindisi triumphs]. CorrieredelloSport.it (in Italian). 4 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
8. "La Tesi Group si arrende in finale: la Coppa va a Trento" [Tesi Group surrenders in the final: the Cup goes to Trento]. PistoiaBasket2000.com (in Italian). 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
9. "Bella dopo un overtime conquista l'Adecco Cup 2014" [Biella conquers the Adecco Cup 2014 after an overtime]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). 9 March 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
10. "IG Basket Cup Serie A2, vince Verona al supplementare su Ferentino. Mvp Umeh, 36 punti" [IG Basket Cup Serie A2, Verona wins in overtime over Ferentino. Umeh MVP, 36 points]. RnBBasketFestival.com (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
11. "Givova Scafati trionfa ed alza la "IG Basket Cup 2016"" [Givova Scafati wins and raise " IG Basketball Cup 2016"]. ilgazzettinovesuviano.com (in Italian). 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
12. "Turkish Airlines Cup alla Virtus Bologna, superata Biella in una combattuta finale" [Turkish Airlines Cup with Virtus Bologna, overcome Biella in a tough final]. legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
13. "La Bertram Tortona trionfa in Serie A2, vittoria su Ravenna in finale" [Bertram Tortona wins in Serie A2 against Ravenna in the finals]. legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
14. "LNP Coppa Italia Old Wild West - Serie A2". legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
15. "Latina finale vincente. Battuta Legnano 71-69" [Latina, winning final. Legnano beaten 71-69]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). 9 March 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
16. "IG Basket Cup Serie B, Montichiari rimonta Agropoli e si prende la coppa. Mvp Riccardo Perego" [IG Basket Cup Serie B, Motichiari catches up with Agropoli and takes the cup. Riccardo Perego MVP]. RnBBasketFestival.com (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
17. "Serie B, Forlì conquista la IG Basket Cup su Roma. Ferri Mvp" [Serie B, Forlì wins the IG Basket Cup beating Roma. Ferri Mvp]. legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
18. "Canestro decisivo di Maggio, è trionfo Napoli in Serie B su Orzinuovi" [Decisive shot by Maggio, it is victory for Napoli in Serie B over Orzinuovi]. legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
19. "La Luiss si laurea campione. Campli non ha scampo" [Luiss is crowned champion. Campli had no escape]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). 9 March 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
20. "IG Basket Cup Serie C, Scauri campione! Decisivo l'Mvp Bagnoli in finale su San Severo" [IG Basket Cup Serie C, Scauri champion! The MVP Bagnoli decisive in the final against San Severo]. RnBBasketFestival.com (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
21. "Serie C, la IG Basket Cup va alla Vis Nova Roma su Tarcento" [Serie C, Vis Nova Roma wins the IG Basket Cup beating Tarcento]. legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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