Federale was founded in 1942 but had to wait until the 70s to see the first major successes. The club won in the seventies three national league titles and 2 national Cups. For three seasons, from 1978 to 1980, had as main sponsor the
SA Luciano Franzosini Chiasso. In the season 1975-76 Federale participated in the
FIBA European Champions Cup as Swiss champion after two qualifier against Turkish
Beşiktaş and Czechoslovak
Dukla Olomouc, reached the quarter-finals where ranked sixth and last with a record of 0-5 wins in a group that included among others
Real Madrid,
Forst Cantù and
Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 1981 the club merged with
AS Viganello Basket (later with the Molino Nuovo), giving rise to the FV Lugano (today
Lugano Tigers). == Honours ==