Basketball Nymburk Explained

ERA Nymburk
Leagues:NBL
History:SK Železničáři
1939–1945
Sokol
1945–1950
Lokomotiva
1950–1998
BK GA Nymburk
1998–2002
BK ECM Nymburk
2002–2004
ČEZ Nymburk
2004–2019
ERA Nymburk
2019–present
Arena:Sportovní centrum Nymburk
(international games at Královka Arena)
Capacity:1,000 (Nymburk)
2,500 (Prague)
Location:Nymburk, Czech Republic
Colors:Black, Orange, White
President:Miroslav Jansta
Coach:Ladislav Sokolovský
Championships:19 Czech Championships
15 Czech Cups
Website:basket-nymburk.cz
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Basketball Nymburk, also known as ERA Nymburk due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in the town of Nymburk. The club plays in the top-tier level professional Czech National League (NBL). Nymburk regularly plays in European competitions, as it last participated in the Basketball Champions League.

Basketball Nymburk is by far the most successful team in the national league, as it has won 19 titles since the 2003–04 season. The next closest team has just 5. It plays its domestic competitions in Sportovní centrum Nymburk and international matches in Královka Arena in Prague.

History

Nymburk won the Czech National League championship every season from 2004 to 2019, and it has also played in several European-wide basketball competitions, including the European 2nd-tier level EuroCup. Some of the club's former players include Darius Washington, former NCAA champion and NBA player George Zidek, who is the team's current press speaker, and naturalized Czech player Maurice Whitfield.

Trophies

Champions (19): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024

Winners (15): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueCzech CupEuropean competitions
2002–031NBL2ndThird
2003–041NBL1stWinner
2004–051NBL1stWinner
2005–061NBL1stThird
2006–071NBL1stWinner
2007–081NBL1stWinner
2008–091NBL1stWinner
2009–101NBL1stWinner
2010–111NBL1stWinner
2011–121NBL1stWinner
2012–131NBL1stWinner
2013–141NBL1stWinner
2014–151NBL1st
2015–161NBL1st
2016–171NBL1stbgcolor=gold Winner
2017–181NBL1stbgcolor=gold Winner

Head coaches

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