RheinStars Köln explained

RheinStars Köln
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History:Cologne 99ers
(1999–2001)
RheinEnergie Köln
(2001–2007)
Köln 99ers
(2007–2013)
RheinStars Köln
(2013–present)
Arena:Basketball Campus Köln
Capacity:200
Location:Cologne, Germany
Colors:Red, White, Blue
Manager:Stephan Baeck
Coach:Johannes Strasser
Championships:1 German Championship
3 German Cups
1 BBL Champions Cup
Website:rheinstars-koeln.de
sg-koeln99ers.de
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RheinStars Köln is a professional basketball club based in Cologne, Germany. The team currently plays in the ProB, the third tier basketball league in Germany. The club has won one Basketball Bundesliga championship and three German Cup titles in its history.

History

The team was founded 1999, as Cologne 99ers. In the Euroleague 2006-07 season, their home arena was an arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, named Philips Halle.

RheinEnergie power company supported the team until the summer of 2007, thus the team changed to its original name, Köln 99ers. On January 21, 2008, the club announced that they were insolvent.[1]

In 2013, the club was re-launched and started in the 2.Regionliga (5th division) with the new name of RheinStars Köln.[2] Since 2015, the team plays in the ProA, Germany's second division of professional basketball. In 2018-19 season, the team was relegated to the Regionalliga from ProB (Germany's 3rd division of professional basketball) after finishing the season 5-17.

Honours

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Players

Notable players

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePostseasonEuropean competitions
2013–142.Regionligabgcolor=gold Promoted
2014–151.Regionligabgcolor=gold Promoted
2015–16ProA
ProAQuarterfinalist
2017-18ProARelegated
2018-19ProBRelegated
2019-201.Regionliga, West ZonePromoted
2020-21ProB, North Zone

Head coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.koeln99ers.de/99ers/index3.php?cat=news&storyID=487 Köln 99ers stellen Insolvenzantrag 21 January 2008 .
  2. http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Germany/Rhein-Stars-Koeln/18618?Page=5 Eurobasket.com – History