RheinStars Köln
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| Leagues | ProA | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| History |
Cologne 99ers 1999–2001 RheinEnergie Köln 2001–2007 Köln 99ers 2007–2013 RheinStars Köln 2013–present | ||
| Arena |
GEW Energy Dome (3,200 seats) | ||
| Location | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Team colors |
Red, White | ||
| Championships |
1 German Championship 2006 3 German Cups 2004, 2005, 2007 | ||
| Website |
rheinstars-koeln.de sg-koeln99ers.de | ||
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The RheinStars Köln are a professional basketball club based in Cologne, Germany.
The RheinStars' predecessor club were the Köln 99ers, previously known as, RheinEnergie Köln, from 2001-2007, (often RE Köln or REK) that had played in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Their colors were red and white, and their home arena was the GEW Energy Dome.
In 2013, the Köln 99ers were re-launched in the Oberliga with the name of Köln RheinStars.
Current squad
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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]
Rivalries
The games against local rivals Telekom Baskets Bonn and Bayer Giants Leverkusen are among the biggest derby contests in the BBL. The games against Brose Baskets and ALBA Berlin are the top derby games in German basketball.
Titles
- German Champion: (1)
- 2005–06
- German Cup: (3)
- 2004, 2005, 2007
- BBL Champions Cup: (1)
- 2006
Notable players
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Saša Obradović (2001–05) -
Marcin Gortat (2003–07) -
Janar Talts (2004–07) -
Immanuel McElroy (2004–08) -
Philipp Schwethelm (2005–09) -
Nikola Vučurović (2005–06) - Ademola Okulaja (2005–06)
- Demond Mallet (2006–07)
- Tibor Pleiß (2006–09)
- Toby Bailey (2007–08)
Notable coaches
- Svetislav Pešić (2001–02)
- Stephan Baeck (2002)
- Saša Obradović (2005–08)
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Drasko Prodanovic