Köln 99ers
| RheinStars Köln | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leagues | 1. Regionalliga | ||
| 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 | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Köln 99ers, previously known as, RheinEnergie Köln, from 2001-2007, (often RE Köln or REK) is a professional basketball club based in Cologne, Germany that has played in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Their colors are red and white, and their home arena is the GEW Energy Dome.
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 in the Oberliga with the name of RheinStars Köln.
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
-
Janar Talts (2004–07) -
Tibor Pleiß (2006–09) - Ademola Okulaja (2005–06)
- Philipp Schwethelm (2005–09)
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Marcin Gortat (2003–07) -
Saša Obradović (2001–05) -
Demond Mallet (2006–07) - Immanuel McElroy (2004–08)
- Toby Bailey (2007–08)
Notable coaches
- Svetislav Pešić (2001–02)
- Stephan Baeck (2002)
- Saša Obradović (2005–08)
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Drasko Prodanovic