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Amis du Basket-Ball Contern is a semi professional basketball club from Contern, Luxembourg. The men's team plays in the LBBL and their home venue is Hall Sportif Contern. The club was established in 1956. [1]
Luxembourg Cup
Luxembourg is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its name, like the name of the Grand Duchy itself, derives from the name of its principal city, Luxembourg. It is not to be confused with the former district of Luxembourg, one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015.
Contern is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City.
Kim Kirchen is a Luxembourgian former road racing cyclist. He is the son of cyclist Erny Kirchen and the great-nephew of cyclist Jeng Kirchen.
The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois is the national railway company of Luxembourg. In 2023, it carried approximately 28.7 million passengers. As of 2023, the company employs around 5,000 people, making CFL the country's largest corporate employer.
Moutfort (French) is a village in the commune of Contern, in south-western Luxembourg, on both sides of the road from the city of Luxembourg to the German border town Remich. As of 2024, the village of Moutfort had a population of 1,524 inhabitants, and the associated village of Medingen had 128 inhabitants.
Gavin Love is a former British professional basketball player and current head coach of Etzella of the Luxembourg Basketball League.
Sandweiler-Contern railway station is a railway station serving the towns of Contern and Sandweiler, in southern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company.
Gérard López Fojaca is a Luxembourgish-Spanish businessman active in technology, energy, and sport. He is the co-founder and chairman of Genii Capital. López has been the owner of French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Portuguese club Boavista FC since 2021. From 2009 to 2015, Lopez was president of the Lotus F1 Team. In 2022, Lopez launched The Lydian Group, a tech conglomerate operating across the digital assets space. As a co-founder, he was the owner of Mangrove Capital Partners from 2000 to 2014.
The Nationale 1 Hommes, officially named the Luxembourg Basketball League (LBBL), is the highest men's basketball league in Luxembourg. The league's governing body is Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basketball (FLBB). The league was previously known by sponsorships names Diekirch League and Total League.
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the Temple Owls and has experience playing professionally in Luxembourg and Finland.
Duane Alexander Johnson is an American professional basketball player for União Corinthians of the Novo Basquete Brasil. He played college basketball for the East Stroudsburg Warriors, where he was part of four straight PSAC Final Four teams and three NCAA Division II Tournament teams. He has since played professionally in Australia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Israel.
The Basketball Champions League (BCL), also commonly known as the FIBA Champions League, is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Nationale 1 Dames, officially named the Total League - Dames for sponsorship reasons, is the highest women's basketball league in Luxembourg. The league's governing body is Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basketball (FLBB). Prior to the 2012–13 season, the league was known as the Diekirch League.
Jerome Frink is an American basketball player for AB Contern of the Total League. He played college basketball for Florida International University (FIU) and LIU Brooklyn. He was named the 2017 Northeast Conference Player of the Year.
The Luxembourg Basketball Federation also known as FLBB, is the governing body of basketball in Luxembourg. It was founded in 1934, and became members of FIBA in 1946.
Paul Vervaeck is a Belgian former professional basketball coach. He coached several clubs in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, as well as the Belgium national under-20 and Netherlands national under-18 teams.
The 2017–18 Total League season was the 65th season of the first division of the professional basketball in Luxembourg.
Chris Cokley is an American basketball player who last played for AS Douanes of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He competed in college for the UAB Blazers.
Jaylen Bland is an American professional basketball player for the Windsor Express of the Basketball Super League. He played college basketball for Murray State, College of the Canyons, and UC Riverside. In 2019, he was named NBL Canada Newcomer of the Year.
Kréintgeshaff is a small settlement near Sandweiler in the Commune of Contern in Luxembourg. It is located directly North-East of the Contern-Sandweiler Industrial zone and located adjacent to the E29 Main Road. The settlement is surrounded by small tracks and streams.