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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]

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References

  1. "AB Contern". luxembourg.basketball. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "AB Contern History". eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021.