Niners Chemnitz | |||
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Nickname | Orange Army | ||
League | Basketball Bundesliga Champions League | ||
Founded | 1999 | ||
History | BV Chemnitz 99 (1999–2017) Niners Chemnitz (2017–present) | ||
Arena | Messe Chemnitz | ||
Capacity | 5,200 | ||
Location | Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany | ||
Team colors | Orange, Red, White | ||
Head coach | Rodrigo Pastore | ||
Championships | 1 FIBA Europe Cup | ||
Website | www | ||
Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German basketball club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. [1] Currently, the team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga.
Since its foundation in 1999, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second division ProA in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime league Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in 2020. [2] The Niners won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2024.
The club was formed in 1999 as "BV Chemnitz 99" by the fusion of the clubs BG Chemnitz and Lok Chemnitz. In 2001, BV Chemnitz 99 began a cooperation with the Chemnitz University of Technology, which is why "TU" was added to the team name. In the summer of 2002, the division of the men's team (BV TU Chemnitz 99) and the women's team (Chemcats Chemnitz) followed. For the men's team, the nickname Niners evolved through the foundation year 1999.
On 28 May 2015, Chemnitz hired Argentine Rodrigo Pastore as new head coach. [3] In 2017, the nickname Niners was officially adopted as new club name.
In the 2019–20 season, Chemnitz was highly successful until the season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on its first place in the standings, the Niners were promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in club history. [4]
The Niners entered the qualifying rounds of the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League, making their debut in European competition. [5] In their second European season, the Niners won the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup championship, their first trophy in club history. [6] They became the second German team to win the competition.
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | German Cup | European competitions | |
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2010–11 | 2 | ProA | 3rd | |||
2011–12 | 2 | ProA | 5th | |||
2012–13 | 2 | ProA | 10th | |||
2013–14 | 2 | ProA | 11th | |||
2014–15 | 2 | ProA | 13th | |||
2015–16 | 2 | ProA | 7th | |||
2016–17 | 2 | ProA | 3rd | |||
2017–18 | 2 | ProA | 11th | |||
2018–19 | 2 | ProA | 3rd | |||
2019–20 | 2 | ProA | 1st | |||
2020–21 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14th | |||
2021–22 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6th | Semifinals | ||
2022–23 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | Round of 16 | 3 Champions League | Qualification |
4 FIBA Europe Cup | Second Round | |||||
2023–24 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3rd | Quarterfinals | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | Champion |
2024–25 | 1 | Bundesliga | Round of 16 | 2 Champions League |
Source: Eurobasket.com
The first arena of Chemnitz 99 was the Richard-Hartmann-Halle, which had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people. Starting from the 2019–20 season, the team moved to the Chemnitz Arena, with a capacity of 5,200 people.
Arena | Years | Capacity |
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Richard-Hartmann-Halle | 1999–2019 | 2,000 |
Messe Chemnitz | 2019–present | 5,200 |
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