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RheinStars Köln is a professional basketball club based in Cologne, Germany. The team currently plays in the ProB, the third tier basketball league in Germany. The club has won one Basketball Bundesliga championship and three German Cup titles in its history.
| RheinStars Köln | |||
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| Leagues | ProB | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| History | Cologne 99ers (1999–2001) RheinEnergie Köln (2001–2007) Köln 99ers (2007–2013) RheinStars Köln (2013–present) | ||
| Arena | ASV Halle Cologne | ||
| Capacity | 1.000 | ||
| Location | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Team colors | Red, White, Blue | ||
| Team manager | Stephan Baeck | ||
| Head coach | Johannes Strasser | ||
| Championships | 1 German Championship 3 German Cups 1 BBL Champions Cup | ||
| Website | rheinstars-koeln.de sg-koeln99ers.de | ||
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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 and started in the 2.Regionliga (5th division) with the new name of RheinStars Köln.[2] Since 2015, the team plays in the ProA, Germany's second division of professional basketball. In 2018-19 season, the team was relegated to the Regionalliga from ProB (Germany's 3rd division of professional basketball) after finishing the season 5-17.
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- German Champion: (1)
- 2005–06
- German Cup: (3)
- 2004, 2005, 2007
- BBL Champions Cup: (1)
- 2006
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Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | European competitions | |
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| 2013–14 | 5 |
2.Regionliga | 1 |
Promoted | – | |
| 2014–15 | 4 |
1.Regionliga | 1 |
Promoted | – | |
| 2015–16 | 2 |
ProA | 13 |
– | – | |
| 2016–17 | 2 |
ProA | 8 |
Quarterfinalist | – | |
| 2017-18 | 2 |
ProA | 4 |
Relegated | – | |
| 2018-19 | 3 |
ProB | 22 |
Relegated | – | |
| 2019-20 | 4 |
1.Regionliga, West Zone | 1 |
Promoted | – | |
| 2020-21 | 3 |
ProB, North Zone | 9 |
– | – | |
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Svetislav Pešić (2001–02)
Stephan Baeck (2002)- Saša Obradović (2005–08)
Drasko Prodanovic
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