Challenge Sports Rotterdam
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam logo | |||
| Leagues | Dutch Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 1954 | ||
| History | See Names | ||
| Arena | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Team colors | Green, Black, White |
||
| Head coach | Armand Salomon | ||
| Championships | 1 Dutch Cup | ||
| Website | Link | ||
| Uniforms | |||
|
|||
Challenge Sports Rotterdam is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the Dutch Basketball League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De Kuip in Rotterdam. Despite being a team from a major Dutch city, Rotterdam has never won the Dutch championship, though they did win the Dutch NBB cup in 1985.
Contents
History
Challenge Sports Rotterdam started in 1954 under the name AMVJ Rotterdam.[1] The first sponsor of the club was Gunco in 1988, which was their first year in the highest Dutch league. They only lasted a year and demoted to a lower division. In 1991 they returned with sponsor De Schiestreek, followed by the Rotterdam firm Idetrading in 1995. After a sponsorless year, Gunco then again returned as title sponsor in 1999. Johan Haga has made possible following a restart. This created a new name, new look, new logo and a change in the player selection.[2] In 2002, the team took the name Rotterdam Basketbal, without sponsorname. In 2007 the team was renamed to Rotterdam Challengers, but in 2010 they again took the name Rotterdam Basketbal. Starting with the 2011–2012 season, the name became Rotterdam Basketbal College, to underline the importance of the youth in the team. During the 2013–14 season, the club got a new main sponsor in Challenge Sports and the team's name was changed to Challenge Sports Rotterdam.[3]
Names
- 1995 – 1999 : Ide Trading
- 1999 – 2002 : Grunco
- 2002 – 2007 : Rotterdam Basketbal
- 2007 – 2010 : Rotterdam Challengers
- 2010 – 2011 : Rotterdam Basketbal
- 2011 – 2014 : Rotterdam Basketbal College
- 2014 – present: Challenge Sports Rotterdam
Team colours
- 2012–2013: Black, Green, White
- 2013–present: Grey, Dark Red, White
Current roster
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Roster |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Trophies
- Dutch Cup (1):
- 1985
- Runner-up: 2006
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | NBB Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | 1 | Eredivisie | 9 | – | |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Eredivisie | 11 | – | |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Eredivisie | 8 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Eredivisie | 9 | – | |
| 1994–95 | 1 | Eredivisie | 8 | – | |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Eredivisie | 3 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Eredivisie | 6 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Eredivisie | 6 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Eredivisie | 8 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Eredivisie | 8 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Eredivisie | 5 | – | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Eredivisie | 10 | – | |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Eredivisie | 9 | – | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Eredivisie | 9 | – | |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Eredivisie | 4 | Semifinalist | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Eredivisie | 4 | Semifinalist | Finalist |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Eredivisie | 6 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Eredivisie | 10 | – | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Eredivisie | 10 | – | 4th round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | DBL | 10 | – | 4th round |
| 2011–12 | 1 | DBL | 8 | – | Quarterfinalist |
| 2012–13 | 1 | DBL | 10 | – | 4th round |
| 2013–14 | 1 | DBL | 9 | – | Quarterfinalist |
| 2014–15 | 1 | DBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist |
Notable players
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, set a club record or won an individual award while at the club, played at least one official international match for their national team at any time or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
Arvin Slagter (2003–07)- Worthy de Jong (2008–09)
- Patrick Hilliman (2009–11)
Anthony Miles (2012–13)- Chip Jones (2008–13)
- La'Shard Anderson (2013–14)
- Yannick Franke (2013–15)
References
- ↑ Rotterdam Basketbal
- ↑ Rotterdam Basketbal is gered - Startbedrijf
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
| Seasons |
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | |||||
| Clubs |
|
||||
| Awards | |||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||
| Associated competitions | |||||
