Almere Pioneers
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| Leagues | Promotiedivisie | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| History | BC Omniworld Almere 1999–2009 Almere Pioneers 2009–present | ||
| Arena | Topsportcentrum | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Location | Almere, Netherlands | ||
| Team colors | Orange, Red, Purple | ||
| Website | almerepioneers | ||
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Almere Pioneers is a Dutch amateur basketball team based in Almere. The team plays in the Promotiedivisie, the Dutch second tier league.[1]
History
The club was founded in 1999 as a professional basketball club named BC Omniworld Almere and participated in the top-tier Eredivisie. The team played its home games in the Topsportcentrum Almere. The 2002–03 season was the best season in Almere's history, as the team reached the Eredivisie finals. In these finals Omniworld lost 0–4 to Amsterdam. In 2008, the team went bankrupt and was forced to leave the first tier. The club changed its name to Almere Pioneers and started playing in the second-tier amateur league Promotiedivisie.[2] In 2013, Pioneers tried to make a comeback to the Eredivisie but failed due to a lack of budget.[3]
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | NBB Cup | |
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| 1998–99 | 1 | DBL | 10th | ||
| 1999–00 | 1 | DBL | 9th | ||
| 2000–01 | 1 | DBL | 5th | ||
| 2001–02 | 1 | DBL | 5th | ||
| 2002–03 | 1 | DBL | 2nd | ||
| 2003–04 | 1 | DBL | 6th | – | |
| 2004–05 | 1 | DBL | 11th | ||
| 2005–06 | 1 | DBL | 7th | ||
| 2006–07 | 1 | DBL | 11th | ||
| 2007– | Lower divisions | ||||
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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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Ian Hanavan (2003–2004)
Rogier Jansen (2005–2006)- John Turek (2005–2006)
References
- ^ "Almere Pioneers". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "BC Omniworld gaat verder als Almere Pioneers". Omroepflevoland.nl. 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Almere Pioneers niet naar basketball eredivisie". Omroepflevoland.nl. 12 June 2013.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
- Eurobasket profile
