Almere Pioneers
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| Leagues | Eerste Divisie | ||
| 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 Eerste Divisie, the Dutch third-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 the team tried to make a comeback to the highest level; lack of budget, however, kept the team at the amateur level. [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
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
