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Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German
basketball
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club based in
Chemnitz
Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany a ...
,
Saxony
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. Currently, the team plays in the
Basketball Bundesliga
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. Since its foundation, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second division
ProA
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in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime league
Basketball Bundesliga
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for the first time in 2020.
History
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
Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany a ...
, 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. 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
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. Based on its first place in the standings, the Niners were promoted to the
Basketball Bundesliga
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for the first time in club history.
The Niners will enter the qualifying rounds of the
2022–23 Basketball Champions League
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Team allocation
A total of 52 teams from 29 countries wi ...
, making their debut in European competition.
Season by season
Source
Eurobasket.com
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Arenas
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.
Players
Current roster
Notable players
References
External links
Official web siteProfile on Pro A web site
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1999 establishments in Germany
Basketball teams established in 1999
Basketball teams in Germany
Sport in Chemnitz
Sport in Saxony