Djurgårdens IF Basket, also known as simply Djurgården, is a Swedish basketball club based in

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. It is the basketball section of the

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multi-sports club, established in 1891. The Djurgården basketball team started in 2015. In 2019, Djurgården won the

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, Sweden's second tier league, and thus became eligible for promotion to the first tier

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for the first time. In March 2019, the promotion was confirmed by the federation. Djurgården played their premiere in Basketligan against

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, Stockholm, in front of 4,000 people and won 108–102. After one season in Basketligan, Djurgården withdrew from the league in May 2020.

Honours

**Winners (1): 2018–19

Notable players

* Bryan Alberts (1 season: 2019–20) * Yannick Anzuluni (1 season: 2019–20) * Dee Ayuba (2 season: 2016–18) * Obinna Oleka (1 season: 2019–20) *

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(3 season: 2016–2017, 18–20) *

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References

External links

Official website
{{Basketligan Djurgårdens IF Basketball teams in Sweden 2015 establishments in Sweden 21st-century establishments in Stockholm