Hørsholm 79'ers Basketball Klub is a Danish

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founded in 1979, playing both in the

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Danish championships. The women's team is one of the most successful teams in Danish history, having won 9 national championships between 1996 and 2018, including five titles in a row from 2004 to 2008.

History

On 27 January 2018 Hørsholm won the Danish Women's Basketball Cup after beating

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, 71-64, in the cup finals. On 28 April 2017 Hørsholm won the women's national championship after defeating Stevnsgade Basketball 68-60 in the fifth and deciding game of the finals series. In June 2018, Hørsholm announced the men's club would resign to its place in the

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due to financial problems and would compete in the second tier.

Titles

Women's team

Danish League * Winners (9): 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2018

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* Winners (3): 1994, 1995, 2005, 2018

Men's team

Danish League * Winners (2): 1990–91, 1992–93

Notable players

Men's

* Daniel Mortensen * Zarko Jukic

Women's

* Joy Burke * Sandra Lind Þrastardóttir

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Horsholm 79ers Page
Basketball teams in Denmark Basketball teams established in 1979 Hørsholm Municipality Sport in the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark-sport-team-stub