Almere Pioneers

Almere Pioneers
Leagues Eerste Divisie
Founded 1999 (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.nl
Uniforms

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
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 nationality not displayed.

References

  1. ↑ Almere Pioneers at eurobasket.com
  2. ↑ BC Omniworld continues as Almere Pioneers at omroepflevoland.nl (May 16, 2009) (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ Almere Pioneers aren't going to basketball first division' at omroepflevoland.nl (June 12, 2013) (in Dutch)
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