Hørsholm 79ers
| Hørsholm 79ers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Leagues |
(M) Basketligaen (W) Dameligaen | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| History |
Hørsholm BK (1979–2007) Hørsholm 79ers Basketball (2007–present) | ||
| Arena | Fire Arena | ||
| Location | Horsholm, Denmark | ||
| Team colors |
Black, White | ||
| Championships |
(M) 2 Danish Leagues (w) 9 Danish Leagues | ||
| Website |
www | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Hørsholm 79'ers Basketball Klub is a Danish basketball club from Hørsholm founded in 1979, playing both in the male and female 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.[1]
History
On January 27, 2018, Hørsholm won the Danish Women's Basketball Cup after beating SISU BK, 71-64, in the cup finals.[2]
On April 28, 2017, Hørsholm won the women's national championship after defeating Stevnsgade Basketball 68-60 in the fifth and deciding game of the finals series.[3]
In June 2018, Hørsholm announced the men's club would resign to its place in the Basketligaen due to financial problems and would compete in the second tier.[4]
Titles
Women's team
- Winners (9): 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2018
Danish Cup
- Winners (3): 1994, 1995, 2005, 2018
Men's team
- Winners (2): 1990–91, 1992–93
Notable players
References
- ↑ List of champions in the league's website
- ↑ "Sandra Lind danskur bikarmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ "Sandra Lind danskur meistari". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "Hørsholm 79ers spiller ikke i BL i næste sæson" [Horsholm 79ers will not play in BL the next season] (in German). Basketligaen. Retrieved 23 June 2018.