Almere Pioneers

Almere Pioneers
Leagues Promotiedivisie
Founded 1999
History BC Omniworld
Almere Pioneers
Arena Topsportcentrum
(capacity: 3,000)
Location Almere, Netherlands
Team colors Orange, Red, Purple
              
Website almerepioneers.nl
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Almere Pioneers is a Dutch amateur basketball team based in Almere. The team plays in the Promotiedivisie, the Dutch 2nd division. [1]

History

The club was founded in 1999 as a professional basketball club named BC Omniworld Almere. The team played in the Dutch Basketball League. The team played its home games in the Topsportcentrum Almere. The 2002-03 season was the best season in the club's history: the team reached the Dutch, in which the team lost to ABC Amsterdam. Six years later, in 2008, the team went bankrupt and was forced to leave the DBL. The club changed its name to Almere Pioneers and started playing in the Promotiedivisie. [2] In 2013 the team tried to make a come-back to the DBL, but it eventually fell short. [3]

Results

Season by season results of the team in the Dutch Basketball League.

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason NBB Cup
1998–99 1 DBL 10
1999–00 1 DBL 9
2000–01 1 DBL 4 Quarterfinalist
2001–02 1 DBL 4 Quarterfinalist
2002–03 1 DBL 3 Finalist
2003–04 1 DBL 6 Quarterfinalist
2004–05 1 DBL 11
2005–06 1 DBL 7 Quarterfinalist
2006–07 1 DBL 11
2007– Lower divisions

Notable players

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