| Niners Chemnitz | |||
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| Nickname | Orange Army | ||
| League | Basketball Bundesliga EuroCup | ||
| Founded | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) | ||
| History | BV Chemnitz 99 (1999–2017) Niners Chemnitz (2017–present) | ||
| Arena | Messe Chemnitz | ||
| Capacity | 5,200 | ||
| Location | Chemnitz,Saxony,Germany | ||
| Team colors | Orange, Red, White | ||
| Head coach | Rodrigo Pastore | ||
| Championships | 1FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Website | www | ||
Niners Chemnitz e.V., also namedChemnitz 99, is a Germanbasketball club based inChemnitz,Saxony.[1] Currently, the team plays in theBasketball Bundesliga.
Since its foundation in 1999, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second divisionProA in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime leagueBasketball Bundesliga for the first time in 2020.[2] The Niners won theFIBA Europe Cup in 2024.
The club was formed in 1999 as "BV Chemnitz 99" by the fusion of the clubsBG Chemnitz andLok Chemnitz. In 2001, BV Chemnitz 99 began a cooperation with theChemnitz University of Technology, which is why "TU" was added to the team name. In the summer of 2002, the division of the men's team (BV TU Chemnitz 99) and the women's team (Chemcats Chemnitz) followed. For the men's team, the nicknameNiners evolved through the foundation year 1999.
On 28 May 2015, Chemnitz hired ArgentineRodrigo Pastore as new head coach.[3] In 2017, the nickname Niners was officially adopted as new club name.
In the 2019–20 season, Chemnitz was highly successful until the season was declared void due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Based on its first place in the standings, the Niners were promoted to theBasketball Bundesliga for the first time in club history.[4]
The Niners entered the qualifying rounds of the2022–23 Basketball Champions League, making their debut in European competition.[5] In their second European season, the Niners won the2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup championship, their first trophy in club history.[6] They became the second German team to win the competition.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | German Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2010–11 | 2 | ProA | 3rd | |||
| 2011–12 | 2 | ProA | 5th | |||
| 2012–13 | 2 | ProA | 10th | |||
| 2013–14 | 2 | ProA | 11th | |||
| 2014–15 | 2 | ProA | 13th | |||
| 2015–16 | 2 | ProA | 7th | |||
| 2016–17 | 2 | ProA | 3rd | |||
| 2017–18 | 2 | ProA | 11th | |||
| 2018–19 | 2 | ProA | 3rd | |||
| 2019–20 | 2 | ProA | 1st | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14th | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6th | Semifinals | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | Round of 16 | 3Champions League | Qualification |
| 4FIBA Europe Cup | Second Round | |||||
| 2023–24 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3rd | Quarterfinals | 4FIBA Europe Cup | Champion |
| 2024–25 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6th | Round of 16 | 2Champions League | Play-ins |
| 2025–26 | 1 | Bundesliga | Round of 16 | 3EuroCup | ||
Source:Eurobasket.com
The first arena of Chemnitz 99 was the Richard-Hartmann-Halle, which had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people. Starting from the 2019–20 season, the team moved to theChemnitz Arena, with a capacity of 5,200 people.
| Arena | Years | Capacity |
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| Richard-Hartmann-Halle | 1999–2019 | 2,000 |
| Messe Chemnitz | 2019–present | 5,200 |
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