ZBV The Lions
Zandvoortse Basketballvereniging The Lions,[1] or simply The Lions, is a Dutch amateur basketball club based in Zandvoort.
The Lions | ||
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Founded | 1965 | |
Arena | Korver Sporthal | |
Location | Zandvoort, Netherlands | |
Championships | 1 NBB Cup | |
Website | www | |
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History
The Lions was active as a professional team from the late 1960s until the middle 1970s in the Dutch first division, the Dutch Basketball League. The club, under the sponsorship name Mars Energie Stars,[2] won the national cup (so called NBB-Beker) in 1972 defeated Factotum Punch 86–84 in the final that held in Haarlem. Also The Lions, had played once again in the 1969 NBB-Beker final where they lost to Flamingo's Haarlem, 37–52 in Utrecht. The 1973–74 season as Typsoos Lions [2] the club ranked 4th in the league and won the right to participate in the 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup. Typsoos Lions was drawn to play in the first round against Bosna and eliminated with an aggregate score 163–201 (81–79 home win and 82–122 defeat in Sarajevo).[3]
Today
At present Blue Stars has no more teams at the highest level. In 2007, they had only 27 members and stood Blue Stars for choosing whether or not to proceed with the association. Blue Stars has then taken by a number of enthusiasts, the decision to go ahead and blow new life into the club. From that moment on Blue Stars started again with a youth section. Blue Stars Men 1 and 2 are in the Rayon. Other teams from the region classes of Amsterdam region. Blue Stars has in the 2013-2014 season more than 130 members.
European record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home[A] | Away[A] | Agg[A] | |
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1974–75 | FIBA Korać Cup | Bosna | 81–79 | 81–122 | 163–201[4] | ||
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References
- "The Lions Zandvoort - Downloads". Thelions.nl. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- "Sponsor namen van clubs. - NBB Database". Db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Korac Cup 1974-75". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 23 August 2019.