Alba Berlin
| Alba Berlin | ||||
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| Nickname | Berlin Albatrosse | |||
| Leagues |
German League Eurocup |
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| Founded | 1991 | |||
| History |
Alba Berlin (1991–present) |
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| Arena | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
| Capacity | 14,500 | |||
| Location | Berlin, Germany | |||
| Team colors | Yellow, Yellow, Navy, Blue |
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| President | Dieter Hauert | |||
| Team manager | Marco Baldi | |||
| Head coach | Ahmet Çakı | |||
| Championships |
1 Korać Cup 8 German Championships 9 German Cups 3 German Champions Cups |
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| Retired numbers | 2 (4, 12) | |||
| Website | albaberlin.de | |||
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Alba Berlin (also Berlin Albatrosse), officially stylized as ALBA BERLIN, is a prominent German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin and competes in the German League and the Euroleague or the Eurocup.
After winning eight German Championships, nine German Cups, three German Supercups, and the FIBA Korać Cup in 1995, Alba Berlin is considered to be the most successful German basketball team, both domestically and internationally. With an average attendance of more than 10,000 fans per game in a season, it is also one of the most popular basketball clubs in Europe. In 2013, Alba was portrayed in the ESPN documentary series Basketball Capitals. In 2014, the club was the first German basketball team to beat a reigning NBA champion, the San Antonio Spurs.
Alba Berlin traces its history back to the BG Charlottenburg, a basketball club in western Berlin which was founded in 1989. In 1991, when the global recycling company, Alba AG, agreed to a significant basketball sponsorship, BG Charlottenburg changed its name to Alba Berlin.
Shortly thereafter, under the direction of head coach Faruk Kulenović, Alba Berlin became runner-up at the German Championship. In 1993, the Serbian Svetislav Pešić took over as coach, and the club gained successes that no other German basketball team had previously accomplished. Winning the Korać Cup in 1995 was the first international title of a German club team in basketball.
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