Köln 99ers

RheinStars Köln
RheinStars Köln
Leagues	1. Regionalliga
Founded	1999
History	Cologne 99ers; 1999–2001; RheinEnergie Köln; 2001–2007; Köln 99ers; 2007–2013; RheinStars Köln; 2013–present
Arena	GEW Energy Dome; (3,200 seats)
Location	Cologne, Germany
Team colors	Red, White;
Championships	1 German Championship; 2006; 3 German Cups; 2004, 2005, 2007
Website	rheinstars-koeln.de; sg-koeln99ers.de
Uniforms
Home	Away

Köln 99ers, previously known as, RheinEnergie Köln, from 2001-2007, (often RE Köln or REK) is a professional basketball club based in Cologne, Germany that has played in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Their colors are red and white, and their home arena is the GEW Energy Dome.

History

The team was founded 1999, as Cologne 99ers. In the Euroleague 2006-07 season, their home arena was an arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, named Philips Halle.

RheinEnergie power company supported the team until the summer of 2007, thus the team changed to its original name, Köln 99ers. On January 21, 2008, the club announced that they were insolvent.^[1]

In 2013, the club was re-launched in the Oberliga with the name of RheinStars Köln.

Rivalries

The games against local rivals Telekom Baskets Bonn and Bayer Giants Leverkusen are among the biggest derby contests in the BBL. The games against Brose Baskets and ALBA Berlin are the top derby games in German basketball.^{[citation needed]}