Donar (basketball club)
Basketball team in Groningen, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people.
Donar | |||
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Leagues | BNXT League | ||
Founded | 20 January 1951; 73 years ago (1951-01-20) | ||
History | List
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Stadium | MartiniPlaza | ||
Capacity | 4,350 | ||
Location | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
Team colors | White, Blue, Navy | ||
Main sponsor | FlexVirtual | ||
Chairman | Jakob Klompien | ||
Head coach | Andrej Štimac | ||
Championships | 7 Dutch Championships 7 Dutch Cups 3 Dutch Supercups | ||
Retired numbers | 3 (8, 10, 14) | ||
Website | www | ||
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Founded in 1951, Donar is one of the traditional first division clubs along with Den Bosch, as it entered the league 54 years ago. The club won the Dutch national championship seven times, seven Dutch Cups and three Dutch Supercups. They have also been a regular in European competition, with their best result reaching the FIBA Europe Cup semi-finals in 2018.
The club has the most basketball fans in the Netherlands, with approximately 1,700 season ticket holders and sells the MartiniPlaza out on a regular basis in the playoffs.[1] The MartiniPlaza is also the largest in-use basketball arena in the country. The traditional club colours of Donar are blue and white.