GasTerra Flames

Gas Terra Flames is a Dutch basketball club from Groningen. The club was three times Dutch champion basketball and twice Cup winners.

History

The origin of the club is 1881, when the GSSV Donar was launched. In this club gymnastics was mainly operated and gefechtet. In 1951, a basketball division was created in this club, today's gas Terra Flames.

In 1970 the team for the first time the highest Dutch basketball league, the Eredivisie. Three years later, the basketball department encapsulated from the original club and went with the main sponsor of Nationale-Nederlanden henceforth their own way. This path led to several appearances on Korac Cup, a European Cup for club teams and 1982 for first win of the Dutch championship.

Just arrived at the zenith, the bad news by the main sponsor was the fact that these sets all payments. Donar was forced voluntarily to the third tier dismount. As Ahrend Donar one rose again in 1987 to the first division and plays since then until now there. With good performances Donar let the relegation quickly forget you succeeded regularly in the play-offs, an unqualified success failed to materialize.

In 2004, had since departed from the traditional Donar in the club name was dropped and now MPC Capitals, the team won the second championship in club history. There were other good seasons, and after the Cup win in 2005 they won the championship again in 2010. A year later, they made sure the trophy again. The club is one of the constant top clubs in the Dutch basketball.

Since 2009, Gas Terra, a Dutch natural gas company, the main sponsor of Groningen.

Hall

The club plays its home games at full 4,300 rooms Martini Plaza.

Achievements

  • 3x Dutch champion (1982, 2004, 2010)
  • 2x Dutch Cup winner (2005 & 2011)

Name history

By repeatedly changing the main sponsor of the club had been founded twelve different names:

  • GSSV Donar
  • Nationale- Nederlanden Donar
  • GBV Donar
  • Ahrend Donar
  • VGNN Donar
  • RZG Donar
  • Celeritas / Dona
  • RZG Donar
  • MPC Donar
  • MPC Capitals
  • Hanzevast Capitals
  • Gas Terra Flames
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