ABC Amsterdam is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club based in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

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ABC Amsterdam has won the Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League

The Dutch Basketball League , is the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The league has a closed system...

 7 times, in 1999-2002,2005, 2008 and 2009. They won the play-offs 4-3 against Eiffel Towers, Den Bosch to win the Dutch Professional basketball league title for the season 2008-2009.

The team home games are played at Sporthallen Zuid, seating capacity

Seating capacity

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 3000. They won the play-offs 4-3 against Eiffel Towers, Den Bosch to win Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League

The Dutch Basketball League , is the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The league has a closed system...

 title for the season 2008-2009.

Current Roster

Jirian Roodheuvel Julian Jaring Maurits Pieper Robert Krabbendam Ramon Siljade Hicham Kherrazi Sven Burger

Head Coach:

• Hakim Salem

Assistant Coach:

• Etienne van Kruys

As of November 28, 2011

Notable players

Patrick Sanders

Patrick Sanders

Patrick Sanders is an American professional basketball player. He played for UC-Irvine.-College career:Sanders arrived at UC-Irvine after averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds per game in high school. His freshman year saw him receive minimal playing time, with Sanders averaging 1.7 points and 1.6...

 - played in 20 games during the 2009/10 season  Alon Stein

Alon Stein

Alon Stein is a German-Israeli basketball player who plays the guard position. He plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv.-Biography:...