Donar (basketball club)

Donar
Donar logo
LeaguesBNXT League
ENBL
Founded20 January 1951; 73 years ago (1951-01-20)
History
List
  • GSSV Donar
    1951–2003
    Capitals Groningen
    2003–2009
    GasTerra Flames
    2009–2014
    Donar
    2014–present
StadiumMartiniPlaza
Capacity4,350
LocationGroningen, Netherlands
Team colorsWhite, Blue, Navy
     
Main sponsorFlexVirtual
ChairmanJakob Klompien
Head coachAndrej Štimac
Championships7 Dutch Championships
7 Dutch Cups
3 Dutch Supercups
Retired numbers3 (8, 10, 14)
Websitewww.donar.nl
MartiniPlaza, home arena of Donar
Home game of Donar in 2016

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Donar: "Een verslavingsgraad van 98 procent"". Worldbasketballnews.nl. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.