The Wolves Amsterdam
The Wolves Amsterdam was a basketball club from Amsterdam which played from 1957 to 1968 in the Eredivisie.[1] The club also came four seasons in the European competitions.
The club won its first Dutch championship basketball in 1957. From then it won the league title four more times. The Wolves Amsterdam is one of the 22 basketball clubs that participated in first edition of FIBA European Champions Cup in 1958.[2]
Honours
[edit]- Winners (5): 1956-57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65
In Europe
[edit]Match table[3]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958[4] | FIBA European Champions Cup | R1 |  Simmenthal Milano
|
47–115 (a) | 42–90 (h) |
| 1960–61[5] | FIBA European Champions Cup | R1 |  Sparta Prague
|
52–57 (h) | 54–96 (a) |
| 1961–62[6] | FIBA European Champions Cup | R1 |  Alsace Bagnolet
|
40–52 (h) | 47–61 (a) |
| 1964–65[7] | FIBA European Champions Cup | R1 |  Alvik
|
84–82 (a) | 65–73 (h) |
Notable players
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References
[edit]- ^ Historie Landlust Amsterdam op j-dus.com
- ^ Roots of the Euroleague
- ^ "Amsterdam (The Wolves) in EC (M) | Basketball Happenings". j-dus.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11.
- ^ http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/c1_e.htm Champions Cup 1958
- ^ http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/c1_e.htm Champions Cup 1960-61
- ^ http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/c1_e.htm Champions Cup 1961-62
- ^ http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/c1_e.htm Champions Cup 1964-65
- ^ Documentary about Ton Boot at sportgeschiedenis.nl Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)