Basketball Club Copenhagen (mostly known as BC Copenhagen, formerly also known as Stevnsgade, Stevnsgade Supermen, Supermen and SBBK) is a Danish basketball team located in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. It has been one of the most winningest teams in Danish men's basketball history, having won 3 national titles (1979, 1980 and 1995) and 4 domestic cups (1980, 1987, 1993 and 1994).[1] The Stevnsgade women's team has won the Danish Cup 6 times.

BC Copenhagen
BC Copenhagen logo
NicknameSupermen
Leagues(M) Basketligaen
Founded5 May 1958
HistoryStevnsgade Basket
(1958–1999)
BK Skjold/Stevnsgade
(1999–2004)
BK Skjold Basket
(2004–2008)
Stevnsgade Basketball
(2008–2019)
Copenhagen Basketball
(2019–2021)
theView Copenhagen
(2021–2022)
BC Copenhagen
(2022–present)
ArenaNørrebrohallen
Capacity600
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Team colorsBlack and White
   
Championships(M) 3 Basketligaen
(M) 4 Danish Cup
(W) 6 Danish Cup
WebsiteBCCopenhagen.com

History

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1958–73: The early years

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The club was founded at the local school (Stevnsgade Skole) by teachers and students 5 May 1958. Outright it was decided that the club colors should be white and blue. The first official game was against SISU, the reigning Danish Champions, on October 29, 1961, in a Serie 1 game, the second tier 2 in the Danish basketball pyramid, where SISU participated due to lack of teams in the divisions. In the gymnasium of Joachim-Larsen Skolen, the then homecourt, Stevnsgade lost by a wide margin to the Danish champions: 30–75. The club won promotion to 1. Division for the first time following the 1964–65 season. Stevnsgade won its own division in the regular season and defeated the other Serie 1 Champions (Næstved, Svendborg and ASI Aalborg) in the playoffs. However, Stevnsgade was relegated back to Serie 1 the following season. This started a trend for Stevnsgade who would go back and forth between Serie 1 and 1. Division the following years. It was first in the beginning of the 1970s that Stevnsgade finally settled in 1. Division for good.

1973–99: The golden days

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In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s the teams from Copenhagen dominated Danish Basketball. SISU, Falcon, BMS, and Stevnsgade dominated the Danish competitions. Stevnsgade won 26 medals in the league and cup combined. A total of 7 of these were gold as Stevnsgade were crowned Danish champions in 1979, 1980, and 1995 and were cup winners in 1980, 1987, 1993, and 1994. Following the championship in the 1978–79 season Stevnsgade decided to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup in the 1979–80 season. Stevnsgade faced, amongst others, the German champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the European giants from Real Madrid. Real Madrid would go on to win the tournament that year. When Stevnsgade won a back-to-back Danish championship the club decided to once again compete in Europe's elite competition. This time, they faced the great Yugoslav team KK Bosna. However, Stevnsgade could not match these teams and lost all of their European games in both the 1979–80 and 1980–81 season.

In the late 1990s, due to the emergence of Aarhus powerhouse Bakken Bears, the Copenhagen dominance faded and Stevnsgade won fewer titles. Thus, the last set of medals were won in 1997 when the team came in 3rd.

1999–2008: The merger with BK Skjold

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2008–15: The reestablishment of Stevnsgade

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2015–present: Back in Basketligaen

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Arena

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Outside view of Nørrebrohallen.

Colors and Logos

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Team colors

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The team originally played in white and blue uniforms when the club was founded in 1958. From 2004 to 2008, when Stevnsgade was a part of BK Skjold, the club played in BK Skjolds colors: Red, white and black. From 2008 the club has been wearing black and white uniforms.

Logos

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Stevnsgade have primarily had round logos but with many different designs. The current one was created after the split from BK Skjold in 2008.

 
-1990s
 
1999–2008
 
2014–2019

Men's basketball

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Honours

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Total titles: 7

Domestic

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Basketligaen

  • Winners (3): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1994–95
    • Runners-up (5): 1974–75, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
    • Third place (9): 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–1981, 1981–1982, 1986–1987, 1989–1990, 1996–1997, 2000–2001

Danish Cup

  • Winners (4): 1979, 1986, 1993, 1994
    • Runners-up (6): 1974, 1982, 1985, 1996, 2000, 2018

European

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Euroleague Basketball

  • Winners (0):
  • Participants (2): 1979–1980, 1980–1981

Season by season

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Season Domestic competitions European competitions
Tier League Pos. Postseason Tier Competition Result
1962–63 2 Serie 1 6 Not qualified
1963–64 2 Serie 1 2 Not qualified
1964–65 2 Serie 1 1 Champions
1965–66 1 1. Division 7 N/A
1966–67 2 Serie 1 3 Not qualified
1967–68 2 Serie 1 2 Champions
1968–69 1 1. Division 8 N/A
1969–70 1 1. Division 6 N/A
1970–71 1 1. Division 6 N/A
1971–72 1 1. Division 4 N/A
1972–73 1 1. Division 3 N/A
1973–74 1 1. Division 5 N/A
1974–75 1 1. Division 2 N/A
1975–76 1 1. Division 4 Semifinals
1976–77 1 1. Division 3 Semifinals
1977–78 1 1. Division 2 Runners-up
1978–79 1 1. Division 1 Champions
1979–80 1 1. Division 1 Champions 1 FIBA European Champions Cup
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1980–81 1 1. Division 3 Semifinals 1 FIBA European Champions Cup
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1981–82 1 1. Division 4 Semifinals
1982–83 1 1. Division 5 Not qualified
1983–84 1 1. Division 5 Not qualified
1984–85 1 1. Division 8 Not qualified
1985–86 1 1. Division Unk. Unk.
1986–87 1 1. Division Unk. Semifinals
1987–88 1 1. Division Unk. Unk.
1988–89 1 1. Division Unk. Unk.
1989–90 1 1. Division Unk. Semifinals
1990–91 1 1. Division Unk. Unk.
1991–92 1 1. Division Unk. Unk.
1992–93 1 1. Division Unk. Runners-up
1993–94 1 1. Division Unk. Runners-up
1994–95 1 1. Division 1 Champions
1995–96 1 Basketligaen 2 Runners-up
1996–97 1 Basketligaen Unk. Semifinals
1997–98 1 Basketligaen Unk. Unk.
1998–99 1 Basketligaen Unk. Unk.
1999–00 1 Basketligaen Unk. Unk.
2000–01 1 Basketligaen Unk. Semifinals
2001–02 1 Basketligaen Unk. Unk.
2002–03 1 Basketligaen 5 Unk.
2003–04 1 Basketligaen 9 Relegated
2004–05 2 1. Division Unk. Unk.
2005–06 2 1. Division Unk. Unk.
2006–07 2 1. Division Unk. Unk.
2007–08 2 1. Division 4 Unk.
2008–09 2 1. Division 1 Semifinals
2009–10 2 1. Division 1 Champions
2010–11 2 1. Division 5 Quarterfinals
2011–12 2 1. Division 6 Quarterfinals
2012–13 2 1. Division 3 Champions
2013–14 2 1. Division 2 Champions
2014–15 2 1. Division 1 Champions
2015–16 1 Basketligaen 7 Quarter-finals

Notable players

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Women's basketball

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Honours

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Domestic

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Dameligaen

  • Runners-up (7): 1983–84, 1984–85, 2001–02, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
    • Third place (2): 1991–92, 1993–94

Danish Cup

  • Winners (6): 1989, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2015, 2016
    • Runners-up (3): 1984, 1993, 2019

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "www.basket.dk" (in Danish).
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