Rotterdam Basketbal 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 Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

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Rotterdam Challengers plays in 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...

. Rotterdam Challengers plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum

Topsportcentrum Rotterdam

270px|thumb|TopsportcentrumTopsportcentrum Rotterdam is an indoor arena located in Rotterdam right next to the Feijenoord Stadion. The arena opened in 2000 and has a capacity of 2.500 seats and holds many sports events in various sports and levels like international World and European Championships...

 next to De Kuip in Rotterdam.

History

Rotterdam Challengers was created in 1954 and was called AMVJ Rotterdam. The first sponsor of the club was Gunco. This was succeeded by the agency De Schiestreek, followed by the Rotterdam firm Idetrading, Gunco then again returned as title sponsor. Johan Haga has made possible following a restart. This created a new name, new look, new logo and a change in the player selection.