Statement by Lord Mayor Sven Schulze on the performance of the Niners Chemnitz basketball team
Team will be welcomed at the town hall on Sunday, 28 April
The Niners Chemnitz basketball team won the final of the FIBA European Cup against the team from Bahcesehir College Istanbul tonight despite losing 95:105 after winning the first leg 85:74.
Lord Mayor Sven Schulze congratulates on this historic victory: "Hurray! The Niners have made it and are the 2024 FIBA Europe Cup winners. I congratulate them on this historic success - 25 years after the club was founded. The second leg was another tough game in the madhouse of Istanbul. But the players held their nerve. Congratulations also to the coaching team led by Rodrigo Pastore and the team led by managing director Steffen Herhold and the staff behind the scenes. I would also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the Niners fans who kept their fingers crossed for the team on site, in the exhibition centre or at home in front of their screens, or who cheered them on from afar - to the detriment of their vocal chords, I suppose. And now it's time to celebrate this triumph, and the city will do so in style!"
On Sunday 28 April at 3 pm , Lord Mayor Sven Schulze will welcome the Niners to the town hall. After signing the city's Golden Book, fans can celebrate the team on the market square. The entire team, including coaches and support staff, will present the trophy on the town hall balcony.
Note for journalists: The entry in the Golden Book is open to the press. For reasons of space, please register by Friday 26 April, 12 noon, at pressestelle(at)stadt-chemnitz.de.