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| 1. Baseballclub Bonn Capitals e.V. | |
| Information | |
| League | Baseball Bundesliga (Bundesliga Nord) |
| Location | Bonn |
| Ballpark | Baseball Stadium Rheinaue |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Nickname(s) | Capitals |
| League championships | 2018 |
| Colours | Green, White |
| Coach | Alexander Derhak |
| President | Udo Schmitz, Ute Heid |
| Website | www.capitals.de |
The Bonn Capitals (full name: "1. Baseballclub Bonn Capitals e.V.") are a German baseball and softball club from Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, founded by students on November 8, 1989. Its first men's team has been competing in the Baseball Bundesliga since 1995 and currently plays in its northern division, the Bundesliga Nord, after initially playing in the southern division from 1995 to 1996. The women's softball team was promoted to the northern division of the Softball Bundesliga in 2018.[1][2]
The Capitals have won the northern division championship six times and advanced to the finals of the Bundesliga five times, winning once (in 2018).[2][3] The 2021 finals are still outstanding. They were runners-up in the European Cup in 2021, the third German team ever to do so and the first in over a decade.[4][5]
Club structure edit
The club consists of 16 teams total[6], including:
- 1st Men's Baseball Team, 1. Bundesliga (1st Division)[7]
- 2nd Men's Baseball Team, 2. Bundesliga (2nd Division)[8]
- 3rd Men's Baseball Team, NRW-Liga (State League)
- 4th Men's Baseball Team, Bezirksliga ("District" League)
- 1st Women's Softball Team, Bundesliga[9]
- 2nd Women's Softball Team, Landesliga (State League)[10]
as well as a number of junior teams.
Women's Softball Teams edit
The first women's softball team was established in 1992 and played its first season the following year. In 1994, it was disbanded after an accident and would not be reestablished until 2005. In 2018, the reformed team ascended to the Softball Bundesliga. A second team is playing in the Landesliga (State League).[11]
Ballpark edit
The Bonn Capital's ballpark is located in the Rheinaue park in the district of Hochkreuz in northern Bad Godesberg. The facilities consist of two baseball fields and one softball field for professional play as well as a smaller baseball field for students.[6] The fields are arranged in a clover formation.
The Rheinaue Stadium hosted the European Baseball Championship in 2001 and 2019, co-hosting with Solingen on the latter occasion. The 2009 European Junior Baseball Championship also took place here.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Über uns". Bonn Capitals (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ a b "Bonn Capitals › 1. Baseball-Bundesliga" (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "All-Time-Club-Rangliste 1. Bundesliga › 1. Baseball-Bundesliga" (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "European Baseball Champions Cup 2021". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Erhobenen Hauptes zum Vize-Champion". Bonn Capitals (in German). 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ a b c "Ballpark". Bonn Capitals (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "Bundesliga". Bonn Capitals (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "2. Bundesliga". Bonn Capitals (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "Softball Bundesliga". Bonn Capitals (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "Softball Landesliga". Bonn Capitals (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "Softball". Bonn Capitals (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-18.