Svendborg Rabbits is a
Danish professional
basketball
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team, from
Svendborg
Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,616 (1 January 2025), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.[Basketligaen
The Basketligaen (English: The Basketball League) is the highest professional basketball league in Denmark. The men’s first division was originally founded in 1957.
Over the years, the league has undergone several name changes due to sponsorsh ...]
, the top division of basketball in Denmark. The home ground of the club is the Svendborg Idrætscenter, nicknamed the ''Kaninhulen'' (English: The Rabbit Hole).
The team won gold in the best Danish basketball league in the 2009–10 season, silver in the 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons. They won gold in the
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will ...
tournament in 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2022. They competed in the
2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge and have entered into the
European North Basketball League
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in the 2023-24 season.
Players
Current roster
Notable players
:To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
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Tomas Bjarkason
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Leonardo Carlino
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Adama Darboe
References
External links
Svendborg RabbitsEurobasket.com Svendborg Page
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Basketball teams in Denmark
Basketball teams established in 1958
1958 establishments in Denmark
Svendborg
Sport in Funen