The Solingen Alligators are a
German
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baseball and softball club from
Solingen
Solingen (; li, Solich) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located some 25 km east of Düsseldorf along the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and, with a 2009 population of 161,3 ...
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
. The club was founded in 1991 and the first men's team was promoted to the first division of the
Baseball Bundesliga
The Baseball-Bundesliga is the professional elite competition for the sport of baseball in Germany. In it, the men's German championship is determined annually. Like most European sports leagues, the Bundesliga uses a system of promotion and ...
for the 2003 season. It has played there in every season since, winning the league championship in 2006 and 2014. The club claims over 250 members.
Club structure
The full club consists of 9 teams:
*1st Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 1st Division
*2nd Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 2nd Division
*3rd Men's Baseball, Bezirksliga
*Juniors
*Youth 1
*Youth 2
*Adult Pitch
*Tee Ball
*Hobby Team
Season by Season Performance (1st Bundesliga)
References
External links
Official SiteBaseballpark Weyersberg
Baseball teams in Germany
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