A look at history
The Skyliners Frankfurt are a basketball club from Frankfurt am Main. Since their founding in 1999, when they took over the Bundesliga license of TV Tatami Rhöndorf, they played in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) until 2023.
From the 2000/01 season until September 2005, they played under the name Opel Skyliners, then as Deutsche Bank Skyliners. From 2011 to 2024, the team was known as Fraport Skyliners. In their first season, the Skyliners celebrated winning the German Cup.
Their greatest success was winning the German Championship in 2004. Internationally, they also achieved significant success, including winning the FIBA Europe Cup in 2016. They also participated in competitions like the Saporta Cup, the EuroLeague, and the ULEB Cup.
In the 2023/24 season, the Skyliners achieved promotion back to the BBL after spending one year in Pro A (Germany’s second-highest league).
