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Wikipedia - Paderborn Untouchables
Untouchables Paderborner Baseball Club e.V., commonly referred to as Untouchables Paderborn, is a German baseball team in the Baseball-Bundesliga located in the city of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was established in 1990.
The Untouchables' club colors are green, gold and black, and the nickname is U's. The Untouchables won every Baseball-Bundesliga championship between 1999 and 2005, except for the 2000 season. The Untouchables have also won the junior Baseball-Bundesliga in 2003, the youth Baseball-Bundesliga in 2002 and 2004, the men's Cup (DBV-Pokal) in 1998 and 1999, and the European Cup in 2003.
The Untouchables compete in the 1st Bundesliga North division of the Baseball-Bundesliga and play at the Ahorn-Ballpark, one of the biggest baseball stadiums in Germany, with a capacity of about 1,200 spectators.
History
Untouchables Paderborn were founded on 4 August 1990 and were admitted in the Baseball and Softball Association of North Rhine-Westphalia on 16 December 1990. In 1994, the club participated for the first time in the 2. Baseball-Bundesliga after winning local competitions. In 1995, the Untouchables win the 2. Baseball-Bundesliga and are promoted to the Baseball-Bundesliga, making their debut in Germany's top baseball competition in 1996. In 1997, Ahorn-Ballpark, the club's home ballpark, is built.
In 1999, the club won its first German championship. From 2001 to 2005, Untouchables won the Bundesliga five times in a row. All the championships under manager Martin Helmig. The team finished in second place in the Bundesliga Nord in 2010, ultimately losing in the semifinals to the ultimate champion Regensburg Legionare.