Garuda Flexi
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Panasia Garuda Flexi Bandung is an Indonesian basketball club based in the city of Bandung
, West Java
province. The club is a member of the National Basketball League (Indonesia)
(NBL Indonesia). Its most recent success came as a championship in the 2010 Jakarta Governor's Cup tournament.
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Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
, West Java
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
province. The club is a member of the National Basketball League (Indonesia)
National Basketball League (Indonesia)
The National Basketball League , in Indonesian: Liga Bola Basket Nasional, often abbreviated to the NBL, is the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Indonesia, competed by 10 clubs across the country. It is organised by DBL Indonesia and sanctioned by Perbasi...
(NBL Indonesia). Its most recent success came as a championship in the 2010 Jakarta Governor's Cup tournament.
History
According to the official club website, Garuda was born in 1991, and carried the name Hadtex Indosyntec Basket Ball Club. The project was a brainchild of the Board of Directors of PT Hadtex Indosyntec. In 1994 Hadtex Indosyntec joined the KOBATAMA, changing its name into Panasia Indosyntec. The club subsequently went into sponsorhip changes. In 2004, the club was renamed Senatama Garuda Panasia; and in 2007, under new management, the club rechristened itself as Garuda Panasia Bandung. In 2008, playing in the top-level IBL, Garuda emerged as runners-up to Satria Muda BritAmaSatria Muda BritAma
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