▁an ▁average ▁attend ance ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁per ▁game ▁in ▁a ▁season , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁basketball ▁clubs ▁in ▁Europe . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁AL BA ▁was ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁ESP N ▁document ary ▁series ▁Basketball ▁Capit als . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁basketball ▁team ▁to ▁beat ▁a ▁reign ing ▁NBA ▁champion , ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Sp urs . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 – 2 0 0 0 : ▁Foundation ▁and ▁first ▁champion ships ▁Al ba ▁Berlin ▁traces ▁its ▁history ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁B G ▁Charlot ten burg , ▁a ▁basketball ▁club ▁in ▁western ▁Berlin ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁global ▁rec y cling ▁company , ▁Al ba ▁AG , ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁significant ▁basketball ▁spons or ship , ▁B G ▁Charlot ten burg ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Al ba ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁head ▁coach ▁Far uk ▁K ulen ović , ▁Al ba ▁Berlin ▁became ▁runner - up ▁at ▁the ▁German ▁Championship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁S vet is lav ▁Pe š ić ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁coach , ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁gained ▁success es ▁that ▁no ▁other ▁German ▁basketball ▁team ▁had ▁previously ▁accomplished . ▁Win ning ▁the ▁K ora ć ▁Cup ▁in