Arka Gdynia (basketball)
Arka Gdynia | |||
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Leagues | PLK | ||
Founded | 1995 | ||
History | Trefl Sopot (1995–1998) Prokom Trefl Sopot (1998–2008) Asseco Prokom Sopot (2008–2009) Asseco Prokom Gdynia (2009–2013) Asseco Gdynia (2013–2018) Arka Gdynia (2018–present) | ||
Arena | Gdynia Sports Arena | ||
Capacity | 5,500 | ||
Location | Gdynia,Poland | ||
Team colors | Yellow and Blue | ||
President | Przemysław Sęczkowski | ||
Head coach | Artur Gronek | ||
Team captain | Adam Hrycaniuk | ||
Championships | 9Polish Championships 4Polish Cups 2Polish SuperCups | ||
Website | www | ||
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Suzuki Arka Gdyniais a Polish professionalbasketballteam, based inGdynia.The team plays in the PolishPLK.The club's sponsorship name comes from the companySuzuki.Historically the team is one of the most successful in Poland, mainly because of the nine championships in a row the team won from 2004 to 2012.
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History
[edit]The team was founded in 1995, asSTK Trefl Sopot.In its first season, the team won the Polish third division andpromotionto the Polish second division. In the 1996–97 season, after winning Group B of the Polish second division, the team was promoted to the top Polish Basketball League, theDominet Bank Ekstraliga.
In2003,Prokom Trefl played in thefinalof theFIBA Europe Champions Cup,againstAris.Starting in 2004, the team began to play in theEuroLeague.In its first EuroLeague season, the club became the first Polish team to reach the EuroLeague's Top 16 stage. In 2009, the club relocated fromSopotto its neighbouring city of Gdynia within theTricity.Through the 2012–13 season, it was one of 14 clubs across Europe that heldEuroleague BasketballA Licenses, which (normally) gave their holders an automatic place in the Regular Season phase of theEuroLeague.[1]
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In 2018, the club changed its name to Arka Gdynia. It also made a return to European-wide competitions for the first time in 6 years, by playing in the2018–19 EuroCup.
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Names
[edit]- Trefl Sopot (1995–1998)
- Prokom Trefl Sopot (1998–2008)
- Asseco Prokom Sopot (2008–2009)
- Asseco Prokom Gdynia (2009–2013)
- Asseco Gdynia (2013–2018)
- Arka Gdynia (2018–2019)
- Asseco Arka Gdynia (2019–2022)
- Suzuki Arka Gdynia (2022-)
Arena
[edit]Since 2009, Arka Gdynia has played its home games at the 5,500 seatGdynia Sports Arena.
Honours and titles
[edit]Domestic competitions
[edit]- Polish Cups(4):
- 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008
- Polish SuperCups(2):
- 2001, 2010
European competitions
[edit]- Runners-up (1):2002-03
Season by season
[edit]Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Polish Cup | European competitions | Other competitions | ||
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1995–96 | 3 | II Liga | 1st | |||||
1996–97 | 2 | I Liga | 1st | |||||
1997–98 | 1 | PLK | 9th | |||||
1998–99 | 1 | PLK | 11th | |||||
1999–00 | 1 | PLK | 9th | Champion | ||||
2000–01 | 1 | PLK | 3rd | Champion | 3Korać Cup | QF | ||
2001–02 | 1 | PLK | 2nd | 3Korać Cup | QF | |||
2002–03 | 1 | PLK | 2nd | 4Champions Cup | RU | |||
2003–04 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 2ULEB Cup | EF | |||
2004–05 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 1Euroleague | T16 | |||
2005–06 | 1 | PLK | 1st | Champion | 1Euroleague | RS | ||
2006–07 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 1Euroleague | T16 | |||
2007–08 | 1 | PLK | 1st | Champion | 1Euroleague | RS | ||
2008–09 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 1Euroleague | T16 | United League | 8th | |
2009–10 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 1Euroleague | QF | |||
2010–11 | 1 | PLK | 1st | Semifinalist | 1Euroleague | RS | United League | RS |
2011–12 | 1 | PLK | 1st | Quarterfinalist | 1Euroleague | RS | United League | RS |
2012–13 | 1 | PLK | 6th | Semifinalist | 1Euroleague | RS | ||
2013–14 | 1 | PLK | 7th | |||||
2014–15 | 1 | PLK | 7th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2015–16 | 1 | PLK | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2016–17 | 1 | PLK | 13th | |||||
2017–18 | 1 | PLK | 11th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2018–19 | 1 | PLK | 3rd | Runners–up | 2EuroCup | RS | ||
2019–20 | 1 | PLK | 4th | Quarterfinalist | 2EuroCup | RS1 | ||
2020–21 | 1 | PLK | 15th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2021–22 | 1 | PLK | 13th | |||||
2022–23 | 1 | PLK | 10th | |||||
2023–24 | 1 | PLK | 13th |
- ^1Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated:August 20, 2024 |
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Andrzej Adamek
Łukasz Koszarek
David Logan
Paweł Mróz
Jeff Nordgaard
Piotr Szczotka
Aleksandar Radojević
Aleksej Nešović
Ali Bouziane
Rubén Wolkowyski
Julian Khazzouh
Rašid Mahalbašić
Thomas Van Den Spiegel
Ratko Varda
Filip Videnov
Alan Gregov
Goran Kalamiza
Josip Vranković
Jiří Zídek
Michael Andersen
Jan-Hendrik Jagla
Christos Charissis
István Németh
Pat Burke
Dardan Berisha
Tomas Pačėsas
Tomas Masiulis
Darius Maskoliūnas
Gintaras Einikis
Donatas Motiejūnas
Donatas Slanina
Christian Dalmau
Pape Sow
Milan Gurović
Jovo Stanojević
Goran Jagodnik
Hüseyin Beşok
Alex Acker
Gary Alexander
Koko Archibong
Michael Ansley
Rashid Atkins
Drew Barry
Travis Best
Jerel Blassingame
Bobby Brown
Duane Cooper
Daniel Ewing
Todd Fuller
Alonzo Gee
J.R. Giddens
Lorinza Harrington
Byron Houston
Harold Jamison
Oliver Lafayette
Jerrod Mustaf
Mustafa Shakur
Dajuan Wagner
Mike Wilks
Qyntel Woods
Head coaches
[edit]Adam Ziemiński
Tadeusz Aleksandrowicz
Tomasz Służałek
Krzysztof Koziorowicz
Arkadiusz Koniecki
Ryszard Szczechowiak
Eugeniusz Kijewski
Mariusz Karol
Tomas Pačėsas
Kęstutis Kemzūra
Andrzej Adamek
David Dedek
Tane Spasev
Przemysław Frasunkiewicz
Krzysztof Szubarga
References
[edit]- ^"Euroleague assembly meets before 2011-12 draw"(Press release). Euroleague Basketball. 2011-07-07.Retrieved2011-08-01.
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Polish)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page