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 | 9 Polish Championships 4 Polish Cups 2 Polish SuperCups | ||
Website | www | ||
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Suzuki Arka Gdynia is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Gdynia. The team plays in the Polish PLK. The club's sponsorship name comes from the company Suzuki. 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, as STK Trefl Sopot. In its first season, the team won the Polish third division and promotion to 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, the Dominet Bank Ekstraliga.
In 2003, Prokom Trefl played in the final of the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, against Aris. Starting in 2004, the team began to play in the EuroLeague. 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 from Sopot to its neighbouring city of Gdynia within the Tricity. Through the 2012–13 season, it was one of 14 clubs across Europe that held Euroleague Basketball A Licenses, which (normally) gave their holders an automatic place in the Regular Season phase of the EuroLeague.[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 the 2018–19 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 seat Gdynia Sports Arena.
Honours and titles
[edit]Domestic competitions
[edit]- Polish Championships (9):
- 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 | 3 Korać Cup | QF | ||
2001–02 | 1 | PLK | 2nd | 3 Korać Cup | QF | |||
2002–03 | 1 | PLK | 2nd | 4 Champions Cup | RU | |||
2003–04 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 2 ULEB Cup | EF | |||
2004–05 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 1 Euroleague | T16 | |||
2005–06 | 1 | PLK | 1st | Champion | 1 Euroleague | RS | ||
2006–07 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 1 Euroleague | T16 | |||
2007–08 | 1 | PLK | 1st | Champion | 1 Euroleague | RS | ||
2008–09 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 1 Euroleague | T16 | United League | 8th | |
2009–10 | 1 | PLK | 1st | 1 Euroleague | QF | |||
2010–11 | 1 | PLK | 1st | Semifinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS | United League | RS |
2011–12 | 1 | PLK | 1st | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS | United League | RS |
2012–13 | 1 | PLK | 6th | Semifinalist | 1 Euroleague | 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 | 2 EuroCup | RS | ||
2019–20 | 1 | PLK | 4th | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | RS1 | ||
2020–21 | 1 | PLK | 15th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2021–22 | 1 | PLK | 13th | |||||
2022–23 | 1 | PLK | 10th | |||||
2023–24 | 1 | PLK | 13th |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: August 17, 2024 |
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-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. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Polish)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page