Arka Gdynia (basketball)
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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 | Mantas Cesnauskis | ||
| Team captain | Adam Hrycaniuk | ||
| Championships | 9 Polish Championships 4 Polish Cups 2 Polish SuperCups | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Arka Gdynia, also known as AMW Arka Gdynia for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Gdynia. The team plays in the Polish PLK. The club's sponsorship name comes from Akademią Marynarki Wojennej. 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.
History
[edit | edit source]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]
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.
Names
[edit | edit source]- 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 (2022–2024)
- AMW Arka Gdynia (2024–present)
Arena
[edit | edit source]Since 2009, Arka Gdynia has played its home games at the 5,500 seat Gdynia Sports Arena.
Honours and titles
[edit | edit source]Domestic competitions
[edit | edit source]- Polish Championships (9):
- Polish Cups (4):
- 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008
- Polish SuperCups (2):
- 2001, 2010
European competitions
[edit | edit source]- Runners-up (1): 2002-03
Season by season
[edit | edit source]| 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 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | PLK | 15th | |||||
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Players
[edit | edit source]Current roster
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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- Poland Andrzej Adamek
- Poland Łukasz Koszarek
- Poland David Logan
- Poland Paweł Mróz
- Poland Jeff Nordgaard
- Poland Piotr Szczotka
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Radojević
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksej Nešović
- Algeria Ali Bouziane
- Argentina Rubén Wolkowyski
- Lebanon Julian Khazzouh
- Austria Rašid Mahalbašić
- Belgium Thomas Van Den Spiegel
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratko Varda
- Bulgaria Filip Videnov
- Croatia Alan Gregov
- Croatia Goran Kalamiza
- Croatia Josip Vranković
- Czech Republic Jiří Zídek
- Denmark Michael Andersen
- Germany Jan-Hendrik Jagla
- Greece Christos Charissis
- Hungary István Németh
- Republic of Ireland Pat Burke
- Kosovo Dardan Berisha
- Lithuania Tomas Pačėsas
- Lithuania Tomas Masiulis
- Lithuania Darius Maskoliūnas
- Lithuania Gintaras Einikis
- Lithuania Donatas Motiejūnas
- Lithuania Donatas Slanina
- Puerto Rico Christian Dalmau
- Senegal Pape Sow
- Serbia Milan Gurović
- Serbia Jovo Stanojević
- Slovenia Goran Jagodnik
- Turkey Hüseyin Beşok
- United States Alex Acker
- United States Gary Alexander
- United States Koko Archibong
- United States Michael Ansley
- United States Rashid Atkins
- United States Drew Barry
- United States Travis Best
- United States Jerel Blassingame
- United States Bobby Brown
- United States Duane Cooper
- United States Daniel Ewing
- United States Todd Fuller
- United States Alonzo Gee
- United States J.R. Giddens
- United States Lorinza Harrington
- United States Byron Houston
- United States Harold Jamison
- United States Oliver Lafayette
- United States Jerrod Mustaf
- United States Mustafa Shakur
- United States Dajuan Wagner
- United States Mike Wilks
- United States Qyntel Woods
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Head coaches
[edit | edit source]- Poland Adam Ziemiński
- Poland Tadeusz Aleksandrowicz
- Poland Tomasz Służałek
- Poland Krzysztof Koziorowicz
- Poland Arkadiusz Koniecki
- Poland Ryszard Szczechowiak
- Poland Eugeniusz Kijewski
- Poland Mariusz Karol
- Lithuania Tomas Pačėsas
- Lithuania Kęstutis Kemzūra
- Poland Andrzej Adamek
- Slovenia David Dedek
- North Macedonia Tane Spasev
- Poland Przemysław Frasunkiewicz
- Poland Krzysztof Szubarga
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Polish)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page
