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Arka Gdynia (basketball)

AMW Arka Gdynia
AMW Arka Gdynia logo
LeaguesPLK
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
HistoryTrefl 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)
ArenaGdynia Sports Arena
Capacity5,500
LocationGdynia, Poland
Team colorsYellow and Blue
   
PresidentPrzemysław Sęczkowski
Head coachNikola Vasilev
Team captainAdam Hrycaniuk
Championships9 Polish Championships
4 Polish Cups
2 Polish SuperCups
Websitewww.arkagdyniakosz.pl

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.

Active departments of Arka Gdynia
Football
(men's)		Basketball
(men's)		Basketball
(women's)
Rugby union
(men's)		Rugby union
(women's)		Handball
(women's)
SailingTennisEsports

History

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]

The logo of Asseco Gdynia, used from 2013, until 2018

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.

Home match with Zastal Zielona Góra in the 2013–14 PLK season

Names

  • 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

Since 2009, Arka Gdynia has played its home games at the 5,500 seat Gdynia Sports Arena.

Honours and titles

Domestic competitions

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
2000, 2001, 2006, 2008
2001, 2010

European competitions

Runners-up (1): 2002-03

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup European competitions Other competitions
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

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

AMW Arka Gdynia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G/F 1 United States Durham, Jabril 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-01-23)23 January 1994
F 3 United States Tolbert, Sage 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-07-16)16 July 1999
SF 4 Poland Ćwik, Joel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2006-04-10)10 April 2006
F 6 Poland Sewioł, Wiktor 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-01-24)24 January 1997
SF 7 Lithuania Pačėsas Jr., Tomas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2000-05-26)26 May 2000
PG 10 Poland Kolenda, Łukasz 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-07-28)28 July 1999
SF 11 Poland Kamiński, Grzegorz 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000
SG 14 Poland Kowalczyk, Filip 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2006-04-16)16 April 2006
C 17 Poland Zabłocki, Jakub 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 17 – (2007-10-03)3 October 2007
SG 22 Poland Szymkiewicz, Daniel   1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1994-11-02)2 November 1994
SG 30 Poland Garbacz, Jakub 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1994-03-17)17 March 1994
C 34 Poland Hrycaniuk, Adam (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 40 – (1984-03-15)15 March 1984
F/C 45 Serbia Đorđević, Stefan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998
PF 77 Poland Szumert, Jakub 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2005-12-04)4 December 2005
F Austria Douvier, Bryce 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-12-01)1 December 1991
Head coach
  • North Macedonia Nikola Vasilev
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 12, 2024

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

References

  1. ^ "Euroleague assembly meets before 2011-12 draw" (Press release). Euroleague Basketball. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asseco_Prokom_Gdynia