Arka Gdynia (women's basketball)
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League | Orlen Basket Liga Kobiet |
Founded | 1946 |
Arena | Gdynia Arena (capacity: 4,010) |
Location | Gdynia, Poland |
Team colors | Yellow and Blue |
President | Bogusław Witkowski |
Head coach | Philip Mestdagh |
Website | basketgdynia.pl |
Arka Gdynia, currently known as VBW Gdynia for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional women's basketball club based in Gdynia. With 13 Polish Championships and 10 Polish Cups won (as of 2022), it is one of the country's most accomplished women's basketball clubs. It plays in the Orlen Basket Liga Kobiet, the highest division in Poland.[1]
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History
It was founded in 1946 in the city of Gdańsk as Spójnia Gdańsk. In 1992 the club moved from Gdańsk to Gdynia and changed the name to Bałtyk Gdynia. Then it changed its name several times. From 2001 till 2010 the name of the club was Lotos Gdynia after its titular sponsor Grupa Lotos S.A.. Other sponsor names followed before the team was called Basket 90 Gdynia from 2014 to 2018, and Arka Gdynia from 2018 to 2020. Since then, its name is VBW Gdynia after their sponsor VBW Engineering sp. z o.o.
Titles
- EuroLeague Women:
- 2nd place (2): 2002, 2004
- Polish Championship (13): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2021
- Polish Cup (10): 1970, 1980, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021
Current roster
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Updated: 2024-8-26 |
Notable former players
- Anna Arkhipova
- Rebecca Allen
- Alana Beard
- Agnieszka Bibrzycka
- Emma Cannon
- Dominique Canty
- Tamika Catchings
- Elīna Dikaioulaku
- Małgorzata Dydek
- Marie Ferdinand
- Gordana Grubin - Vesković
- Chamique Holdsclaw
- Elena Karpova
- Chasity Melvin
- Ticha Penicheiro
- Erin Phillips
- Elaine Powell
- Ruth Riley
- Elen Shakirova
- Katie Smith
- Natalia Vodopyanova
- Tamika Whitmore
- Rankica Šarenac
- Ana Joković
- Limor Mizrachi
References
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