AMW Arka Gdynia
LeaguesPLK
Founded1995 (age 31)
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
ColorsYellow and Blue
PresidentPrzemysław Sęczkowski
CaptainAdam Hrycaniuk
Championships9 Polish Championships
4 Polish Cups
2 Polish SuperCups
Websitewww.arkagdyniakosz.pl
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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 Akademia 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

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

  • 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

SeasonTierLeaguePos.Polish CupEuropean competitionsOther competitions
1995–963II Liga1st
1996–972I Liga1st
1997–981PLK9th
1998–991PLK11th
1999–001PLK9thChampion
2000–011PLK3rdChampion3 Korać CupQF
2001–021PLK2nd3 Korać CupQF
2002–031PLK2nd4 Champions CupRU
2003–041PLK1st2 ULEB CupEF
2004–051PLK1st1 EuroleagueT16
2005–061PLK1stChampion1 EuroleagueRS
2006–071PLK1st1 EuroleagueT16
2007–081PLK1stChampion1 EuroleagueRS
2008–091PLK1st1 EuroleagueT16United League8th
2009–101PLK1st1 EuroleagueQF
2010–111PLK1stSemifinalist1 EuroleagueRSUnited LeagueRS
2011–121PLK1stQuarterfinalist1 EuroleagueRSUnited LeagueRS
2012–131PLK6thSemifinalist1 EuroleagueRS
2013–141PLK7th
2014–151PLK7thQuarterfinalist
2015–161PLK8thQuarterfinalist
2016–171PLK13th
2017–181PLK11thQuarterfinalist
2018–191PLK3rdRunners–up2 EuroCupRS
2019–201PLK4thQuarterfinalist2 EuroCupRS
2020–211PLK15thQuarterfinalist
2021–221PLK13th
2022–231PLK10th
2023–241PLK13th
2024–251PLK15th
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References

  1. ^ "Euroleague assembly meets before 2011-12 draw". Euroleague Basketball. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-08-01.