Astoria Bydgoszcz
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| Nickname | Asta | ||
| Leagues | I Liga | ||
| Founded | 8 April 1924 | ||
| Arena | Sisu Arena | ||
| Capacity | 1,470 | ||
| Location | Bydgoszcz, Poland | ||
| President | Bartłomiej Dzedzej | ||
| Head coach | Krzysztof Szubarga | ||
| Team captain | Ben Simons | ||
| Championships | 3 I Liga | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Astoria Bydgoszcz, also known as simply Astoria, is a Polish multi-sports club most known for the professional men's basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz. Currently playing in the I Liga and in the past in the FIBA Korać Cup.
History
[edit]In the 2018–19 season, Astoria defeated Śląsk Wrocław in the finals of the play-offs, thus crowning itself I Liga champions.[1] The accomplishment gained the club promotion to the Polish Basketball League (PLK), for the first time in 13 years. Astoria Bydgoszcz also has a reserve team that plays in Polish third-tier level II Liga. The Astoria U-18 team won the Polish Championship in 1987 and became 2nd in 1988. The U-16 team won the Polish Championship in 1985 and became 2nd also in 1988.
Honours
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Winners (3): 1988–89, 2002–03, 2018–19
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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Team names
[edit]- Weltinex Astoria Bydgoszcz (1990–1991)
- Polfrost Astoria Bydgoszcz (1991–1992)
- Domar Astoria Bydgoszcz (1994)
- Samsung Astoria Bydgoszcz (1994–1995)
- BFM Astoria Bydgoszcz (1995–1996)
- Kujawiak-Astoria Bydgoszcz (1997–2000)
- Astoria Bydgoszcz (2000–2002)
- Wody Mineralne Ostromecko Astoria Bydgoszcz (2002)
- KPSW Astoria Bydgoszcz (2007)
- Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz (2017–2021)
- Enea Abramczyk Astoria Bydgoszcz (2021–present)
Seasons in the Polish Basketball League
[edit]- 1989–1990 - 12th place (relegation)
- 1991–1992 - 7th place (withdrawn)
- 2003–2004 - 8th place
- 2004–2005 – 5th place
- 2005–2006 – 9th place (withdrawn)
- 2019–2020 – 11th place
- 2020–2021 – 11th place
- 2021–2022 – 9th place
- 2022–2023 – 16th place (relegation)
Results in European competitions
[edit]| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 1991–92 | FIBA Korać Cup | First round |  Bobcat Gent
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75–87 (H) 82–95 (A) |
Former notable players
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Retired numbers
[edit]Former coaches
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Zygmunt Weigt- Henryk Pietrzak
- Aureliusz Gościniak
- Roman Haber
- Hilary Gierszewski
- Maciej Mackiewicz
- Jerzy Nowakowski
Alexander Krutikov- Ryszard Mogiełka
- Adam Ziemiński
- Wojciech Krajewski
- Tomasz Herkt
- Jerzy Chudeusz
- Jarosław Zawadka
- Maciej Borkowski
- Przemysław Gierszewski
- Konrad Kaźmierczyk
- Artur Gronek
- Marek Popiołek
Other Sections
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Swimming
[edit]In past
[edit]- Association football
- Athletics
- Disabled sports
- Fencing
- Gymnastics
- Ice skating
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
References
[edit]- ^ "Wyborcza.pl". bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
External links
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