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.
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 Polish Championships (9): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Polish Cups (4): 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008 Polish SuperCups (2): 2001, 2010
European competitions FIBA Europe Champions Cup Runners-up (1): 2002-03
Season by season SeasonTierLeaguePolish Cup European competitions Other competitions1995–963 II Liga 1st 1996–972 I Liga 1st 1997–981 PLK 9th 1998–991 PLK 11th 1999–001 PLK 9th Champion 2000–011 PLK 3rd Champion 3 Korać Cup 2001–021 PLK 2nd 3 Korać Cup 2002–031 PLK 2nd 4 Champions Cup 2003–041 PLK 1st 2 ULEB Cup 2004–051 PLK 1st 1 Euroleague 2005–061 PLK 1st Champion 1 Euroleague 2006–071 PLK 1st 1 Euroleague 2007–081 PLK 1st Champion 1 Euroleague 2008–091 PLK 1st 1 Euroleague United League 8th 2009–101 PLK 1st 1 Euroleague 2010–111 PLK 1st Semifinalist 1 Euroleague United League 2011–121 PLK 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague United League 2012–131 PLK 6th Semifinalist 1 Euroleague 2013–141 PLK 7th 2014–151 PLK 7th Quarterfinalist 2015–161 PLK 8th Quarterfinalist 2016–171 PLK 13th 2017–181 PLK 11th Quarterfinalist 2018–191 PLK3rdRunners–up EuroCup 2019–201 PLK4th Quarterfinalist EuroCup 2020–211 PLK15th Quarterfinalist 2021–221 PLK13th 2022–231 PLK10th 2023–241 PLK13th 2024–251 PLK15th 2025–261 PLK4th Quarterfinalist
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Players
Current roster
Notable players
Head coaches
References
External links Official website (in Polish) Eurobasket.com Team Page