Astoria Bydgoszcz

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Astoria
Astoria logo
NicknameAsta
LeaguesI Liga
Founded8 April 1924; 99 years ago (1924-04-08)
ArenaSisu Arena
Capacity1,470
LocationBydgoszcz, Poland
PresidentBartłomiej Dzedzej
Head coachKrzysztof Szubarga
Team captainBen Simons
Championships3 I Liga
Websitewww.astoria.bydgoszcz.pl

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[edit]

I Liga

  • 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 nationality not displayed.

Astoria Bydgoszcz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 2 Poland Stupnicki, Jakub 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2004-07-23)23 July 2004
SF 8 United States Simons, Ben (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-02-16)16 February 1991
SG 10 Poland Wadowski, Igor 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-01-18)18 January 1996
C 14 Lithuania Petrilevičius, Paulius 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-03-23)23 March 1991
SF 15 United States Henry, Myke 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1992-12-23)23 December 1992
PG 21 United States Smith, Mike 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-10-13)13 October 1997
SF 22 Poland Ulczyński, Jakub 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-01-02)2 January 2002
C 23 Poland Wińkowski, Piotr 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2003-08-04)4 August 2003
PF 27 Canada Cayo, Nathan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1997-10-27)27 October 1997
SF 41 Poland Lewandowski, Aleksander 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2000-09-30)30 September 2000
PG 55 Poland Pluta, Michał 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-06-18)18 June 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Grzegorz Skiba
  • Poland Marcin Woźniak

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: May 18, 2023

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]

Results in European competitions[edit]

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup First round Belgium Bobcat Gent 75–87 (H)
82–95 (A)

Former notable players[edit]

Retired numbers[edit]

Former coaches[edit]

  • Poland Zygmunt Weigt
  • Poland Henryk Pietrzak
  • Poland Aureliusz Gościniak
  • Poland Roman Haber
  • Poland Hilary Gierszewski
  • Poland Maciej Mackiewicz
  • Poland Jerzy Nowakowski
  • Belarus Alexander Krutikov
  • Poland Ryszard Mogiełka
  • Poland Adam Ziemiński
  • Poland Wojciech Krajewski
  • Poland Tomasz Herkt
  • Poland Jerzy Chudeusz
  • Poland Jarosław Zawadka
  • Poland Maciej Borkowski
  • Poland Przemysław Gierszewski
  • Poland Konrad Kaźmierczyk
  • Poland Artur Gronek
  • Poland 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]

  1. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

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