Arka Gdynia (women's basketball)

Arka Gdynia
Arka Gdynia
League	Energa Basket Liga Kobiet
Founded	1946
Arena	Gdynia Arena; (capacity: 4,010)
Location	Gdynia, Poland
Team colors	Yellow and Blue;
President	Bogusław Witkowski
Head coach	Gundars Vētra

Arka Gdynia 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 Energa Basket Liga Kobiet, the highest division in Poland.^[1]

History edit

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. From 2014 until 2018 the name was Basket 90 Gdynia. Since 2018, the club has been called Arka Gdynia.

Titles edit

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 edit

Arka Gdynia roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
SF	1	Kunek, Alice	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	33 – (1991-01-06)6 January 1991
PG	3	Slamová, Angelika	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	29 – (1994-06-19)19 June 1994
PG	7	Szymkiewicz, Magdalena	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	21 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002
SG	9	Podgórna, Kamila	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	27 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996
SF	11	Morawiec, Aldona	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	31 – (1992-05-29)29 May 1992
PF	15	Spanou, Artemis	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	31 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993
C	21	Miškinienė, Laura	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	31 – (1992-10-28)28 October 1992
PF/C	22	Rembiszewska, Amalia	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	28 – (1996-03-02)2 March 1996
SG	23	Kastanek, Marissa Lee	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	33 – (1990-05-31)31 May 1990
C	26	Greinacher, Sonja	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	31 – (1992-07-01)1 July 1992
PG	41	Bálintová, Barbora	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	29 – (1994-12-15)15 December 1994
C	55	Grymek, Joanna	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	27 – (1996-07-24)24 July 1996