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Wikipedia - Spójnia Stargard

Spójnia Stargard, also known as shortly Spójnia, is a professional Polish basketball team based in Stargard, Poland, currently (as of 2022) playing in the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the highest tier in Polish basketball.

Spójnia hosts its games at the Hala Miejska.

History

Silver team from the 1996–97 season

Spójnia Stargard was founded in 1949 as multi-sport club. Its first chairman was Józef Tropaczyński [pl], former member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II and Lieutenant of the Anders' Army.

In the 1996–97 season, Spójnia for the first time in its history reached the finals of the Polish Basketball League, which it lost to Znicz Pruszków.

In May 2018, Spójnia promoted to the PLK after winning the I Liga championship as the team beat Sokół Łańcut 3–0 in the playoff finals. In its debut 2018–19 season, the team finished as 13th with a 9–21 record.

In the 2019 offseason, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna became main sponsor of the team which was re-named PGE Spójnia. In the 2020–21 season, Spójna reached the final of the 2021 Polish Basketball Cup. The team lost the final 86–73 to Zielona Góra in Lublin.

Spojnia Stargard is een basketbalclub uit Stargard, Polen. De club werd opgericht in 1956 en speelt in de Poolse Basketballiga, de hoogste basketbaldivisie in Polen. Spojnia Stargard is een van de meest succesvolle basketbalclubs in Polen, met meerdere nationale titels en bekerwinsten. De club heeft ook deelgenomen aan internationale competities, waaronder de FIBA Europe Cup en de Basketball Champions League. Bekende spelers die voor Spojnia Stargard hebben gespeeld zijn onder meer Marcin Gortat, Maciej Lampe en Adam Wójcik.