Astoria Bydgoszcz

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.

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

History

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

I Liga

  • Winners (3): 1988–89, 2002–03, 2018–19

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Astoria Bydgoszcz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 2 Stupnicki, Jakub 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2004-07-23)23 July 2004
SF 8 Simons, Ben (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-02-16)16 February 1991
SG 10 Wadowski, Igor 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-01-18)18 January 1996
C 14 Petrilevičius, Paulius 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-03-23)23 March 1991
SF 15 Henry, Myke 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1992-12-23)23 December 1992
PG 21 Smith, Mike 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-10-13)13 October 1997
SF 22 Ulczyński, Jakub 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-01-02)2 January 2002
C 23 Wińkowski, Piotr 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2003-08-04)4 August 2003
PF 27 Cayo, Nathan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1997-10-27)27 October 1997
SF 41 Lewandowski, Aleksander 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2000-09-30)30 September 2000
PG 55 Pluta, Michał 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-06-18)18 June 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Grzegorz Skiba
  • Marcin Woźniak
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: May 18, 2023

Team names
  • 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

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

Former notable players

Retired numbers
  • 4 Dorian Szyttenholm
  • 6 Sebastian Laydych
  • 7 Przemysław Gierszewski

Former coaches
  • 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

Boxing

Canoeing

Swimming

In past
  • Association football
  • Athletics
  • Disabled sports
  • Fencing
  • Gymnastics
  • Ice skating
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

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


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