Anwil Włocławek | |
History: | Provide Włocławek 1990–1992 Nobiles Włocławek 1992–1999 Anwil Włocławek 1999–present |
Nickname: | Rottweilery (The Rottweilers) |
Leagues: | Polish Basketball League |
Capacity: | 4,200 |
Location: | Włocławek, Poland |
Retired Numbers: | 3 (10, 12, 33) |
Colors: | Blue, White, Green |
Championships: | 3 Polish League 4 Polish Cups 3 Polish Supercups 1 FIBA Europe Cup 1 ENBL |
President: | Łukasz Pszczółkowski |
Owner: | Włocławek (67%) TKM Włocławek (33%) |
Sponsor: | Anwil S.A. |
Coach: | Selçuk Ernak |
Captain: | Kamil Łączyński |
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Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and internationally in the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów.
The club has won the PLK championship three times, in 2003, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won four Polish Cup titles and three Polish Supercup titles. Anwil is the only Polish club in history to have won a European club competition, as they won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2023.
In the 2017–18 season, Anwil finished first in the regular season with a 24–8 record. In the following playoffs, Anwil beat Turów Zgorzelec in the quarterfinals and defending champions Zielona Góra in the semifinals. On 4 June 2018, Włocławek won its second PLK title after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 65–73 in Game 6 of the finals.[1] Anwil's Kamil Łączyński, who averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists in the series, was named PLK Finals MVP.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Anwil made its debut in the Basketball Champions League. In Group A, Anwil had a 4–10 record and did not advance past the regular season. In the playoffs, it eliminated first-seeded Arka Gdynia in the semifinals, 3–2. In the finals, the team beat Polski Cukier Toruń in seven games to repeat as Polish champions. The deciding Game 7 was won 77–89 despite the game being in Toruń.[3]
On 26 April 2023, Anwil won the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup championship after defeating Cholet from France in the two-legged finals. They became the first Polish team to win a European club competition.[4]
The logo of the club features a rottweiler dog. The logo features a star in its logo for every PLK championship won.
European North Basketball League
Season | Tier | League | Polish Cup | Polish Supercup | European competitions | ||||||
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1990–91 | III Liga | colspan=3 | |||||||||
1991–92 | colspan=3 | ||||||||||
1992–93 | bgcolor=silver | colspan=3 | |||||||||
1993–94 | bgcolor=silver | ||||||||||
1994–95 | bgcolor=#cc9966 | bgcolor=gold | |||||||||
1995–96 | bgcolor=gold | ||||||||||
1996–97 | |||||||||||
1997–98 | |||||||||||
1998–99 | bgcolor=silver | colspan=3 | |||||||||
1999–00 | bgcolor=silver | ||||||||||
2000–01 | bgcolor=silver | ||||||||||
2001–02 | |||||||||||
2002–03 | bgcolor=gold | ||||||||||
2003–04 | bgcolor=silver | ||||||||||
2004–05 | bgcolor=silver | ||||||||||
2005–06 | bgcolor=silver | ||||||||||
2006–07 | bgcolor=gold | ||||||||||
2007–08 | bgcolor=gold | ||||||||||
2008–09 | bgcolor=#cc9966 | colspan=3 | |||||||||
2009–10 | bgcolor=silver | colspan=3 | |||||||||
2010–11 | bgcolor=silver | ||||||||||
2011–12 | |||||||||||
2012–13 | colspan=3 | ||||||||||
2013–14 | colspan=3 | ||||||||||
2014–15 | colspan=3 | ||||||||||
2015–16 | colspan=3 | ||||||||||
2016–17 | bgcolor=silver | colspan=3 | |||||||||
2017–18 | bgcolor=gold | bgcolor=gold | colspan=3 | ||||||||
2018–19 | bgcolor=gold | bgcolor=silver | |||||||||
2019–20 | bgcolor=#cc9966 | bgcolor=gold | bgcolor=gold | ||||||||
2020–21 | 1 | 13th | Runner-up | ||||||||
2021–22 | bgcolor=#cc9966 | bgcolor= | bgcolor=gold align=center | ||||||||
2022–23 | bgcolor= | bgcolor=gold align=center | |||||||||
2023–24 | bgcolor= |
Anwil Włocławek retired numbers | ||||||
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No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony Date | ||
10 | 2002–03, 2006–2011 | 20 September 2011 | ||||
12 | 1991–2002 | 16 September 2002 | ||||
33 | 2017–2020, 2021-2022 | 24 September 2023 |
In the seasons 1999/2000 – 2002/2003, the best squads of Poles and foreigners were selected.