Norrköping Dolphins Explained

Norrköping Dolphins
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Leagues:Basketligan
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History:Hageby BK
1963–1992
Norrköping Dolphins
1992–present
Arena:Stadium Arena
Capacity:3,500
Location:Norrköping, Sweden
Coach:Mikko Riipinen
Season:2021–22
Position:Basketligan, 1st of 8
Championships:8 Swedish Leagues
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The Norrköping Dolphins are a professional basketball club from Norrköping, Sweden. It plays in the Basketligan, the highest league in Sweden and won the league seven times. Home games of Norrköping are played at the Stadium Arena.

History

The club was established as Hageby BK (Swedish: Hageby Basketklubb) on May 8, 1963, by Åke Björck. Its name was taken from the Hageby district in Norrköping.

The men's team made its debut in the Swedish first tier in 1964–65 but were relegated after only one year. They returned eleven years later, in 1976–77, with the American players Fran O'Hanlon and Kenny Grant on the roster.

In 1980, Hageby won its first national championship after defeating Alviks BK in the finals, 3–1.

In 1992 the Swedish basketball league was formed and the club changed its name to Norrköping Dolphins.

Arena

The Stadium Arena is the home arena of the Dolphins since its opening in December 2008. It holds capacity for 3,500 people.

Trophies

Basketligan

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueEuropean competitions
2010–111Basketligan2nd
2011–121Basketligan1st
2012–131Basketligan4th
2013–141Basketligan2nd
2014–151Basketligan5th
2015–161Basketligan2nd
2016–171Basketligan3rd
2017–181Basketligan1st
2018–191Basketligan3rd/4th
2019–201Basketligan7th
2020–211Basketligan1st
2021–221Basketligan1st

Players

Notable players

Women's team

The Dolphins also have a women's team playing in the highest Swedish level and have won the championship in 2000, 2013 and 2022. In the 1999–2000 season, they were known as Norrköping Flamingos.

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