Zastal Zielona Góra Explained

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Zastal Zielona Góra
Nickname:Dziki (Boars)
Leagues:Orlen Basket Liga
ENBL
Arena:CRS Hala Zielona Góra
Capacity:6,080
Location:Zielona Góra, Poland
Colors:White, green
Owner:Sportowa Grono Joint Stock Company
Retired Numbers:3 (5, 15, 55)
Coach:Virginijus Sirvydis
Captain:Paweł Kikowski
Championships:5 Polish Championships
2 Polish Cups
2 Polish Supercup
Website:Official Website
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Zastal Zielona Góra, officially Enea Zastal BC Zielona Góra for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team that is based in Zielona Góra, Poland. The team plays in the Polish League. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

History

The club was founded in the year 1946 under the name KS Zieloni, and in the following years the club had several name changes. Some of the names the team had included Stal Zielona Góra, Wagmo Zielona Góra and Lechia Zielona Góra. In the early 1960s the team consistently played in the third tier of Poland as Lechia. In the 1966–67 season, the club promoted to the second tier I Liga for the first time. In 1968 the team adopted the still famous club name Zastal Zielona Góra.

In the 1983–84 season, Zastal promoted to the top tier Polish Basketball League for the first time in club history. The club stayed there for a long time, however they had to leave the league in the 1999–2000 season due to financial problems. These problems caused Zastal to fall back all the way to the III Liga. In June 2001, Sports Joint Stock Company Grono became the owner of the team and a season later the club returned to the second tier I Liga.

In the 2009–10 season, Zastal finished in second place in the I Liga and was promoted back to the PLK. The golden years for the club would begin here. In the 2011–12 season, the team finished in third place in the Polish League. Due to sponsorship reasons, in the summer of 2012, the club changed its name from Zastal Zielona Góra to Stelmet Zielona Góra. In the 2012-13 season, the club won the Polish League championship, and thus qualified to play in the 2013–14 EuroLeague season, the highest continental level. The following years the club would consistently compete for the Polish national title while also playing in Europe.

On 24 February 2022, Zielona Góra terminated their membership with VTB United League due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

Achievements

Champions (5): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20

Runner-up (2): 2013–14, 2020–21

Bronze (1): 2011–12

Champions (3): 2015, 2017, 2021

Champions (3): 2015, 2020, 2021

Other achievements

Winners (1): 2015

Season by season

Through 2013–14 season, Stelmet Zielona Góra had played 18 seasons in the top Polish League (official name: Polska Liga Koszykówki). Altogether, through the 2013–14 season, the club had won 278 league games, and lost 343 league games.[2]

SeasonTierLeaguePolish CupEuropean competitions
1984–851PLK9th9–15
1985–861PLK7th14–15
1986–871PLK8th11–19
1987–881PLK5th14–15
1988–891PLK8th12–18
1989–901PLK5th17–16
1990–911PLK7th15–21
1991–921PLK8th14–24
1992–931PLK4th21–23
1993–941PLK8th15–24
1994–951PLK10th9–16
1995–961PLK11th7–20
1998–991PLK14th12–27
1999–001PLK16th6–31
2000–012I Liga15th
2001–023II Liga2nd
2002–032I Liga8th
2003–042I Liga11th
2004–052I Liga6th
2005–062I Liga8th
2006–072I Liga4th
2007–082I Liga5th
2008–092I Liga5th
2009–102I Liga2nd
2010–111PLK9th12–13
2011–121PLK3rd26–19bgcolor=silver Runners-up
2012–131PLK1st30–14Quarterfinalist
2013–141PLK2nd34–13Quarterfinalist
2014–151PLK1st33–10Champion
2015–161PLK1st38–41st
2016–171PLK1st33–13Champion
2017–181PLK4th28–15bgcolor=silverRunner-up
2018–191PLK4th27–11Quarterfinalist VTB United League12th
2019–201PLK1st19–3Semifinalist VTB United League
2020–211PLK2nd35–8bgcolor=goldChampion VTB United League
2021–221PLK5th23–12Quarterfinalist VTB United League
2022–231PLK9th16–14 ENBL
2023–241PLK15th8–22 ENBL

Players

Retired numbers

Zielona Góra retired numbers
NoPlayerPositionTenure
5 1976–1980, 1985–1992
15 2010–2013
55 2013-2021

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official statement. Zielona Gore official Twitter accound . 24 February 2022 . 24 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Zastal Zielona Góra Statystyki drużyny w poszczególnych sezonach:. plkhistory.ugu.pl. 17 July 2014. pl.