Astoria Bydgoszcz

Astoria
Nickname	Asta
Leagues	PLK
Founded	8 April 1924; 97 years ago (1924-04-08)
Arena	Artego Arena
Capacity	1,470
Location	Bydgoszcz, Poland
President	Bartłomiej Dzedzej
Head coach	Artur Gronek
Championships	3 I Liga
Website	www.astoria.bydgoszcz.pl
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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. Playing in the Polish Basketball League and in the past in the FIBA Korać Cup.

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[]

Astoria Bydgoszcz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 0 Camphor, Rod 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1992-03-10)10 March 1992 PG 1 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1996-12-29)29 December 1996 G/F 2 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 SG 3 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2000-06-03)3 June 2000 SG 5 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 G/F 8 Chyliński, Michał (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1986-02-22)22 February 1986 PG 12 Washpun, Wes 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1993-03-26)26 March 1993 C 15 Cavars, Klavs 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 F 21 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2000-05-21)21 May 2000 C 23 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (1999-01-26)26 January 1999 PF 32 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1994-11-10)10 November 1994 F 77 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1996-05-08)8 May 1996	Head coach Artur Gronek Assistant coach(es) Grzegorz Skiba Marcin Woźniak Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 27, 2021

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[]

• 1989–1990 - 12th place (relegation)
• 1991–1992 - 7th place (withdrawn)
• 2003–2004 - 8th place
• 2004–2005 – 5th place
• 2005–2006 – 9th place (withdrawn)
• 2019–2020 – 11th place
• 2020–2021 – 11th place

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[]

Former coaches[]

Other Sections[]

Boxing[]

• Jerzy Adamski
• Aleksy Kuziemski

Canoeing[]

• Dariusz Białkowski
• Zdzisław Szubski
• Sebastian Szubski

Swimming[]

• Alicja Pęczak
• Zbigniew Januszkiewicz

In past[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Official site