Lech_Poznań_(basketball)

Lech Poznań (basketball)

Lech Poznań (basketball)

Basketball team in Poznań, Poland

Koszykarski Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań (Basketball Sports Club Lech Poznań) was the professional basketball section of the Polish multi-sports club of Lech Poznań.

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History

The club was established in 1922, with the basketball section founded in 1930.[1] They competed in the Polish League until the summer of 1997, when due to financial and organizational problems, the club was withdrawn from the national league.

In European-wide competitions, a great achievement for Lech Poznań was its qualification to the EuroLeague's last 8 stage of the 1989–90 season, along with other clubs such as: Maccabi Tel Aviv, Olimpia Milano, Barcelona, Jugoplastika Split, Aris Thessaloniki, and Limoges.

Honours, titles and achievements

Men's

Polish League

  • Gold medal with championship (11): 1935, 1939, 1946, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1989–90
  • Silver medal with runner-up (7): 1937, 1948, 1950, 1961, 1982, 1985, 1991
  • Bronze medal with 3rd place (7): 1938, 1947, 1956, 1959, 1987, 1988, 1994

Polish Cup

  • Winners (4): 1935–36, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1983–84
  • Finalists (3): 1970, 1975, 1977

European Champions Cup

  • Semifinalists (1): 1958-1959
  • Quarterfinalists (1): 1989-1990

Junior Polish Championship

  • Gold medal with championship (4): 1952, 1966, 1983, 1991
  • Silver medal with runner-up (2): 1960, 1964
  • Bronze medal with 3rd place (1): 1993

Women's

Polish League

  • Gold medal with championship (1): 1957
  • Silver medal with runner-up (3): 1955, 1956, 1990
  • Bronze medal with 3rd place (5): 1958, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984

Junior Polish Championship

  • Gold medal with championship (4): 1955, 1956, 1962, 1994
  • Silver medal with runner-up (1): 1963
  • Bronze medal with 3rd place (1): 1993

References

  1. [1]
    Andrzej Gowarzewski & Jan Rędzioch (2003). Lech Poznań: 80 lat i jeden rok prawdziwej historii. GiA. p. 6. ISBN 83-88232-11-8.


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