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Zastal Zielona Góra

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Zastal Zielona Góra
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NicknameDziki (Boars)
LeaguesOrlen Basket Liga
ENBL
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
ArenaCRS Hala Zielona Góra
Capacity6,080
LocationZielona Góra, Poland
Team colorsWhite, green
   
Head coachVladimir Jovanović
Team captainMichał Kołodziej
OwnershipSportowa Grono Joint Stock Company
Championships5 Polish Championships
2 Polish Cups
2 Polish Supercup
Retired numbers3 (5, 15, 55)
WebsiteOfficial Website

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

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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

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

  • Wagmo Zielona Góra (1946–1949)
  • Stal Zielona Góra (1950–1954)
  • Zastal Zielona Góra (1955–1956, 1969–1992, 1995–1998, 2005–2007, 2008–2012)
  • Lechia Zielona Góra (1957–1968)
  • Zastal-Fortum Zielona Góra (1992–1995)
  • Zastal-Dallas Zielona Góra (1998–1999)
  • Zastal-Karl Eppe Zielona Góra (1999–2000)
  • Intermarche-Zastal Zielona Góra (2000–2005)
  • Wiecko-Zastal Zielona Góra (2007–2008)
  • Stelmet Zielona Góra (2012–2018)
  • Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra (2018–2020)
  • Enea Zastal BC Zielona Góra (2020–2023)
  • Enea Stelmet Zastal Zielona Góra (2023-present)

Logos

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  • (The previous official logo of Basket Zielona Góra.)
    (The previous official logo of Basket Zielona Góra.)
  • (The previous official logo of Basket Zielona Góra.)
    (The previous official logo of Basket Zielona Góra.)

Achievements

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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

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  • Gliwice, Poland Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015

Season by season

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Home game of Zielona Góra in 2014

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]

Season Tier League Pos. W–L Polish Cup European competitions
1984–85 1 PLK 9th 9–15
1985–86 1 PLK 7th 14–15
1986–87 1 PLK 8th 11–19
1987–88 1 PLK 5th 14–15
1988–89 1 PLK 8th 12–18
1989–90 1 PLK 5th 17–16
1990–91 1 PLK 7th 15–21
1991–92 1 PLK 8th 14–24
1992–93 1 PLK 4th 21–23
1993–94 1 PLK 8th 15–24
1994–95 1 PLK 10th 9–16
1995–96 1 PLK 11th 7–20
1998–99 1 PLK 14th 12–27
1999–00 1 PLK 16th 6–31
2000–01 2 I Liga 15th
2001–02 3 II Liga 2nd
2002–03 2 I Liga 8th
2003–04 2 I Liga 11th
2004–05 2 I Liga 6th
2005–06 2 I Liga 8th
2006–07 2 I Liga 4th
2007–08 2 I Liga 5th
2008–09 2 I Liga 5th
2009–10 2 I Liga 2nd
2010–11 1 PLK 9th 12–13
2011–12 1 PLK 3rd 26–19 Runners-up
2012–13 1 PLK 1st 30–14 Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup T16
2013–14 1 PLK 2nd 34–13 Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague RS
2 Eurocup R32
2014–15 1 PLK 1st 33–10 Champion 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup RS
2015–16 1 PLK 1st 38–4 1st 1 Euroleague RS
2 Eurocup QF
2016–17 1 PLK 1st 33–13 Champion 3 Champions League RS
4 FIBA Europe Cup R16
2017–18 1 PLK 4th 28–15 Runner-up 3 Champions League R16
2018–19 1 PLK 4th 27–11 Quarterfinalist R VTB United League 12th
2019–20 1 PLK 1st 19–3 Semifinalist R VTB United League –
2020–21 1 PLK 2nd 35–8 Champion R VTB United League QF
2021–22 1 PLK 5th 23–12 Quarterfinalist R VTB United League SUS
2022–23 1 PLK 9th 16–14 R ENBL QF
2023–24 1 PLK 15th 8–22 R ENBL RS

Players

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Retired numbers

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Zielona Góra retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
5 Poland Mariusz Kaczmarek PG 1976–1980, 1985–1992
15 United States Virgin Islands Walter Hodge PG 2010–2013
55 Poland Łukasz Koszarek PG 2013–2021

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Stelmet Zielona Góra roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0 United States Thornwell, Sindarius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-11-15)15 November 1994
G 1 Poland Góreńczyk, Miłosz 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2001-07-10)10 July 2001
G 2 United States Browning, Detrek 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1995-05-15)15 May 1995
SG 8 Lithuania Šaulys, Evaldas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993
SG 9 Poland Pluta, Michał 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-06-18)18 June 2002
F 10 United States Harris, Wesley 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-04-15)15 April 1997
PG 15 United States Virgin Islands Hodge, Walter 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 38 – (1986-09-21)21 September 1986
PF 21 United States Murphy, Kamari 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-12-14)14 December 1993
F 22 Poland Kołodziej, Michał  (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
F 23 Poland Sitnik, Michał 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-09-15)15 September 2000
SG 28 Poland Matczak, Filip 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-09-18)18 September 1993
F/C 33 Poland Żmudzki, Maciej 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-05-12)12 May 1997
PG 77 Poland Woroniecki, Marcin  1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-03-13)13 March 2000
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 29, 2024

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

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  1. ^ "Official statement". Zielona Gore official Twitter accound. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Zastal Zielona Góra Statystyki drużyny w poszczególnych sezonach:" (in Polish). plkhistory.ugu.pl. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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