Zielona Gora
Wikipedia - Zastal Zielona Góra
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.
Zielona Gora este una dintre cele mai de succes echipe din Polonia, câștigând 15 titluri de campion național și 10 Cupe ale Poloniei. Echipa a reprezentat Polonia în competiții europene, cum ar fi EuroCup și Liga Campionilor FIBA.
Culorile tradiționale ale echipei sunt verde și alb, iar mascota clubului este un dragon. Stadionul lor de origine este Hala CRS, care are o capacitate de peste 5.000 de locuri.
Unii dintre cei mai notabili jucători care au jucat pentru Zielona Gora includ:
* Marcin Gortat (jucător NBA)
* Adam Waczyński (jucător în echipa națională a Poloniei)
* Aaron Cel (jucător în echipa națională a SUA)
Zielona Gora este cunoscută pentru stilul său de joc rapid și agresiv, precum și pentru atmosfera vibrantă din timpul meciurilor de pe teren propriu. Echipa are o bază de fani devotați și este considerată una dintre cele mai bune echipe de baschet din Polonia.