HKS Bobry Bytom is a defunct basketball club from

Bytom Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital ...

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History

After dissolving of Polonia Bytom basketball section due to financial difficulties, the management of Huta Bobrek (the polish

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) and political organizations and unions operating in the steelworks at that time founded a new basketball club called " HKS Stal Bobrek Bytom" in 1981. The club took Polonia Bytom's place in 1st basketball league of Poland that season. In 1986, HKS Stal Bobrek took over from K.S. Polonia Bytom another section, this time female basketball, and in 1989 young sections. The end of the 1980s was marked with political and economic changes in the country, as well as the bankruptcy of Huta Bobrek. The club was in financial crisis, but managed to stay in the league. In 1998, Bobry Bytom gains a new strategic sponsor - a well-known company from the telecommunications industry -

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. From the year 2000, club was known as Bobry Bytom. In 2000-2001 season club was relegated to I Liga (second tier), then in 2001-2002 season to the II Liga (third tier). In 2007, the club was dissolved. HKS Bobry Bytom participated eight times in FIBA Korać Cup and the biggest success was in 1997-1998 season, when team got to the 1/8 finals.

Achievements

Polish League: * Runners-up (1): 1996 * Third place (4): 1992,1997,1998,1999 Polish Cup : * Finalist: 1998.

External links

Team profile - Eurobasket.com

References

{{reflist Defunct basketball teams in Poland Basketball teams in Poland Sport in Bytom