Solna Vikings was a
Swedish
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professional
basketball
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club with a men's team and a women's team. Both played in their respective top leagues: the women in the
Damligan, and the men in the
Swedish Basketball League
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History
The Solna Vikings was founded on 27 April 1999, when
Solna IF announced that it would not continue playing. Solna Vikings Men won the Swedish men's national championship in 2003, and the women won the national championship in 2002, 2004 and 2006.
On 6 July 2015 it was announced that the men's team was leaving the Swedish Basketball League because of economic problems. In June 2016, the club merged with
AIK Basket
Superettan is the second-tier league of men's professional basketball in Sweden. The league was established in 2017 and replaced the Basketettan as the second level. Köping Stars was the inaugural champion. The winners of Superettan are promoted ...
.
Men's team
Trophies
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Basketligan
Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but whe ...
:Champions (1): 2002–03
Notable players
Women's team
Trophies
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Basketligan dam
Basketligan dam, formerly known as Damligan until 2011–12, is the top professional women's basketball league in Sweden. It began in the 2001–02 season, when it replaced the old Elitserien. The league currently has 14 teams.
History
Cham ...
:Champions (3): 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06
Notable players
See also
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2008–09 EuroCup Women
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Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ' ...
References
External links
Solna Vikings website
Basketball teams in Sweden
Sporting clubs in Stockholm
1999 establishments in Sweden
Basketball teams established in 1999
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