Czarni Słupsk, more commonly known as Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk because of sponsorship reasons, is a Polish
basketball
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team, based in
Słupsk
Słupsk (; ; ) is a city with powiat rights located on the Słupia River in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland, in the historical region of Pomerania or more specifically in its part known in contemporary Poland as Central Pomerania ...
, playing in
Polish Basketball League
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(PLK). The home arena of the club was
Hala Gryfia.
History
In July 1945, the original Czarni Słupsk team was formed, by railway workers who moved from
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
to
Słupsk
Słupsk (; ; ) is a city with powiat rights located on the Słupia River in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland, in the historical region of Pomerania or more specifically in its part known in contemporary Poland as Central Pomerania ...
after
World War II
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. The club was originated as an
association football
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club, but in 1989 the basketball section was founded. In the 1998–99 season, the team promoted to the
Polish Basketball League
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(PLK). In the 2005–06 season, the first club honour was one: the bronze medal. In the 2010s Czarni Słupsk was a steady competitor in the PLK, with several Playoff appearances.
On 31 January 2018, Czarni Słupsk retired from the league and was dissolved due to financial collapse.
In 2018, it was decided to re-start basketball activities for the club and before
2021–22 season, they promoted to
PLK, first-tier of Polish basketball system.
Players
Current roster
Notable players
Season by season
Logos
Czarni Słupsk logo.png, Energa Czarni Słupsk
(2005–2015)
Honours
*
Polish Basketball League
Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...
:
:Third place (4): 2005–06,
2010–11,
2014–15,
2015–16
References
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Basketball teams in Poland
Sport in Słupsk
Basketball teams established in 1989
Basketball teams disestablished in 2018
Sport in Pomeranian Voivodeship