Koszykarski Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań (''Basketball Sports Club Lech Poznań'') was the professional
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section of the Polish
multi-sports club
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of
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. T ...
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History
The club was established in 1922, with the basketball section founded in 1930.
They competed in the
Polish League until the summer of 1997, when due to financial and organizational problems, the club was withdrawn from the national league.
In European-wide competitions, a great achievement for Lech Poznań was its qualification to the
EuroLeague's last 8 stage of the
1989–90 season, along with other clubs such as:
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Olimpia Milano
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Limoges
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Honours, titles and achievements
Men's
Polish League
*Gold medal with championship (11): 1935, 1939, 1946, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1989–90
*Silver medal with runner-up (7): 1937, 1948, 1950, 1961, 1982, 1985, 1991
*Bronze medal with 3rd place (7): 1938, 1947, 1956, 1959, 1987, 1988, 1994
Polish Cup
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* Winners (4): 1935–36, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1983–84
* Finalists (3): 1970, 1975, 1977
European Champions Cup
* Semifinalists (1): 1958-1959
* Quarterfinalists (1): 1989-1990
Junior Polish Championship
*Gold medal with championship (4): 1952, 1966, 1983, 1991
*Silver medal with runner-up (2): 1960, 1964
*Bronze medal with 3rd place (1): 1993
Women's
Polish League
*Gold medal with championship (1): 1957
*Silver medal with runner-up (3): 1955, 1956, 1990
*Bronze medal with 3rd place (5): 1958, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984
Junior Polish Championship
*Gold medal with championship (4): 1955, 1956, 1962, 1994
*Silver medal with runner-up (1): 1963
*Bronze medal with 3rd place (1): 1993
References
Basketball teams in Poland
Basketball teams established in 1922
Sport in Poznań
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