Sport in Gdańsk

There are many popular professional sports team in the Gdańsk and Tricity area. Amateur sports are played by thousands of Gdańsk citizens and also in schools of all levels (elementary, secondary, university).

Sports in Gdańsk

Football

Current teams

Former teams

Rugby

Former teams
  • RC AZS Politechnika Gdańsk — men's Rugby team (Polish Championship runners-up in 1958, played from 1956 to 1961)

Handball

Current teams

Former teams

Speedway

Volleyball

Former teams
  • Wybrzeże Gdańsk — men's basketball team (4x Basket Liga champions, played from 1946 to 1996)

Ice Hockey

Current teams

Former teams

Rowing

American Football

Sports clubs
  • Stoczniowiec Gdańsk — sections in football, ice hockey, speed skating, curling, and volleyball
  • AZS-AWFiS Gdańsk — sections in handball, fencing, gymnastics, judo, athletics, swimming, rugby, table tennis, rowing, and sailing

former clubs

  • Gedania Gdańsk — Sports club (Known historical sections include football, volleyball, rowing, and boxing. Current sporting sections that still use the "Gedania" name are football, volleyball, and rowing. Sports club from 1922 to 1939 & 1945–2006 when the last section became independent)
  • Lechia Gdańsk — Sports club (Historically had sections in 18 different sports. Current sporting sections that still use the "Lechia" name are football, rugby, cycling, athletics, and tennis. Sports club from 1945 to 2002 when the sections became independent)

Sports venues in Gdańsk

Former venues

Sporting events in Gdańsk

(In order of date)

See also

References
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