Zastal Zielona Góra

Zastal Zielona Góra, officially Enea Zastal BC Zielona Góra for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team that is based in Zielona Góra, Poland. The team plays in the Polish League and internationally in the VTB United League. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

Zastal Zielona Góra
Zastal Zielona Góra logo
NicknameDziki (Boars)
LeaguesEnerga Basket Liga
ENBL
Founded1946 (1946)
ArenaCRS Hala Zielona Góra
Capacity6,080
LocationZielona Góra, Poland
Team colorsWhite, green
   
Head coachDavid Dedek
Team captainGeoffrey Groselle
OwnershipSportowa Grono Joint Stock Company
Championships5 Polish Championships
2 Polish Cups
2 Polish Supercup
Retired numbers2 (5, 15)
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

The club was founded in the year 1946 under the name KS Zieloni, and in the following years the club had several name changes. Some of the names the team had included Stal Zielona Góra, Wagmo Zielona Góra and Lechia Zielona Góra. In the early 1960s the team consistently played in the third tier of Poland as Lechia. In the 1966–67 season, the club promoted to the second tier I Liga for the first time. In 1968 the team adopted the still famous club name Zastal Zielona Góra.

In the 1983–84 season, Zastal promoted to the top tier Polish Basketball League for the first time in club history. The club stayed there for a long time, however they had to leave the league in the 1999–2000 season due to financial problems. These problems caused Zastal to fall back all the way to the III Liga. In June 2001, Sports Joint Stock Company Grono became the owner of the team and a season later the club returned to the second tier I Liga.

In the 2009–10 season, Zastal finished in second place in the I Liga and was promoted back to the PLK. The golden years for the club would begin here. In the 2011–12 season, the team finished in third place in the Polish League. Due to sponsorship reasons, in the summer of 2012, the club changed its name from Zastal Zielona Góra to Stelmet Zielona Góra. In the 2012-13 season, the club won the Polish League championship, and thus qualified to play in the 2013–14 EuroLeague season, the highest continental level. The following years the club would consistently compete for the Polish national title while also playing in Europe.

On 24 February 2022, Zielona Góra terminated their membership with VTB United League due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Wagmo Zielona Góra (1946–1949)
  • Stal Zielona Góra (1950–1954)
  • Zastal Zielona Góra (1955–1956, 1969–1992, 1995–1998, 2005–2007, 2008–2012)
  • Lechia Zielona Góra (1957–1968)
  • Zastal-Fortum Zielona Góra (1992–1995)
  • Zastal-Dallas Zielona Góra (1998–1999)
  • Zastal-Karl Eppe Zielona Góra (1999–2000)
  • Intermarche-Zastal Zielona Góra (2000–2005)
  • Wiecko-Zastal Zielona Góra (2007–2008)
  • Stelmet Zielona Góra (2012–2018)
  • Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra (2018–2020)
  • Enea Zastal BC Zielona Góra (2020–present)

Logos
  • (The previous official logo of Basket Zielona Góra.)
    (The previous official logo of Basket Zielona Góra.)
  • (The previous official logo of Basket Zielona Góra.)
    (The previous official logo of Basket Zielona Góra.)

Achievements
Champions (5): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20
Runner-up (2): 2013–14, 2020–21
Bronze (1): 2011–12
Champions (3): 2015, 2017, 2021
Champions (3): 2015, 2020, 2021

Other achievements
  • Gliwice, Poland Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015

Season by season
Home game of Zielona Góra in 2014

Through 2013–14 season, Stelmet Zielona Góra had played 18 seasons in the top Polish League (official name: Polska Liga Koszykówki). Altogether, through the 2013–14 season, the club had won 278 league games, and lost 343 league games.[2]

Season Tier League Pos. W–L Polish Cup European competitions
1984–85 1 PLK 9th 9–15
1985–86 1 PLK 7th 14–15
1986–87 1 PLK 8th 11–19
1987–88 1 PLK 5th 14–15
1988–89 1 PLK 8th 12–18
1989–90 1 PLK 5th 17–16
1990–91 1 PLK 7th 15–21
1991–92 1 PLK 8th 14–24
1992–93 1 PLK 4th 21–23
1993–94 1 PLK 8th 15–24
1994–95 1 PLK 10th 9–16
1995–96 1 PLK 11th 7–20
1998–99 1 PLK 14th 12–27
1999–00 1 PLK 16th 6–31
2000–01 2 I Liga 15th
2001–02 3 II Liga 2nd
2002–03 2 I Liga 8th
2003–04 2 I Liga 11th
2004–05 2 I Liga 6th
2005–06 2 I Liga 8th
2006–07 2 I Liga 4th
2007–08 2 I Liga 5th
2008–09 2 I Liga 5th
2009–10 2 I Liga 2nd
2010–11 1 PLK 9th 12–13
2011–12 1 PLK 3rd 26–19 Runners-up
2012–13 1 PLK 1st 30–14 Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupT16
2013–14 1 PLK 2nd 34–13 Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupR32
2014–15 1 PLK 1st 33–10 Champion 1 EuroleagueQR1
2 EurocupRS
2015–16 1 PLK 1st 38–4 1st 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupQF
2016–17 1 PLK 1st 33–13 Champion 3 Champions LeagueRS
4 FIBA Europe CupR16
2017–18 1 PLK 4th 28–15 Runner-up 3 Champions LeagueR16
2018–19 1 PLK 4th 27–11 Quarterfinalist R VTB United League12th
2019–20 1 PLK 1st 19–3 Semifinalist R VTB United League–
2020–21 1 PLK 2nd 35–8 Champion R VTB United LeagueQF
2021–22 1 PLK 5th 23–12 Quarterfinalist R VTB United LeagueSUS
2022–23 1 PLK 9th 16–14 R ENBLQF

Players

Retired numbers
Zielona Góra retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
5PolandMariusz KaczmarekPG1976–1980, 1985–1992
15United States Virgin IslandsWalter HodgePG2010–2013

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Stelmet Zielona Góra roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Poland Kaczmarek, Mikołaj  15 – (2007-11-02)2 November 2007
G/F 4 United States Hall, Darious 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1997-12-11)11 December 1997
G 8 Serbia Musić, Novak  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1998-05-27)27 May 1998
G/F 11 Poland Kikowski, Paweł   1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 37 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986
SG 14 Poland Kunc, Jakub  1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2003-12-14)14 December 2003
G 21 Poland Pluta, Michał  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2002-06-18)18 June 2002
F 22 Poland Kołodziej, Michał  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
PF 25 Poland Wójcik, Jan  2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1999-11-11)11 November 1999
C 32 Poland Groselle, Geoffrey  (C) 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-02-12)12 February 1993
SF 41 Poland Lewandowski, Aleksander  1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2000-09-30)30 September 2000
F/C 44 United States Hepa, Kamaka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 23 – (2000-01-27)27 January 2000
PG 77 Poland Woroniecki, Marcin  1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2000-03-13)13 March 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lithuania Virginijus Sirvydis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 23, 2023

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References
  1. "Official statement". Zielona Gore official Twitter accound. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. "Zastal Zielona Góra Statystyki drużyny w poszczególnych sezonach:" (in Polish). plkhistory.ugu.pl. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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