Sports in Gdansk
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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).
, on 17 May 2009.
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
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
- Lechia GdańskLechia GdanskLechia Gdańsk is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk, Poland. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland. The club was founded by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Lechia Lwów. Founded in 1945, Lechia was a powerhouse in Polish football during the mid-1950s...
— men's footballFootball in PolandFootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
team (Polish CupPolish CupThe Polish Cup in football or officially Remes Puchar Polski, is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title...
winner 1983, Polish SupercupPolish SuperCupThe Polish SuperCup in football is an annually held match between the champion of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winner. To this date the Polish SuperCup has been played out 21 times with the Polish Cup winner taking the trophy 13 times, while the Ekstraklasa champions had won the trophy 8 times...
winner 1983; 2nd league in 2006/2007 season) - Energa Gedania GdańskEnerga Gedania GdanskEnerga Gedania Gdańsk is a Polish women's volleyball team, based in Gdańsk, playing in Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball League....
— women's volleyballVolleyball in PolandVolleyball in Poland is a popular team sport. It is the second most popular sport after football. The Men's national team is ranked 5th and the Women's team is ranked 9th in the FIVB World Rankings...
team playing in Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball LeaguePolish Seria A Women's Volleyball LeaguePolish Women's-Volleyball League is the highest level of women volleyball games played in Poland.- Season 2008/2009 :* 1. BKS Aluprof Stal Bielsko-Biała* 2. SSK Calisia Kalisz...
: 9th place in 2003/2004 season. - Nata AZS AWFiS GdańskNata AZS AWFiS GdanskNata AZS AWFiS Gdańsk is a Polish women's handball team, based in Gdańsk, playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League ....
— women's handballHandball in PolandHandball is a popular team sport in Poland.* Polish Seria A Handball League* Polish Seria B Handball League* Polish Seria A Women's Handball League* Polish Seria B Women's Handball League* Polish Cup in men handball* Polish Cup in women handball...
team playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball LeaguePolish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League-History:* 1939 - Znicz Łódź* 1946 - Zryw Łódź* 1947 - Zryw Łódź* 1948 - SKS Warszawa* 1949 - Unia Łódź* 1950 - Spójnia Warszawa* 1951 - Unia Łódź* 1952 - Unia Łódź* 1953 - not held* 1954 - not held* 1955 - Stal Chorzów* 1956 - Stal Chorzów...
: Polish Champion in 2003/2004 season. - Wybrzeże GdańskWybrzeze GdanskGdański Klub Sportowy "Wybrzeże" is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Gdańsk who race in the 1 Liga .- Stadium :...
- speedwayMotorcycle speedwayMotorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
team - Pomorze Seahawks - american footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team - DGT AZS AWFiS Gdańsk — men's handballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team (Premier league in season 2003/2004) - SMS Gdańsk — men's handballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team (1st league in season 2003/2004) - Stoczniowiec GdańskStoczniowiec GdańskStoczniowiec Gdańsk is an ice hockey team in Gdańsk, Poland. They play in the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level Polish ice hockey league.The club was founded in 1953 as Polonia Gdańsk, they were renamed Stoczniowiec Gdańsk in 1970....
— men's ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team (Premier league in season 2003/2004) - AZS AWFiS Gdańsk — rugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
team (1st league in season 2003/2004)
Motocross
Gdańsk will host to the first-ever Polish Sidecarcross Grand PrixSidecarcross world championship
The Sidecar Motocross World Championship is an annual event, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme , held since 1980. Previous to that, a European competition was held from 1971 onwards....
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