Solna Vikings

Solna Vikings is a Swedish basketball club based in Solna.

History

In 1959, founded Solna IF. After the club, until then four times Swedish champion, went into bankruptcy, which was founded in 1999 Solna Vikings came into the starting right then in the highest Swedish basketball league and play since the 2000 /01 season in this. In the first two years the team was too bad and did not reach the play-offs.

In the 2002/03 season, the team increased significantly, was sovereign in the main round first, then marched through the play-offs, at the end of a 3-1 series victory against Plannja Basket has been reached. The Vikings were the first champions.

After, final was in the following two seasons in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinals, you succeeded again in 2006 to the final, where again Plannja Basket was the opponent. This time, Solna had no chance and lost the series with 1:4. 2008 succeeded the second championship win. Against the Sundsvall Dragons sat down in the final series 3-1 with. The next year Sundsvall retaliated and won the rematch of final in 2008. Vikings were not subsequently return to its former strength. Managed it in 2010 nor the semi-finals was in 2011 and 2012 after each bad main rounds in the quarter final conclusion.

Ladies

The club also has a successful women's team, which was five times Swedish champion between 2002 and 2009.

Hall

The club plays its home games from the comprehensive 2,000 seats Solnahallen.

Achievements

Gentlemen

  • 2x Swedish Champion (2003, 2008)

Ladies

  • 5x Swedish Champion (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 )

Known player

  • United States Lorenzo Charles 1995/96
  • United States Otis Smith 1996/97
  • Sweden Mats Levin 1996-99, 2006, 2008, since 2012
  • United States Eric Taylor 2001-03
  • Sweden Martin Ringström 2002/ 03, 2004 /05
  • Sweden Yasin Merzoug 2004-05
  • United States Jerome Coleman 2005
  • United States Charles Thomas 2005/ 06
  • United States Jerel Blassingame 2006/ 07
  • Sweden Rudy Mbemba 2007/ 08, 2009/10
  • United States Logan Kosmalski 2010/11
  • Logi Gunnarsson Iceland since 2010
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