Namika Lahti

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Namika Lahti
Namika Lahti logo.png
Leagues Korisliiga
Founded1898
Dissolved2015
HistoryViipuri (Vyborg)
(1898–1946)
Namika Lahti
(1947–2015)
Arena Suurhalli Areena
Capacity2,000
Location Lahti, Finland
Team colorsPurple and White
  
Championships2 Finnish Titles
3 Finnish Cups
Retired numbers1 (6)
Website namikalahti.com

Namika Lahti was a basketball club based in Lahti, Finland. The club played in the Korisliiga, the top Finnish championship league. The club was established in 1898 in Vyborg and moved to Lahti in 1947. In 2015, the club was dissolved, after economic problems.

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Name and history

"Namika" is a nickname for NMKY, meaning YMCA. The association was founded in 1898 in Vyborg, and moved to Lahti after the World War II as Vyborg became a part of Soviet Union. [1]

Titles

2000, 2009
Runners-up (4): 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007
Third place: 2001
1989, 1994, 2000

Season by season

Recent seasons [2]
SeasonTierLeaguePos.PostseasonEuropean competitions
2010–111 Korisliiga 9
2011–121 Korisliiga 11
2012–131 Korisliiga 11
2013–141 Korisliiga 8Quarterfinalist

Notable players

References

  1. Lahden NMKY Namika Lahti Official Homepage (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. History / Eurobasket.com