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Wikipedia - Norrköping Dolphins

The Norrköping Dolphins are a professional basketball club from Norrköping, Sweden. It plays in the Basketligan, the highest league in Sweden and won the league seven times. Home games of Norrköping are played at the Stadium Arena.

History

The club was established as Hageby BK (Swedish: Hageby Basketklubb) on May 8, 1963, by Åke Björck. Its name was taken from the Hageby district in Norrköping.

The men's team made its debut in the Swedish first tier in 1964–65 but were relegated after only one year. They returned eleven years later, in 1976–77, with the American players Fran O'Hanlon and Kenny Grant on the roster.

In 1980, Hageby won its first national championship after defeating Alviks BK in the finals, 3–1.

In 1992 the Swedish basketball league was formed and the club changed its name to Norrköping Dolphins.

Norrköpingi korvpallimeeskond on Rootsi korvpallimeeskond, mille kodulinn on Norrköping. Meeskond mängib Rootsi esiliigas, Basketliganis.

Meeskond asutati 1967. aastal ja on tulnud Rootsi meistriks viiel korral (1990, 2002, 2004, 2006 ja 2008). Lisaks on meeskond võitnud Rootsi karika aastatel 1987, 2003 ja 2004.

Norrköpingi koduhall on Stadium Arena, mis mahutab 4200 pealtvaatajat.