Namika Lahti

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.

Namika Lahti
LeaguesKorisliiga
Founded1898
Dissolved2015
HistoryViipuri (Vyborg)
(1898–1946)
Namika Lahti
(1947–2015)
ArenaSuurhalli Areena
Capacity2,000
LocationLahti, Finland
Team colorsPurple and White
         
Championships2 Finnish Titles
3 Finnish Cups
Retired numbers1 (6])
Websitenamikalahti.com

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]
Season Tier League Pos. Postseason European competitions
2010–11 1 Korisliiga 9 – –
2011–12 1 Korisliiga 11 – –
2012–13 1 Korisliiga 11 – –
2013–14 1 Korisliiga 8 Quarterfinalist –

Notable players
gollark: I doubt your reasons are very good.
gollark: You literally used "harming people" to describe it.
gollark: That... is a weird question?
gollark: I suppose if you just don't care about that in some vaguely sociopathic way that's "good"?
gollark: Except you're *also* harming people by actively exploiting stuff, even if you look good.

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