Twarde Pierniki Toruń

Polski Cukier Toruń
Leagues PLK
Founded 2005 (2005)
History Twarde Pierniki Toruń
(2005–present)
Arena Arena Toruń
Capacity 6,284[1]
Location Toruń, Poland
Championships 1 Polish Cup
Website twardepierniki.pl
Uniforms

Twarde Pierniki Toruń, for sponsorship reasons named Polski Cukier Toruń, is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń. The team currently plays in the PLK, the highest tier in Poland. Twarde Pierniki won their first trophy in 2018, when they won the Polish Cup.

History

Pierniki was founded in 2005. Toruń was offered a spot in the 2014–15 PLK season as a wild card because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams.[2] In the 2016–17 season, Toruń had its best season in club history and reached the PLK Finals. Here it lost to Stelmet Zielona Góra which meant the team ended in second place.

Torún won its first trophy in on 19 February 2018, when it beat Zielona Góra 88–80 in the final of the Polish Cup, behind Karol Gruszecki who was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[3]

Honours

Runners-up (1): 2016–17
Winners (1): 2018

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup European competitions
2010–11 32 Liga1st
2011–12 21 Liga10th
2012–13 21 Liga4th
2013–14 21 Liga1st
2014–15 1PLK9th
2015–16 1PLK5th Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1PLK2nd Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1PLK3rd Champion
2018–19 1PLK 3 Champions LeagueQR3

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:

Players

Individual awards

Polish Cup MVP

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

References

  1. ↑ "Twarde Pierniki Torun". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  2. ↑ "MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza z zaproszeniem do gry w TBL i pierwszymi umowami". Plk.pl. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Polski Cukier Toruń zdobywa Puchar Polski". Sport.pl. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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