Lappeenrannan NMKY
| Lappeenrannan NMKY | |||
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| Founded | 1951 | ||
| Arena | Lappeenrannan urheilutalo | ||
| Location | Lappeenranta, Finland | ||
| Team colors |
White and red | ||
| President | Jari Vuorenpää | ||
| Head coach | Lassi Tuovi | ||
| Championships |
2 Finnish Championships 2005, 2006 4 Finnish Cups 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | ||
| Website | http://www.lrnmky.fi | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Lappeenrannan NMKY (also known as LrNMKY for short or as Team Lappeenranta in European competitions) is a basketball club based in a city of Lappeenranta, Finland. It was formed in 1951 as a Young Men's Christian Association (NMKY in Finnish) and has won two Finnish Championships (2005, 2006) and two Finnish Cups (2005, 2006).[1]
Team Lappeenranta participated in Fiba EuroCup challenge in 2005/2006 finishing in semi-finals.[2] In 2007/2008 season team is willing to make another run in Europe, this time in FIBA EuroCup.[3] After the 2013–14 season, NMKY left the Korisliiga because of financial problems.
References
- ↑ "Euro Basket: Team Details - Lappeenrannan NMKY". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ↑ "FIBA Europe: Khimik advance to finals". Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ↑ "FIBA Europe: Club competitions participants announced". Retrieved 2007-09-25.
External links
- Lappeenrannan NMKY - Official site (Finnish)
- Finnish Basketball Association / Korisliiga (Finnish)
- Eurobasket - team page
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