Piešťanské Čajky

Piešťanské Čajky
NicknameČajky (Seagulls)
LeagueSlovak League
Founded2012
ArenaDiplomat Arena
Capacity1,000
LocationPiešťany, Slovakia
Team colors      Blue, Yellow and White
PresidentMiroslav Nerád
Head coachPeter Jankovič
Championships1 CEWL
2 National League
2 National Cup
Websitepiestanskecajky.sk

Piešťanské Čajky (officially Spoločné basketbalové združenie Piešťanské Čajky) is a Slovak women's basketball club that was founded in 2012 in the city of Piešťany. Piešťanské Čajky plays in the Slovak League, the highest competition in the Slovak Republic.[1] It is a 2-time national champion and current champion as of 2023. On the international scene, the greatest success was the runner-up of the EWBL the 2021/22 season and the win of the CEWL in the 2018/19 season.

Since 2015, its home is Diplomat Arena.[2] Before, the team inhabited the hall of Gymnázium Pierra de Coubertina High School in Piešťany.[2]

Honours

Home arena of Čajky, Diplomat Arena
Čajky celebrate the first Slovak Extraliga title in April 2022

Domestic

National Championships – 1

National Cups – 2

International

  • EWBL:
    • Runner up (1) : 2022[3]
  • CEWL:
    • Winners (1) : 2019

Current squad

Piešťanské Čajky roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 Montenegro Mujović, Božica 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 28 – (1996-01-07)7 January 1996
F 2 United States James, Ke'Shunan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995
F 3 Slovakia Rusiňáková, Dominika 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-03-28)28 March 1994
PG 4 Czech Republic Andělová, Gabriela 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 28 – (1996-03-21)21 March 1996
G 9 Slovakia Kraislová, Terézia 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 21 – (2003-12-28)28 December 2003
PF 11 Slovakia Taušová, Nataša 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2006-05-08)8 May 2006
C 12 Slovakia Jurčenková, Anna (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 39 – (1985-07-26)26 July 1985
SG 14 Slovakia Chovaníková, Alexandra 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 18 – (2006-06-25)25 June 2006
C 16 Slovakia Moravčíková, Alica 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1994-12-05)5 December 1994
SF 18 Slovakia Vandlíková, Tereza 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 21 – (2003-07-23)23 July 2003
F 21 Croatia Mandić, Ana 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2001-01-09)9 January 2001
G 24 Slovakia Valová, Magdaléna 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 19 – (2005-01-04)4 January 2005
SG 88 Slovakia Martišková, Natália 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-06-24)24 June 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 19 October 2022

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

  1. ^ DANNAX, spol. s r.o. "Ženský titul obhajujú Piešťany, extraliga bez Slovana, nováčik z Košíc". exz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "KLUB Diplomat arena". Piešťanské čajky (in Slovak). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Basketbal: Historický úspech v EWBL docenia Čajky neskôr, Final Four ideálnou previerkou pred ligovým semifinále".


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