Solna Vikings

Solna Vikings
Nickname	Vikings
Founded	1999
Dissolved	2016
Arena	Solnahallen
Capacity	2,000
Location	Solna, Sweden
Team colors	Blue, Yellow
Championships	6 Swedish Championships 1973, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2003, 2008
Home Away

Solna Vikings was a Swedish professional basketball club with a men's team and a women's team. Both played in their respective top leagues: the women in the Damligan, and the men in the Swedish Basketball League.[1]

History

The Solna Vikings was founded on 27 April 1999, when Solna IF announced that it would not continue playing. Solna Vikings Men won the Swedish men's national championship in 2003, and the women won the national championship in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

On 6 July 2015 it was announced that the men's team was leaving the Swedish Basketball League because of economic problems.[2] In June 2016, the club merged with AIK Basket.[3]

Men's team

Trophies

• Basketligan[4]

Champions (1): 2002–03

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.

• Alexander Lindqvist
• Martin Borg
• Roope Ahonen
• Petri Virtanen

Women's team

Trophies

• Basketligan dam

Champions (3): 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06

Notable players

See also: Category:Solna Vikings players

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least three seasons for the club. 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 WNBA match at any time.

• Cecilia Ferm
• A'Quonesia Franklin
• Charmin Smith

See also

• 2008–09 EuroCup Women

References

1. "Amber Stokes Signs with Solna Vikings of Sweden". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. September 7, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
2. "Solna Vikings drar sig ur Basketligan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
3. "Klart: AIK Basket och Solna Vikings blir ett". SVT (in Swedish). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
4. "Södertälje svenska mästare igen!" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

External links

• Solna Vikings website