The Norrköping Dolphins are a professional basketball club from Norrköping, Sweden. It plays in the Basketligan, the highest league in Sweden and won the league ten times. Home games of Norrköping are played at the Stadium Arena.
History The club was established as Hageby BK () on May 8, 1963, by Åke Björck. Its name was taken from the Hageby district in Norrköping.
The men's team made its debut in the Swedish first tier in 1964–65 but were relegated after only one year. They returned eleven years later, in 1976–77, with the American players Fran O'Hanlon and Kenny Grant on the roster.
In 1980, Hageby won its first national championship after defeating Alviks BK in the finals, 3–1.
In 1992 the Swedish basketball league was formed and the club changed its name to Norrköping Dolphins.
Arena
The Stadium Arena is the home arena of the Dolphins since its opening in December 2008. It holds capacity for 3,500 people.
Trophies Basketligan Winners (10): 1979–80, 1997–98, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Runners-up (1): 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16
Season by season SeasonTierLeague European competitions2010–111 Basketligan2nd 3 EuroChallenge 2011–121 Basketligan 1st 3 EuroChallenge 2012–131 Basketligan 4th 3 EuroChallenge 2013–141 Basketligan 2nd2014–151 Basketligan 5th2015–161 Basketligan 2nd2016–171 Basketligan 3rd2017–181 Basketligan1st2018–191 Basketligan 3rd/4th Champions League 2019–201 Basketligan7th2020–211 Basketligan1st2021–221 Basketligan1st2022–231 Basketligan1st Champions League FIBA Europe Cup 2023–241 Basketligan1st Champions League FIBA Europe Cup 2024–251 Basketligan1st Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Players Roster
Notable players
Women's team The Dolphins also have a women's team playing in the highest Swedish level and have won the championship in 2000, 2013 and 2022. In the 1999–2000 season, they were known as Norrköping Flamingos.
External links Team profile at eurobasket.com