BC Luleå

BasketballClub Luleå is a professional basketball club from Luleå, Sweden that competes in the Basketligan. The team has won the Swedish championship 8 times.

BC Luleå
Leagues	Basketligan
Founded	1976; 49 years ago (1976)
History	List Plannja Basket (1976–2007) LF Basket Norrbotten (2007–2015) BC Luleå (2015–present)
Arena	Luleå Energi Arena[1]
Capacity	2,500[2]
Location	Luleå, Sweden
Head coach	Peter Öqvist
2017–18 position	Basketligan, 5th of 10
Championships	8 Swedish Championships
Website	bclulea.se
Home Away

History

The club was founded in 1976 as Plannja Basket. From 1996 till 2007 Plannja won 7 Swedish titles, the only season they didn't win it was the 2002–03 season. Until the 2012–2013 season LF Basket played its home games in the Pontushallen, which held a capacity of 3,000. The club then moved to the ARCUS Arena during the 2012–2013 season due to reconstructions.^[3] Starting with the 2013–2014 season it has moved back, although the new name of the Pontushallen arena is Luleå Energi Arena.^[4]

In 2015, LF Basket changed its name to BC Luleå.^[5] In 2017, the club won its eight national championship.

Trophies

• Basketligan (8):

1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17

Runner-up: 2009–10, 2017–18

Players

Current roster

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BC Luleå roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name G/F 1 Upshur, Quinton G 2 Rönnqvist, Adam G 6 Hansson, Daniel F 11 Stickan essebrink, Victor C 12 Massamba, Brice PF 14 Anzuluni, Yannick F 16 Kobylak-Berglund, Anton G 17 Arvidsson, Jonathan F 20 Saks, Anton G 32 Rozzell, Brandon F 42 Andersson, Denzel F 86 Kearney, Timothy	Head coach Peter Öqvist Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2017-09-19

Notable players

• Vesa Mäkäläinen
• Andrew Smith
• Kent Washington

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	European competitions
2010–11	1	Basketligan	3rd
2011–12	1	Basketligan	6th
2012–13	1	Basketligan	7th
2013–14	1	Basketligan	7th
2014–15	1	Basketligan	6th
2015–16	1	Basketligan	3rd
2016–17	1	Basketligan	1st
2017–18	1	Basketligan	2nd	3 Champions League	QR1
2018–19	1	Basketligan	5th	4 FIBA Europe Cup	QR2
2019–20	1	Basketligan	2nd
2020–21	1	Basketligan	5th