Tapiolan Honka
Tapiolan Honka | |
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Leagues | Korisliiga Naisten Korisliiga |
Founded | 1957 |
History | Espoon Honka (1975–2011) Tapiolan Honka (2011–present) |
Arena | Tapiolan Urheiluhalli |
Location | Espoo, Finland |
Team colors | White, Green |
Championships | 5 Finnish Championships |
Website | www |
Tapiolan Honka is a basketball club based in Espoo, Finland. Their men's team plays in top-tier Korisliiga, after they were promoted from I division A in 2024, and their women's team plays in Naisten Korisliiga.
History
[edit]It was founded as a sports club Tapion Honka in 1957. The basketball section separated in 1975 under the name of Tapiolan Honka. Nowadays the club has 700 licensed players and over 1200 total members in different age categories. From 1975 onwards, the men's first team was known as Espoon Honka. The team was dissolved in 2011 and a new team was founded under the original name Tapiolan Honka. [1]
Honours
[edit]- Finnish Championships (5):
- 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notable players
[edit]- Seppo Kuusela
- Uolevi Manninen
- Anton Odabasi
- Kimmo Muurinen
- Tuukka Kotti
- Carl Lindbom
- Annika Holopainen
- Lele Hardy
- Kiana Johnson
- Haiden Palmer
References
[edit]- ^ "Tapiolan Hongan historiaa". tapiolanhonka.fi (in Finnish). Tapiolan Honka. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
External links
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