Editing Gdańsk (section)

==Sport==
[[File:PGE Arena, Gdańsk, 2015-09-25 (Muri WG 2015-34).jpg|thumb|right|[[Stadion Miejski (Gdańsk)|Stadion Miejski]]]]

There are many popular professional sports teams in the Gdańsk and Tricity area. The city's professional [[Association football|football]] club is [[Lechia Gdańsk]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldfootballindex.com/2019/04/lechia-gdansk-history-rebirth-promotion-title-challenge/ |title=The Story of Lechia Gdansk |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> Founded in 1945, they play in the {{Lang|pl|[[Ekstraklasa]]|italic=no}}, Poland's top division. Their home stadium, [[Stadion Miejski (Gdańsk)|Stadion Miejski]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.e-architect.com/poland/stadion-energa-in-gdansk |title=Stadion Energa in Gdansk |date=3 August 2017 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> was one of the four Polish stadiums to host the [[UEFA Euro 2012]] competition,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c89050219-0fe6f9752206-1000--selection-of-host-cities-for-uefa-euro-2012tm/ |title=Selection of host cities for UEFA EURO 2012™ |date=12 May 2009 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> as well as the host of the [[2021 UEFA Europa League Final]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0245-0e98d40b6826-86b29d622244-1000--2021-final-gdansk/ |title=2021 UEFA Europa League final: Gdańsk |date=September 2020 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> Other notable football clubs are [[Gedania 1922 Gdańsk]] and [[SKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk]], which both played in the second tier in the past.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gedania1922.pl/historia/ |title=Historia - Klub Sportowy Gedania 1922 |website=Gedania 1922 |publisher=Gedania 1922 Gdańsk |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Grüne |first=Hardy |date=1996 |title=Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga |publisher=Agon Sportverlag|isbn=3-928562-85-1}}</ref> Other notable clubs include speedway club [[Wybrzeże Gdańsk]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wybrzezegdansk.pl/|title=Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk|first=Wirtualna Polska|last=Media|website=sportowefakty.wp.pl}}</ref> rugby club [[RC Lechia Gdańsk|Lechia Gdańsk]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lechiarugby.pl/Zarys_50_lat_RC_Lechia.pdf |title=Zarys pięćdziesięcioletnich dziejów rugby w Gdańskiej Lechii |last=Bocheński |first=Damian |date=2007 |website=lechiarugby.pl |access-date=9 August 2024 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033733/http://lechiarugby.pl/Zarys_50_lat_RC_Lechia.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> ice hockey club [[Stoczniowiec Gdańsk]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.trojmiasto.pl/Gdansk-nie-bedzie-mial-druzyny-w-Polskiej-Hokej-Lidze-Stoczniowiec-wycofuje-sie-n153704.html |title=Gdańsk nie będzie miał drużyny w Polskiej Hokej Lidze. Stoczniowiec wycofuje się |last=Główczyński |first=Jacek |date=28 February 2021 |website=trojmiasto.pl|access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref> and volleyball club [[Trefl Gdańsk]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.trojmiasto.pl/Mika-najlepszym-siatkarzem-Final-Four-Trefl-Gdansk-n89743.html |title=Lotos Trefl zdobył Puchar Polski! |date=19 April 2015 |website=trojmiasto.pl |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref>

The city's [[Hala Olivia]] was a venue for the official [[2009 EuroBasket]],<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/6328/_/index.html 2009 EuroBasket] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807052744/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/6328/_/index.html |date=7 August 2016 }}, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, Retrieved 5 June 2016.</ref> and the [[Ergo Arena]] was one of the [[2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship]], [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]] and [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] venues.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Europe/Men_2013.html |title=Men's Volleyball XXVIII European Championship 2013 |website=Todor66 |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://fivb.com/en/FIVB/viewnews.asp?No=18145 |title=FIVB signs agreement for Men's 2014 Volleyball World Championship to be hosted in Poland |access-date=2008-04-06 |publisher=Federation Internationale de Volleyball |date=2010-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924084519/http://fivb.com/EN/FIVB/viewNews.asp?No=18145 |archive-date=2010-09-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url = http://pzla.pl/index.php?_a=1&kat_id=4&_id=5335 | title = HALOWE MŚ 2014 W SOPOCIE! |publisher =  Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki  | date=2011-11-18}}</ref>