page_title: Gdynia
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Gdynia / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Stadion GOSiR in Gdynia (Poland). Français&#160;: L'intérieur du stade municipal de Gdynia, en Pologne. Polski: Stadion GOSiR, stadion piłkarski w Gdyni.
context_page_description: Gdynia is a city in northern Poland. Located on Gdańsk Bay on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, it is a major seaport and the second-largest city in Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk. Gdynia has a population of 246,348, which makes it the twelfth-largest city in Poland. It is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity, with a population of over 1,000,000 people.
  Historically and culturally part of Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia for centuries remained a small farming and fishing village. At the beginning of the 20th-century, Gdynia attracted visitors as a seaside resort town, and began to build tourism. The local population increased in response to the change in the economy.
  After Poland regained its independence in 1918, the government decided to construct a Polish seaport in Gdynia, between the Free City of Danzig and German Pomerania, making Gdynia a primary economic hub. In 1926 Gdynia was granted city rights, after which it enjoyed a rapid demographic and architectural development.
context_section_description: Sport teams
  Arka Gdynia – men's football team (Polish Cup winner 1979 and 2017, Polish SupeCup winner in 2017 and in 2018 Currently plays in the first division of Polish football, the Ekstraklasa)
  Bałtyk Gdynia – men's football team, currently playing in Polish 4rd division
  Arka Gdynia ( Basketball) – men's basketball team ( 9 time Polish Basketball League winner)
  Arka Gdynia (women's basketball) – women's basketball team (11 time women's basket league)
  RC Arka Gdynia – rugby team (Champions of Poland in seasons 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2010/2011) 
  Seahawks Gdynia – American football team (Polish American Football League) ( 4-time champion of Poland in 2012,2014 and in 2015)
  Arka Gdynia (Handball) - Handball team which plays in Ekstraliga (First division of Polish handball)
caption: Stadion GOSiR
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