BC Sakalai
| BC Sakalai | |||
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| Leagues |
Lithuanian Basketball League Baltic Basketball League |
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| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Dissolved | 2013 | ||
| Arena | Ekinstos laisvalaikio centras (capacity: 1,000) |
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| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Team colors |
Yellow and green |
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| President | Linas Kvedaravičius | ||
| Championships |
Lithuanian Basketball A League (1994) Baltic Basketball League Challenge Cup (2009) |
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BC Sakalai was a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania, playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League. They played their home games at the 1,000-seat Ekinstos laisvalaikio centras.
Sakalai means falcons in Lithuanian language.
BC Sakalai began playing in 1991 at the Lithuanian Basketball A League (LKAL). In 1994, Sakalai managed to win the LKAL Championship and in June 1994, the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) Committee accepted them into the LKL.
In their debut season, Sakalai finished in 8th place (17 wins and 23 losses). Their first win was against , 100–88. In the playoffs, Sakalai lost the series 0–2 in the first round to BC Žalgiris.
In the 1995–96 LKL season, Sakalai finished in 5th place and also competed in the Korać Cup. In the Korać Cup, Sakalai moved up to the Round of 16, where they lost to Croatia Osiguranje Split. The team became a strong playoff team, even finishing in 3rd place in the 1997-98 regular season, though losing both the semifinals and bronze medal series, finishing 4th.
Luck changed the next season, as Sakalai won 3rd place in the 1998–99 LKL season and were invited to the Saporta Cup, where they reached the Round of 16 before losing to Panionios Athens.
Since 1999, Sakalai have become the second-best team in Vilnius after Lietuvos rytas. In the 1999–2000 LKL season, Sakalai won 4th place, being unable to repeat in 3rd place. In the 2000–01, 2001–02, and 2002–03 LKL seasons, Sakalai finished in 6th, 6th, and 5th places respectively. They also played in the Saporta Cup in the 2000–01 season.
In 2003–04 and 2004–05 LKL seasons, Sakalai were one away from 3rd place, but lost to Šiauliai both times. Also, in 2005, Sakalai competed in the first Baltic Basketball League season, finishing in 6th place. The next three seasons, Sakalai won 5th, 7th, and 7th places respectively.
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