Warta Zawiercie (volleyball)

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Warta Zawiercie
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Full nameKlub Siatkarski Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie Spółka Akcyjna
Short nameWarta
NicknameJurajscy Rycerze
(The Jurassic Knights)
Founded1972;52 years ago (1972)
GroundHala OSiR II
(Capacity: 1,500)
ChairmanKryspin Baran
Manager Michał Winiarski
Captain Mateusz Bieniek
League PlusLiga
2023–24 2nd place
Website Club home page
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Warta Zawiercie, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Zawiercie in southern Poland.

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The club was founded in 1972 and reestablished in 2011. Since the 2017–18 season, Warta Zawiercie has been playing in PlusLiga, the highest level league of Polish volleyball. [1]

Honours

Domestic

2nd place (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2023–24

Team

As of 2023–24 season

Coaching staff

OccupationName
Head coach Flag of Poland.svg Michał Winiarski
Assistant coach Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Rotari

Players

No.NameDate of birthPosition
2 Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Kwolek 17 July 1997 (age 26)outside hitter
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Perry 20 November 1995 (age 28)libero
5 Flag of Poland.svg Miłosz Zniszczoł2 July 1986 (age 37)middle blocker
6 Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Schamlewski16 January 1991 (age 33)middle blocker
7 Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Gregorowicz7 March 1994 (age 30)libero
8 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kalembka30 June 1991 (age 32)middle blocker
9 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Gąsior9 January 1995 (age 29)opposite
10 Flag of France.svg Thibault Rossard 28 August 1993 (age 30)outside hitter
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samuel Cooper 17 June 2001 (age 22)outside hitter
15 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Tavares 2 March 1993 (age 31)setter
17 Flag of France.svg Trévor Clévenot 28 June 1994 (age 29)outside hitter
18 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Kozłowski 16 February 1985 (age 39)setter
20 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Bieniek 5 April 1994 (age 30)middle blocker
21 Flag of Poland.svg Karol Butryn 18 June 1993 (age 30)opposite
25 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Szalacha15 January 1994 (age 30)middle blocker
99 Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Łaba30 July 1991 (age 32)outside hitter

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos.
2017–2018 1PlusLiga9
2018–2019 1PlusLiga4
2019–2020 1PlusLiga10
2020–2021 1PlusLiga8
2021–2022 1PlusLiga3
2022–2023 1PlusLiga4
2023–2024 1PlusLiga2

Former names

YearsName
1972–1980MZKS Warta Zawiercie
1980–1991MRKS Warta Zawiercie
1991–1993MKS Warta Zawiercie
1993–1995KS CTH Warta Zawiercie
2011–2014KS Aluron Warta Zawiercie
2014–2019KS Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie
2019–2020KS Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
2020–presentKS Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie

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References

  1. "Baraże o PlusLigę: kompromitacja AZS-u Częstochowa. Aluron Warta zdemolowała rywali i zagra w elicie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.