AZS AWF Warsaw (men's volleyball)

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AZS AWF Warsaw
Full nameAkademicki Związek Sportowy Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie
Founded1949
Dissolved1995

AZS AWF Warszawa, known in English as AZS AWF Warsaw, was a Polish men's volleyball team based in Warsaw, founded in 1949 as a university team (AZS) and dissolved in 1995. It was the most successful Polish volleyball club of the 20th century in terms of the number of league titles before the establishment of the professional volleyball league. [1]

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Honours

Domestic

Winners (14): 1952, 1953, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68
Winners (3): 1953, 1953–54, 1954

International

Semifinalists (1): 1959–60

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References

  1. "Historia klubu". azsawf.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2 September 2020.