Full name | Lubelski Klub Przyjaciół Siatkówki Lublin | ||
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Founded | 2013 | ||
Ground | Hala Globus (Capacity: 4,119) | ||
Chairman | Krzysztof Skubiszewski | ||
Manager | Massimo Botti | ||
Captain | Marcin Komenda | ||
League | PlusLiga | ||
2023–24 | 5th place | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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LKPS Lublin, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Bogdanka LUK Lublin, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Lublin in eastern Poland, founded in 2013. The club has been promoted to the top flight of the Polish volleyball, PlusLiga in 2021.
The foundation of the club took place on 26 August 2013 in the city of Lublin as a sports association under the name LKPS Lublin. Lublin began its history in the 3rd Polish Volleyball League, playing there from the club foundation in 2013 until 2015.
From 2015 to 2019, Lublin was playing in the 2nd Polish Volleyball League. In 2019, the team coached by Maciej Kołodziejczyk finished the league in 2nd place, and won promotion to the 1st Polish Volleyball League.
In 2021, acting as LUK Politechnika Lublin, the team won the league and therefore gained the possibility to play in the upcoming PlusLiga season. [1] [2]
As of 2024–25 season
Occupation | Name | |
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Head coach | Massimo Botti | |
Assistant coach | Arkadiusz Grzelak | Maciej Kołodziejczyk |
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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1 | Jan Nowakowski | 17 May 1994 | middle blocker |
4 | Marcin Komenda | 24 May 1996 | setter |
5 | Mikołaj Sawicki | 23 November 1999 | outside hitter |
6 | Mateusz Malinowski | 6 May 1992 | opposite |
7 | Jakub Wachnik | 16 February 1993 | outside hitter |
9 | Wilfredo León | 31 July 1993 | outside hitter |
10 | Mikołaj Słotarski | 2 October 2002 | setter |
11 | Aleks Grozdanov | 28 March 1998 | middle blocker |
16 | Maciej Czyrek | 17 December 2000 | libero |
17 | Thales Hoss | 26 April 1989 | libero |
20 | Maciej Zając | 5 March 2003 | middle blocker |
21 | Bennie Tuinstra | 12 September 2000 | outside hitter |
33 | Fynn McCarthy | 4 December 1999 | middle blocker |
35 | Kewin Sasak | 20 February 1997 | opposite |
Season | Tier | League | Pos. |
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2021–22 | 1 | PlusLiga | 11 |
2022–23 | 1 | PlusLiga | 10 |
2023–24 | 1 | PlusLiga | 5 |
Years | Name |
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2013–2014 | LKPS Lublin |
2014–2016 | LKPS Pszczółka Lublin |
2016–2017 | LKPS Politechnika Pszczółka Lublin |
2017–2018 | LKPS Politechnika Lublin |
2018–2021 | LUK Politechnika Lublin |
2021–2023 | LUK Lublin |
2023–present | Bogdanka LUK Lublin |
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