MKS Kalisz

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Energa MKS Kalisz
Energa MKS Kalisz.png
Full nameEnerga Miejski Klub Sportowy Kalisz
Founded2007;18 years ago (2007)
Arena Arena Kalisz
Capacity3,164
President Błażej Wojtyła
Head coach Rafał Kuptel
League Polish Superliga
Club colours  
Website
Official site

MKS Kalisz is a men's handball club from Kalisz, Poland, that plays in the Superliga.

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The current name of the club is Energa MKS Kalisz due to sponsorship reasons. [1]

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Kalisz
Location of MKS Kalisz

History

The club was founded in 2007 and was able to start in the second league. The Polish Handball Association expanded the first league on May 31, 2012, so the team started playing in the first league in the 2012/2013 season. [2] In 2016, Bartłomiej Jaszka became the team's player coach. In the 2016/2017 season, the team won 21, drew one and lost four, finishing first in Division 1 Group B with 43 points. [3] After winning the first league, the club management requested and received a license to play in the Superliga. [4] MKS Kalisz debuted in the highest Polish league on September 2, 2017, losing at home to Vive Kielce (20:36). He achieved his first victory on September 17, 2017, defeating Stal Mielec at home (30:27). The team ended up in 7th place in the Superliga. The team's best result is 6th place, which it achieved several times.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

NamePeriod
KPR Szczypiorno Kalisz2007–2015
MKS Kalisz 2015–2018
Energa MKS Kalisz2018–present

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Arena Kalisz Kalisz Arena (2).JPG
Home hall: Arena Kalisz

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season [5]
Energa MKS Kalisz.png Energa MKS Kalisz

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Transfer History

Honours

Individual awards

Domestic

Polish Superliga Top Scorer

SeasonNameGoals
2021–22 Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Adamski 162

EHF ranking

As of 5/12/2024 [11]
RankTeamPoints
216 Flag of Serbia.svg RK Radnički Kragujevac 8
217 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Dubrava 8
218 Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Skövde 8
219 Flag of Poland.svg MKS Kalisz8
220 Flag of Bulgaria.svg HC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 7
221 Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL Nicosia HC 7
222 Flag of Poland.svg Unia Tarnów 7

Former club members

Notable former players

The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.

Goalkeepers

Right wingers

Left wingers

Line players

Left backs

Central backs

Right backs

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
2016–2017 Bartłomiej Jaszka Flag of Poland.svg
2017–2018 Paweł Rusek Flag of Poland.svg
2019–2020 Patrik Liljestrand Flag of Sweden.svg
2020–2021 Tomasz Strząbała Flag of Poland.svg
2021–2023 Paweł Noch Flag of Poland.svg
2023– Rafał Kuptel Flag of Poland.svg

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References

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  2. https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-reczna/289179/i-liga-powiekszona-mks-kalisz-w-i-lidze
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  10. "Krzysztof Komarzewski w Górniku Zabrze!". handballzabrze.pl.
  11. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".