PGE Skra Bełchatów
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| Full name | PGE Skra Bełchatów SSA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground |
Energia Hall ul. Dąbrowskiego 11 97-400 Bełchatów (Capacity: 2,700) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Konrad Piechocki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Miguel Angel Falasca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Mariusz Wlazły | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | PlusLiga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Club home page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Volleyball | ||
| CEV Champions League | ||
| Silver | 2011/2012 Łódź | |
| Bronze | 2007/2008 Łódź | |
| Bronze | 2009/2010 Łódź | |
| Club World Championship | ||
| Silver | 2009 Doha | |
| Silver | 2010 Doha | |
| Bronze | 2012 Doha | |
| Polish Championship (PlusLiga) | ||
| Gold | 2004/2005 | |
| Gold | 2005/2006 | |
| Gold | 2006/2007 | |
| Gold | 2007/2008 | |
| Gold | 2008/2009 | |
| Gold | 2009/2010 | |
| Gold | 2010/2011 | |
| Gold | 2013/2014 | |
| Silver | 2011/2012 | |
| Bronze | 2001/2002 | |
| Polish Cup | ||
| Gold | 2004/2005 | |
| Gold | 2005/2006 | |
| Gold | 2006/2007 Kielce | |
| Gold | 2008/2009 Kielce | |
| Gold | 2010/2011 Warszawa | |
| Gold | 2011/2012 Rzeszów | |
| Polish SuperCup | ||
| Gold | 2012 Częstochowa | |
| Gold | 2014 Poznań | |
PGE Skra Bełchatów SSA – is a Polish professional volleyball team, based in Bełchatów, playing in PlusLiga. PGE Skra won the title of Polish Champion eight times (2004-2011, 2014) and Polish Cup six times. Club won a silver and two bronzes of CEV Champions League.
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Team history
Robotniczy Klub Sportowy (Workers Sports Club) Skra was founded in 1930 in Bełchatów. First, it was a football club. In 1957, a volleyball section was created. In 1977 the football section was separated from the club and incorporated into KWB Bełchatów. In 1991 Bełchatów Power Station became the sponsor of the club, and the club changed its name to Energetyczny Klub Sportowy (Energetic Sports Club) Skra. In 1994, the club advanced to Polish league II, and in 1997 to league I "B" series. In 1999, it was promoted to series "A", but after a year it fell back down to series "B" again.
In 2001, the club led by Wiesław Czaja was promoted to PlusLiga. In their first season there - 2001/2002 the team achieved the bronze medal in the Polish Men's Volleyball Championship, defeating Jastrzębski Węgiel after three matches. In 2002/2003 Skra took 6th place in league and lost in second round of the CEV Cup in match against Russian club Lokomotiv Yekaterinburg. The team had a new head coach - Ireneusz Mazur. In 2003/2004 club was close to achieve next medal. Skra lost with AZS Częstochowa after five matches. The team was also defeated in the final match of the Polish Cup by KP Polska Energia Sosnowiec. In 2004/2005 players of Skra began their masterful passe. They won first title of Polish Champion after three matches with AZS Olsztyn and achieved their first Polish Cup also after final match with club from Olsztyn (3-1). The team repeated this success in next season, when they won second title of Polish Champion in four final matches with Jastrzębski Węgiel, and Polish Cup for the second year in a row (winning final match with AZS Częstochowa (3-0)). They lost two matches against Greek Iraklis Thessaloniki V.C. in play-off 6 of CEV Champions League 2005/2006.
In 2006, the new coach was Daniel Castellani, who was the first coach of the club outside Polish. He spent in Bełchatów three seasons. During his work PGE Skra won next three title of Polish Champion (2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009) and two Polish Cups (2007, 2009). In 2008 PGE Skra as host played in Final Four of CEV Champions League 2007/2008 held at Hala MOSiR in Łódź. On March 29, 2008 the team lost semi final with Russian club Dynamo-Tattransgaz Kazan (2-3). Next day, PGE Skra players won bronze medal in match with Italian Sisley Treviso (3-2).
In 2009 new coach was hired. It was Jacek Nawrocki. The first success under the guidance of new coach was silver medal of the FIVB Club World Championship 2009. At this tournament after promoting from Pool B, PGE Skra won semi final with VC Zenit-Kazan (3-1), but on November 8, 2009 Polish club lost final against Trentino Volley (0-3). 2 of 7 individuall awards received PGE Skra players - Bartosz Kurek as the Best Scorer, Marcin Możdżonek as the Best Blocker. In 2010 Polish team was the host of Final Four CEV Champions League 2009/2010 again. They lost semi final with VC Dynamo Moscow and won bronze medal in match against ACH Volley Bled. Mariusz Wlazły was the Best Scorer of Final Four tournament. In 2009/2010 club won 6th title of Polish Champion. On December 21, 2010 PGE Skra achieved silver medal of the FIVB Club World Championship 2010. They lost with Trentino Volley (1-3). In 2010/2011 Polish club won 7th title of the Polish Champion and fifth Polish Cup. First trphy in 2012 was sixth Polish Cup in history of the club. On March 18, 2012 PGE Skra achieve silver medal of the CEV Champions League. They won the match against Arkas Izmir in semi final, but losing final against Russian club - VC Zenit-Kazan in the Final Four held at Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.[1] The final match ended controversially, because the referee didn't see the block of Russian player and ended the match despite the fact that audience and all players saw the error on screen.[2] PGE Skra players received 3 of 8 individual awards. Best Receiver was Michał Winiarski, the award for Best Spiker received Bartosz Kurek and title of Most Valuable Player gained team captain - Mariusz Wlazły.[3] In season 2011/2012 club lost in final of PlusLiga with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów and achieved silver medal. On October 18, 2013 PGE Skra lost semi final of the FIVB Club World Championship with Sada Cruzeiro (2-3). Next day, Polish team won bronze in match with VC Zenit Kazan (3-2). Opposite Aleksandar Atanasijević was awarded the Best Scorer. In season 2012/2013 club took 5th place in PlusLiga and was eliminated from CEV Champions League by Arkas Izmir.
In 2013 to club from Bełchatów came back a former setter of this club - Miguel Angel Falasca, who after ending his sports career debuted as the head coach. In 2013/2014 PGE Skra competed in CEV Cup, continuing as far as the semi final, which they lost to Gubierniya Nizhny Novgorod. On October 24, 2013 one of the players - Stephane Antiga signed contract with Polish Association of Volleyball and became the new head coach of Poland men's national volleyball team. For the first time in the history of Polish national team, current coach was an active player. In season 2013/2014 PGE Skra won a title of Polish Champion 2014, which is 8th title of Polish Champion in history.[4] On October 8, 2014 PGE Skra as the Polish Champion 2014 played with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (winner of Polish Cup2014) for the ENEA Polish SuperCup2014.[5] PGE Skra won 3-1 at Arena Poznań in Poznań. Facundo Conte was awarded a title of the Most Valuable Player.[6] In season 2014/2015 PGE Skra has been playing in 2014–15 CEV Champions League. They won all matches in Pool F with Precura Antwerpen, Hypo Tirol Innsbruck, Jihostroj České Budějovice, with a perfect record, winning 18 and losing only 2 sets along the way.[7] In playoff 12 beat Italian club Cucine Lube Treia twice - 3–0 in Macerata[8] and 3–1 at Atlas Arena, Łódź.[9] They went to playoff 6, where their opponents were Italian Sir Safety Perugia. PGE Skra lost their first match with Italian team (2-3) and gained 1 point. In revenge match, on March 11, 2015 at Atlas Arena, Łódź PGE Skra Bełchatów beat Sir Safety Perugia 3-1, gained 3 points and went to the Final Four, which will be held in Berlin.[10] They will play with another Polish team - Asseco Resovia Rzeszów and for the firsat time in history two Polish teams will be playing at semifinal of CEV Champions League Final Four.[11] Club played in Final Four of 2014–15 CEV Champions League, but lost with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów in semifinal and next day in bronze medal match with Berlin Recycling Volleys and did not achieve any medal.
Former names
| 1957–1991 | KS Skra Bełchatów |
| 1991–2004 | EKS Skra Bełchatów |
| 2004–2005 | KPS Skra Bełchatów SSA |
| 2005–2007 | BOT Skra Bełchatów SSA |
| 2007–? | PGE Skra Bełchatów SSA |
Coaches
| 1997–1999 |  Paweł Blomberg |
| 1999–1999 | Waldemar Kuczewski |
| 1999–2000 | Zbigniew Zarzycki |
| 2000–2003 | Wiesław Czaja |
| 2003–2006 | Ireneusz Mazur |
| 2006–2009 |  Daniel Castellani |
| 2009–2013 | Jacek Nawrocki |
| 2013–? |  Miguel Angel Falasca |
Team 2014/2015
| Coach: | Miguel Angel Falasca |
| Second coach: |  Fabio Storti |
| Coach of physical preparation: | Daniel Lecouna |
| Doctor: | Wojciech Łucarz |
| Physiotherapist: | Michał Woźniak |
| Tomasz Kuciapiński | |
| Scoutman: | Francesco Oleni |
| Manager: | Sebastian Gaszek |
| Shirt No | Player | Birth Date | Height [cm] | Position |
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| 1 |  Srećko Lisinac | May 17, 1992 | 205 | middle-blocker |
| 2 | Mariusz Wlazły (C) | August 4, 1983 | 194 | opposite hitter |
| 6 | Karol Kłos | August 8, 1989 | 201 | middle-blocker |
| 7 | Facundo Conte | August 25, 1989 | 198 | outside hitter |
| 8 | Andrzej Wrona | December 27, 1988 | 205 | middle-blocker |
| 9 | Maciej Muzaj | May 21, 1994 | 207 | opposite hitter |
| 10 | Nicolás Uriarte | March 21, 1990 | 192 | setter |
| 11 | Piotr Badura | February 20, 1995 | 206 | middle-blocker |
| 12 | Wojciech Włodarczyk | October 28, 1990 | 200 | outside hitter |
| 13 | Michał Winiarski | September 28, 1983 | 200 | outside hitter |
| 15 | Aleksa Brđović | July 29, 1993 | 203 | setter |
| 16 | Kacper Piechocki | December 17, 1995 | 184 | libero |
| 17 |  Ferdinand Tille | December 8, 1988 | 185 | libero |
| 18 |  Nicolas Marechal | March 4, 1987 | 198 | outside hitter |
Notable players
| 2002–2003 | Łukasz Żygadło |
| 2003–? | Mariusz Wlazły |
| 2003–2004 | Michał Ruciak |
| 2003–2004 2007–2013 | Michał Bąkiewicz |
| 2003–2007 | Krzysztof Ignaczak |
| 2004–2005 2006–2008 | Piotr Gruszka |
| 2005–2006 2009–2013 2014–? | Michał Winiarski |
| 2006–2007 |  Evgeni Ivanov |
| 2006–2008 |  Daniel Lewis |
| 2006–2009 |  Janne Heikkinen |
| 2007–2011 2013–2014 | Stephane Antiga |
| 2007–2014 | Daniel Pliński |
| 2008–2009 | Jakub Jarosz |
| 2008–2012 | Marcin Możdżonek |
| 2008–2012 | Bartosz Kurek |
| 2008–2012 | Miguel Angel Falasca |
| 2010–2014 | Paweł Zatorski |
| 2010–? | Karol Kłos |
| 2011–2013 | Aleksandar Atanasijević |
| 2012–2013 | Dante Boninfante |
| 2013–2014 | Samuel Tuia |
| 2013–? | Andrzej Wrona |
| 2013–? | Nicolás Uriarte |
| 2013–? | Facundo Conte |
| 2014–? | Ferdinand Tille |
| 2014–? | Srećko Lisinac |
| 2014–? | Nicolas Marechal |
See also
- Volleyball in Poland
- Sports in Poland
References
- ↑ Zenit KAZAN shatters PGE Skra dreams of home glory - cev.lu - 18-03-2012
- ↑ PGE Skra Bełchatów - Zenit Kazań 2:3. Sędzia odebrał PGE Skrze szanse na sukces - lodz.naszemiasto.pl - 19-03-2012
- ↑ Mariusz Wlazły MVP Final Four LM - plusliga.pl - 18-03-2012
- ↑ PGE Skra mistrzem Polski - plusliga.pl - 27-04-2014
- ↑ ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów - plusliga.pl - 08-10-2014
- ↑ Facundo Conte MVP ENEA Super Pucharu w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn 2014 - plusliga.pl - 08-10-2014
- ↑ PGE Skra make it six in a row to cap memorable campaign in CL League Round - cev.lu - 27-01-2015
- ↑ Skra makes big step forward towards Playoffs 6 - cev.lu - 11-02-2015
- ↑ PGE Skra BELCHATOW claim last spot in Playoffs 6 in front of a sell-out crowd of 12,000 fans - cev.lu - 19-02-2015
- ↑ PGE Skra BELCHATOW secure Final Four ticket to delight 12,000 home fans - cev.lu - 11-03-2015
- ↑ Asseco Resovia RZESZOW claim historic Final Four ticket to set up much anticipated Polish derby with Skra in semis - cev.lu - 11-03-2015
External links
- Official website (Polish) (English) (Russian)
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