Polonia London
| Full name | Polonia London Volleyball Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname |
IBB Polonia London (male) Polonia SideOut London (female) | ||
| Founded |
1973 (male) 1980 (female) | ||
| Ground | Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, London | ||
| League | Super 8s | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Polonia London VC is a professional volleyball team based in London, Great Britain. The club plays in Super 8s, highest level of the English Volleyball League. The male section of the club is named IBB Polonia London (since 2013), the female section is named Polonia SideOut London.
Achievements
Women's volleyball
- English Championship
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(x1) 2011 -
(x5) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
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- English Cup
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(x1) 2016
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Men's volleyball
- English Championship
- (x5) 1986, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017
- (x5) 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2012
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(x1) 2007
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- English Cup
- (x2) 2016, 2017
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History
The club was set up in 1973 by Maciej Behnke and Henryk Pauliński, members of the Polish YMCA.[1] The female section of the club was founded by sisters Bożena and Grażyna Zajączkowska in 1980. Both secotions, male and female are playing in the highest level of English volleyball league Super 8s. In 2013 IBB Polonia London has established a partnership agreement with one of the most successful Polish clubs PGE Skra Bełchatów to popularize volleyball in the UK, the promotion of both clubs and exchange experience in the field of training.[2] In March 2017 Polish player Krzysztof Ignaczak joined to club for the rest of the season 2016/17. His playing, as current World Champion, at the club is caused to promoting volleyball in Great Britain and in the world.[3]
Teams
- Men's volleyball
| Team roster - season 2016/2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBB Polonia London | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 1 |  Leszek Giedroyc | outside hitter | |||
| 2 |  Olivier Raynaud | August 23, 1989 | outside hitter | ||
| 3 |  Michał Saller | November 11, 1976 | libero | ||
| 5 |  Odysseus Adam | February 18, 1997 | setter | ||
| 7 | Robert Nicholson | January 19, 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 8 | Tomasz Lasocki | March 30, 1987 | universal | ||
| 9 | Christo Todorov | April 21, 1988 | setter | ||
| 10 |  Mihail Stoev | September 25, 1990 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 |  Fernando Marques | November 21, 1994 | libero | ||
| 12 |  Derek Guimond | September 16, 1992 | middle blocker | ||
| 13 | Bartosz Kisielewicz | November 20, 1986 | setter | ||
| 14 | Roman Mizerak | September 22, 1987 | outside hitter | ||
| 15 | Igor Drej | December 5, 1990 | libero | ||
| 16 | Michał Bartoszak | August 24, 1993 | middle blocker | ||
| 17 |  Marius Ciortea | October 12, 1983 | opposite | ||
| 18 | Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley | January 11, 1994 | middle blocker | ||
| Krzysztof Ignaczak | May 15, 1978 | ||||
| Head coach: Piotr Graban Assistant: Patrik Selep | |||||
References
- ↑ "History". London Polonia official site. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ WSPÓŁPRACA PGE SKRY I POLONII LONDYN - skra.pl - 11-03-2017
- ↑ Ignaczak at IBB Polonia London - polonia.vc - 11-03-2017