KPS Chemik Police is the professional women's volleyball department of Polish sports club Chemik Police based in Police and plays in the Tauron Liga.
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| Full name | Klub Piłki Siatkowej Chemik Police Spółka Akcyjna | ||
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| Short name | Chemik Police | ||
| Nickname | Chemiczki | ||
| Founded | 1989 | ||
| Ground | Azoty Arena, Szczecin, Poland (Capacity: 5,403) | ||
| Chairman |  Paweł Frankowski | ||
| Manager |  Marco Fenoglio | ||
| League | TAURON Liga | ||
| 2020–21 |  Gold | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Previous names edit
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- KS Chemik Police (1989–1993)
- ARS Komfort Police (1993–1994)
- KS Chemik Police (1994–....)
- PSPS Chemik Police (....–2013)
- KPS Chemik Police (2013–2014)
- Chemik Police (2014–present)
History edit
Sports club Klub Sportowy (KS) Chemik Police created its women's volleyball department in 1989.[1] Two years later, in 1991, the club made its debut in the League 1, the highest division in Poland.[2] It was relegated at the end of the 1991–92 season, but in the following season it won the Polish Cup and promotion to the Liga 1 before (due to sponsorship) changing its name to ARS Komfort in July 1993.[3] In its second spell at League 1, the club had immediate success, winning the Polish Championships and the Polish Cup for two consecutive seasons (1993–94 and 1994–95).[4] In that same period the club finished third at the 1993–94 CEV Cup Winners Cup.[5] In October 1994, the club was renamed KS Chemik Police after losing its main sponsor and with financial issues in the following seasons, the club was relegated in 1998.[6][7]
After years playing in the lower leagues under the name Polickie Stowarzyszenie Pilki Siatkowej (PSPS) Chemik Police, a large industrial local chemical plant called Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A. (a subsidiary of Grupa Azoty) which for long had a strategic partnership with the club, decided to invest in the club.[8]
In 2013 the club was promoted to the Orlen Liga and was renamed Klub Piłki Siatkowej (KPS) Chemik Police. Since then the club won four Polish Championships (2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17), three the Polish Cups (2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17), two Polish Super Cups (2014, 2015) and finished fourth in the 2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League.[4][9]
Honours edit
National competitions edit
- 1993–94, 1994–95, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017-18, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022
Polish Cup: 10
- 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023
Polish Super Cup: 4
- 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023
Team edit
2017–2018 squad, as per March 2018.[10]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bianka Buša
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Outside hitter | 1.87 | 74 | 25 July 1994 |
| 3 |  Alexandra Holston
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Opposite | 1.88 | 73 | 3 April 1995 |
| 4 | Katarzyna Gajgał-Anioł
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Middle blocker | 1.91 | 85 | 21 September 1981 |
| 6 | Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza
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Middle blocker | 1.85 | 70 | 20 February 1986 |
| 7 | Malwina Smarzek
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Outside hitter | 1.91 | 79 | 3 June 1996 |
| 8 | Izabela Bełcik
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Setter | 1.86 | 70 | 29 November 1980 |
| 11 | Stefana Veljković
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Middle blocker | 1.90 | 76 | 9 January 1990 |
| 13 | Slađana Mirković
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Setter | 1.85 | 78 | 7 October 1995 |
| 14 | Natalia Medrzyk
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Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 74 | 13 January 1992 |
| 15 |  Simeonova Strashimira
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Middle-Blocker | 1.95 | 78 | 18 August 1985 |
| 17 | Aleksandra Krzos
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Libero | 1.81 | 71 | 23 June 1989 |
| 18 | Katarzyna Zaroślińska
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Opposite | 1.87 | 79 | 3 February 1987 |
| 2016–2017 Team[11][12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 1 | Anna Werblińska
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Outside hitter | 1.78 | 65 | 14 May 1984 |
| 2 | Mariola Zenik
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Libero | 1.73 | 67 | 3 July 1982 |
| 3 |  Madelaynne Montaño
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Opposite | 1.85 | 68 | 6 January 1983 |
| 4 | Katarzyna Gajgał-Anioł
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Middle blocker | 1.91 | 85 | 21 September 1981 |
| 6 | Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza
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Middle blocker | 1.85 | 70 | 20 February 1986 |
| 7 | Malwina Smarzek
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Outside hitter | 1.91 | 79 | 3 June 1996 |
| 8 | Izabela Bełcik
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Setter | 1.86 | 70 | 29 November 1980 |
| 9 | Magdalena Stysiak
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Outside hitter | 1.99 | 80 | 3 December 2000 |
| 11 | Stefana Veljković
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Middle blocker | 1.90 | 76 | 9 January 1990 |
| 13 | Nikola Abramajtyz
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Middle blocker | 1.85 | 74 | 13 February 1997 |
| 14 | Joanna Wołosz
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Setter | 1.81 | 71 | 7 April 1990 |
| 15 | Jelena Blagojević
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Outside hitter | 1.81 | 67 | 1 December 1988 |
| 16 | Aleksandra Jagieło
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Outside hitter | 1.80 | 68 | 2 June 1980 |
| 17 | Aleksandra Krzos
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Libero | 1.81 | 71 | 23 June 1989 |
| 18 | Katarzyna Zaroślińska
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Opposite | 1.87 | 79 | 3 February 1987 |
| 2015–2016 Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date | |
| 1 | Anna Werblińska
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Outside Hitter | 1.78 | 14/05/1984 | |
| 2 | Mariola Zenik
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Libero | 1.73 | 03/07/1982 | |
| 3 | Madelaynne Montaño
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Opposite Hitter | 1.85 | 06/01/1983 | |
| 4 | Katarzyna Gajgał-Anioł
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Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 21/09/1981 | |
| 6 | Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza
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Middle Blocker | 1.86 | 20/02/1986 | |
| 8 | Izabela Bełcik
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Setter | 1.85 | 29/11/1980 | |
| 9 |  Helena Havelková
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Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 25/07/1988 | |
| 10 |  Yonkaira Peña
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Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 10/05/1993 | |
| 11 | Stefana Veljković
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Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 09/01/1990 | |
| 12 | Izabela Kowalińska
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Opposite Hitter | 1.89 | 23/02/1985 | |
| 13 | Katarzyna Mróz
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Middle Blocker | 1.94 | 19/02/1981 | |
| 14 | Joanna Wołosz
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Setter | 1.81 | 07/04/1990 | |
| 16 | Aleksandra Jagieło
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Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 02/06/1980 | |
| 19 | Paulina Maj-Erwardt
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Libero | 1.66 | 22/03/1987 | |
References edit
- ^ "Premierowy występ siatkarek". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). 22 August 1989. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Emocje pod siatką - I-ligowa inauguracja w Policach". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Już nie Chemik lecz Ars-Komfort". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Historia z sukcesami". KPS Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "CUP WINNERS WOMEN - 1993/1994". CEV. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Komfort przeniósł się do Stargardu". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Artykuły związane z sekcją piłki siatkowej". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Kowalczyk, Edyta (3 April 2015). "Prezes zarządu Grupy Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A. Krzysztof Jałosiński: Sięgnąć gwiazd". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Wielki finał ORLEN Ligi: Chemik Police mistrzem Polski!". Orlen Liga (in Polish). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Chemik POLICE". CEV. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Chemik Police Team". Orlen Liga (in Polish). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Chemik Police - Team Details". CEV. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (in Polish)