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Atom Trefl Sopot

Atom Trefl Sopot
Full nameAtom Trefl Sopot Spółka Akcyjna
NicknameAtomówki
Founded2008
GroundErgo Arena
Gdańsk/Sopot, Poland
(Capacity: 11,200)
OwnerKazimierz Wierzbicki
ChairmanMarek Wierzbicki
Head coachPiotr Matela
LeagueOrlen Liga
2016–179th
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away
2016–17

Atom Trefl Sopot was a Polish women's volleyball club based in Sopot and playing in the Orlen Liga.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

  • Trefl Gdynia (2008–2009)
  • Trefl Sopot (2009–2010)
  • Atom Trefl Sopot (2010–2014)
  • PGE Atom Trefl Sopot (2014–2016)
  • Atom Trefl Sopot (2016–2017)

History

The club was founded in 2008 as Trefl Gdynia and since its creation is a project designed to focus on professional sport at the highest league. The club reached the top Polish league after two seasons, in 2010 and achieved league success shortly after, winning the Championship in 2011–12 and 2012–13.[1] The club proved to be very competitive at the highest national level as on its first six seasons (from 2010 until 2016), apart from the two titles mentioned earlier, it finished the league no lower than third placed. In the same period, it has also reached the Polish Cup finals on four occasions (winning in 2014–15) and was involved in three Polish Super Cups.[2] In international competitions the club has yet to win a title, it has been often featuring in European competitions with a second place at the 2014–15 CEV Cup as its best result.[3] In 2017 club replaced by Proxima Kraków and changed name on Trefl Proxima Kraków. This new club had promoted from I liga.

Honours

National competitions

2011–12, 2012–13
2014–15

Team

Season 2016–2017, as of February 2017.[4][5]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Poland Joanna Grzmocińska Outside hitter 1.78 77 (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)
2 Poland Beata Mielczarek Outside hitter 1.78 60 (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 33)
3 Poland Martyna Łukasik Opposite 1.89 62 (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 25)
4 Poland Karolina Bednarek Middle blocker 1.90 75 (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36)
5 Poland Daria Szczyrba Outside hitter 1.80 67 (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 26)
6 Poland Małgorzata Skorupa Middle blocker 1.81 69 (1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 (age 40)
7 Poland Magdalena Damaske Outside hitter 1.85 69 (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
8 Belgium Karolina Goliat Opposite 1.90 76 (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 28)
9 Poland Alicja Wójcik Middle blocker 1.86 78 (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 30)
10 Poland Dominika Mras Setter 1.81 70 (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)
11 Poland Justyna Łukasik Middle blocker 1.89 75 (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31)
13 Poland Natalia Gajewska Setter 1.78 65 (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)
14 Poland Monika Fedusio Outside hitter 1.83 76 (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25)
16 Poland Klaudia Kulig Libero 1.73 61 (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27)
17 Poland Anna Bodasińska Libero 1.68 61 (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 26)

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "O klubie". Atom Trefl Sopot (in Polish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Sukcesy". Atom Trefl Sopot (in Polish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Micelli to stay at the helm of Atomic Girls for another two years". CEV. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Season 2016–2017 Team". Atom Trefl Sopot (in Polish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Atom Trefl Sopot - Team 2016–2017". Orlen Liga. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Season 2015–2016 Team" (in Polish). Atom Trefl Sopot. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ "PGE Atom Trefl Sopot - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 30 November 2015.