KS Norwid Częstochowa
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| Full name | Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa | ||
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| Short name | Norwid Częstochowa | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Hala Sportowa Częstochowa ul. Jasnogórska 8 42-200 Częstochowa (Capacity: 5,843) | ||
| Chairman | Krzysztof Wachowiak | ||
| Manager | Cezar Douglas Silva | ||
| League | PlusLiga | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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KS Norwid Częstochowa, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa, is a professional men's volleyball team from Częstochowa, which is also a section of the youth sports club, run at the 9th Cyprian K. Norwid High School in Częstochowa. In 2004–2012 the team performed under the name KS Delic-Pol Norwid Częstochowa. Since 2013, the team has been named Exact Systems Norwid Częstochowa. It is engaged in the training of young volleyball adepts. Players compete in youth, cadet, junior entertainment, as well as the Silesian Third League and the Polish First League (central level). Since the 2023/24 season, the team has been playing in the PlusLiga.
Club history
In April 2002 was established the Sports Association Seniors - Juniors "Volleyball 2002". The Association's goal is to popularize volleyball among children and young people and prepare young players for professional practice of the sport. The president of the Association was Krzysztof Wachowiak. Since the same year, the Delic-Pol company became the strategic sponsor of the club.[1]
In September 2010, Delic-Pol Norwid Czestochowa's young volleyball players participated in the First U18 European Club Championships, which were played in the Italian region of Apulia, in the towns of Alberobello, Sammichele di Bari and Castellana Grotte. The Częstochowa players took the gold, leaving in the defeated field such clubs as Arkas Izmir, Trentino Volley, Lube Banca Macherata and ATC Trencin Cop, among others.
Since the 2016/2017 season, the club has continuously played in the Tauron 1. Liga. In the first season of playing on the back of the PlusLiga, the team led by the Panas / Gościniak coaching duo took 10th place. The following season was better and the Częstochowa players eventually placed 7th. The 2018/2019 season brought an even better place "blue-greens" season ended in sixth place. In the 2019/2020 season, Tomasz Wasilkowski became the new coach of the first team, who, due to unsatisfactory sports results, was replaced during the season by Piotr Lebioda.
As of October 2022, the club plays home matches at the Hala Sportowa Częstochowa In 2023 they promoted higher level and now Norwid play in the best polish leaugue- PlusLiga.[2]
Team
As of 2024–25 season
Coaching staff
| Occupation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Cezar Douglas Silva
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Players
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bartłomiej Lipiński |
November 16, 1996 | outside hitter |
| 3 | Mateusz Borkowski |
February 18, 2002 | opposite |
| 4 | Bartosz Schmidt |
June 3, 1991 | middle blocker |
| 5 |  Quinn Isaacson |
February 19, 1999 | setter |
| 6 | Daniel Popiela |
April 29, 2001 | middle blocker |
| 7 | Damian Radziwon |
November 5, 2002 | middle blocker |
| 8 | Artur Sługocki |
May 1, 1999 | outside hitter |
| 10 | Damian Kogut |
January 3, 1997 | outside hitter |
| 11 |  Milad Ebadipour |
October 17, 1993 | outside hitter |
| 13 | Mateusz Masłowski |
June 13, 1997 | libero |
| 16 | Bartosz Makoś |
August 1, 1998 | libero |
| 17 | Tomasz Kowalski |
June 12, 1991 | setter |
| 23 |  Patrik Indra |
December 8, 1997 | opposite |
| 31 | Sebastian Adamczyk |
February 28, 1999 | middle blocker |
| Roster of Season 2023/2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | |
| 1 |  Byron Keturakis |
January 11, 1996 | setter | |
| 2 | Kaleb Jenness |
April 19, 2000 | outside hitter | |
| 3 | Mateusz Borkowski |
February 18, 2002 | opposite | |
| 4 | Bartosz Schmidt |
June 3, 1991 | middle blocker | |
| 5 | Bartłomiej Janus |
January 19, 1995 | middle blocker | |
| 6 | Łukasz Rymarski |
February 5, 1997 | middle blocker | |
| 7 | Piotr Hain |
February 26, 1991 | middle blocker | |
| 8 | Krzysztof Gibek |
July 2, 1992 | outside hitter | |
| 9 |  Aymen Bouguerra |
November 1, 2001 | outside hitter | |
| 10 | Damian Kogut |
January 3, 1997 | outside hitter | |
| 11 | Marcin Jaskuła |
February 11, 1998 | libero | |
| 12 |  Sho Takahashi |
January 2, 1995 | libero | |
| 15 |  Oskar Espeland |
October 9, 2001 | outside hitter | |
| 16 | Rafał Sobański |
August 10, 1991 | opposite | |
| 17 | Tomasz Kowalski |
June 12, 1991 | setter | |
| 19 | Dawid Dulski |
November 1, 2002 | opposite | |
Former names
| Years | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2012 | KS Delic-Pol Norwid Częstochowa | ||
| 2013–2024 | Exact Systems Norwid Częstochowa | 2024–present | Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa |
See also
References
- ^ "Historia". ksnorwidczestochowa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Norwid będzie grał na Żużlowej". czestochowskie24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Team profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Team profile at Volleybox.net