Polonia London
Polonia London VC is a semi-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.
| 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 | ||
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Achievements
Women's volleyball
- English Championship
(x1) 2011
(x6) 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- English Cup
(x3) 2010, 2011, 2016
- NEVZA Championship
- (x1) 2020
Men's volleyball
- English Championship
- (x6) 1986, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019
- (x6) 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2012, 2018.
(x1) 2007
- English Cup
- (x2) 2016, 2017
- NEVZA Championship
- (x1) 2019
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 sections, male and female, compete in the highest level of the English National Volleyball League, the National Super League.
In 2013, IBB Polonia London established a partnership with one of the most successful clubs in Poland, PGE Skra Bełchatów, with the aim of popularising volleyball in the UK, promoting both clubs and exchanging experience in the field of training.[2]
In March 2017, ex–Polish national team player, libero - Krzysztof Ignaczak, came out of retirement to join the club for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. As a then current World Champion, his presence at the club helped raise the profile of volleyball in Great Britain and in the world.[3]
Teams
- Men's volleyball
| Team roster - season 2017/2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBB Polonia London | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 1 |  Damian Bykowski | November 04, 1998 | Opposite | ||
| 2 | Adrian Machowicz | April 19, 1996 | Setter | ||
| 4 | Dorian Poinc | May 23, 1990 | Outside Hitter | ||
| 5 |  Gvido Petersons | February 25, 1997 | Outside Hitter | ||
| 6 |  Philip Smith | January 24, 1986 | Outside Hitter | ||
| 7 | Robert Nicholson | January 19, 1990 | Middle Blocker | ||
| 8 | Tomasz Wysocki | June 30, 1987 | Middle Blocker | ||
| 9 |  Konstantin Khramtcov | October 29, 1991 | Setter | ||
| 10 |  Nicolas Bigot | April 28, 1997 | Outside Hitter | ||
| 11 |  Marcel Sivak | September 18, 1982 | Libero | ||
| 12 |  Derek Guimond | September 16, 1992 | Middle Blocker | ||
| 14 | Brendan Chang | May 08, 1994 | Libero | ||
| 16 | Michał Bartoszak | August 24, 1993 | Opposite | ||
| 17 | Connor Boyle | July 30, 1993 | Middle Blocker | ||
| 18 |  Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley | January 11, 1994 | Middle Blocker | ||
| Head coach: Piotr Graban Assistant: Patrik Selep | |||||
| 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
- "Polonia London History". polonia.vc. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "Współpraca PGE Skrt i Polonii Londyn". skra.pl. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "Ignaczak at IBB Polonia London". polonia.vc. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.