KS Norwid Częstochowa

KS Norwid Częstochowa, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Exact Systems 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.

Norwid Częstochowa
Full nameExact Systems Norwid Częstochowa
Short nameNorwid Częstochowa
Founded2002
GroundHala Sportowa Częstochowa
ul. Jasnogórska 8
42-200 Częstochowa
(Capacity: 5,843)
ChairmanKrzysztof Wachowiak
ManagerLeszek Hudziak
LeaguePlusLiga
WebsiteClub home page
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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 Italian Puglia 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.[2]

Team

As of 2023–24 season

Coaching staff
Occupation Name
Head coachPoland Leszek Hudziak
Assistant coachPoland Adrian Kraś
Physical preparation coachPoland Piotr Żeromski

Players
No. Name Date of birth Position
1Canada Byron Keturakis (1996-01-11) January 11, 1996setter
3Poland Mateusz Borkowski (2002-02-18) February 18, 2002opposite
4Poland Bartosz Schmidt (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991middle blocker
5Poland Bartłomiej Janus (1995-01-19) January 19, 1995middle blocker
6Poland Łukasz Rymarski (1997-02-05) February 5, 1997middle blocker
7Poland Piotr Hain (1991-02-26) February 26, 1991middle blocker
8Poland Krzysztof Gibek (1992-07-02) July 2, 1992outside hitter
10Poland Damian Kogut (1997-01-03) January 3, 1997outside hitter
11Poland Marcin Jaskuła (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998libero
12Japan Sho Takahashi (1995-01-02) January 2, 1995libero
15Norway Oskar Espeland (2001-10-09) October 9, 2001outside hitter
16Poland Rafał Sobański (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991opposite
17Poland Tomasz Kowalski (1991-06-12) June 12, 1991setter
19Poland Dawid Dulski (2002-11-01) November 1, 2002opposite

Former names
Years Name
2004–2012KS Delic-Pol Norwid Częstochowa
2013–presentExact Systems Norwid Częstochowa

See also

References
  1. "Historia". ksnorwidczestochowa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. "Norwid będzie grał na Żużlowej". czestochowskie24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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