Polonia London
{{Short description|Volleyball team from London, England}}
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Polonia SideOut London (female)
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1980 (female)
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| ground = Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, London
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| league = Volleyball England Super League
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Polonia London VC is a semi-professional volleyball team based in London, England. The club plays in the Super League, 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.
Achievements
=Men's=
- English Championship
- : 16px (x7) 1986, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
- : 16px (x6) 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2012, 2018
- : 16px (x1) 2007
- English Cup
- : 16px (x2) 2016, 2017
- NEVZA Championship
- : 16px (x1) 2019
=Women's=
- English Championship
- : 16px (x1) 2011
- : 16px (x6) 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- English Cup
- : 16px (x3) 2010, 2011, 2016
- NEVZA Championship
- : 16px (x1) 2020
History
The club was set up in 1973 by Maciej Behnke and Henryk Pauliński, members of the Polish YMCA.{{cite web|url =http://polonia.vc/history/ | title =Polonia London History | date = | website =polonia.vc | publisher = | author= | access-date = 11 February 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url =http://www.skra.pl/pl/aktualnosci-przeglad/item/1767-wspolpraca-pge-skry-i-polonii-londyn | title =Współpraca PGE Skrt i Polonii Londyn | date =28 May 2013 | website =skra.pl | access-date = 11 February 2018}}
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.{{cite web|url =http://polonia.vc/ignaczak-at-ibb-polonia-london/ | title =Ignaczak at IBB Polonia London | date =12 March 2017 | website =polonia.vc | publisher = | author= | access-date = 11 February 2018}}
Teams
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- Men's volleyball
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
! colspan=6 | Team roster - season 2017/2018 | |||
| colspan=6 | IBB Polonia London | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No.
!style="width:15em"|Name !style="width:13em"|Date of birth !style="width:10em"|Position | |||
| {{sort|01|1}} | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Damian Bykowski | align="right" |November 4, 1998 | Opposite |
| {{sort|02|2}} | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Adrian Machowicz | align="right" |April 19, 1996
|Setter | |
| 4 | align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} Dorian Poinc | align="right" |May 23, 1990 | Outside hitter |
| 5 | align="left" |{{flagicon|LAT}} Gvido Petersons | align="right" |February 25, 1997 | Outside hitter |
| 6 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Smith | align="right" |January 24, 1986 | Outside hitter |
| {{sort|07|7}} | align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Nicholson | align=right|{{Birth date|1990|1|19}} | Middle blocker |
| {{sort|08|8}} | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Wysocki | align="right" |June 30, 1987 | Middle blocker |
| {{sort|09|9}} | align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Konstantin Khramtcov | align="right" |October 29, 1991 | Setter |
| 10 | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Bigot | align="right" |April 28, 1997 | Outside hitter |
| 11 | align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} Marcel Sivak | align="right" |September 18, 1982 | Libero |
| 12 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Derek Guimond | align=right|{{Birth date|1992|9|16}} | Middle blocker |
| 14 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Brendan Chang | align="right" |May 8, 1994 | Libero |
| 16 | align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} Michał Bartoszak | align="right" |{{Birth date|1993|8|24}} | Opposite |
| 17 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Connor Boyle | align="right" |July 30, 1993 | Middle blocker |
| 18 | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley | align="right" |{{Birth date|1994|1|11}} | Middle blocker |
| colspan=4| Head coach: Piotr Graban Assistant: Patrik Selep |
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! colspan=6 | Team roster - season 2016/2017 | |||
| colspan=6 | IBB Polonia London | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No.
!style="width:15em"|Name !style="width:13em"|Date of birth !style="width:10em"|Position | |||
| {{sort|01|1}} | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Leszek Giedroyc | outside hitter | |
| {{sort|02|2}} | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Raynaud | align=right|{{Birth date|1989|8|23}} | outside hitter |
| {{sort|03|3}} | align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Michał Saller | align=right|{{Birth date|1976|11|11}} | libero |
| {{sort|05|5}} | align=left|{{flagicon|GRC}} Odysseus Adam | align=right|{{Birth date|1997|2|18}} | setter |
| {{sort|07|7}} | align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Nicholson | align=right|{{Birth date|1990|1|19}} | middle blocker |
| {{sort|08|8}} | align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Tomasz Lasocki | align=right|{{Birth date|1987|3|30}} | universal |
| {{sort|09|9}} | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Christo Todorov | align=right|{{Birth date|1988|4|21}} | setter |
| 10 | align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Mihail Stoev | align=right|{{Birth date|1990|9|25}} | outside hitter |
| 11 | align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Marques | align=right|{{Birth date|1994|11|21}} | libero |
| 12 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Derek Guimond | align=right|{{Birth date|1992|9|16}} | middle blocker |
| 13 | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Kisielewicz | align=right|{{Birth date|1986|11|20}} | setter |
| 14 | align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} Roman Mizerak | align=right|{{Birth date|1987|9|22}} | outside hitter |
| 15 | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Igor Drej | align=right|{{Birth date|1990|12|5}} | libero |
| 16 | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Michał Bartoszak | align=right|{{Birth date|1993|8|24}} | middle blocker |
| 17 | align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Marius Ciortea | align=right|{{Birth date|1983|10|12}} | opposite |
| 18 | align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley | align=right|{{Birth date|1994|1|11}} | middle blocker |
| align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Ignaczak | align=right|{{Birth date|1978|5|15}} | ||
| colspan=4| Head coach: Piotr Graban Assistant: Patrik Selep |
References
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External links
- [http://polonia.vc/ Official Men's website]
- [https://polonialadiesvolleyball.co.uk/ Official Women's website]
Category:Volleyball clubs in England
Category:Women's volleyball clubs in the United Kingdom
Category:Volleyball clubs established in 1973
Category:Polish diaspora in the United Kingdom
Category:Sports clubs and teams in London
Category:Sports clubs and teams founded by the YMCA
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