Warta Zawiercie (volleyball)

Warta Zawiercie, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Zawiercie in southern Poland.

Aluron CMC
Warta Zawiercie
Full nameKlub Siatkarski Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie Spółka Akcyjna
NicknameJurajscy Rycerze
(The Jurassic Knights)
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
GroundHala OSiR II
(Capacity: 1,500)
ChairmanKryspin Baran
ManagerMichał Winiarski
CaptainMateusz Bieniek
LeaguePlusLiga
2023–242nd place
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away

The club was founded in 1972 and reestablished in 2011. Since the 2017–18 season, Warta Zawiercie has been playing in PlusLiga, the highest level league of Polish volleyball.[1]

Honours

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Domestic

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2nd place (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2024–25

Team

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As of 2024–25 season

Coaching staff

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Occupation Name
Head coach   Michał Winiarski
Assistant coach   Paweł Rusek

Players

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No. Name Date of birth Position
2   Bartosz Kwolek (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27) outside hitter
3   Aaron Russell (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993 (age 31) outside hitter
4   Luke Perry (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 29) libero
5   Miłosz Zniszczoł (1986-07-02) 2 July 1986 (age 38) middle blocker
7   Szymon Gregorowicz (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) libero
11   Jakub Nowosielski (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31) setter
12   Adrian Markiewicz (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22) middle blocker
13   Yuriy Gladyr (1984-07-08) 8 July 1984 (age 40) middle blocker
15   Miguel Tavares (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31) setter
20   Mateusz Bieniek (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30) middle blocker
21   Karol Butryn (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 31) opposite
27   Wiktor Rajsner (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 25) middle blocker
30   Mobin Nasri (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) outside hitter
55   Kyle Ensing (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) opposite
99   Patryk Łaba (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 33) outside hitter

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos.
2017–18 1 PlusLiga 9
2018–19 1 PlusLiga 4
2019–20 1 PlusLiga 10
2020–21 1 PlusLiga 8
2021–22 1 PlusLiga 3
2022–23 1 PlusLiga 4
2023–24 1 PlusLiga 2

Former names

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Years Name
1972–1980 MZKS Warta Zawiercie
1980–1991 MRKS Warta Zawiercie
1991–1993 MKS Warta Zawiercie
1993–1995 KS CTH Warta Zawiercie
2011–2014 KS Aluron Warta Zawiercie
2014–2019 KS Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie
2019–2020 KS Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
2020–present KS Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Baraże o PlusLigę: kompromitacja AZS-u Częstochowa. Aluron Warta zdemolowała rywali i zagra w elicie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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