Jastrzębski Węgiel
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| Full name | KS Jastrzębski Węgiel SA | ||
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| Founded | 1949 | ||
| Ground | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Jastrzebiu-Zdroju ul. Mikołaja Reja 10 44-335 Jastrzębie-Zdrój (Capacity: 3,007) |
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| Chairman | Zdzisław Grodecki | ||
| Manager | Mark Lebedew | ||
| League | PlusLiga | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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KS Jastrzębski Węgiel SA - is a Polish professional volleyball team based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, founded in 1949 under the name of LZS hawks, since 2004, acting under its present name, and since May 2, 2005 remaining a public company.
So far, the team has won a total of eight medals in the Polish Championships (MP): 1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze, and in the all-time MP, it is currently in 14th place. The team has been in the top level Polish league, PlusLiga, continuously since the 1997/1998 season. Węgiel is ranked 17th (as of October 2016) in the Men's European clubs ranking.
In 2011 club achieved silver medal of the FIVB World Club Championship 2011. In season 2012/2013 won a bronze medal of Polish Championship. In 2013/2014 the club advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League held in Ankara, Turkey and after defeating VC Zenit Kazan won the bronze medal. Jastrzębski Węgiel beat ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in last matches in the battle for a medal. Club ended the season with another bronze in the Polish Championship. After end of season 2013/2014 the team left head coach Lorenzo Bernardi and one of main players, Michał Kubiak, who agreed with Jastrzębski Węgiel, that after the end of the contract in Turkey, he will return to the Polish club.
In 2014/2015 a head coach of team was Italian Roberto Piazza. Club led by him took 4th place in 2014–15 PlusLiga because of lost with PGE Skra Bełchatów in battle of bronze. Piazza left club after this season and he was replaced by Australian coach Mark Lebedew. Before season 2015/2016 club left a few main players: previous captain and opposite Michał Łasko, opposite Mateusz Malinowski, outside hitter Zbigniew Bartman.
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