Pałac Bydgoszcz
| Full name | Klub Sportowy Pałac Bydgoszcz Spółka Akcyjna | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short name | Pałac | ||
| Nickname | Pałacanki | ||
| Founded | 1982 | ||
| Ground | Hala Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland (Capacity: 6,082) | ||
| Chairman | Waldemar Sagan | ||
| Head coach | Adam Grabowski | ||
| League | Orlen Liga | ||
| 2016–17 | 12th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Pałac Bydgoszcz is a Polish women's volleyball club based in Bydgoszcz and plays in the Orlen Liga.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Pałac Bydgoszcz (1982–1993)
- Gryf Bydgoszcz (1993–1994)
- Gryf Pałac Bydgoszcz (1994–1995)
- Pałac Centrostal Bydgoszcz (1995–1998)
- Centrostal Eltra Bydgoszcz (1998–1999)
- Centrostal AMT Bydgoszcz (1999–2000)
- Bank Pocztowy Centrostal Bydgoszcz (2000–2002)
- Bank Pocztowy GCB Adriana Gazeta Pomorska Bydgoszcz (2002–2003)
- GCB Adriana Gazeta Pomorska Bydgoszcz (2003–2004)
- Centrostal Adriana Gazeta Pomorska Bydgoszcz (2004–2005)
- Centrostal Focus Park Bydgoszcz (2005–2007)
- GCB Centrostal Bydgoszcz (2007–2011)
- Pałac Bydgoszcz (2011–present)
History
The club was created in 1982 at the Pałac Młodzieży (Palace of the Youth) in Bydgoszcz and was named Klub Sportowy (KS) Pałac. It has various youth teams and a senior team competing in the Polish national leagues. The senior team is playing in the Polish highest league since the 1992–93 season. The team (playing in the past under various names due to sponsorship reasons) has finished amongst the top three of the highest league, including once champions, for five times. The club is also noted for its very good work with the youth, carrying on practices for all youth-age player groups, starting from the youngest. Among other honours its junior team has won the national junior competitions championship for three times (recently in the 2009–10 season). Several players of the Polish national team (senior, academic and junior) have played or are currently playing in the club teams, several of them have been or are the club wards.[1]
Honours
National competitions
- 1992–93
Polish Cup: 3
- 1991–92, 2000–01, 2004–05
Polish Super Cup: 1
- 2005
Team
Season 2016–2017, as of February 2017.[2][3]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magda Jagodzińska
|
Opposite | 1.86 | 72 | 10 January 1989 |
| 4 | Marta Ziółkowska
|
Middle blocker | 1.88 | 74 | 2 November 1995 |
| 5 |  Natalia Misiuna
|
Middle blocker | 1.86 | 73 | 7 September 1984 |
| 6 | Natalia Krawulska
|
Outside hitter | 1.79 | 60 | 23 June 1988 |
| 7 | Karolina Portalska
|
Libero | 1.75 | 74 | 6 January 1999 |
| 8 | Ewelina Krzywicka
|
Outside hitter | 1.75 | 66 | 10 August 1992 |
| 9 | Pola Nowakowska
|
Libero | 1.81 | 80 | 30 January 1996 |
| 10 | Joanna Kuligowska
|
Outside hitter | 1.80 | 74 | 25 November 1979 |
| 11 | Jagoda Maternia
|
Outside hitter | 1.83 | 77 | 8 February 1997 |
| 12 | Małgorzata Śmieszek
|
Middle blocker | 1.87 | 76 | 11 July 1996 |
| 13 | Paulina Bałdyga
|
Setter | 1.73 | 69 | 24 July 1996 |
| 14 | Marlena Pleśnierowicz
|
Setter | 1.76 | 61 | 9 January 1992 |
| 15 | Weronika Fojucik
|
Outside hitter | 1.82 | 74 | 3 May 1996 |
| 16 | Daria Dąbrowska
|
Outside hitter | 1.80 | 15 June 1996 |
References
- ^ "Historia". KS Pałac Bydgoszcz (in Polish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Team". KS Pałac Bydgoszcz (in Polish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "KS Pałac Bydgoszcz Team". Orlen Liga (in Polish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Polish)