Clubname: | Polonia London |
Nickname: | IBB Polonia London (male) Polonia SideOut London (female) |
Fullname: | Polonia London Volleyball Club |
Founded: | 1973 (male) 1980 (female) |
Ground: | Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, London |
League: | Volleyball England Super League |
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.
(x7) 1986, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
(x6) 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2012, 2018
(x1) 2007
(x2) 2016, 2017
(x1) 2019
(x1) 2011
(x6) 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
(x3) 2010, 2011, 2016
(x1) 2020
The club was set up in 1973 by Maciej Behnke and Henryk Pauliński, members of the Polish YMCA.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
Team roster - season 2017/2018 | |||||
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IBB Polonia London | |||||
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
Damian Bykowski | November 4, 1998 | Opposite | |||
Adrian Machowicz | April 19, 1996 | Setter | |||
4 | Dorian Poinc | May 23, 1990 | Outside hitter | ||
5 | Gvido Petersons | February 25, 1997 | Outside hitter | ||
6 | Philip Smith | January 24, 1986 | Outside hitter | ||
Robert Nicholson | 19 January 1990 | Middle blocker | |||
Tomasz Wysocki | June 30, 1987 | Middle blocker | |||
Konstantin Khramtcov | October 29, 1991 | Setter | |||
10 | Nicolas Bigot | April 28, 1997 | Outside hitter | ||
11 | Marcel Sivak | September 18, 1982 | Libero | ||
12 | Derek Guimond | 16 September 1992 | Middle blocker | ||
14 | Brendan Chang | May 8, 1994 | Libero | ||
16 | Michał Bartoszak | 24 August 1993 | Opposite | ||
17 | Connor Boyle | July 30, 1993 | Middle blocker | ||
18 | Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley | 11 January 1994 | Middle blocker | ||
Head coach: Piotr Graban Assistant: Patrik Selep |
Team roster - season 2016/2017 | |||||
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IBB Polonia London | |||||
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
Leszek Giedroyc | outside hitter | ||||
Olivier Raynaud | 23 August 1989 | outside hitter | |||
Michał Saller | 11 November 1976 | libero | |||
Odysseus Adam | 18 February 1997 | setter | |||
Robert Nicholson | 19 January 1990 | middle blocker | |||
Tomasz Lasocki | 30 March 1987 | universal | |||
Christo Todorov | 21 April 1988 | setter | |||
10 | Mihail Stoev | 25 September 1990 | outside hitter | ||
11 | Fernando Marques | 21 November 1994 | libero | ||
12 | Derek Guimond | 16 September 1992 | middle blocker | ||
13 | Bartosz Kisielewicz | 20 November 1986 | setter | ||
14 | Roman Mizerak | 22 September 1987 | outside hitter | ||
15 | Igor Drej | 5 December 1990 | libero | ||
16 | Michał Bartoszak | 24 August 1993 | middle blocker | ||
17 | Marius Ciortea | 12 October 1983 | opposite | ||
18 | Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley | 11 January 1994 | middle blocker | ||
Krzysztof Ignaczak | 15 May 1978 | ||||
Head coach: Piotr Graban Assistant: Patrik Selep |