KPS Chemik Police

KPS Chemik Police is the women's volleyball department of Polish sports club Chemik Police based in Police and plays in the Orlen Liga.

KPS Chemik Police

Full name	Klub Piłki Siatkowej Chemik Police Spółka Akcyjna
Short name	Chemik Police
Nickname	Chemiczki
Founded	1989
Ground	Azoty Arena, Szczecin, Poland (Capacity: 5,403)
Chairman	Paweł Frankowski
Head coach	Ferhat Akbaş
League	Orlen Liga
2016–17	1st
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

• KS Chemik Police (1989–1993)
• ARS Komfort Police (1993–1994)
• KS Chemik Police (1994–....)
• PSPS Chemik Police (....–2013)
• KPS Chemik Police (2013–2014)
• Chemik Police (2014–present)

History

Sports club Klub Sportowy (KS) Chemik Police created its women's volleyball department in 1989.[1] Two years later, in 1991, the club made its debut in the League 1, the highest division in Poland.[2] It was relegated at the end of the 1991–92 season, but in the following season it won the Polish Cup and promotion to the Liga 1 before (due to sponsorship) changing its name to ARS Komfort in July 1993.[3] In its second spell at League 1, the club had immediate success, winning the Polish Championships and the Polish Cup for two consecutive seasons (1993–94 and 1994–95).[4] In that same period the club finished third at the 1993–94 CEV Cup Winners Cup.[5] In October 1994, the club was renamed KS Chemik Police after losing its main sponsor and with financial issues in the following seasons, the club was relegated in 1998.[6][7]

After years playing in the lower leagues under the name Polickie Stowarzyszenie Pilki Siatkowej (PSPS) Chemik Police, a large industrial local chemical plant called Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A. (a subsidiary of Grupa Azoty) which for long had a strategic partnership with the club, decided to invest in the club.[8]

In 2013 the club was promoted to the Orlen Liga and was renamed Klub Piłki Siatkowej (KPS) Chemik Police. Since then the club won four Polish Championships (2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17), three the Polish Cups (2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17), two Polish Super Cups (2014, 2015) and finished fourth in the 2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League.[4][9]

Honours

National competitions

• Polish Championship: 7

1993–94, 1994–95, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017-18

• Polish Cup: 6

1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17

• Polish Super Cup: 2

2014, 2015

Team

2017–2018 squad, as per March 2018.[10]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Bianka Buša	Outside hitter	1.87	74	25 July 1994
3	Alexandra Holston	Opposite	1.88	73	3 April 1995
4	Katarzyna Gajgał-Anioł	Middle blocker	1.91	85	21 September 1981
6	Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza	Middle blocker	1.85	70	20 February 1986
7	Malwina Smarzek	Outside hitter	1.91	79	3 June 1996
8	Izabela Bełcik	Setter	1.86	70	29 November 1980
11	Stefana Veljković	Middle blocker	1.90	76	9 January 1990
13	Slađana Mirković	Setter	1.85	78	7 October 1995
14	Natalia Medrzyk	Outside Hitter	1.84	74	13 January 1992
15	Simeonova Strashimira	Middle-Blocker	1.95	78	18 August 1985
17	Aleksandra Krzos	Libero	1.81	71	23 June 1989
18	Katarzyna Zaroślińska	Opposite	1.87	79	3 February 1987

2016–2017 Team[11][12]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Anna Werblińska	Outside hitter	1.78	65	14 May 1984
2	Mariola Zenik	Libero	1.73	67	3 July 1982
3	Madelaynne Montaño	Opposite	1.85	68	6 January 1983
4	Katarzyna Gajgał-Anioł	Middle blocker	1.91	85	21 September 1981
6	Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza	Middle blocker	1.85	70	20 February 1986
7	Malwina Smarzek	Outside hitter	1.91	79	3 June 1996
8	Izabela Bełcik	Setter	1.86	70	29 November 1980
9	Magdalena Stysiak	Outside hitter	1.99	80	3 December 2000
11	Stefana Veljković	Middle blocker	1.90	76	9 January 1990
13	Nikola Abramajtyz	Middle blocker	1.85	74	13 February 1997
14	Joanna Wołosz	Setter	1.81	71	7 April 1990
15	Jelena Blagojević	Outside hitter	1.81	67	1 December 1988
16	Aleksandra Jagieło	Outside hitter	1.80	68	2 June 1980
17	Aleksandra Krzos	Libero	1.81	71	23 June 1989
18	Katarzyna Zaroślińska	Opposite	1.87	79	3 February 1987

2015–2016 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Anna Werblińska	Outside Hitter	1.78	14/05/1984
2	Mariola Zenik	Libero	1.73	03/07/1982
3	Madelaynne Montaño	Opposite Hitter	1.85	06/01/1983
4	Katarzyna Gajgał-Anioł	Middle Blocker	1.90	21/09/1981
6	Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza	Middle Blocker	1.86	20/02/1986
8	Izabela Bełcik	Setter	1.85	29/11/1980
9	Helena Havelková	Outside Hitter	1.86	25/07/1988
10	Yonkaira Peña	Outside Hitter	1.90	10/05/1993
11	Stefana Veljković	Middle Blocker	1.90	09/01/1990
12	Izabela Kowalińska	Opposite Hitter	1.89	23/02/1985
13	Katarzyna Mróz	Middle Blocker	1.94	19/02/1981
14	Joanna Wołosz	Setter	1.81	07/04/1990
16	Aleksandra Jagieło	Outside Hitter	1.80	02/06/1980
19	Paulina Maj-Erwardt	Libero	1.66	22/03/1987

References

1. "Premierowy występ siatkarek". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). 22 August 1989. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
2. "Emocje pod siatką - I-ligowa inauguracja w Policach". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
3. "Już nie Chemik lecz Ars-Komfort". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
4. "Historia z sukcesami". KPS Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
5. "CUP WINNERS WOMEN - 1993/1994". CEV. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
6. "Komfort przeniósł się do Stargardu". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
7. "Artykuły związane z sekcją piłki siatkowej". KP Chemik Police (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
8. Kowalczyk, Edyta (3 April 2015). "Prezes zarządu Grupy Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A. Krzysztof Jałosiński: Sięgnąć gwiazd". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
9. "Wielki finał ORLEN Ligi: Chemik Police mistrzem Polski!". Orlen Liga (in Polish). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
10. "Chemik POLICE". CEV. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
11. "Chemik Police Team". Orlen Liga (in Polish). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
12. "Chemik Police - Team Details". CEV. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Polish)