Trefl Gdańsk

Trefl Gdańsk – is a Polish professional men's volleyball team based in Gdańsk, founded in 2005. The club plays in PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Cup winner (2015, 2018).

Trefl Gdańsk
Full nameTrefl Gdańsk Spółka Akcyjna
NicknameGdańsk Lions
Founded2005
GroundErgo Arena
Plac Dwóch Miast 1
80–344 Gdańsk
(Capacity: 11,200)
Chairman Dariusz Gadomski
Manager Michał Winiarski
Captain Mariusz Wlazły
LeaguePlusLiga
WebsiteClub home page
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Achievements

Team history
The team during a timeout.
Grzegorz Łomacz setting a ball in a match against PGE Skra Bełchatów in 2013.
The team during a match with Skra Bełchatów on 30 September 2011.
Daniel Pliński (#4) and Grzegorz Łomacz (#3) during a match PGE Skra Bełchatów vs LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk in 2013.

Trefl Gdańsk was founded in 2005 and began its history in the 2nd Polish Volleyball League, playing there until 2007. The club was promoted to PlusLiga in 2008 after spending just one season in the 1st Polish Volleyball League.[1] Unfortunately, Trefl did not manage to stay in the league and has been relegated the next season, in 2009.[2] They had to wait until 2011 when led by Dariusz Luks the club was once again promoted to PlusLiga, playing there until this day.[3]

In 2013, Radosław Panas became a head coach of LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk. During his work as a head coach the team won 9 and lost 11 matches. The club did not play in the PlusLiga playoffs and ended the 2013–14 PlusLiga season in 10th place.

In June 2014, the Italian expert Andrea Anastasi was officially presented as the club's new head coach.[4] Anastasi was a head coach of the Polish national team in 2011–2013 and expressed a desire to work for the club from Gdańsk. Damian Schulz, Mateusz Mika and Wojciech Grzyb signed a contract with the club before the 2014–15 PlusLiga season. The team took 3rd place in the regular season of PlusLiga in which Anastasi's team won 19 and lost 7 matches. On 23 February 2015 Andrea Anastasi signed a new two–year contract, until 2017.[5] LOTOS Trefl advanced to the final of the 2014–15 PlusLiga season after winning in the semifinal against the Polish Champion PGE Skra Bełchatów in four matches (3–1). It was the first, historical promotion to the final of the Polish Championship.[6] On 19 April 2015 the team competed in the final of the Polish Cup at Ergo Arena and has sensationally beaten Asseco Resovia , winning the Cup for the first time in club's history.[7] In the final of the 2014–15 PlusLiga season Trefl Gdańsk lost to Asseco Resovia in three matches (0–3) and ended the season with silver medals.[8]

On 28 October 2015, during the 2015 Polish SuperCup held at Arena Poznań in Poznań, Trefl defeated the Polish Champion Asseco Resovia in five sets (3–2) and won its first Polish SuperCup.[9] During the 2015–16 PlusLiga season, the club also competed in the CEV Champions League. In the Playoff 12 stage Trefl lost to the Russian club Zenit Kazan, the future competition champion (1–3, 0–3).[10] In the domestic league, the club ended the season in 4th place.[11]

The 2016–17 PlusLiga season did not end well for Trefl. The club did not manage to play in the PlusLiga playoffs and lost in a match for seventh place to Cerrad Czarni Radom (3–2, 1–3).[12]

During the 2017–18 PlusLiga season, the club won its 2nd Polish Cup, winning with PGE Skra Bełchatów in three sets (3–0).[13] The club ended the season in 3rd place and gained the right to compete in the next CEV Champions League edition.

Anastasi remained as the club's head coach until 2019.[14] During his last season as a head coach, the club competed in the 2018–19 CEV Champions League. The club not only won its group, losing only one time to PGE Skra Bełchatów but was also close to eliminate Zenit Kazan (the reigning European champion of that time) in the quarterfinal.[15] Trefl lost its first match held at Ergo Arena, Gdańsk (2–3), but managed to win the second match held in Kazan (3–2). Eventually, the club lost in the golden set (12–15) and has been eliminated from the further competition.[16][17] Andrea Anastasi was succeeded by the former Polish volleyball player – Michał Winiarski, as the head coach of Trefl on 6 June 2019.[18]

Team

As of 2020/21 season

Coaching staff
Occupation Name
Head coach Michał Winiarski
Assistant coach Roberto Rotari
Strength and conditioning coach Wojciech Bańbuła
Physiotherapist Piotr Ślugajski
Statistician Dominik Posmyk
Team manager Jacek Rybak
Doctor Jan Nyckowski

Players
No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Bartłomiej Lipiński (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996outside hitter
2 Mariusz Wlazły (captain) (1983-08-04) 4 August 1983opposite
4 Łukasz Kozub (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997setter
5 Marcin Janusz (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994setter
7 Bartosz Pietruczuk (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993outside hitter
9 Kewin Sasak (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997opposite
10 Moritz Reichert (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995outside hitter
11 Mateusz Janikowski (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999outside hitter
12 Karol Urbanowicz (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001middle blocker
14 Maciej Olenderek (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992libero
15 Mateusz Mika (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991outside hitter
16 Fabian Majcherski (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997libero
17 Bartłomiej Mordyl (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995middle blocker
18 Pablo Crer (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989middle blocker
19 Seweryn Lipiński (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001middle blocker

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Notes
2011–2012 1 PlusLiga 9
2012–2013 1 PlusLiga 8
2013–2014 1 PlusLiga 10
2014–2015 1 PlusLiga 2 Polish Cup
2015–2016 1 PlusLiga 4 Polish SuperCup
2016–2017 1 PlusLiga 8
2017–2018 1 PlusLiga 3 Polish Cup
2018–2019 1 PlusLiga 9
2019–2020 1 PlusLiga 5
2020–2021 1 PlusLiga

See also

References
  1. "Trefl Gdańsk w Pluslidze". www.siatka.org (in Polish). 26 April 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "Podsumowanie sezonu: Trefl Gdańsk – Jak meteoryt…". www.siatka.org (in Polish). 7 May 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. "Dwa razy po 3:0 i Lotos Trefl Gdańsk znów w PlusLidze!". www.trojmiasto.sport.pl (in Polish). 1 May 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. "Andrea Anastasi trenerem LOTOSU Trefla Gdańsk". www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 5 June 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. "Andrea Anastasi poprowadzi LOTOS Trefl przez kolejne dwa lata". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. "Piękny sen gdańszczan trwa! Bełchatowianie nie obronią tytułu – relacja z meczu Lotos Trefl Gdańsk – PGE Skra Bełchatów". www.sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. "Lotos Trefl zdobył Puchar Polski!". www.sport.trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). 19 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. "Resovia cap fabulous season with seventh national league title". www.cev.eu. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  9. "Superpuchar 2015 w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn: Asseco Resovia – LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk 2:3". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. "Zenit KAZAN rout Poland's vice champions to go for remake of 2012 final". www.cev.eu. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. "Lotos Trefl Gdańsk rozbity w Ergo Arenie". www.m.radiogdansk.pl (in Polish). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. "PlusLiga: siódme miejsce dla Cerradu Czarnych Radom, ostatni mecz Piotra Gacka". www.sport.onet.pl. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. "Trefl Gdańsk zwyciezcą Pucharu Polski 2018". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. "Oficjalnie: Andrea Anastasi nie będzie trenerem Trefla Gdańsk". www.sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  15. "Both Polish teams in Pool D - on to the next round!". www.cev.eu. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  16. "Trefl GDANSK close to causing sensation before Zenit pull out tiebreak victory". www.cev.eu. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  17. "Zenit KAZAN survive six-set thriller to stay on track towards defending European crown". www.cev.eu. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  18. "Michał Winiarski trenerem Trefla Gdańsk". www.treflgdansk.pl. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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