Polonia London

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.

Achievements

Men's

• English Championship

  (x7) 1986, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

  (x6) 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2012, 2018

  (x1) 2007

• English Cup

  (x2) 2016, 2017

• NEVZA Championship

  (x1) 2019

Women's

• English Championship

  (x1) 2011

  (x6) 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

• English Cup

  (x3) 2010, 2011, 2016

• NEVZA Championship

  (x1) 2020

History

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]

Teams

• Men's volleyball

Team roster - season 2017/2018
IBB Polonia London
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Damian Bykowski	November 4, 1998	Opposite
2	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
7	Robert Nicholson	(1990-01-19)January 19, 1990	Middle blocker
8	Tomasz Wysocki	June 30, 1987	Middle blocker
9	Konstantin Khramtcov	October 29, 1991	Setter
10	Nicolas Bigot	April 28, 1997	Outside hitter
11	Marcel Sivak	September 18, 1982	Libero
12	Derek Guimond	(1992-09-16)September 16, 1992	Middle blocker
14	Brendan Chang	May 8, 1994	Libero
16	Michał Bartoszak	(1993-08-24)August 24, 1993	Opposite
17	Connor Boyle	July 30, 1993	Middle blocker
18	Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley	(1994-01-11)January 11, 1994	Middle blocker
Head coach: Piotr Graban Assistant: Patrik Selep

Team roster - season 2016/2017
IBB Polonia London
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Leszek Giedroyc		outside hitter
2	Olivier Raynaud	(1989-08-23)August 23, 1989	outside hitter
3	Michał Saller	(1976-11-11)November 11, 1976	libero
5	Odysseus Adam	(1997-02-18)February 18, 1997	setter
7	Robert Nicholson	(1990-01-19)January 19, 1990	middle blocker
8	Tomasz Lasocki	(1987-03-30)March 30, 1987	universal
9	Christo Todorov	(1988-04-21)April 21, 1988	setter
10	Mihail Stoev	(1990-09-25)September 25, 1990	outside hitter
11	Fernando Marques	(1994-11-21)November 21, 1994	libero
12	Derek Guimond	(1992-09-16)September 16, 1992	middle blocker
13	Bartosz Kisielewicz	(1986-11-20)November 20, 1986	setter
14	Roman Mizerak	(1987-09-22)September 22, 1987	outside hitter
15	Igor Drej	(1990-12-05)December 5, 1990	libero
16	Michał Bartoszak	(1993-08-24)August 24, 1993	middle blocker
17	Marius Ciortea	(1983-10-12)October 12, 1983	opposite
18	Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley	(1994-01-11)January 11, 1994	middle blocker
	Krzysztof Ignaczak	(1978-05-15)May 15, 1978
Head coach: Piotr Graban Assistant: Patrik Selep

References

External links

• Official Men's website
• Official Women's website