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KS Azoty-Puławy

KS Azoty-Puławy is a men's handball club from Puławy, Poland, that plays in the Superliga.

KS Azoty-Puławy
Full nameKlub Sportowy Azoty-Puławy
Founded2003; 22 years ago (2003)
ArenaGrupa Azoty Arena, Puławy
Capacity3,138
PresidentJerzy Witaszek
Head coachPatryk Kuchczyński
LeaguePolish Superliga
Club colours   
Website
Official site
Location of KS Azoty-Puławy
Puławy
Puławy
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Location of KS Azoty-Puławy

History

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The club was founded on the initiative of Jerzy Witaszek, Piotr Dropek and Artur Witkowski on May 28, 2003 under the name Klub Sportowy Wisła-Azoty Puławy, with Jerzy Witaszek as its president. Since 2003, the team has been part of II. League, from 2004 in the I. League, and from 2005 in the Superliga, Poland's highest league. In March 2006, the name "Wisła" was removed from the club's name, which changed to Azoty-Puławy. The team also won bronze medals in the Superliga in the 2014/15, 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons. In the 2017/2018 season, the team also reached the finals of the Polish Cup, where they lost to PGE Vive Kielce on May 13, 2018 in Kalisz (29:35).[1] The team won bronze medals again in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons. The Grupa Azoty Arena was handed over in October 2021, which from then on became the team's new home.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Naming history

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Name Period
Klub Sportowy Wisła-Azoty Puławy 2003–2006
Klub Sportowy Azoty-Puławy 2006–present

Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Grupa Azoty Arena

Management

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Position Name
President   Jerzy Witaszek
Chairman of the Supervisory Board   Przemysław Jarnicki
Member of the Supervisory Board   Ewa Pieńczakowska
Member of the Supervisory Board   Jacek Pakuła

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season[2]
  KS Azoty-Puławy

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Transfer History

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Previous squads

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Honours

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  • Polish Cup:
    •   Silver (1): 2018
    •   Bronze (3): 2013, 2014, 2023

Individual awards

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Domestic

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Polish Superliga Top Scorer

Season Name Goals
2009–10   Wojciech Zydroń 247
2014–15   Przemysław Krajewski 160

European record

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EHF Challenge Cup

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2013–14 Round 3   Özel Idare SK 27–23 35–20 62–43
Round 4   Nilüfer BK 39–31 36–29 75–60
Quarter-finals   UHC Tongeren 31–22 26–23 57–45
Semi-finals   IK Sävehof 28–30 38–40 66–70

EHF ranking

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As of 5/12/2024[11]
Rank Team Points
105   SKKP Handball Brno 48
106   HC Achilles Bocholt 47
107   KH Besa Famgas 47
108   KS Azoty-Puławy 46
109   Handball Sassari 46
110   Handball Club Holon 45
111   Riihimäki Cocks 45

Former club members

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Notable former players

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The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.

Goalkeepers

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Right wingers

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Left wingers

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Line players

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Left backs

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Central backs

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Right backs

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
2003 Piotr Dropek  
2004 Jacek Zglinicki  
2004 Stanisław Kubala  
2005 Bogdan Kowalczyk  
2006 Edward Koziński  
2006 Robert Nowakowski  
2006 Roman Trzmiel  
2007 Bogdan Kowalczyk  
2007–2008 Giennadij Kamielin  
2008–2009 Piotr Dropek  
2009 Marek Motyczyński  
2010–2011 Bogdan Kowalczyk  
2011–2013 Marcin Kurowski  
2013–2014 Bogdan Kowalczyk  
2014 Dragan Marković   
2014–2016 Ryszard Skutnik  
2016–2017 Marcin Kurowski  
2017–2018 Daniel Waszkiewicz  
2018–2019 Bartosz Jurecki  
2019 Zbigniew Markuszewski  
2019 Michał Skórski  
2020–2021 Lars Walther  
2021–2023 Robert Lis  
2023–2024 Serhiy Bebeshko  
2024– Patryk Kuchczyński  

References

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  1. ^ https://archive.today/20180916110956/http://zprp.pl/archiwa/62324
  2. ^ https://www.azoty-pulawy.pl/i-zespol-sezon-2024-25
  3. ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=486182353959636&id=100077036258225
  4. ^ https://orlen-superliga.pl/mateusz-zembrzycki-wzmacnia-bramke-energi-wybrzeza-gdansk/
  5. ^ https://sport.tvp.pl/79134599/rafal-przybylski-wyjezdza-z-polski-zagra-w-lidze-belgijskiej
  6. ^ https://orlen-superliga.pl/dawid-fedenczak-zawodnikiem-energa-mks-u-kalisz/
  7. ^ https://www.azoty-pulawy.pl/w/deividas-virbauskas-zawodnikiem-azotów-puławy
  8. ^ https://www.azoty-pulawy.pl/w/vladyslav-ostroushko-zawodnikiem-azotów-puławy
  9. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-82-155657.html
  10. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/sg-flensburg-handewitt-verpflichtet-oesterreicher-996120
  11. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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