LKPS Lublin

LKPS Lublin, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Bogdanka LUK Lublin, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Lublin in eastern Poland, founded in 2013. The club has been promoted to the top flight of the Polish volleyball, PlusLiga in 2021.

Bogdanka LUK Lublin
Full nameLubelski Klub Przyjaciół Siatkówki Lublin
Founded2013 (2013)
GroundHala Globus
(Capacity: 4,119)
ChairmanKrzysztof Skubiszewski
ManagerMassimo Botti
CaptainMarcin Komenda
LeaguePlusLiga
2023–245th place
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
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Club history

The foundation of the club took place on 26 August 2013 in the city of Lublin as a sports association under the name LKPS Lublin. Lublin began its history in the 3rd Polish Volleyball League, playing there from the club foundation in 2013 until 2015.

From 2015 to 2019, Lublin was playing in the 2nd Polish Volleyball League. In 2019, the team coached by Maciej Kołodziejczyk finished the league in 2nd place, and won promotion to the 1st Polish Volleyball League.

In 2021, acting as LUK Politechnika Lublin, the team won the league and therefore gained the possibility to play in the upcoming PlusLiga season.[1][2]

Team

As of 2023–24 season

Occupation Name
Head coach Massimo Botti
Assistant coach Arkadiusz Grzelak Maciej Kołodziejczyk

Players

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Jan Nowakowski (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994middle blocker
2 Maksym Kędzierski (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003libero
3 Maciej Krysiak (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999outside hitter
4 Marcin Komenda (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996setter
5 Marcin Kania (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996middle blocker
6 Mateusz Malinowski (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992opposite
7 Jakub Wachnik (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993outside hitter
9 Alexandre Ferreira (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991outside hitter
10 Tobias Brand (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998outside hitter
11 Jakub Nowosielski (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993setter
17 Thales Hoss (1989-04-26) 26 April 1989libero
18 Damian Schulz (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990opposite
20 Maciej Zając (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003middle blocker
23 Damian Hudzik (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998middle blocker

Former names
Years Name
2013–2014LKPS Lublin
2014–2016LKPS Pszczółka Lublin
2016–2017LKPS Politechnika Pszczółka Lublin
2017–2018LKPS Politechnika Lublin
2018–2021LUK Politechnika Lublin
2021–2023LUK Lublin
2023–presentBogdanka LUK Lublin

See also
  • LKPS Lublin players
  • LKPS Lublin coaches

References
  1. "Jesteśmy Mistrzami Tauron 1. Ligi! Jesteśmy w PlusLidze!". lkpslublin.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "Poznaliśmy skład PlusLigi i TAURON Ligi w sezonie 2021/2022". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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