KPS Stocznia Szczecin – was a professional men's

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club based in

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

in northwestern

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, founded in 2014 under the name Espadon Szczecin. The club used to compete in

PlusLiga The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 16 teams league from Oc ...

, having been promoted to the highest level of the Polish Volleyball League in 2016.

History

In 2014, the club was founded by former

player and owner of Espadon company, Jakub Markiewicz. The club, continued the tradition of

, after previous club representing the city in the past –

Morze Bałtyk Szczecin KS Morze Bałtyk Szczecin was a Polish volleyball team based in Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwester ...

. In 2014, Espadon Szczecin took over assets, liabilities and paid off Morze Bałtyk Szczecin debts. In 2015, Espadon Szczecin joined

and made its debut in the match with

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusLi ...

on 30 September 2016. In December 2016, Michał Mieszko Gogol became the new head coach of the club. In April 2018, a few matches before the end of the regular round of the

2017–18 PlusLiga The 2017–18 PlusLiga was the 82nd season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 18th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA ( pl, Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej SA) under the supervision of ...

, the club changed its name to Stocznia Szczecin. By the end of 2018, the club due to financial problems had to withdraw from the further competition.

Former names

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stocznia Szczecin Polish volleyball clubs Sport in Szczecin Volleyball clubs established in 2014 2014 establishments in Poland