MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza, is the women's

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

department of

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sports club MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza based in

Dąbrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec. It is located in eastern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, on the Czarna Przemsza and Biała Przemsza rivers (tributaries of the Vistula River, ...

and plays in the

Orlen Liga * Orlen Basket Liga, the Polish Basketball League name from 2023 *Polish Women's Volleyball League The Polish Women's Volleyball League, known for sponsorship reasons as TAURON Liga (previously known as Orlen Liga and PlusLiga Kobiet) is the h ...

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Miejski Międzyszkolny Klub Sportowy (MMKS) Dąbrowa Górnicza (1992–2007) * MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2007–2009) * Enion Energia MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2009–2010) * Tauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2010–2013) * Tauron Banimex MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2013–2015) * Tauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2015–present)

History

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (originally named ) a

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

was founded in 1992 with various sports departments, including

. It started competing with youth teams in regional leagues and due to the popularity of the sport amongst the secondary schools in the town, the club developed quickly and progressed through the lower national leagues until it reached the highest league in 2007. The club was renamed and have won the Polish Cup twice (2011–12, 2012–13) and the Polish Super Cup twice (2012, 2013). The club has also often featured in European competitions since its first appearance in 2009.

Honours

National competitions

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

: 2 :2011–12, 2012–13 * Poland-orb

Polish Super Cup: 2 :2012, 2013

Team

''Season 2016–2017, as of February 2017.'' * Head Coach : Juan Manuel Serramalera (until February 2017),

Magdalena Śliwa Magdalena Joanna Śliwa (née Szryniawska; born 17 November 1969) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team in 1990–2007, double European Champion ( 2003, 2005), three-time Polish Champion (1994, 1995, ...

(from February 2017)

References

External links

Official website

Profile
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