Polonia London VC is a semi-professional volleyball team based in

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. 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

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(x7) 1986, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 *: Silver medal with cup

(x6) 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2012, 2018 *: Bronze medal with cup

(x1) 2007 * English Cup *: Simple gold cup

(x2) 2016, 2017 * NEVZA Championship *: Gold medal with cup

(x1) 2019

Women's

(x1) 2011 *: Silver medal with cup

(x6) 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 * English Cup *: Simple gold cup

(x3) 2010, 2011, 2016 * NEVZA Championship *: Silver medal with cup

(x1) 2020

History

The club was set up in 1973 by Maciej Behnke and Henryk Pauliński, members of the Polish

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...

. 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

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. 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. In March 2017, ex–Polish national team player, libero -

Krzysztof Ignaczak Krzysztof Ignaczak (born 15 May 1978) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team in 1998–2014. A participant at the Olympic Games ( Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), the 2014 World Ch ...

, 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.

Teams

* Men's volleyball

References

External links

Official Men's website

Official Women's website
English volleyball clubs Volleyball clubs established in 1973 Polish diaspora in the United Kingdom Sports clubs in London Sports clubs founded by the YMCA {{England-sport-stub