WKS Śląsk Wrocław is a professional men's

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club based in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, r ...

in southwestern

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, founded in 1955. The club currently plays in Central League, the second tier competition of Polish handball. Fifteen times Polish Champion, seven–time Polish Cup winner, and a silver medallist of the EHF Champions League (

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). One of the most titled Polish handball clubs.

Honours

Domestic

Polish Superliga The Polish Superliga, also known as the PGNiG Superliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's handball league in Poland. The current champion is Vive Kielce, the most titled Polish handball club, maintaining its position at the top of the tab ...

:Winners (15): 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1996–97 *

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. ...

:Winners (7): 1958–59, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89

International

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

:Silver (1): 1977–78

References

External links

Official website
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Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the ...