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Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's
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club based in
Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...
in southeastern
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish
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 14 teams league from Oc ...
. Initially part of the Resovia multi-sports club founded 1905, it has operated independently since 2006. The club has won seven Polish Champion titles and three national cups. They won four league titles in the 1970s and the first title in the 21st century in
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, which put an end to
Skra Bełchatów Skra Bełchatów, competing for sponsorship reasons as PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów and officially called KPS Skra Bełchatów SA, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Bełchatów in central Poland, founded in 1957. They compete in th ...
's dominance in the PlusLiga which lasted for 7 consecutive seasons.


Honours


Domestic

* Polish Championship :Winners (7): 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 2011–12,
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, 2014–15 *
Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...
:Winners (3): 1974–75, 1982–83, 1986–87 *
Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been p ...
:Winners (1): 2013–14


International

*
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:Silver (1): 2014–15 :Final Four (1): 2015–16 * CEV European Champions Cup :Silver (1): 1972–73 *
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:Winners (1): 2023–24 :Silver (2): 2011–12, 2024–25


Club history

Resovia was established in 1937 in the city of
Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...
. In 2006, Asseco became the main sponsor of the club. The name ''Resovia'' is derived from the
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, meaning
Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...
, what has been confirmed by the city council in 2013. In 1969, the club was promoted to the 1st Polish Volleyball League, the highest level volleyball league, playing there until 1991. The 1970s were the most successful in the club's long history. During that time Resovia led by Jan Strzelczyk and Władyslaw Pałaszewski achieved its biggest successes, winning four Polish Championships (1971, 1972, 1974, 1975), one
Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...
(1975), and a silver medal of the 1972–73 CEV European Champions Cup. The team of that time consisted of such players like
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, Stanisław Gościniak, Marek Karbarz or Włodzimierz Stefański who played a major role in the Polish national volleyball team, leading Poland to the titles of 1976 Olympic Champions and 1974 World Champions. In the next years, the club also managed to win 2 Polish Cups in 1983 and 1987 before being relegated in 1991. After being relegated in 1991, the club spent over a decade in the 2nd Polish Volleyball League. In 2004, the team led by a former Resovia player – Jan Such, was promoted to the newly created professional volleyball league (official name since 2008:
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). Its first season in the top league Resovia ended in 7th place, achieving higher positions in the next years. In 2006, due to sponsorship reasons, the club changed its name to Asseco Resovia. During the 2007–08 season, Resovia, led by Andrzej Kowal, took part in the
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, losing both, the semifinal to
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(2–3), and a match for third place to the French team, Stade Poitevin Poitiers (0–3). Eventually, the
2008–09 PlusLiga The 2008–09 PlusLiga was the 73rd season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 9th season as a professional league, the first season under the name PlusLiga organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of th ...
season, Resovia finished in 2nd place (first medal after 20 years), and gained the right to play in the next CEV Champions League edition where they lost a two–game
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to Trentino BetClic (0–3, 1–3), the future competition champion. The
2009–10 PlusLiga The 2009–10 PlusLiga was the 74th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 10th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation (). PGE ...
season, Resovia finished in 3rd place. In the
2010–11 PlusLiga The 2010–11 PlusLiga was the 75th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 11th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation (). PGE ...
season, Resovia reached the semifinals of the 2010–11 CEV Cup and lost a two–legged tie to the Italian team,
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(2–3, 1–3). The
2010–11 PlusLiga The 2010–11 PlusLiga was the 75th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 11th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation (). PGE ...
season Resovia for the second time in a row ended in 3rd place. After the season
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left the club and a Polish coach Andrzej Kowal took over the team for the next 6 seasons. The next year due to the 3rd place last
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season Resovia once again spent playing in the
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, but for this time managed to reach the final and after tough fighting against Russian team
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(2–3, 2–3) lost and was awarded with the silver medals. On the other hand, after 7 years of the
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dominance in the Polish league Resovia achieved its 5th title of the Polish Champion beating Skra in four matches (3–1) (first title after 37 years). In the
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season, Resovia as a reigning Polish Champion was once again granted the right to compete in the upcoming 2012–13 CEV Champions League edition. The club ended in 2nd place in the league round and was eventually stopped by Italian team Lube Banca Marche Macerata in the Playoff 12 (0–3, 1–3). However, Resovia ended the season with another, 6th title of the Polish Champion beating
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 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 PlusLiga. ZAKSA have won 9 domestic league titles, 10 national cups, and three CEV Cha ...
after five matches (3–2). In the next
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edition, after achieving first place in the league round and beating Belgian team
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in the playoff stage Resovia has been defeated by another Polish club in the competition –
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(0–3, 1–3). In the domestic competition
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regained the Polish Champion title, defeating Resovia in 3 matches (3–0). During the
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season, Resovia was competing in the
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. The club beat Russian club
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(3–1) and lost in revenge match in
Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...
(2–3) on 11 March 2015. Resovia reached the Final Four, which was held in
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, Germany and played with another Polish team –
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and for the first time in competition's history two Polish teams played in the semifinal of the
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. On 28 March 2015 Resovia beat
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in the semifinal (3–0) and eventually lost in final to
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(0–3). On 28 April 2015 Resovia won its 7th title of the Polish Champion. On 16–17 April 2016, Resovia was a host of the
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Final Four held in
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. The team lost the semifinal to
Zenit Kazan VC Zenit-Kazan (), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (11-time champion). Achievements International competitions * CEV Champions Leag ...
(1–3), and a match for third place to Cucine Lube Civitanova (2–3), and ended the tournament in 4th place. Russell Holmes received an individual award for the ''Best Middle Blocker'' of the tournament. During the
2015–16 PlusLiga The 2015–16 PlusLiga was the 80th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 16th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation (). ZAKSA ...
season, Resovia took second place in the regular season because of the better set ratio than
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(Skra lost one more set than Resovia). In the final,
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 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 PlusLiga. ZAKSA have won 9 domestic league titles, 10 national cups, and three CEV Cha ...
beat Resovia in three matches (0–3). Since 2016, the club failed to achieve any significant success ending the
2016–17 PlusLiga The 2016–17 PlusLiga was the 81st season of the PlusLiga, Polish Volleyball Championship, the 17th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation ( ...
season in 4th place and losing the quarterfinal of the
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to Lotos Trefl Gdańsk. In the
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season, the team ended in 3rd place in the league round, and as one of the three third–placed teams was promoted to the next stage. Resovia was not able to defeat Italian team
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and has been eliminated in the Playoff 12 (2–3, 1–3). By the end of the
2016–17 PlusLiga The 2016–17 PlusLiga was the 81st season of the PlusLiga, Polish Volleyball Championship, the 17th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation ( ...
season, Andrzej Kowal announced his departure as the Resovia head coach. Roberto Serniotti was announced as the new Resovia head coach on 11 May 2017. After achieving 4th place in the previous PlusLiga season, Resovia took part in the
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reaching the semifinals and eventually losing to Russian team Belogorie Belgorod (0–3, 0–3). In the domestic league, Resovia achieved 6th place, losing in three matches (1–2) of the first round of the playoffs to
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn AZS Olsztyn, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Olsztyn in northeastern Poland, founded in 1950 as a university team (AZS), located near the University of Warmia and ...
. On 3 December 2017, an Italian expert Roberto Serniotti was dismissed as a head coach after spending only a few months in the club. He has been replaced by Andrzej Kowal who returned to his post after a short break. At the beginning of the
2018–19 PlusLiga The 2018–19 PlusLiga was the 83rd season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 19th season as a professional league organized by the Polish Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation (). Due to fina ...
season, Resovia lost 4 matches in a row what resulted in dismissal of both Andrzej Kowal, and the club's chairman – Bartosz Górski. The club decided to employ a Romanian expert Gheorghe Crețu and a former Resovia player –
Krzysztof Ignaczak Krzysztof Ignaczak (born 15 May 1978) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, Poland national team from 1998 to 2014, a participant in 3 Olympic Games (2004 Summer Olympics, ...
as the club's new chairman. Nevertheless, the team did not manage to qualify to the playoff stage and eventually ended the season in 7th place. In the same season, Resovia took part in the 2018 Club World Championship held in Poland, surprisingly defeating the Brazilian team Sada Cruzeiro in the preliminary round and qualifying to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the team from
Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...
has been defeated by Italian team Cucine Lube Civitanova in 4 sets (1–3) and ended the tournament in 4th place losing also a match for third place to the Russian team
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(1–3). The contract with Gheorghe Crețu was not renewed, and on 9 May 2020 Piotr Gruszka was announced as the new Resovia head coach. The
2019–20 PlusLiga The 2019–20 PlusLiga was the 84th season of the PlusLiga, Polish Volleyball Championship, the 20th season as a professional league organized by the Polish Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation (). Th ...
season can be named the worst in club's modern history. The team, led by Piotr Gruszka (dismissed on 30 January 2020), and Italian coach Emanuele Zanini (since 11 February 2020) ended the season in 13th place, winning only 7 out of 24 matches and barely avoiding relegation.
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resigned his post as the club's chairman on 14 February 2020, and has been replaced by Piotr Maciąg. Emanuele Zanini remained the head coach of Resovia until the end of the season. On 8 April 2020, an Italian expert
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was announced as the new Resovia head coach.


Team

''As of 2024–25 season''


Coaching staff


Players


Season by season


See also

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References


External links


Official website

Team profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Team profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Resovia Volleyball clubs in Poland Sport in Rzeszów Volleyball clubs established in 1937 1937 establishments in Poland