BKS Visła Bydgoszcz, historically named Chemik Bydgoszcz, is a Polish professional men's

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team based in

Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Byd ...

, founded in 1956. The club played in the top Polish volleyball league –

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from 2006 to 2020.

Team history

In 1947 the country decided to rebuild its infrastructure and re-opened the local

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which manufactured

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in 1947. In 1949 its employees registered a sports club under the name Koło Sportowe Wisła Łęgnowo or KS Wisła for short. The club was re-registered as Unia Łęgnowo in 1951. The volleyball section was created in 1956, but was dissolved in 1961. In 1975, new senior and junior teams were created. In 2006 after matches with Joker Piła, club called BKS Delecta–Chemik Bydgoszcz was promoted to

. In 2013 the club was promoted to the

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tournament, but resigned. After a bad half of the season 2016/17 Piotr Makowski was dismissed in February 2017. Marian Kardas was a temporary head coach. On February 21, 2017, Dragan Mihailović was announced as a head coach and he led the team to the end of season 2016/17.''Dragan Mihailovic nowym trenerem Łuczniczki Bydgoszcz''
– plusliga.pl – 21-02-2017 During 2019–2020 season, Visła Bydgoszcz managed to win only 3 matches and obtainined 15 points throughout the whole season. This resulted in relegation to TAURON 1. Liga, second tier league. After relegation, in seasons 2020–2021, 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 of TAURON 1. Liga, Visła Bydgoszcz managed to finish the round on high, third position.

Former names

Coaches

Season by season

Notable players

References

External links

Official website
(Polish)
Team profile
at ''TAURON1Liga.pl''
Team profile
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