Budowlani Łódź, is the women's

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department of

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sports club Budowlani Łódź based in the city of

Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...

and plays in the Liga Siatkówki Kobiet.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Organika Budowlani Łódź (2006–2011) * Budowlani Łódź (2011–2013) * Beef Master Budowlani Łódź (2013–2014) * Budowlani Łódź (2014–2016) * Grot Budowlani Łódź (2016–present)

History

Budowlani Łódź a

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based in

, first created a

department in the 1970s, with the team reaching the division II at best. The club decided to focus on other sports and in the 1980s dissolved the volleyball department. Two decades later, in 2005 the club set up a project to relaunch its volleyball department with the goal of reaching the Polish highest league in 3 years. The team was created for the 2006–07 season and started playing in the third division. A season later it competed in the second division, reaching the first division in 2009. The club won its first major title by claiming the 2009–10 Polish Cup. Since 2010 the club has also participated in European competitions.

Honours

National competitions

Polish Women's Volleyball League The Polish Women's Volleyball League, officially known as the Tauron Liga due to its sponsorship by Tauron Polska, Tauron (previously known as PKN Orlen, Orlen Liga and PlusLiga Kobiet), is the highest level of women's volleyball played in Polan ...

** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2017 * Polska Kokarda Narodowa typ IVa

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(2x): 2010, 2018 ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2017 * Polska Kokarda Narodowa typ IVa

Polish Super Cup 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 ...

** Winners (2): 2017, 2018 ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2010

Team

''Season 2018–2019, as of November 2018.''

Notable players

References

External links

Official website
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