KS Azoty-Puławy is a men's handball club from

Puławy Puławy (, also written Pulawy) is a city in eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, at the confluence of the Vistula and Kurówka River, Kurówka Rivers. Puławy is the capital of Puławy County. The city's 2019 population was Cen ...

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 ...

, that plays in the

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History

The club was founded on the initiative of Jerzy Witaszek, Piotr Dropek and Artur Witkowski on May 28, 2003 under the name Klub Sportowy Wisła-Azoty Puławy, with Jerzy Witaszek as its president. Since 2003, the team has been part of II. League, from 2004 in the I. League, and from 2005 in the

's highest league. In March 2006, the name "Wisła" was removed from the club's name, which changed to Azoty-Puławy. The team also won bronze medals in the

in the 2014/15, 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons. In the 2017/2018 season, the team also reached the finals of the

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 ...

, where they lost to PGE Vive Kielce on May 13, 2018 in

Kalisz Kalisz () is a city in central Poland, and the second-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 97,905 residents (December 2021). It is the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of Gr ...

(29:35). The team won bronze medals again in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons. The

Grupa Azoty Arena Grupa may refer to: * Grupa, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, village in the administrative district of Gmina Dragacz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland * Grupa-Osiedle,village in the administrative di ...

was handed over in October 2021, which from then on became the team's new home.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Sports Hall information

*Arena: -

*City: -

*Capacity: - 3138 *Address: - Lubelska 59,

Management

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach:

Patryk Kuchczyński Patryk Kuchczyński (born 17 March 1983) is a former Polish team handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, he was also part of the Polish squad, which won bronze medal at the ...

* Assistant coach: Piotr Dropek * Physiotherapist: Andrzej Karpiński

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining ;Leaving

Transfer History

Previous squads

Honours

Polish Superliga The Polish Superliga, officially known as the Orlen Superliga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is the top men's handball league in Poland. It is currently a 14 teams league, played from September to May. The competition was founded in 1956 under ...

: ** (6): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 *

: ** (1): 2018 ** (3): 2013, 2014, 2023

Individual awards

Domestic

Top Scorer

European record

EHF Challenge Cup

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.

Goalkeepers

* Maciej Stęczniewski (2009–2014) *

Piotr Wyszomirski Piotr Wyszomirski (born 6 January 1988) is a Polish handball player for Grundfos Tatabánya KC and the Poland men's national handball team. On 1 February 2015, Poland, including Wyszomirski, won the bronze medal of the 2015 World Championship ...

(2007–2012) *

Mateusz Zembrzycki Mateusz Zembrzycki (born 18 March 1997) is a Polish handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and ...

(2020–2024) * Jakub Krupa (2015–2017) * Zurab Tsintsadze (2023–) * Vilius Rašimas (2013–2015) * Daniel Dupjačanec (2017–2018) * Kiril Kolev (2011–2012) * Vadim Bogdanov (2014–2023) *

Valentyn Koshovy Valentyn () is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Valentyn Demyanenko (born 1983), Ukrainian sprint canoeist * Valentyn Grekov (born 1976), Ukrainian judoka * Valentyn Kravchuk (1944–2003), Ukrainian rower * Valentyn Korone ...

(2016–2021)

Right wingers

Dawid Fedeńczak Dawid Fedeńczak (born 6 March 1998) is a Polish handball player for Pogoń Szczecin Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian V ...

(2021–2024) *

(2015–2018) * Mateusz Seroka (2017–2021) * Giorgi Dikhaminjia (2024–) *

Jerko Matulić Jerko Matulić (born 20 April 1990) is a Croatian handball player. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. ...

(2018–2019) * Jan Sobol (2013–2017) * Andrii Akimenko (2020–2022)

Left wingers

* Wojciech Gumiński (2017–2022) * Piotr Jarosiewicz (2017–) *

Przemysław Krajewski Przemysław Krajewski (born 20 January 1987) is a Polish handball player for Wisła Płock. He was a bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championship. Career National team On 1 February 2015, Poland, including Krajewski, won the bronze medal of ...

(2012–2017) * Przemysław Urbaniak (2016–2017) * Wojciech Zydroń (2008–2012)

Line players

Marek Daćko Marek Daćko (born 29 March 1991) is a Polish handball player for NMC Górnik Zabrze and the Polish national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th eve ...

(2022–2023) *

Dawid Dawydzik Dawid Dawydzik (born 7 December 1994) is a Polish handball player for Wisła Płock and the Polish national team. He represented Poland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship wa ...

(2019–2022) * Mateusz Jankowski (2012–2014) * Bartosz Jurecki (2016–2018) * Mateusz Kus (2008–2015) *

Łukasz Rogulski Łukasz Rogulski (born 10 June 1993) is a Polish handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a ...

(2018–2022) * Aliaksandr Tsitou (2015) *

Leoš Petrovský Leoš Petrovský (born 5 January 1993) is a Czech handball player for Bergischer HC and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging o ...

(2015–2017) *

Ivan Burzak Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the Bul ...

(2022–2024)

Left backs

* Kacper Adamski (2022–) *

Michał Jurecki Michał Jurecki (born 27 October 1984) is a Polish retired handball player. Private life His older brother Bartosz Jurecki is a former handball player and current manager. In 2007 Michał married to Joanna. They have daughter Oliwia, born on 6 ...

(2020–2023) *

Michał Kubisztal Michał Kubisztal (born 23 March 1980) is a Polish handball player for Czuwaj Przemyśl Klub Sportowy Czuwaj is a sports club from the Polish city of Przemyśl, founded by the scouting movement. Originally a multi-sports club with many secti ...

(2015–2017) * Antoni Łangowski (2019–2022) *

Paweł Podsiadło Paweł Podsiadło (born 29 March 1986) is a Polish handball player for KS Azoty-Puławy and the Poland men's national handball team, Polish national team. References

1986 births Living people Polish male handball players Sportspeople fro ...

(2017–2022) *

Nikola Prce Nikola Prce (born 31 August 1980) is a Bosnian handball player for KH BESA FamGas and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He is one of the best handball players and leader of a young generation of players in Bosnia and Herzegovina men's na ...

(2014–2019) * Artur Barzenkou (2012–2014) * Vladyslav Ostroushko (2018, 2023–2024)

Central backs

* Bartosz Kowalczyk (2016–2018, 2019–2023) *

Krzysztof Łyżwa Krzysztof Łyżwa (born 28 May 1990) is a Polish handball player for KS Azoty-Puławy and the Polish national handball team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the ...

(2011–2015, 2016–2019) * Piotr Masłowski (2011–2019) *

Jakub Moryń Jakub is a masculine given name. It is the Polish, Belarusian, Czech, and Slovak form of the name Jacob.Jakub at beh ...

(2019) *

Maciej Zarzycki Maciej Zarzycki (born 26 July 1998) is a Polish handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a ...

(2023–) * Marko Tarabochia (2013–2015) * Aliaksandr Bachko (2020–2022) * Ante Kaleb (2018–2019) *

Deividas Virbauskas Deividas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. Individuals with the name Deividas include: *Deividas Česnauskis (born 1981), Lithuanian footballer *Deividas Dulkys (born 1988), Lithuanian basketball player *Deividas Gailius (born 1988), Lithuani ...

(2023–2024)

Right backs

* Robert Orzechowski (2015–2018) *

Rafał Przybylski Rafał Przybylski (born 19 February 1991) is a Polish handball player for KS Azoty-Puławy and for the Polish national handball team. He competed at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was ...

(2012–2017, 2019–2024) *

Michał Szyba Michał Szyba (born 18 March 1988) is a Polish retired handball player. He is a bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championship. Career National team He debuted on the national team on 4 June 2013 in a friendly match against Sweden (27:29). On ...

(2004–2014, 2019–2021) * Boris Zivkovic (2021–2024) * Marko Panić (2017–2019) *

Kosta Savić Kosta Savić (born 15 December 1987) is a Bosnian handball player. Savić started his career in Lokomotiva Brčko, and later played for Slovenian club Krško Krško (; ) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the City Municipality of K ...

(2014–2015) * Vladyslav Dontsov (2022)

Former coaches

References

External links

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