MKS Zagłębie Lubin is a men's handball club from

Lubin Lubin (; ) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town for ...

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, that plays in the Superliga.

History

The club was founded in 1967 under the name Górnik Lubin. His first coach was Szymon Kanigowski. The team reached the Polish top division for the first time at the end of the 1990/1991 season, already under the name Zagłębie Lubin. The team won the

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in the 1992/1993 season, defeating SPR Chrobry Głogów and

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in the final four and drawing with KS Warszawianka. In the 1993/1994 season, the team debuted on the international cup circuit, when they were eliminated in the first round against Extran Beyne of

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in the

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. In the 2004/2005 season, the team won the league title for the first time in its history, beating

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in the final match (27-23; 37-32; 43-42). The team finished the following season in third place. In the 2006/2007 season, the team reached the semi-finals of the

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, where it was eliminated by the Romanian UCM Resita. In the 2007/2008 season, they reached the final of the league again, but this time

proved to be better in the duel. The team was in the

finals in 2009 and 2010, but lost both times to

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. In the years that followed, the team was in the middle of the league.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Management

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Jarosław Hipner * Assistant coach: Grzegorz Klimczak

Transfers

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

Transfer History

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 ...

: ** (1): 2007 ** (2): 2005, 2008 ** (1): 2006 *

: ** (1): 1993 ** (2): 2009, 2010 ** (3): 2007, 2008, 2021

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

* Szymon Ligarzewski (2004–2007) * Adam Malcher (2005–2013) * Marcin Schodowski (2019–) * Jakub Skrzyniarz (2015–2019) * Yuriy Shamrylo (2014–2016)

Right wingers

* Michał Bartczak (2012–2017) * Krystian Bondzior (2016–2019) * Arkadiusz Moryto (2016–2018) * Piotr Obrusiewicz (2005–2012)

Left wingers

* Paweł Biały (2019–2020) * Jan Czuwara (2014–2018, 2023–) * Wojciech Gumiński (2011–2016) * Marcel Sroczyk (2018–2022) * Bartłomiej Tomczak (2004–2011)

Line players

* Dawid Dawydzik (2017–2019) * Paweł Orzłowski (2009–2012) * Jarosław Paluch (2002–2005, 2011–2015) *

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(2004–2008, 2009–2024) * Bartosz Wuszter (2000–2002)

Left backs

* Grzegorz Gowin (2002–2004, 2012–2013) * Mariusz Jurkiewicz (2001–2003) * Kamil Krieger (2015–2016) * Paweł Krupa (2023–) * Michał Kubisztal (2003–2007) * Faruk Halilbegović (2014–2015)

Central backs

* Bartłomiej Jaszka (2003–2007, 2017–2019) * Jakub Moryń (2018–2019, 2021–2024) * Dawid Przysiek (2012–2018)

Right backs

* Piotr Adamczak (2007–2012) * Krzysztof Górniak (2007–2008) * Przemysław Zadura (2008–2009) * Roman Chychykalo (2018–2022) * Danylo Hlushak (2022–2024)

References

External links

*
Zagłębie Lubin
a
Handball Base
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