KS Azoty-Puławy
Polish handball club
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KS Azoty-Puławy is a men's handball club from Puławy, Poland, that plays in the Superliga.
Puławy
Location of KS Azoty-Puławy
| KS Azoty-Puławy | |
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| Full name | Klub Sportowy Azoty-Puławy |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Arena | Grupa Azoty Arena, Puławy |
| Capacity | 3,138 |
| President | Jerzy Witaszek |
| Head coach | Patryk Kuchczyński |
| League | Polish Superliga |
| Club colours | |
| Website Official site | |
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 Superliga, Poland'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 Superliga 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, where they lost to PGE Vive Kielce on May 13, 2018 in Kalisz (29:35).[1] The team won bronze medals again in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons. The Grupa Azoty Arena was handed over in October 2021, which from then on became the team's new home.
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
| Name | Period |
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| Klub Sportowy Wisła-Azoty Puławy | 2003–2006 |
| Klub Sportowy Azoty-Puławy | 2006–present |
Sports Hall information
Management
| Position | Name |
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| President |  Jerzy Witaszek |
| Chairman of the Supervisory Board | Przemysław Jarnicki |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | Ewa Pieńczakowska |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | Jacek Pakuła |
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025–26 season
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Previous squads
| 2017–2018 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 |  Russia | Vadim Bogdanov | 26 March 1986 | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Poland | Patryk Kuchczyński | 17 March 1983 | Right Winger |
| 5 | Poland | Kamil Sliwinski | 11 November 1996 | Left Winger |
| 6 | Poland | Jakub Kosiak | 8 December 1997 | Right Winger |
| 7 | Poland | Robert Orzechowski | 20 November 1989 | Right Back |
| 8 | Poland | Paweł Podsiadło | 29 March 1986 | Left Back |
| 9 | Poland | Piotr Jarosiewicz | 28 June 1998 | Left Winger |
| 10 | Poland | Krzysztof Łyżwa | 28 May 1990 | Central Back |
| 12 | Poland | Emil Wiejak | 21 June 1998 | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Poland | Adam Skrabania | 21 February 1985 | Left Winger |
| 14 | Poland | Mateusz Flont | 20 October 1998 | Right Back |
| 16 |  North Macedonia | Daniel Dupjačanec | 15 July 1983 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Poland | Kacper Adamczuk | 25 February 1997 | Left Back |
| 18 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Marko Panić | 10 March 1991 | Right Back |
| 20 | Poland | Pawel Grzelak | 26 November 1987 | Line Player |
| 21 | Poland | Piotr Masłowski | 20 February 1988 | Central Back |
| 22 |  Belarus Poland | Vitaliy Titov | 2 May 1980 | Right Back |
| 24 | Poland | Bartosz Kowalczyk | 18 December 1996 | Central Back |
| 25 | Poland | Tomasz Kasprzak | 6 February 1986 | Line Player |
| 31 | Poland | Bartosz Jurecki | 31 January 1979 | Line Player |
| 32 |  Ukraine | Vladyslav Ostroushko | 5 March 1986 | Left Back |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Nikola Prce | 31 August 1980 | Left Back |
| 44 | Poland | Wojciech Gumiński | 10 February 1989 | Left Winger |
| 81 | Ukraine | Valentyn Koshovy | 5 February 1981 | Goalkeeper |
| 88 | Poland | Mateusz Seroka | 24 December 1988 | Right Winger |
| 2013–2014 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 2 | Poland | Pawel Kowalik | 13 March 1991 | Right Back |
| 4 | Poland | Paweł Ćwikliński | 1 February 1985 | Right Winger |
| 6 | Poland | Krzysztof Tylutki | 23 July 1985 | Left Back |
| 7 | Poland | Mateusz Jankowski | 22 March 1988 | Line Player |
| 10 | Poland | Krzysztof Łyżwa | 28 May 1990 | Central Back |
| 11 | Poland | Mateusz Kus | 14 July 1987 | Line Player |
| 12 |  Lithuania | Vilius Rašimas | 8 November 1989 | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Poland | Adam Skrabania | 21 February 1985 | Left Winger |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Marko Tarabochia | 28 November 1988 | Central Back |
| 15 | Poland | Adam Babicz | 6 December 1985 | Left Back |
| 18 | Poland | Michał Szyba | 18 March 1988 | Right Back |
| 19 | Poland | Rafał Przybylski | 19 February 1991 | Right Back |
| 20 | Poland | Pawel Grzelak | 26 November 1987 | Line Player |
| 21 | Poland | Piotr Masłowski | 20 February 1988 | Central Back |
| 22 | Poland | Maciej Stęczniewski | 8 May 1973 | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Belarus | Artur Barzenkou | 13 September 1987 | Left Back |
| 26 | Poland | Przemysław Krajewski | 20 January 1987 | Left Winger |
| 35 | Poland | Rafał Grzybowski | 22 October 1990 | Goalkeeper |
| 44 |  Czech Republic | Jan Sobol | 22 May 1984 | Right Winger |
Honours
- Polish Superliga:
Bronze (6): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
- Polish Cup:
Silver (1): 2018- Bronze (3): 2013, 2014, 2023
Individual awards
Domestic
Polish Superliga Top Scorer
| Season | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Wojciech Zydroń |
247 |
| 2014–15 | Przemysław Krajewski |
160 |
European record
EHF European League / EHF Cup
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Round 2 |  RK Nexe |
32–26 | 27–35 | 59–61 |
| 2021–22 | Round 1 | MRK Sesvete |
29–21 | 37–25 | 66–46 |
| Round 2 |  Füchse Berlin |
24–32 | 29–33 | 53–65 | |
| 2020–21 | Round 1 |  Haslum HK |
Cancelled[note 1] | ||
| Round 2 |  IFK Kristianstad |
24–25 | 22–24 | 46–49 | |
| 2019–20 | Round 2 |  Handball Esch |
31–28 | 26–25 | 57–53 |
| Round 3 | Gwardia Opole |
29–28 | 24–26 | 53–54 | |
| 2018–19 | Round 3 |  Selfoss |
33–26 | 27–28 | 60–54 |
| Group stage |  GOG Håndbold |
28–31 | 29–41 | 4th place | |
| THW Kiel |
26–35 | 23–26 | |||
 Fraikin Granollers |
34–34 | 29–30 | |||
| 2017–18 | Round 3 | TTH Holstebro |
30–27 | 29–32 | 59–59 |
| Group stage |  Wacker Thun |
31–29 | 34–26 | 3rd place | |
| Fraikin Granollers |
30–37 | 26–32 | |||
 Chambéry Savoie |
25–27 | 22–28 | |||
| 2016–17 | Round 3 |  SL Benfica |
34–29 | 18–24 | 52–53 |
| 2015–16 | Round 3 | Pfadi Winterthur |
23–30 | 25–29 | 48–59 |
- Due to travel restrictions imposed on Norway in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Haslum Handballklubb were disqualified.[11]
EHF Challenge Cup
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2014–15 | Round 3 |  Metaloplastika |
32–24 | 26–20 | 58–44 |
| Last 16 |  HC Visé BM |
35–26 | 32–30 | 67–56 | |
| Quarterfinals | SL Benfica |
29–37 | 32–31 | 61–68 | |
| 2013–14 | Round 3 |  Özel Idare SK |
27–23 | 35–20 | 62–43 |
| Round 4 | Nilüfer BK |
39–31 | 36–29 | 75–60 | |
| Quarter-finals | UHC Tongeren |
31–22 | 26–23 | 57–45 | |
| Semi-finals | IK Sävehof |
28–30 | 38–40 | 66–70 | |
| 2012–13 | Last 16 | Initia Hasselt |
29–29 | 21–21 | 50–50 |
| 2011–12 | Round 3 | RK Bjelovar |
20–19 | 22–24 | 42–43 |
| 2010–11 | Round 3 | HC VV Tikvesh 06 |
24–22 | 23–24 | 47–46 |
| Last 16 | Stord Handball |
25–24 | 29–23 | 54–47 | |
| Quarter-finals |  RK Koper |
25–25 | 26–33 | 51–58 |
EHF ranking
- As of 5/12/2024[12]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | SKKP Handball Brno | 48 |
| 106 | HC Achilles Bocholt | 47 |
| 107 |  KH Besa Famgas | 47 |
| 108 | KS Azoty-Puławy | 46 |
| 109 |  Handball Sassari | 46 |
| 110 |  Handball Club Holon | 45 |
| 111 |  Riihimäki Cocks | 45 |
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 (2007–2012)
- Mateusz Zembrzycki (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 (2016–2021)
Right wingers
- Dawid Fedeńczak (2021–2024)
- Patryk Kuchczyński (2015–2018)
- Mateusz Seroka (2017–2021)
- Giorgi Dikhaminjia (2024–)
Jerko Matulić (2018–2019)- Jan Sobol (2013–2017)
- Andrii Akimenko (2020–2022)
Left wingers
- Wojciech Gumiński (2017–2022)
- Piotr Jarosiewicz (2017–)
- Przemysław Krajewski (2012–2017)
- Przemysław Urbaniak (2016–2017)
- Wojciech Zydroń (2008–2012)
Line players
- Marek Daćko (2022–2023)
- Dawid Dawydzik (2019–2022)
- Mateusz Jankowski (2012–2014)
- Bartosz Jurecki (2016–2018)
- Mateusz Kus (2008–2015)
- Łukasz Rogulski (2018–2022)
Aliaksandr Tsitou (2015)- Leoš Petrovský (2015–2017)
- Ivan Burzak (2022–2024)
Left backs
- Kacper Adamski (2022–)
- Michał Jurecki (2020–2023)
- Michał Kubisztal (2015–2017)
- Antoni Łangowski (2019–2022)
- Paweł Podsiadło (2017–2022)
Nikola Prce (2014–2019)- Artur Barzenkou (2012–2014)
- Vladyslav Ostroushko (2018, 2023–2024)
Central backs
- Bartosz Kowalczyk (2016–2018, 2019–2023)
- Krzysztof Łyżwa (2011–2015, 2016–2019)
- Piotr Masłowski (2011–2019)
- Jakub Moryń (2019)
- Maciej Zarzycki (2023–)
- Marko Tarabochia (2013–2015)
- Aliaksandr Bachko (2020–2022)
- Ante Kaleb (2018–2019)
- Deividas Virbauskas (2023–2024)
Right backs
- Robert Orzechowski (2015–2018)
- Rafał Przybylski (2012–2017, 2019–2024)
- Michał Szyba (2004–2014, 2019–2021)
Boris Zivkovic (2021–2024)- Marko Panić (2017–2019)
- Kosta Savić (2014–2015)
- Vladyslav Dontsov (2022)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 2003 | Piotr Dropek | |
| 2004 | Jacek Zglinicki | |
| 2004 | Stanisław Kubala | |
| 2005 | Bogdan Kowalczyk | |
| 2006 | Edward Koziński | |
| 2006 | Robert Nowakowski | |
| 2006 | Roman Trzmiel | |
| 2007 | Bogdan Kowalczyk | |
| 2007–2008 | Giennadij Kamielin |  |
| 2008–2009 | Piotr Dropek | |
| 2009 | Marek Motyczyński | |
| 2010–2011 | Bogdan Kowalczyk | |
| 2011–2013 | Marcin Kurowski | |
| 2013–2014 | Bogdan Kowalczyk | |
| 2014 | Dragan Marković | |
| 2014–2016 | Ryszard Skutnik | |
| 2016–2017 | Marcin Kurowski | |
| 2017–2018 | Daniel Waszkiewicz | |
| 2018–2019 | Bartosz Jurecki | |
| 2019 | Zbigniew Markuszewski | |
| 2019 | Michał Skórski | |
| 2020–2021 | Lars Walther | |
| 2021–2023 | Robert Lis | |
| 2023–2024 | Serhiy Bebeshko | |
| 2024– | Patryk Kuchczyński | |