# KS Norwid Częstochowa

KS Norwid Częstochowa, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa, is a professional men's volleyball team from Częstochowa, which is also a section of the youth sports club, run at the 9th Cyprian K. Norwid High School in Częstochowa. In 2004–2012 the team performed under the name KS Delic-Pol Norwid Częstochowa. Since 2013, the team has been named Exact Systems Norwid Częstochowa. It is engaged in the training of young volleyball adepts. Players compete in youth, cadet, junior entertainment, as well as the Silesian Third League and the Polish First League (central level). Since the 2023/24 season, the team has been playing in the PlusLiga.

## Club history

In April 2002 was established the Sports Association Seniors - Juniors "Volleyball 2002". The Association's goal is to popularize volleyball among children and young people and prepare young players for professional practice of the sport. The president of the Association was Krzysztof Wachowiak. Since the same year, the Delic-Pol company became the strategic sponsor of the club.
In September 2010, Delic-Pol Norwid Czestochowa's young volleyball players participated in the First U18 European Club Championships, which were played in the Italian region of Apulia, in the towns of Alberobello, Sammichele di Bari and Castellana Grotte. The Częstochowa players took the gold, leaving in the defeated field such clubs as Arkas Izmir, Trentino Volley, Lube Banca Macherata and ATC Trencin Cop, among others.
Since the 2016/2017 season, the club has continuously played in the Tauron 1. Liga. In the first season of playing on the back of the PlusLiga, the team led by the Panas / Gościniak coaching duo took 10th place. The following season was better and the Częstochowa players eventually placed 7th. The 2018/2019 season brought an even better place "blue-greens" season ended in sixth place. In the 2019/2020 season, Tomasz Wasilkowski became the new coach of the first team, who, due to unsatisfactory sports results, was replaced during the season by Piotr Lebioda.
As of October 2022, the club plays home matches at the Hala Sportowa Częstochowa In 2023 they promoted higher level and now Norwid play in the best polish leaugue- PlusLiga.

## Team

As of 2024–25 season

### Coaching staff

| Occupation | Name | Name |
| Head coach | Cezar Douglas Silva | Cezar Douglas Silva |

### Players

| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Bartłomiej Lipiński | (1996-11-16) November 16, 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter |
| 3 | Mateusz Borkowski | (2002-02-18) February 18, 2002 (age 22) | opposite |
| 4 | Bartosz Schmidt | (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 33) | middle blocker |
| 5 | Quinn Isaacson | (1999-02-19) February 19, 1999 (age 25) | setter |
| 6 | Daniel Popiela | (2001-04-29) April 29, 2001 (age 23) | middle blocker |
| 7 | Damian Radziwon | (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 (age 22) | middle blocker |
| 8 | Artur Sługocki | (1999-05-01) May 1, 1999 (age 25) | outside hitter |
| 10 | Damian Kogut | (1997-01-03) January 3, 1997 (age 27) | outside hitter |
| 11 | Milad Ebadipour | (1993-10-17) October 17, 1993 (age 31) | outside hitter |
| 13 | Mateusz Masłowski | (1997-06-13) June 13, 1997 (age 27) | libero |
| 16 | Bartosz Makoś | (1998-08-01) August 1, 1998 (age 26) | libero |
| 17 | Tomasz Kowalski | (1991-06-12) June 12, 1991 (age 33) | setter |
| 23 | Patrik Indra | (1997-12-08) December 8, 1997 (age 26) | opposite |
| 31 | Sebastian Adamczyk | (1999-02-28) February 28, 1999 (age 25) | middle blocker |
Roster of Season 2023/2024 :
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Byron Keturakis | (1996-01-11) January 11, 1996 (age 28) | setter |
| 2 | Kaleb Jenness | (2000-04-19) April 19, 2000 (age 24) | outside hitter |
| 3 | Mateusz Borkowski | (2002-02-18) February 18, 2002 (age 22) | opposite |
| 4 | Bartosz Schmidt | (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 33) | middle blocker |
| 5 | Bartłomiej Janus | (1995-01-19) January 19, 1995 (age 29) | middle blocker |
| 6 | Łukasz Rymarski | (1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 (age 27) | middle blocker |
| 7 | Piotr Hain | (1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 33) | middle blocker |
| 8 | Krzysztof Gibek | (1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 (age 32) | outside hitter |
| 9 | Aymen Bouguerra | (2001-11-01) November 1, 2001 (age 23) | outside hitter |
| 10 | Damian Kogut | (1997-01-03) January 3, 1997 (age 27) | outside hitter |
| 11 | Marcin Jaskuła | (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 26) | libero |
| 12 | Sho Takahashi [ja] | (1995-01-02) January 2, 1995 (age 29) | libero |
| 15 | Oskar Espeland | (2001-10-09) October 9, 2001 (age 23) | outside hitter |
| 16 | Rafał Sobański | (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 (age 33) | opposite |
| 17 | Tomasz Kowalski | (1991-06-12) June 12, 1991 (age 33) | setter |
| 19 | Dawid Dulski | (2002-11-01) November 1, 2002 (age 22) | opposite |

## Former names

| Years | Name |
| 2004–2012 | KS Delic-Pol Norwid Częstochowa |
| 2013–2024 | Exact Systems Norwid Częstochowa | 2024–present | Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa |