# Górnik Zabrze (handball)

Górnik Zabrze is a men's handball club from Zabrze, Poland, that plays in the Superliga.

## History

The creation of the handball division dates back to 1947, when Pogoń Zabrze, founded in 1945, decided to create a handball division in addition to football and gymnastics. The creator of Pogoń handball was Józef Cholewa. In 1959, Pogoń's handball players were promoted to the first league and finished 6th in their debut season. In the 1966/1967 season, the club won the bronze medal of the Polish championship. Then the club was relegated from the first division. In the years 1973–2000, he played again in the first league. In the 1975/1976 and 1978/1979 seasons, he won a silver medal in the Polish championship. 1984 and 1988, the team won the Polish Cup. In the 1988/1989 season, the team took 2nd place in the table behind Wybrzeże Gdańsk. In the final of the championship, they defeated the favorite team from Gdańsk 2:1, thereby becoming the Polish champion. The members of the championship team: Piotr Bar, Roman Honysa, Antoni Parecki, Waldemar Strzelec (goalkeepers), Grzegorz Bil, Szymon Dobrzyński, Jarosław Frąckowiak, Zygfryd Jędrzej, Jacek Kalisz, Marek Kąpa (captain), Piotr Konitz, Wincenty Markowski, Ryszard Masłoń, Robert Niedźwiedzki, Wojciech Piątek, Leszek Sadowy, Andrzej Staszewski. Coach: Tadeusz Szymczyk. In the 1989/1990 season, the team won its second league title and its third cup victory. The members of the team: Piotr Bar, Antoni Parecki, Waldemar Strzelec (goalkeepers), Bogusław Ciężki, Szymon Dobrzyński, Jarosław Frąckowiak, Jacek Kalisz, Marek Kąpa (captain), Krzysztof Kędra, Wincenty Markowski, Ryszard Masłoń, Robert Niedźwiedzki, Wojciech Piątek, Leszek Sadowy, Andrzej Staszewski. Coach: Tadeusz Szymczyk. It was relegated from the top league in the 1999/2000 season. He returned to the top league in the 2001/2002 season. The team commuted up and down for a while between the first and second divisions. After many years, in the 2013/2014 season, the team again won the bronze medal in the Polish championship. Górnik's most successful player in the league was Michał Kubisztal, who scored 194 goals and became the top scorer of the Polish Superliga. Mariusz Jurasik (167 goals) and Bartłomiej Tomczak (148 goals) also ranked high on the goalscoring list. In 2020, 2023 and 2024, the team won bronze medals again.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Kit manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacturer |
| 2021–present | Joma |

### Kits

HOME :
* 2023–25
AWAY :
| 2023–24 | 2024–25 |

## Sports Hall information

* Arena: - Hala sportowa "Pogoń Zabrze"
* City: - Zabrze
* Capacity: - 1000
* Address: - Wolności 406, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.

## Management

| Position | Name |
| President | Bogdan Kmiecik |
| Executive Director | Dariusz Czernik |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season
Górnik Zabrze :
Goalkeepers
01 Kacper Ligarzewski
16 Piotr Wyszomirski
50 Bartosz Szczepanik
Left Wingers
15 Dmytro Artemenko
23 Jakub Bogacz
Right Wingers
03 Jakub Szyszko
58 Krzysztof Komarzewski
Line Players
14 Piotr Krępa
77 Dmytro Ilchenko
89 Adam Wąsowski
Left Backs
05 Jakub Pinda
07 Dan Racoțea
29 Szymon Pluczyk
Central Backs
10 Lukáš Mořkovský
19 Paweł Krawczyk
35 Taras Minotskyi
Right Backs
09 Daniel Wisiński
22 Nikola Ivanović
24 Szymon Działakiewicz :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Arkadiusz Miszka
* Physiotherapist: Rafał Biliński
* Club doctor: Zbigniew Kwiatkowski

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2025–26 season

### Transfer History

Transfers for the 2024–25 season :
Joining
Dan Racoțea (LB) from Dinamo București
Bogdan Cherkashchenko (RB) from MMTS Kwidzyn
Krzysztof Komarzewski (RW) from MKS Kalisz
Szymon Działakiewicz (RB) from GWD Minden
Leaving
Rennosuke Tokuda (RB) to Osaki Osol
Casper Liljestrand (GK) to KPR Legionowo
Aliaksandr Bachko (CB)
Sebastian Kaczor (LP) to USAM Nîmes Gard
Damian Przytuła (LB) to MOL Tatabánya KC
Paweł Dudkowski (RB) to Zagłębie Lubin
Dawid Molski (LW) to MKS Kalisz
Patryk Mauer (RW)
Igor Bykowski (CB) to AZS Uniwersytet Warszawski
Bogdan Cherkashchenko (RB) :

## Honours

* Polish Superliga:
** Gold (2): 1989, 1990
** Silver (3): 1976, 1979, 1988
** Bronze (7): 1967, 1985, 1987, 2014, 2020, 2023, 2024
* Polish Cup:
** Gold (3): 1984, 1988, 1990
** Bronze (3): 2015, 2016, 2018

### Individual awards
#### Domestic

Polish Superliga Top Scorer
| Season | Name | Goals |
| 2013–14 | Michał Kubisztal | 194 |

## EHF ranking

    As of 20 November 2024
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 39 | Elverum Håndball | 122 |
| 40 | CSM Constanta | 118 |
| 41 | RK Vardar | 114 |
| 42 | Górnik Zabrze | 111 |
| 43 | HCB Karviná | 111 |
| 44 | Beşiktaş JK | 110 |
| 45 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 108 |

## 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

* Mateusz Kornecki (2013–2019)
* Antoni Parecki (1985–1991)
* Jakub Skrzyniarz (2019–2022)
* Mieczysław Wojczak (1972–1980)
* Sebastian Suchowicz (2013–2015)
* Piotr Wyszomirski (2022–)
* Kazimir Kotlinski (2012–2013)
* Martin Galia (2016–2022)

#### Right wingers

* Krystian Bondzior (2019–2022)
* Krzysztof Komarzewski (2024–)
* Patryk Kuchczyński (2012–2015)
* Patryk Mauer (2022–2024)
* Arkadiusz Miszka (1999–2001)
* Jakub Szyszko (2023–)

#### Left wingers

* Michał Chodara (2009–2010)
* Jan Czuwara (2018–2021)
* Bartłomiej Tomczak (2013–2021)
* Dmytro Artemenko (2022–)

#### Line players

* Bartłomiej Bis (2019–2022)
* Marek Daćko (2014–2021)
* Daniel Żółtak (2012–2014)
* Yuri Gromyko (2014–2019)
* Dmytro Ilchenko (2022–)

#### Left backs

* Michał Adamuszek (2015–2022)
* Jarosław Frąckowiak (1978–1990, 1992–1993)
* Hubert Kornecki (2018–2019)
* Michał Kubisztal (2013–2015)
* Damian Przytuła (2021–2024)
* Szymon Sićko (2018–2020)
* Adam Twardo (2013–2015)
* Dan Racoțea (2024–)
* Alexander Tatarintsev (2014–2016, 2017–2020)

#### Central backs

* Rafał Gliński (2015–2021)
* Adrian Kondratiuk (2019–2022)
* Krzysztof Łyżwa (2019–2023)
* Kamil Mokrzki (2011–2014)
* Paweł Niewrzawa (2014–2016)
* Tomasz Rosiński (1998–2003)
* Aliaksandr Bachko (2022–2024)
* Lukáš Mořkovský (2023–)
* Taras Minotskyi (2023–)
* Vitaliy Nat (2011–2014)

#### Right backs

* Piotr Adamczak (2012–2013)
* Ignacy Bąk (2017–2020)
* Szymon Działakiewicz (2025–)
* Mariusz Jurasik (2012–2016)
* Robert Orzechowski (2013–2015)
* Sebastian Rumniak (2012–2013)
* Iso Sluijters (2016–2021)
* Bogdan Cherkashchenko (2024–2025)

### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach |
| 2013–2015 | Patrik Liljestrand |
| 2015–2016 | Mariusz Jurasik |
| 2016 | Marek Kąpa |
| 2016–2017 | Ryszard Skutnik |
| 2017–2019 | Rastislav Trtík |
| 2019–2022 | Marcin Lijewski |
| 2022–2023 | Patrik Liljestrand |
| 2023–2024 | Tomasz Strząbała |
| 2024– | Arkadiusz Miszka |