STS Sanok

STS Sanok is an ice hockey team in Sanok, Poland. The team played in the Eastern Division of the Slovak 2.Liga, the third tier of ice hockey in Slovakia. The team was inactive during the 2016–2017 season due to financial difficulties. Before that and now, the team competes in the Polska Liga Hokejowa (PHL), the top-level hockey league in Poland.
The team's full legal name is Sanockie Towarzystwo Sportowe S. A.. The club was founded in 1958 as RKS Sanoczanka, and has undergone a number of name changes. It has been playing under the name Ciarko KH 58 Sanok since 2017, for sponsorship reasons. They play their home games in Arena Sanok, which has a capacity of 3,100 people. Between 1965 and 2006, they played their games at Torsan, which has now been taken down and is being used as a parking lot.
The club's main sponsors are PBS Bank, Ciarko, and the City of Sanok. The head coach is Marcin Ćwikła, a former homegrown player who also played for the Polish national team.
==History==
STS Sanok was founded in 1958 as RKS Sanoczanka, and have changed their name several times since. The team was also called Stal Sanok from 1960 to 1991, STS Sanok from 1991 to 1994, STS-Autosan Sanok from 1994 to 1999, SKH Sanok from 1999 to 2001, KH Sanok from 2001 to 2011, Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok from 2011 to 2015, before taking on their present Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok name.
Sanok has won the Polska Hokej Liga playoff championship twice, in the 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 seasons. They won the Polish Cup twice, in 2010/11 and 2011/12.
==Achievements==
Polish League Playoff Champion:
* (2) 2011–12, 2013–14
Polish League Regular Season:
* (2) 2011–12, 2012–13
Polish Cup:
* Winners (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
* Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Promotion to Polish League:
*1976, 1992, 2004.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	Team Name 	League 	Playoff Rank	Playoff Result 	Cup Result
1970–1971	Stal Sanok 	III Liga 	1 	Promotion 	
1971/1972	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	4 	 	
1972/1973	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	5 	 	
1973/1974	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	6 	 	
1974/1975	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	3 	 	
1975/1976	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	1 	Promotion 	
1976/1977	Stal Sanok 	I Liga 	11 	Relegation 	
1977/1978	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	4 	 	
1978/1979	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	5 	 	
1979/1980	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	6 	 	
1980/1981	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	7 	 	
1981/1982	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	3 	 	
1982/1983	Stal Sanok 	II Liga Group South 	4 	 	
1983/1984	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	3 	 	
1984/1985	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	4 	 	
1985/1986	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	4 	 	
1986/1987	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	3 	 	
1987/1988	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	5 	 	
1988/1989	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	3 	 	
1989/1990	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	3 	 	
1990/1991	Stal Sanok 	II Liga 	3 	 	
1991/1992	STS Sanok 	II Liga 	1 	Promotion 	
1992/1993	STS Sanok 	I Liga (renamed Polska Liga Hokejowa)	5 	 	
1993/1994	STS Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	7 	 	
1994/1995	STS Autosan Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	9 	 	
1995/1996	STS Autosan Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	5 	 	
1996/1997	STS Autosan Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	4 	 	
1997/1998	STS Autosan Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	6 	 	
1998/1999	STS Autosan Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	8 	 	
1999/2000	SKH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	4 	 	
2000/2001	SKH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	8 	Relegation 	
2001/2002	KH Sanok 	I Liga 	4 	 	
2002/2003	KH Sanok 	I Liga 	2 	 	
2003/2004	KH Sanok 	I Liga 	2 	Promotion 	1st Round
2004/2005	KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	7 	 	1st Round
2005/2006	KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	8 	 	
2006/2007	KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	9 	 	1st Round
2007/2008	KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	8 	 	1st Round
2008/2009	Ciarko KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	9 	 	
2009/2010	Ciarko KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	9 	 	
2010/2011	Ciarko KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	6 	 	Cup Champions
2011/2012	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	1 	Playoff Champions	Cup Champions
2012/2013	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok 	Polska Liga Hokejowa 	4 	 	Finalists
2013/2014	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok 	Polska Hokej Liga 	1 	Playoff Champions	Finalists
2014/2015	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok 	Polska Hokej Liga 	4 	 	Finalists
2015/2016	Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok	Polska Hokej Liga 	4 	 	
2016/2017	Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok	Did Not Play 	— 	 	
2017/2018	Ciarko KH 58 Sanok 	Slovak 2. Liga 	 	 	
==External links==
*Official site (In Polish)
Category:Ice hockey teams in Poland