Zagłębie Lubin (men's handball)

MKS Zagłębie Lubin
Full nameMiejski Klub Sportowy Zagłębie Lubin
Founded1967; 58 years ago (1967)
ArenaHala RCS
Capacity3,714
PresidentWitold Kulesza
Head coachJarosław Hipner
LeaguePolish Superliga
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Home
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Website
Official site


MKS Zagłębie Lubin is a men's handball club from Lubin, Poland, that plays in the Superliga.

Location of Zagłębie Lubin
Lubin
Lubin
Location of Zagłębie Lubin

History

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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 Polish Cup in the 1992/1993 season, defeating SPR Chrobry Głogów and Wybrzeże Gdańsk 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 Belgium in the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. In the 2004/2005 season, the team won the league title for the first time in its history, beating Wisła Płock 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 EHF Challenge Cup, 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 Wisła Płock proved to be better in the duel. The team was in the Polish Cup finals in 2009 and 2010, but lost both times to Vive Kielce. In the years that followed, the team was in the middle of the league.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
- 2013 Denmark Hummel
2013–present Germany Adidas

Kits

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Management

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Position Name
President Poland Witold Kulesza
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Poland Adam Dworaczek
Member of the Supervisory Board Poland Piotr Pater
Member of the Supervisory Board Poland Wojciech Szolc

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season[1]
Zagłębie Lubin

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Transfer History

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Honours

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  • Polish Cup:
    •  Gold (1): 1993
    •  Silver (2): 2009, 2010
    •  Bronze (3): 2007, 2008, 2021

Individual awards

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Domestic

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Polish Superliga Top Scorer

Season Name Goals
2003–04 Poland Michał Kubisztal 223
2004–05 Poland Michał Kubisztal 188
2006–07 Poland Michał Kubisztal 222
2017–18 Poland Arkadiusz Moryto 217

European record

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EHF Challenge Cup

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2006–07 Round 3 Italy Pallamano Prato 32–30 41–23 73–53
Round 4 Greece A.C. Doukas School 40–25 37–36 77–61
Quarter-finals Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Konjuh Živinice 34–33 36–29 70–62
Semi-finals Romania UCM Resita 36–37 32–32 68–69

EHF ranking

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As of 5 December 2024[5]
Rank Team Points
274 Slovakia HC Sporta Hlohovec 2
275 Poland Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski 2
276 Moldova PGU Tiraspol 2
277 Poland Zagłębie Lubin 2
278 Hungary NEKA 2
279 Moldova SSSCJRO-1 Tiraspol 2
280 Russia GK Permskie Medvedi 2

Former club members

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Notable former players

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The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.

Goalkeepers

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Right wingers

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Left wingers

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Line players

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Left backs

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Central backs

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Right backs

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References

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  1. ^ "Mężczyźni" [Men]. zaglebie.lubin.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ "HANDBAL MASCULIN : Ucraineanul Danylo Hlushak este noul inter dreapta al echipei de handbal masculin a CSM Focșani 2007" [MEN'S HANDBALL: Ukrainian Danylo Hlushak is the new right midfielder of the CSM Focșani 2007 men's handball team] (in Polish).
  3. ^ "Jakub Moryń dołącza do Energa MKS-u Kalisz" [Jakub Moryń joins Energa MKS Kalisz] (in Polish). 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Nowe twarze w Rebud KPR Ostrovi" [New faces in Rebud KPR Ostrowi] (in Polish).
  5. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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