KS Azoty-Puławy is a men's handball club from Puławy, Poland, that plays in the Superliga.
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). 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
NamePeriodKlub Sportowy Wisła-Azoty Puławy2003–2006Klub Sportowy Azoty-Puławy2006–present
Sports Hall information
Arena: - Grupa Azoty Arena City: - Puławy Capacity: - 3138 Address: - Lubelska 59, Puławy, Poland.
Management
PositionName 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
Goalkeepers Paweł Ciupa Andrej Petkovski Left wingers Dmytro Artemenko Pavlo Savytskyi Right wingers Rafał Adamczewski Krzysztof Komarzewski Line players 24 Ignacy Jaworski Dawid Cacak
Left backs 23 Jan Antolak 37 Jakub Bereziński Dan Racoțea Centre backs 29 Gustaw Kowalik Jakub Curzytek Krzysztof Łyżwa Right backs Szymon Działakiewicz Daniel Wisiński
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Wojciech Borucki (GK) back from loan at Wisła Płock
Leaving Wojciech Borucki (GK) to HSG Krefeld
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Dan Racoțea (LB) from Górnik Zabrzehttps://sport.tvp.pl/87984529/azoty-pulawy-cudem-uniknely-upadku-sa-pierwsze-transfery-medalistow Dmytro Artemenko (LW) from Górnik Zabrzehttps://sport.tvp.pl/87984529/azoty-pulawy-cudem-uniknely-upadku-sa-pierwsze-transfery-medalistow Andrej Petkovski (GK) from RK Tineks Prolet Krzysztof Komarzewski (RW) from Górnik Zabrzehttps://sport.tvp.pl/87984529/azoty-pulawy-cudem-uniknely-upadku-sa-pierwsze-transfery-medalistow Krzysztof Łyżwa (CB) from KPR Ostroviahttps://kurierlubelski.pl/krzysztof-lyzwa-nowy-kapitan-azotow-pulawy-nie-sadzilem-ze-wroce-jeszcze-do-pulaw/ar/c2p2-27870107 Paweł Ciupa (GK) (back from loan at Nielba Wągrowiec) Pavlo Savytskyi (LW) (from Orlen Wisła II Płock) Jakub Curzytek (CB) (from Orzeł Przeworsk) Szymon Działakiewicz (RB) (from Górnik Zabrze) Daniel Wisiński (RB) (from Górnik Zabrze) Rafał Adamczewski (RW) (from SMS ZPRP Płock) Dawid Cacak (P) (on loan from Stal Mielec)
Leaving Giorgi Dikhaminjia (RW) to KAhttps://www.ka.is/handbolti/frettir/giorgi-dikhaminjia-til-lids-vid-ka Zurab Tsintsadze (GK) to KPR Legionowohttps://www.kprlegionowo.pl/w/zurab-tsintsadze-nowym-zawodnikiem-kpr-legionowo- Piotr Jarosiewicz (LW) to Industria Kielcehttps://kielcehandball.pl/pl/14552/Piotr-Jarosiewicz-nowym-zawodnikiem-Industrii-Kielce Marek Marciniak (RW) to RK Vardarhttps://rukometnizurnal.com/marek-marcinjak-potpisao-za-vardar/ Maciej Zarzycki (CB) to Gwardia Opolehttps://www.facebook.com/kprgwardiaopole/posts/-wraca-do-domu-witamy-ponownie-w-opolu-maciej-zarzycki-wraca-do-corotop-gwardii-/1319090459987466/ Kelian Janikowski (LP) to Gwardia Opole Łukasz Gogola (CB) to HC Buzău Tobiasz Górski (LW) (to ?) Karol Przychodzeń (RW) (to ?) Wojciech Borucki (GK) on loan at Orlen Wisła Płock
Previous squads 2017–2018 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Vadim Bogdanov Goalkeeper 4 Patryk Kuchczyński Right Winger 5 Kamil Sliwinski Left Winger 6 Jakub Kosiak Right Winger 7 Robert Orzechowski Right Back 8 Paweł Podsiadło Left Back 9 Piotr Jarosiewicz Left Winger 10 Krzysztof Łyżwa Central Back 12 Emil Wiejak Goalkeeper 13 Adam Skrabania Left Winger 14 Mateusz Flont Right Back 16 Daniel Dupjačanec Goalkeeper 17 Kacper Adamczuk Left Back 18 Marko Panić Right Back 20 Pawel Grzelak Line Player 21 Piotr Masłowski Central Back 22 Vitaliy Titov Right Back 24 Bartosz Kowalczyk Central Back 25 Tomasz Kasprzak Line Player 31 Bartosz Jurecki Line Player 32 Vladyslav Ostroushko Left Back 34 Nikola Prce Left Back 44 Wojciech Gumiński Left Winger 81 Valentyn Koshovy Goalkeeper 88 Mateusz Seroka Right Winger
2013–2014 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 2 Pawel Kowalik Right Back 4 Paweł Ćwikliński Right Winger 6 Krzysztof Tylutki Left Back 7 Mateusz Jankowski Line Player 10 Krzysztof Łyżwa Central Back 11 Mateusz Kus Line Player 12 Vilius Rašimas Goalkeeper 13 Adam Skrabania Left Winger 14 Marko Tarabochia Central Back 15 Adam Babicz Left Back 18 Michał Szyba Right Back 19 Rafał Przybylski Right Back 20 Pawel Grzelak Line Player 21 Piotr Masłowski Central Back 22 Maciej Stęczniewski Goalkeeper 23 Artur Barzenkou Left Back 26 Przemysław Krajewski Left Winger 35 Rafał Grzybowski Goalkeeper 44 Jan Sobol Right Winger
Honours
Polish Superliga: (6): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
Polish Cup: (1): 2018 (3): 2013, 2014, 2023
Individual awards
Domestic Polish Superliga Top Scorer SeasonNameGoals 2009–10 Wojciech Zydroń 247 2014–15 Przemysław Krajewski 160
European record
EHF European League / EHF Cup SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate2022–23 Round 2 RK Nexe 32–26 27–35 59–612021–22 Round 1 MRK Sesvete 29–21 37–25 66–46 Round 2 Füchse Berlin 24–32 29–33 53–652020–21 Round 1 Haslum HK Cancelled Round 2 IFK Kristianstad 24–25 22–24 46–492019–20 Round 2 Handball Esch 31–28 26–25 57–53 Round 3 Gwardia Opole 29–28 24–26 53–542018–19 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 29–302017–18 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 22–282016–17 Round 3 SL Benfica 34–29 18–24 52–532015–16 Round 3 Pfadi Winterthur 23–30 25–29 48–59
EHF Challenge Cup SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate2014–15 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 61–682013–14 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 66–702012–13 Last 16 Initia Hasselt 29–29 21–21 50–502011–12 Round 3 RK Bjelovar 20–19 22–24 42–432010–11 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
Rank Team Points105 SKKP Handball Brno48106 HC Achilles Bocholt47107 KH Besa Famgas47108 KS Azoty-Puławy46109 Handball Sassari46110 Handball Club Holon45111 Riihimäki Cocks45
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 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
References
External links
KS Azoty-Puławy at Handball Base