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{{Short description|Polish volleyball club}}

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'''Skra Bełchatów''', competing for sponsorship reasons as '''PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów''' and officially called '''KPS Skra Bełchatów SA''', is a professional men's [[volleyball]] club based in [[Bełchatów]] in central [[Poland]], founded in 1957. They compete in the Polish [[PlusLiga]]. Skra Bełchatów is the most successful PlusLiga club based on the total number of league titles (9).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skra.pl/pl/historia |title=Historia |work=skra.pl |language=pl |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>

==Honours==

===Domestic===
* '''[[PlusLiga|Polish Championship]]'''
:'''Winners (9):''' [[2004–05 Polish Volleyball League|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Polish Volleyball League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Polish Volleyball League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Polish Volleyball League|2007–08]], [[2008–09 PlusLiga|2008–09]], [[2009–10 PlusLiga|2009–10]], [[2010–11 PlusLiga|2010–11]], [[2013–14 PlusLiga|2013–14]], [[2017–18 PlusLiga|2017–18]]

* '''[[Polish Men's Volleyball Cup|Polish Cup]]'''
:'''Winners (7):''' [[Polish Men's Volleyball Cup#Winners|2004–05]], [[Polish Men's Volleyball Cup#Winners|2005–06]], [[Polish Men's Volleyball Cup#Winners|2006–07]], [[Polish Men's Volleyball Cup#Winners|2008–09]], [[Polish Men's Volleyball Cup#Winners|2010–11]], [[Polish Men's Volleyball Cup#Winners|2011–12]], [[2015–16 Polish Men's Volleyball Cup|2015–16]]

* '''[[Polish Men's Volleyball SuperCup|Polish SuperCup]]'''
:'''Winners (4):''' [[Polish Men's Volleyball SuperCup#Winners|2012–13]], [[Polish Men's Volleyball SuperCup#Winners|2014–15]], [[Polish Men's Volleyball SuperCup#Winners|2017–18]], [[Polish Men's Volleyball SuperCup#Winners|2018–19]]

===International===
* '''[[CEV Champions League]]'''
:Silver (1): [[2011–12 CEV Champions League|2011–12]]
:Semifinalists (1): [[2018–19 CEV Champions League|2018–19]]
:Final Four (3): [[2007–08 CEV Champions League|2007–08]], [[2009–10 CEV Champions League|2009–10]], [[2014–15 CEV Champions League|2014–15]]

* '''[[FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|FIVB Club World Championship]]'''
:Silver (2): [[2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2009]], [[2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2010]]
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==Club history==
[[File:Lotos Gdańsk vs Skra Bełchatów (6203597652).jpg|thumb|left|[[Michał Winiarski|Winiarski]], [[Paweł Zatorski|Zatorski]] and [[Bartosz Kurek|Kurek]] during a match against [[Trefl Gdańsk|Lotos Trefl Gdańsk]].]]
[[File:Lotos Gdańsk vs Skra Bełchatów (6203133985).jpg|thumb|left|Setter [[Miguel Ángel Falasca|Falasca]] and the longtime captain of Skra Bełchatów, [[Mariusz Wlazły|Wlazły]].]]
[[File:Skra Bełchatów 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Skra during the [[2011–12 PlusLiga]] season medal ceremony.]]
[[File:Lotos Trefl Gdańsk vs Skra Bełchatów (8579090591).jpg|thumb|[[Daniel Pliński]] and [[Paweł Woicki]] playing for Skra against Lotos Trefl Gdańsk in the [[2012–13 PlusLiga]] season.]]
[[File:Lotos Trefl Gdańsk vs Skra Bełchatów (8579078745).jpg|thumb|Opposite hitter – [[Aleksandar Atanasijević]] during the [[PlusLiga]] match against Lotos Trefl Gdańsk.]]
[[File:Miguel Falasca & Andrzej Wrona 2014.jpg|thumb|Head coach [[Miguel Ángel Falasca]] and [[Andrzej Wrona]] during a time-out.]]

===Early years (1930–2000)===
{{lang|pl|Robotniczy Klub Sportowy}} (Workers Sports Club) ''Skra'' was founded in 1930 in [[Bełchatów]]. Initially, it was a football club. In 1957, a volleyball section was created although it celebrated its biggest successes during the 21st century. In 1977, the football section was separated from the club and transformed into [[GKS Bełchatów]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gksbelchatow.com/podstrona,48-historia.html |title=Historia |work=gksbelchatow.com |language=pl |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> In 1991 [[Bełchatów Power Station]] became the main sponsor of Skra and the club changed its name to {{lang|pl|Energetyczny Klub Sportowy}} (Energetic Sports Club) ''Skra''. In 1994, the club advanced to the 2nd Polish Volleyball League and in 1997 to the 1st League "B" series. In 1999, they were promoted to "A" series, but after a year they fell back down to "B" series again.

===2001–2010===
In 2001, the club led by [[Wiesław Czaja]] was promoted to the highest level of the [[PlusLiga|Polish Volleyball League]]. In their first season there – [[2001–02 Polish Volleyball League|2001/2002]] – the team achieved a bronze medal of the Polish Championship, defeating [[Jastrzębski Węgiel]] after three matches. During the [[2002–03 Polish Volleyball League|2002/2003]] season ''Skra'' took 6th place in the league, and lost in the second round of the [[CEV Challenge Cup|CEV Cup]] in a match against Russian club Lokomotiv Yekaterinburg.

In 2003, Ireneusz Mazur became a new head coach of the team. During the [[2004–05 Polish Volleyball League|2003/2004]] season the club was close to achieving its next medal. ''Skra'' lost to [[AZS Częstochowa]] after five matches. The team was also defeated in the final match of the Polish Cup by [[Płomień Sosnowiec]]. It was during the [[2004–05 Polish Volleyball League|2004/2005]] season that the winning streak for ''Skra'' began. The club won its first title of the Polish Champion after three matches with [[AZS Olsztyn (volleyball)|AZS Olsztyn]], and also achieved its first Polish Cup after the final match with the same club (3–1). The team repeated that success in the next season, when they won their second title of the Polish Champion in four final matches with [[Jastrzębski Węgiel]], and also the Polish Cup for the second year in a row (winning final match with [[AZS Częstochowa]] (3–0)). They lost two matches against the Greek team [[Iraklis V.C. (Thessaloniki)|Iraklis Thessaloniki]] in the Playoff 6 of the [[2005–06 CEV Champions League]].

In 2006, [[Daniel Castellani]] became the new head coach. Significantly, he is the first coach of the club from outside Poland. He spent three seasons in [[Bełchatów]]. During his work ''PGE Skra'' won next three titles of the Polish Champion ([[2006–07 Polish Volleyball League|2007]], [[2007–08 Polish Volleyball League|2008]], [[2008–09 PlusLiga|2009]]) and two Polish Cups (2007, 2009). In 2008 ''PGE Skra'' played as a host in the [[2007–08 CEV Champions League]] Final Four held at [[Hala MOSiR]] in Łódź. On 29 March 2008 the team lost the semifinal against the Russian club [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan]] (2–3). On the next day, ''PGE Skra'' players won a bronze medal in a match with the Italian team [[Sisley Treviso]] (3–2).

In 2009, [[Jacek Nawrocki]] became the new head coach. The first success under his guidance was the silver medal at the [[2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2009 FIVB Club World Championship]]. At this tournament, after being promoted from Pool B, ''PGE Skra'' won their semifinal against [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] (3–1), but on 8 November 2009 the Polish club lost the final against [[Trentino Volley]] (0–3). Two out of seven individual awards were received by ''PGE Skra'' players: [[Bartosz Kurek]] was named the ''Best scorer'', [[Marcin Możdżonek]], the ''Best blocker''. In 2010, the Polish team was once again chosen as a host of the [[2009–10 CEV Champions League|CEV Champions League]] Final Four. ''Skra'' lost the semifinal against [[VC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]], and won a bronze medal in a match against [[ACH Volley|ACH Volley Bled]]. [[Mariusz Wlazły]] was named the ''Best scorer'' of the Final Four tournament. In the [[2009–10 PlusLiga]] season, the club won its sixth title of the Polish Championship.

''PGE Skra'' won the silver medal at the [[2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2010 FIVB Club World Championship]] on 21 December. The team once again lost to [[Trentino Volley]] (1–3) in the final. During the [[2010–11 PlusLiga|2010/2011]] season, the Polish club won its seventh title of the Polish Championship and fifth Polish Cup. In the [[2010–11 CEV Champions League]], the team made it to the Playoff 6 stage where Skra lost to the Russian club [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] (2–3, 3–1) in the golden set (11–15).

===2011–present===
The first trophy won by Skra in 2012, was the sixth Polish Cup in the history of the club. On 18 March 2012 ''PGE Skra'' achieved a silver medal of the [[2011–12 CEV Champions League]]. They won a match against [[Arkas Spor|Arkas İzmir]] in the semifinal, but lost in the final to the [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] from Russia in the Final Four held at [[Atlas Arena]] in Łódź, Poland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=548&NewsID=12263 |title=Zenit KAZAN shatters PGE Skra dreams of home glory |work=[[European Volleyball Confederation|CEV]] |date=18 March 2012 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> The final match ended controversially, with the Serbian referee Dejan Jovanović not seeing the block of the Russian player, whereby the match ended despite that the audience and all the players saw the touch on a screen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lodz.naszemiasto.pl/pge-skra-belchatow-zenit-kazan-23-sedzia-odebral-pge-skrze/ar/c2-1326151 |title=PGE Skra Bełchatów - Zenit Kazań 2:3. Sędzia odebrał PGE Skrze szanse na sukces |work=lodz.naszemiasto.pl |date=19 March 2012 |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=Polish}}</ref> ''PGE Skra'' players received three out of eight individual awards. [[Michał Winiarski]] was named the ''Best receiver'', the award for the ''Best spiker'' was received by [[Bartosz Kurek]], and the title of the ''Most valuable player'' was garnered by the team captain [[Mariusz Wlazły]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/5333.html |title=Mariusz Wlazły MVP Final Four LM |work=plusliga.pl |date=18 March 2012 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> In the [[2011–12 PlusLiga]] season, the club lost in the final of the Polish Championship to [[Resovia (volleyball)|Asseco Resovia]], and achieved silver medals. That defeat ended seven seasons of Skra dominance in [[PlusLiga]]. On 18 October, ''PGE Skra'' lost the semifinal of the [[2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2012 FIVB Club World Championship]] with [[Associação Social e Esportiva Sada|Sada Cruzeiro]] (2–3). On the next day, the Polish team won a bronze medal in their match with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] (3–2). The opposite [[Aleksandar Atanasijević]] was awarded the ''Best scorer'' of the tournament. In the [[2012–13 PlusLiga]] season, the club took fifth place, and was eliminated from the [[2012–13 CEV Champions League]] by [[Arkas Spor|Arkas İzmir]].

In 2013 a former setter of the club, [[Miguel Ángel Falasca]], returned to the club from [[Bełchatów]], this time as the club's new head coach. During the [[2013–14 PlusLiga]] season ''PGE Skra'' competed in the [[2013–14 CEV Cup|CEV Cup]], reaching the semifinal, in which they lost to the [[Russia]]n club Gubierniya Nizhny Novgorod (2–3, 2–3).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=676&NewsID=16807&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title=Guberniya makes CEV Cup final to crown first appearance in European competitions |work=CEV |date=2 March 2014 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> On 24 October 2013 one of the players – [[Stéphane Antiga]] – signed a contract with the Polish Volleyball Federation and became a new head coach of the [[Poland men's national volleyball team|Polish national team]]. For the first time in history of the Polish national team, the current coach was an active player. In the [[2013–14 PlusLiga]] season ''PGE Skra'' won its  8th title of the Polish Champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.belchatow.pl/aktualnosci/1293-skra-mistrzem |title=Skra Mistrzem! |work=belchatow.pl |language=pl |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=1 September 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108105252/https://www.belchatow.pl/aktualnosci/1293-skra-mistrzem |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 8 October 2014 ''PGE Skra'' as the Polish Champion played against [[ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle]] (winner of the Polish Cup) for the [[Polish Men's Volleyball SuperCup#Winners|Polish SuperCup]]. ''PGE Skra'' won 3–1 at [[Hala Arena|Arena Poznań]] in [[Poznań]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pzps.pl/pl/zwiazek/patronaty/216-temp/8620-pge-skra-zdobyla-enea-super-puchar-w-pilce-siatkowej-mezczyzn-2014 |title=PGE Skra zdobyła ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn 2014 |work=pzps.pl |language=pl |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> [[Facundo Conte]] was awarded a title of the ''Most valuable player'' of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/9756.html |title=Facundo Conte MVP ENEA Super Pucharu w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn 2014 |work=plusliga.pl |language=pl |date=8 October 2014 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> In the [[2014–15 PlusLiga]] season PGE Skra was playing in the [[2014–15 CEV Champions League]]. They won all the matches in Pool F with a perfect record, winning 18 and losing only 2 sets along the way.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=736&NewsID=19484&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=5&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title=PGE Skra make it six in a row to cap memorable campaign in CL League Round |work=CEV |date=27 January 2015 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> In the Playoff 12 Skra beat the [[Italy|Italian]] club [[Volley Lube|Cucine Lube Treia]] (3–0) in [[Macerata]] and (3–1) at [[Atlas Arena]], [[Łódź]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=736&NewsID=19576&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=9&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title=Skra makes big step forward towards Playoffs 6 |work=CEV |date=11 February 2015 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=736&NewsID=19637 |title=PGE Skra BELCHATOW claim last spot in Playoffs 6 in front of a sell-out crowd of 12,000 fans |work=CEV |date=19 February 2015 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> They advanced to the Playoff 6, where they met with the [[Italy|Italian]] club [[Volley Perugia|Sir Safety Perugia]]. PGE Skra lost its first match with the Italian team (2–3) and gained 1 point. In a revenge match, on 11 March 2015 at [[Atlas Arena]], [[Łódź]] PGE Skra Bełchatów beat [[Sir Volley|Sir Safety Perugia]] (3–1), gained 3 points and advanced to the Final Four, which was held in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/News.aspx?NewsID=19767 |title=PGE Skra BELCHATOW secure Final Four ticket to delight 12,000 home fans |work=CEV |date=11 March 2015 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> They played with another Polish team in the competition - [[Resovia (volleyball)|Asseco Resovia]] and for the first time in history two Polish teams were playing in the semifinal of the [[CEV Champions League]] Final Four.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/News.aspx?NewsID=19771 |title=Asseco Resovia RZESZOW claim historic Final Four ticket to set up much anticipated Polish derby with Skra in semis |work=CEV |date=12 March 2015 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> Skra lost the semifinal to Resovia and the match for third place on the next day to [[Berlin Recycling Volleys]] and did not achieve any medal. On 6 May 2015 Skra won a bronze medal of the [[2014–15 PlusLiga|Polish Championship]] after winning matches with [[Jastrzębski Węgiel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/10898 |title=PGE Skra z brązowym medalem |work=plusliga.pl |language=pl |date=6 May 2015 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>

On 7 February 2016 PGE Skra won the [[2015–16 Polish Cup of men's volleyball|Polish Cup]] (beat [[ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle]] 3–2 in the final).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rmf24.pl/sport/news-pp-siatkarzy-pge-skra-belchatow-zdobywca-trofeum,nId,2141277 |title=PP siatkarzy: PGE Skra Bełchatów zdobywcą trofeum |work=rmf24.pl |language=pl |date=7 February 2016 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> The team received four individual awards: [[Facundo Conte|Conte]] was the ''Best receiver'', [[Srecko Lisinac|Lisinac]] was the ''Best blocker'', [[Mariusz Wlazły|Wlazły]] was the ''Best opposite spiker'' and ''Most valuable player'' of the tournament. During the final with [[ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle|ZAKSA]], the captain [[Mariusz Wlazły]] has been injured during the tie–break. Skra was eliminated from the [[2015–16 CEV Champions League]] in the Playoff 6 by [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] (first match 3–2, second 0–3). After the failure, the head coach [[Miguel Ángel Falasca]] has been dismissed. The decision was announced on 28 March 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/pge-skra-belchatow/miguel-falasca-odchodzi-z-pge-skry-belchatow/jw3k9ds |title=Miguel Falasca odchodzi z PGE Skry! |work=przegladsportowy.pl |language=pl |date=28 March 2016 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> The management of Skra also announced that the duties of the head coach to the end of the 2015/16 season were taken over by Falasca's assistant Italian Fabio Storti, but on the next day the club signed a contract with a new head coach – [[Philippe Blain]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/pge-skra-belchatow/philippe-blain-nowym-trenerem-pge-skry-belchatow/5mymsgf |title=Jest Następca Falaski. PGE Skrę Poprowadzi mistrz świata |work=przegladsportowy.pl |language=pl |date=29 March 2016 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> On 7 February 2016 PGE Skra won the Polish Cup after beating [[ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle|ZAKSA]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/pge-skra-belchatow/philippe-blain-nowym-trenerem-pge-skry-belchatow/5mymsgf |title=Jest Następca Falaski. PGE Skrę Poprowadzi mistrz świata |work=przegladsportowy.pl |language=pl |date=29 March 2016 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> In April 2016 the team won a bronze medal of the [[2015–16 PlusLiga]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.interia.pl/siatkowka/ekstraklasa-mezczyzn/news-pge-skra-belchatow-z-brazowym-medalem-plusligi,nId,2192460 |title=PGE Skra Bełchatów z brązowym medalem PlusLigi |work=sport.interia.pl |language=pl |date=26 April 2016 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>

Before the [[2016–17 PlusLiga]] season a few significant changes took place in the line–up. One of the team leaders – [[Facundo Conte]], left the club after 3 years spent in Bełchatów, and in the same time two young Polish players joined the team – [[Bartosz Bednorz]], and [[Artur Szalpuk]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/pge-skra-belchatow/facundo-conte-odchodzi-z-pge-skry-belchatow/qm3lk9r |title=Conte odszedł z PGE Skry |work=przegladsportowy.pl |language=pl |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/25085417/bartosz-bednorz-zawodnikiem-pge-skry-belchatow |title=Bartosz Bednorz zawodnikiem PGE Skry Bełchatów |work=sport.tvp.pl |language=pl |date=27 April 2016 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dzienniklodzki.pl/artur-szalpuk-w-pge-skrze-belchatow/ar/9938096 |title=Artur Szalpuk w PGE Skrze Bełchatów |work=dzienniklodzki.pl |language=pl |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> Skra ended the season in 2nd place, reached the final of the [[2016–17 Polish Cup of men's volleyball|Polish Cup]], and made its eleventh appearance in the [[2016–17 CEV Champions League|CEV Champions League]] (defeat with [[Volley Lube|Cucine Lube Civitanova]] in the Playoff 12) (1–3, 3–2).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=965&NewsID=25084&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=4&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title=Italian standout teams upset Polish crowds on second night of Playoffs 12 |work=CEV |date=16 March 2017 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=965&NewsID=25139&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=3&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title=CIVITANOVA seal the deal after two sets in their rematch with Skra |work=CEV |date=22 March 2017 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>

With [[Roberto Piazza (volleyball coach)|Roberto Piazza]] at the helm of the team, [[Michał Winiarski]] as an assistant coach, [[Milad Ebadipour]] (the first [[Iran]]ian player in [[PlusLiga]]) and [[Grzegorz Łomacz]] (replaced [[Nicolás Uriarte]]), Skra won its 9th [[2017–18 PlusLiga|Polish Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport.pl/siatkowka/7,65101,21884210,siatkowka-oficjalnie-roberto-piazza-trenerem-pge-skry-belchatow.html |title=Siatkówka. Oficjalnie: Roberto Piazza trenerem PGE Skry Bełchatów |work=sport.pl |language=pl |date=30 May 2017 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/pge-skra-belchatow/michal-winiarski-drugim-trenerem-pge-skry-belchatow/4emeyb9 |title=Winiarski po drugiej stronie barykady w PGE Skrze |work=przegladsportowy.pl |language=pl |date=22 June 2017 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport.pl/siatkowka/7,64948,22216913,siatkowka-oficjalnie-milad-ebadipour-w-pge-skrze-belchatow.html |title=Siatkówka. Oficjalnie: Milad Ebadipour w PGE Skrze Bełchatów |work=sport.pl |language=pl |date=10 August 2017 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/30142417/grzegorz-lomacz-nowym-rozgrywajacym-pge-skry |title=Grzegorz Łomacz nowym rozgrywającym PGE Skry |work=sport.tvp.pl |language=pl |date=27 April 2017 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> The club took 4th place in the [[2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|FIVB Club World Championship]] and lost to [[Volley Lube|Cucine Lube Civitanova]] in the Playoff 12 of the [[2017–18 CEV Champions League]] (2–3, 0–3).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clubworldchampionships.2017.men.fivb.com/en/news/sada-cruzeiro-rebound-for-club-world-championship?id=73368 |title=Sada Cruzeiro rebound for Club World Championship Bronze |work=fivb.com |date=17 December 2017 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=1033&NewsID=26955&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=3&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title=FRIEDRICHSHAFEN and CIVITANOVA through to Playoffs 6 in straight sets |work=CEV |date=22 March 2018 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> [[Srećko Lisinac]] left the team after the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/37115723/srecko-lisinac-odszedl-z-pge-skry-do-trentino-volley |title=Srecko Lisinac odszedł z PGE Skry do Trentino Volley |work=sport.tvp.pl |language=pl |date=8 May 2018 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>

The next year was marked with the worst result in the last 16 years – 6th place after the [[2018–19 PlusLiga]] season, but on the other hand a victory in the [[Polish Men's Volleyball SuperCup|Polish SuperCup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://belchatow.naszemiasto.pl/najgorszy-sezon-zolto-czarnych-od-16-lat-stal-sie-faktem/ar/c2-5098821 |title=Najgorszy sezon żółto-czarnych od 16 lat stał się faktem. PGE Skra Bełchatów szósta w PlusLidze |work=belchatow.naszemiasto.pl |language=pl |date=27 April 2019 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> In the [[2018–19 CEV Champions League|CEV Champions League]], Skra once again lost to [[Volley Lube|Cucine Lube Civitanova]], this time in the semifinals (0–3, 0–3).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=1114&NewsID=28907&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=2&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title=Cucine Lube rout Skra to secure ticket to Berlin |work=CEV |date=10 April 2019 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> After the season, [[Roberto Piazza (volleyball coach)|Roberto Piazza]] was succeeded by a young Polish coach [[Michał Mieszko Gogol]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/siatkowka/829303/oficjalnie-michal-mieszko-gogol-trenerem-pge-skry-belchatow |title=Oficjalnie: Michał Mieszko Gogol trenerem PGE Skry, Mariusz Wlazły zostaje w klubie z Bełchatowa |work=sportowefakty.wp.pl |language=pl |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>

In the [[2019–20 PlusLiga]] season, ended prematurely due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Bełchatów with 17 victories and 7 defeats, ended the season in 3rd place. The league management decided not to award the clubs with medals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/siatkowka-plusliga-nikt-sie-nie-cieszy-koronawirus-w-sporcie/3erkcg4 |title=Nikt się nie cieszy |work=przegladsportowy.pl |language=pl |date=27 March 2020 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> The club's icon, [[Mariusz Wlazły]], announced his departure after 17 years spent playing in Bełchatów.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/pge-skra-belchatow/siatkowka-mariusz-wlazly-odchodzi-z-pge-skry-belchatow/sn6hnx4 |title=To koniec pewnej epoki w polskiej siatkówce. Mariusz Wlazły odchodzi z PGE Skry Bełchatów! |work=przegladsportowy.pl |language=pl |date=22 March 2020 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> During the transfer period, the club acquired, among others, an American outside hitter [[Taylor Sander]], and [[Bartosz Filipiak]] from [[Trefl Gdańsk]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/siatkowka/888050/transferowa-bomba-taylor-sander-zawodnikiem-pge-skry-belchatow |title=Transferowa bomba! Taylor Sander zawodnikiem PGE Skry Bełchatów |work=sportowefakty.wp.pl |language=pl |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> [[Mateusz Bieniek]] was sent on loan to Skra from [[Volley Lube|Cucine Lube Civitanova]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.onet.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/mateusz-bieniek-w-pge-skrze-belchatow/d9dgnsm |title=PlusLiga: Bieniek w PGE Skrze Bełchatów |work=sport.onet.pl |language=pl |date=11 May 2020 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>

==Team==
[[File:A Bee, Skra Bełchatów mascot.jpg|thumb|''Bee'', the official mascot of Skra.]]

''As of [[2025–26 PlusLiga|2025–26 season]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/teams/id/61 |title=PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów |work=PlusLiga |language=pl |access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
!style="width:5em; color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|No.
!style="width:15em; color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Name
!style="width:15em; color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Date of birth
!style="width:10em; color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Position
|-
| 1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Zouheir El Graoui]]||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1994|7|1|df=yes}}||outside hitter
|-
| 3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Maksym Kędzierski||align=right|{{Birth date and age|2003|3|13|df=yes}}||libero
|-
| 4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alan Souza]]||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1994|3|21|df=yes}}||opposite
|-
| 5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Arkadiusz Żakieta||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1992|10|13|df=yes}}||opposite
|-
| 7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartłomiej Lemański]]||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1996|3|19|df=yes}}||middle blocker
|-
| 9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Łukasz Wiśniewski]]||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1989|2|3|df=yes}}||middle blocker
|-
| 11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Pothron||align=right|{{Birth date and age|2002|3|5|df=yes}}||outside hitter
|-
| 12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Grzegorz Łomacz]]||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1987|10|1|df=yes}}||setter
|-
| 15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Michał Szalacha||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1994|1|15|df=yes}}||middle blocker
|-
| 16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Mateusz Nowak||align=right|{{Birth date and age|2004|2|29|df=yes}}||middle blocker
|-
| 17 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Krzysiek||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1990|2|19|df=yes}}||opposite
|-
| 20 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Szymura||align=right|{{Birth date and age|1999|1|24|df=yes}}||libero
|-
| 22 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kubicki||align=right|{{Birth date and age|2003|2|9|df=yes}}||setter
|-
| 29 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Szymendera||align=right|{{Birth date and age|2003|4|30|df=yes}}||outside hitter
|-
| 99 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROU}} Daniel Chiţigoi||align=right|{{Birth date and age|2005|3|10|df=yes}}||outside hitter
|- class="sortbottom" style="border-top: 3px solid grey"
|colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|'''Head coach:''' || colspan=3|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Stelmach]]
|}

==Retired numbers==
[[File:Mariusz Wlazły 2014 02.jpg|thumb|[[Mariusz Wlazły]]]]
[[File:Karol Kłos 2014 03.jpg|thumb|[[Karol Kłos]]]]
[[File:Miguel A Falasca aadamus.jpg|thumb|[[Miguel Ángel Falasca]]]]

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:5em; color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|No.
!style="width:15em; color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Name
!style="width:10em; color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Position
|-
| 2 || align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Mariusz Wlazły]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://przegladsportowy.onet.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/koszulka-mariusza-wlazlego-z-pge-skry-belchatow-zastrzezona-orplusliga/h2d6nr8 |title=PGE Skra zastrzegła "dwójkę" Wlazłego |work=przegladsportowy.onet.pl |language=pl |date=25 June 2020 |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref> || opposite
|-
| 6 || align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Karol Kłos]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.wprost.pl/siatkowka/11184919/wzruszajace-pozegnanie-karola-klosa-ze-skra-belchatow-padly-piekne-slowa.html |title=Wzruszające pożegnanie Karola Kłosa ze Skrą Bełchatów. Padły piękne słowa |work=sport.wprost.pl |language=pl |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> || middle blocker
|-
| 10 || align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Falasca]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2019-06-25/numer-10-zastrzezony-pge-skra-belchatow-upamietnila-falaske/ |title=Numer 10 zastrzeżony. PGE Skra Bełchatów upamiętniła Falaskę |work=polsatsport.pl |language=pl |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref> || setter
|}

==Season by season==
{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center" 
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Season
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Tier
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|League
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Pos.
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2008–09 PlusLiga|2008–09]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|{{Gold1}} 
|-
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2009–10 PlusLiga|2009–10]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|{{Gold1}} 
|-
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2010–11 PlusLiga|2010–11]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|{{Gold1}} 
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2011–12 PlusLiga|2011–12]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|2
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2012–13 PlusLiga|2012–13]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|5
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2013–14 PlusLiga|2013–14]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|{{Gold1}} 
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2014–15 PlusLiga|2014–15]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|3
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2015–16 PlusLiga|2015–16]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|3
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2016–17 PlusLiga|2016–17]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|2
|}

{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center" 
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Season
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Tier
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|League
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Pos.
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2017–18 PlusLiga|2017–18]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|{{Gold1}} 
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2018–19 PlusLiga|2018–19]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|6
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2019–20 PlusLiga|2019–20]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|3
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2020–21 PlusLiga|2020–21]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|4
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2021–22 PlusLiga|2021–22]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|4
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2022–23 PlusLiga|2022–23]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|12
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2023–24 PlusLiga|2023–24]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|9
|- 
|style="background:#EAECF0"| [[2024–25 PlusLiga|2024–25]]
| align="center"|1
|style="background:#EAECF0"| PlusLiga
| align="center"|7
|}
{{col-end}}

==Former names==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|-
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Years
!style="color:#1A181C; background-color:#FFDC00"|Name
|- 
| '''1957–1991''' ||align=center| ''RKS Skra Bełchatów''
|- style="background:#EAECF0"
| '''1991–2004''' || ''EKS Skra Bełchatów''
|- 
| '''2004–2005''' ||align=center| ''KPS Skra Bełchatów''
|- style="background:#EAECF0"
| '''2005–2007''' || ''BOT Skra Bełchatów'' 
|- 
| '''2007–2023''' ||align=center| ''PGE Skra Bełchatów''
|- 
| '''2023–present''' ||align=center| ''PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów''
|}

==See also==
* {{C|Skra Bełchatów players}}
* {{C|Skra Bełchatów coaches}}
{{Clear}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.skra.pl/ Official website] {{in lang|pl}}
* [https://www.plusliga.pl/teams/id/61 Team profile] at ''PlusLiga.pl'' {{in lang|pl}}
* [https://volleybox.net/pge-giek-skra-belchatow-t1838 Team profile] at ''Volleybox.net''

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