GKS Płomień Milowice was a volleyball section of the same name club from Poland,łomień located in the city of Sosnowiec, founded in 1961. Płomień Milowice was one of the most important sports clubs in Poland during the PRL era. In 1992, the club was replaced by Płomień Sosnowiec.

History

Płomień Milowice was founded in 1929. Throughout the years, the club had teams of different sports: football, judo, gymnastics, boxing, chess and volleyball, with the latter created in 1961. The first success is dated to 1974, when Płomień Milowice won the championship in the women's team. The club dominated the national scene between the seventies and the eighties, winning a total of 7 domestic titles and one cup. The greatest success was achieved by the male team, which in 1978 won the European Champions Cup, the most prestigious European club volleyball competition. At the end of 1991, Płomień Milowice finished in 4th place in the men's domestic competition and in 6th in the women's, the club has been disbanded in the next year.

Płomień Milowice

Honours

Men's volleyball

Domestic

Polish Championship

Winners (2): 1976–77, 1978–79

Polish Cup

Winners (1): 1984–85

International

CEV European Champions Cup

Winners (1): 1977–78

Semifinalists (1): 1978–79

Women's volleyball

Polish Championship

Winners (5): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81

References

External links

Volleyball clubs in Poland

Sport in Silesian Voivodeship

Volleyball clubs established in 1961

1961 establishments in Poland

Płomień Milowice