Skra Bełchatów, competing for sponsorship reasons as PGE 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. The most successful PlusLiga club based on the total number of league titles (9). Honours Domestic Polish Championship Winners (9): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2017–18 Polish Cup Winners (7): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16 Polish SuperCup Winners (4): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19 International CEV Champions League Silver (1): 2011–12 Semifinalists (1): 2018–19 Final Four (3): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15 FIVB Club World Championship Silver (2): 2009, 2010 European record Club history (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. In 1991 Bełchatów Power Station became the main sponsor of Skra and the club changed its name to (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. In 2001, the club led by Wiesław Czaja was promoted to the highest level of the Polish Volleyball League. In their first season there – 2001/2002 – the team achieved a bronze medal of the Polish Championship, defeating Jastrzębski Węgiel after three matches. During the 2002/2003 season Skra took 6th place in the league, and lost in the second round of the CEV Cup in a match against Russian club Lokomotiv Yekaterinburg. In 2003 Ireneusz Mazur became a new head coach of the team. During the 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 2004/2005 season that the winning streak for Skra began. The club won its first title of the Polish Champion after three matches with AZS Olsztyn, 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