ThePoland men's national volleyball team (Polish:Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn) representsPoland in internationalvolleyball competition. The team is directed by thePolish Volleyball Federation (Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej, PZPS), the governing body forvolleyball in Poland, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
Poland's greatest achievements to date have been winning gold medal at the1976 Summer Olympics, threeWorld Championship titles (1974,2014 and2018), twoEuropean Championship titles (2009 and2023),World League (2012) and theNations League (2023 and2025).
As of July 2025, Poland is one of the world's strongest teams, ranked first in theFIVB world ranking.[2]
Poland achieved some of its best results in the 1970s, with gold medals at1974 World Championship and the1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. They also won five consecutive silver medals at the European Championship, between 1975 and 1983.
On 17 January 2005Raúl Lozano was chosen as coach.
On 27 May 2005 he debuted as the coach in official match againstArgentina (3–1) – first meeting at2005 World League. Polish national team won 9 of 12 matches in intercontinental round in Pool C (withSerbia and Montenegro,Greece, Argentina) and achieved promotion to final round in Serbia and Montenegro. They lost just 2 matches with Serbia and Montenegro (2–3, 2–3) and Greece (1–3).
In 2006 polish team won silver medal atWorld Championship. In final they lost againstBrazil.
On 17 January 2009,Daniel Castellani, who had previously ledPGE Skra Bełchatów, was announced as the new head coach. In June 2009 Polish team played in Pool D of intercontinental round of theWorld League 2009. They won 5 of 12 matches, but lost all 4 matches withBrazil and 3 meetings withFinland. Poland took 11th place in general classification.
On 3 September 2009, Poland played its first match in preliminary round Pool A of theEuropean Championship 2009 held inTurkey. Polish players beatFrance in opening match 3–1. Then won withGermany (3–1) and hosts – Turkey (3–0). Poland took first place in Pool A and went to play-off round, where in Pool F beatEuropean Champion 2007 –Spain (3–2) and won two another meetings withSlovakia (3–2) and Greece (3–0). They reached the first place in the group and Poland advanced to the final round. In semi-final played againstBulgaria and won 3–0. In final they met with France once again. This two teams opened and closed European Championship 2009.[3] On 13 September 2009 Poland won a title of the European Champion first time in history. 2 of 8 individual award were achieved by Polish players.Paweł Zagumny was theBest setter andMost valuable player was awarded the captain and opposite hitter of Polish national team –Piotr Gruszka. On 14 September 2009 all players were awardedKnight's Cross of Polonia Restituta and coach Daniel Castellani receivedOfficer's Cross of Polonia Restituta.
In 18–23 November 2009, Poland participated as theEuropean Champion inWorld Grand Champions Cup held in Japan. The Polish team won 2 of 5 matches withIran andEgypt. Poland took 4th place.
Polish men's national volleyball team was elected the best team of 2009 in75th Plebiscyt Przeglądu Sportowego 2009 in Poland andPiotr Gruszka was 3rd in theTop 10 of Polish Athletes in the same competition.
Polish national team started season with intercontinental round of theWorld League 2010. At the beginning they lost twice with German team (1–3 and 0–3) in Stuttgart. Then on 11–12 June beat hosts of final round – Argentina (3–1 and 3–2) in San Juan. On 18–19 June played withCuba. Poland lost first match 2–3, but next day beat opponent 3–0. The remaining 6 matches Polish national team played in Poland. On 25–26 June, Poland beat Argentina (3–1 and 3–1) inWrocław. They moved toAtlas Arena toŁódź, where they lost both matches with Cuba (0–3 and 1–3). Matches with Germany on 8–9 July ended Polish participated in the World League. Poland lost 2–3 and won the next day 3–1 atSpodek inKatowice.
On 25 September 2010, players of Polish national team played their first match at theWorld Championship 2010. They won all 3 matches in Pool F (first round) withCanada (3–0), Germany (3–2) and Serbia (3–1), which were held inTrieste, Italy. In second round Poland lost their both matches with Brazil (0–3) and Bulgaria (0–3). Poland ended Championships in place 13–18.
On 25 October 2010 after the vote of the board of Polish Volleyball Federation, Castellani was fired.
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After lacklustre previous year the head coach and a number of players were replaced.Andrea Anastasi began work as head coach on 23 February 2011, when Poland was ranked 11th in the FIVB ranking. His assistant wasAndrea Gardini.
They started season without an important players like Zagumny,Winiarski orWlazły. The team started with theWorld League 2011. Poland as host was in final tournament, which was held atErgo Arena inGdańsk. During a first match against Bulgaria, an opposite hitter –Zbigniew Bartman injured. Despite this Poland won after tie-break. Then Poland lost with Italy (0–3) and beat Argentina in five sets. They went to the semi-final, but lost the match againstRussia (1–3). On 10 July 2011 Poland won first medal of theWorld League in history. Polish achieved individual awards –Bartosz Kurek was theBest scorer andKrzysztof Ignaczak theBest libero.[4]
In the same year the Polish national team wanted to defend a title ofEuropean Champion from 2009. The team, without injured Zbigniew Bartman, won in playoff round withCzech Republic and went to quarterfinals. InKarlovy Vary beat Slovakia (3–0).[5] Then they moved toVienna and lost the match against Italy (0–3).[6] Poles again played the 3rd place match. On 18 September 2011 they beat the winners ofWorld League 2011 – Russia (3–1) and achieved their second bronze in 2011.[7] In addition, individual award forBest server received Bartosz Kurek.[8]
In November was the first chance to qualify for the2012 Summer Olympics. AtFIVB World Cup 2011 won 9 of 11 matches. They lost with Iran (2–3), Brazil (2–3) and Russia (2–3). Polish national team won promotion to the Olympics on 3 December 2011, when they won first two sets against Brazil (this one point gave them place on the podium).[9] In conclusion Poland won the silver medal, and repeated the success of theFIVB World Cup 1965, where Poland achieve silver too.[10] For the first time in the history Polish national team won three medals in one year. One of individual awards received middle-blockerMarcin Możdżonek, who wasBest blocker.[11]
Polish men's national volleyball team was elected the best team of 2011 in77th Plebiscyt Przeglądu Sportowego 2011 in Poland and Bartosz Kurek was 2nd in theTop 10 of Polish Athletes in the same competition.
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The main purpose for the team were Olympics, but earlier they participated inFIVB World League 2012. They won 10 of 12 matches of intercontinental round, including 3 times won with Brazil, which was successful after many years of defeats.[12] Poland advanced to Final Six, which was held inSofia, Bulgaria. Polish team was in Pool F with Cuba and Brazil. They won both their group matches and went to the semi-final.[13] They beat the host – Bulgaria and for the first time in history had a chance to play in final of World League.[14][15][16] On 8 July 2012 won the final match againstUnited States (3–0).[17][18] It was a second medal of World League for Polish team and the first gold. Polish players received 4 of 8 individual awards.Best spiker was Zbigniew Bartman,Best blocker – Marcin Możdżonek,Best libero – Krzysztof Ignaczak andMost valuable player – Bartosz Kurek.
On 29 July 2012 the team played their first Pool A match at the 20123 London Summer Olympics against Italy (3–1).[19] Polish national team won 3 of 5 pool matches, but lost with Bulgaria andAustralia.[20] They went to quarterfinal, but lost it after 3–1 match against future Olympic Champions – Russia.[21] Despite the defeat, Krzysztof Ignaczak was theBest receiver of the 2012 Summer Olympics (four years earlier, the same award received another Polish player – Michał Winiarski).[22]
Poland had the success and failure of this season, but despite this they were elected the best team of 2012 in78th Plebiscyt Przeglądu Sportowego 2012 in Poland.
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The team started season on 24 May 2013 when they played friendly match with Serbia (3–0) inMilicz. Next day, on 25 May the two national teams played their second match inTwardogóra, which was won by guests (1–3).
Poland began its participation in theWorld League 2013 losing their first four matches. They lost twice with Brazil atTorwar Hall on 7 June (1–3)[23] and after tie-brak at Atlas Arena on 9 June.[24] Then Polish players lost next two aligned matches on 21 and 23 June against France, which have been resolved after tie-breaks.[25][26] On 28 June 2013 Polish team played their first match with Argentine team (3–2) atŁuczniczka,Bydgoszcz[27] and two days later their second meeting (3–1) at Ergo Arena in Gdańsk.[28] The heroes of winning matches with Argentine players wereJarosz and Kurek. On 5 and 7 July, Polish national team beat United States team (3–2) at Spodek, Katowice[29] and (3–1) atCentennial Hall in Wrocław, after great game of Jakub Jarosz. Poland didn't continue their series of victories. On 12 July 2013 lost (0–3) match against Bulgaria and one day later lost dramatic match after tie-break despite the determination of the whole team.[30] Unstoppable was the main scorer of Bulgaria –Tsvetan Sokolov. AtPalace of Culture and Sports,Varna lost their last two matches of intercontinental round and ended their game in World League 2013.
In October 2013 Andrea Anastasi was fired as coach of the Polish national team.[31] The reason for this decision were unsuccessful Polish losses in 2013 and getting worse team game. Poland, while working of Andrea Anastasi, took 3rd place in the FIVB World Rankings. It was promotion from 11th place in early 2011. Anastasi has announced that he won't be coach of any national team at theWorld Championship 2014 held in Poland because of respect for his former players. He decided to stay in Poland and has been working with Polish clubLotos Trefl Gdańsk.[32]
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On 24 October 2013, was announced new head coachStéphane Antiga.[33] He began his work after the end of the league season 2013/2014, because he played for PGE Skra Bełchatów and he had to complete his career as a player. His first tournament as Poland's head coach was theCEV European Championship 2015 qualification. Poland won 5 out of their 6 matches, beatingMacedonia andLatvia twice each andSlovenia once. The Polish national team qualified for the CEV European Championship 2015.[34]
After this, the team took part in theFIVB World League 2014. They won 6 of 12 matches in the intercontinental round, but didn't qualify for the Final Six. They lacked one set against Brazil for a place in the final tournament.[35] The team went on to make preparations at training camps inBelchatów,Capbreton (France) andSpała before the World Championship 2014. On 16–18 August 2014 the12th Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner was held atKraków Arena, Kraków. On the first day, after losing a match with Bulgaria (2–3), coach Antiga announced the list of players who would represent the Polish national team at the World Championship 2014.[36] He eliminated one of the major players of previous years: Bartosz Kurek. In the following matches of tournament Mariusz Wlazły was unable to play because of a sprained ankle.[37] Despite this, Poland defeatedChina and for the first time since 2011, beat Russia.[38] The Polish team took 2nd place and two of the Polish players received individual awards:Piotr Nowakowski asBest server and Krzysztof Ignaczak asBest libero.
On 30 August 2014, Poland played their historic match at theNational Stadium inWarsaw against Serbia as opening meeting of the2014 World Championship.[39] It was the opening match of the World Championship 2014 in Poland.[40] Polish team won 3–0 and with attendance over 62,000 audience.[41] In their first group, Pool A, Poland won all 5 matches and lost just one set withCameroon. In their second group, Pool F, the host team won 3 of their 4 matches. On 10 September 2014, they lost to the United States (1–3), but then beat the national teams of Italy (3–1), Iran (3–2) and France (3–2).[42] Poland took second place in Group F. The breakdown in the next stage of the tournament was decided by drawing lots. Poland went into group H with Brazil and Russia. Some commentators and fans called Pool H the "Group of Death", but it was a happy result for the home team. The Polish national team won two dramatic matches after tie-breaks at Atlas Arena in Łódź. On 16 September 2014 they beat Brazil. Poland's main scorer in the match was Mariusz Wlazły, who gained 31 points for his team.[43] Two days later, Poland needed just two winning sets for promotion to the semi-final. Poland beat Russia and took first place in the group.[44] On 21 September 2014 the Polish team won the semi-final match against Germany, which guaranteed for Poland their third ever medal at theWorld Championship.[45][46][47] On 21 September 2014 Poland won the title of World Champion 2014, for the first time in 40 years.[48] Poland beat Brazil (3–1).[49][50] Polish players received 3 of 8 the individual awards in the tournament:Karol Kłos asBest blocker, Mariusz Wlazły asBest opposite andMost valuable player.[51][52] After victory Poland have risen two places in FIVB ranking and has been taken 3rd place.[53]
It was announced that in 2015, the Polish national team will take part in theWorld League,European Championship (Bulgaria/Italy),World Cup (Japan), and the first edition of theEuropean Games, which will be held inBaku, Azerbaijan.[54]
Historic result at World Championship brought the team their next title of theBest Team of 2014 inPlebiscite of Przegląd Sportowy 2014 in Poland.[55] Head coach Stephane Antiga was awarded a title of theCoach of the year 2014 ex-aequo withŁukasz Kruczek.[56] A title ofDebutant of the year 2014 was awardedMateusz Mika. Mariusz Wlazły was 2nd in theTop 10 of Polish Athletes in the same competition.[57]
Head coach Stephane Antiga appointed players to the Polish national team on 2 April 2015.[58] The new chosen captain of the team was Karol Kłos, who replaced a previous one – Michał Winiarski. During the matches of intercontinental round of World League, the captain of Polish team wasMichał Kubiak, because of Kłos' injury.
They began season with intercontinental round of World League 2015. First match with Russia, Poland won 3–0.[59]Most valuable player of match wasMateusz Bieniek, who played his first match in senior national team. After break to national team returned a few players – Bartosz Kurek, Jakub Jarosz,Grzegorz Łomacz,Piotr Gacek,Wojciech Grzyb. Next day, Poland beat Russia in five-set match (3–2).Most valuable player of match was Bartosz Kurek (23 pts).[60] On 5 June 2015 Poland beat Iran (3–1).[61] Bartosz Kurek scored 30 pts and he wasMost valuable player of match. Next day, Poland won another meeting with Iran (3–2) and MVP was chosen Michał Kubiak.[62] On 12 June 2015 Poland lost first match with United States (3–2) after almost 3 hours meeting.[63] It was first lost match of Poland since 10 September 2014, when they lost with U.S. national team at World Championship. Next day, Poland also lost with American players (3–1). After spending one week in United States, Poland moved to Russian ground –Kazan, where they won two matches against Russia (3–1) and (3–2).[64][65] Then they flew toTehran. After a spectacular meeting, Poland lost first match on 26 June (3–2). Two days later, Polish national team beat Iran (3–1). Polish team spent three weeks in tour and they came back to Poland on last matches of intercontinental round with United States. On 3 July 2015 Poland beatUSA in tie-break and achieved two points, which gave Polish team a qualification to final round of World League 2015 inRio de Janeiro. Next day, they lost match (1–3). Poland qualified for the Pool J with Serbia and Italy. On 17 July Poland won match over Italy (3–1) and qualified to semi-final.[66] Main leader in this important meeting was Michał Kubiak, who scored 19 pts. Next day, Serbia won over Poland (2–3), but Polish team gained 1 pt and took first place in Pool J. On 18 July, Poland lost semi-final with France (2–3). On 19 July Poland did not achieve bronze, because of lost with USA (0–3).[67] Polish team had problems with own errors. Poland took 4th place in edition of the World League 2015. Polish players achieved two individual awards – Michał Kubiak was one of theBest outside spiker andPaweł Zatorski wasBest libero. In 2–9 August all players, whose were in final round in Rio de Janeiro went to training camp inArłamów and two players joined to team (Włodarczyk, Kłos). Then the team withoutWrona was training in Spała.
Polish national team is going to take part in2015 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner inToruń. First day, they beat Japan (3–0). In the following days Poland beat Iran (3–1) and France (3–2). Poland won 2015 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner for sixth time and Polish players achieved five individual awards –Best spiker wasDawid Konarski,Best server was Mateusz Bieniek,Best blocker was Piotr Nowakowski,Best libero was Paweł Zatorski andMost valuable player was a captain Michał Kubiak.[68]
Polish players started their visit in Japan from training camp inOsaka and then they went toHammamatsu, where they are playing their first round matches. Poland started a journey at World Cup 2015 on 8 September, when they beatTunisia (3–0). In following day, Polish players beat Russia (3–1) and in both matches Most Valuable Player of match was chosen Bartosz Kurek.[69] During third set of the meeting with Russia, Polish setter Grzegorz Łomacz twisted his ankle. On 10 September 2015 Poland contained their winning with Argentina (3–1) and MVP was Michał Kubiak. On 12 September, Polish team beat Iran (3–2) and best player on the court was chosen Mateusz Mika. On 13 September Poland played their last match in first round in Hamamatsu withVenezuela (3–1). MVP of match was Dawid Konarski, who scored 22 points. Poland won all five matches in first round of World Cup 2015, but lost one point in overall table. In second round Poland beat Canada (3–1), Egypt (3–0), and Australia (3–0). After eight victories without any defeat, Poland moved to Tokyo.[70] On 21 September 2015, two previously undefeated teams met in first match of third round. Poland beat United States (3–1) and Polish captain Michał Kubiak played his best match in World Cup. Then Poland won match with host team Japan, but they had problems with them in first set (3–1). Poland won 10 of 10 matches and the last day on 23 September met with Italy. They lost 3–1 and they did not achieve one point so Poland took 3rd place in tournament, which did not give Poland a qualification to2016 Summer Olympics.[71] Poland won 10 of 11 matches, but because of points and ratio of set, achieved only bronze medal without Olympic qualification.
From 5 to 10 January 2016, Polish team took part in2016 Summer Olympics – European qualification. Poland was in Pool A, where they won two matches, with Serbia (3–1) andBelgium, lost one with Germany (2–3). In semi-final Poland lost with France (0–3) and lost chance to qualify to Olympics.[72] On 10 January 2016 Poland won 3rd place match with Germany (3–2).[73] Poland was qualified to World Olympic Qualification Tournament and keep chance to gain qualification to2016 Summer Olympics.
On 28 May 2016, Poland started the battle inWorld Olympic Qualification Tournament. After 5 victories in first 5 matches (with Canada 3–2, France 3–2, Japan 3–0, China 3–2, Venezuela 3–0 and Iran 1–3) Poland achieved qualification to 2016 Rio Summer Olympics on 2 June 2016.[74]
Poland beat 4 of 5 opponents in group stage at2016 Summer Olympics (lost only to Russia after tie break). They took second place in Group B and were qualified to quarterfinals. Due to the draw, Poland next met the USA. On 17 August 2016 Americans beat Polish players (0–3) and Poland took 5th place. This was their fourth Olympics with the same result in a row.[75]
The contract of Stephane Antiga lasted to the end of December 2016, and the Federation decided not to renew it. In October 2016, Polish Volleyball Federation decided to choose a new head coach of Poland. There were three main candidates:Radostin Stoychev,Mauro Berruto andFerdinando De Giorgi.[76] On 16 December 2016, it was announced thatFerdinando De Giorgi took over the Polish team.[77]
De Giorgi made his debut as a head coach of Poland in friendly match withIran without losing any set, on 20 May 2017. The match was a goodbye match for notable liberoKrzysztof Ignaczak, who officially ended up his career in national team.[78] Then Poland took part in intercontinental round of the2017 FIVB World League. In first week, Poland beatBrazil (3–2) andItaly (3–1), but lost match withIran (1–3). Overall, Poland won 4 and lost 5 meetings. They lost a chance to advance to Final Six after losing match withUnited States (1–3) on 18 June.[79] In final standing Poland took 8th place.
Poland took part in annual friendly tournament2017 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner in 11–13 August 2017. On day 1, they lost withFrance (2–3) and next day they beatCanada led by their previous head coachStephane Antiga (3–0). These two matches were played by main players of team without any relevant changes in squad. In last match withRussia, coachDe Giorgi decided to check extended squad and young players. Poland easily lost first two sets and made a contact in third set. Poland won after tie-break and achieved 7th win of theMemorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner.[80] The victory was provided mainly by some newbies in senior national teamŁukasz Kaczmarek,Jakub Kochanowski,Bartłomiej Lemański and also by few young players, who debuted in previous year likeArtur Szalpuk. Head coach De Giorgi had an intention to announce team roster for upcoming2017 European Championship, but after match with Russia he changed his mind and said he is going to do it few days later.
Poland took part in the2017 European Championships. The national team opened Championships with loss atNational Stadium, Warsaw in front of more than 60.000 fans (with Serbia). Then they won twice (3–0) with Finland and Estonia. On 30 August 2017 Polish national team was beaten by Slovenia in playoffs.[81] The atmosphere in the team was not the best and the head coach failed to draw conclusions from the defeat, so PZPS firedFerdinando De Giorgi on 20 September.[82]
PZPS chose a new head coach out of three candidates:Piotr Gruszka,Andrzej Kowal andVital Heynen. On 7 February 2018 Heynen was chosen in explicit voting. Heynen has also agreed to the condition that the PZPS can dismiss him at the end of any season without paying any compensation.[83] In 2018, he led the Polish national team to victory at theFIVB Volleyball World Championship. His other successes with the team include silver medal at theWorld Cup[84] and bronze medals at theNations League[85] and theEuropean Volleyball Championship in 2019.[86]
On 12 January 2022,Nikola Grbić was selected as the coach of the Poland Volleyball National Team.[87] In 2023, he led the Polish team to a triple victory at three consecutive tournaments:2023 Nations League,[88]2023 European Championship,[89] and2023 Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament.[90]
At the2024 Summer Olympics, the Poland national volleyball team won silver medal losing in the final to France. This marked the first time in 48 years since the team's last Olympic medal inMontreal 1976 when Poland won gold.[91]
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| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | |
 1964 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1968 | Round robin | 5th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |
 1972 | 9th–12th places | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | |
 1976 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 9 | |
 1980 | Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |
 1984 | Boycott | |||||||
 1988 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1992 | ||||||||
| 1996 | Preliminary round | 11th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2004 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
 2008 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | ||
 2012 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||
 2016 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2020 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | ||
 2024 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |
| 2028 | Future event | |||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 11/16 | 73 | 43 | 30 | 152 | 119 | |
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| World Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
 1949 | Final group | 5th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
 1952 | 7th–11th places | 7th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
| 1956 | Final group | 4th | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 11 |
 1960 | Final group | 4th | 10 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 14 |
| 1962 | Final group | 6th | 11 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 |
| 1966 | Final group | 6th | 10 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 |
 1970 | Final group | 5th | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 21 |
| 1974 | Final group | 1st | 11 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
 1978 | 5th–8th places | 8th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 |
 1982 | 5th–8th places | 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 |
| 1986 | 9th–12th places | 9th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 |
 1990 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1994 | |||||||
| 1998 | Preliminary round | 17th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | Second round | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
| 2006 | Final | 2nd | 11 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| 2010 | Second round | 13th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
 2014 | Final | 1st | 13 | 12 | 1 | 37 | 15 |
| 2018 | Final | 1st | 12 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 14 |
 2022 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
 2025 | Semifinals | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| 2027 | Qualified as host | ||||||
 2029 | Future event | ||||||
| Total | 3 Titles | 19/21 | 167 | 110 | 69 | 389 | 230 |
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| World Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
| 1965 | Final group | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
 1969 | 7th–11th places | 8th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 |
| 1977 | Final group | 4th | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 |
| 1981 | Round robin | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| 2007 | |||||||
| 2011 | Round robin | 2nd | 11 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 15 |
| 2015 | Round robin | 3rd | 11 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 11 |
| 2019 | Round robin | 2nd | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 9 |
| Total | 7/14 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 155 | 79 | |
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| World Grand Champions Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| 2005 | |||||||
| 2009 | Round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| Total | 1/7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
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| World League record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | |
| 1990 | Did not participate | |||||||
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| 1998 | Intercontinental round | 10th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 33 | |
| 1999 | Intercontinental round | 8th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |
| 2000 | Intercontinental round | 8th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | |
| 2001 | Final round | 7th | 15 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | |
| 2002 | Final round | 5th | 15 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 27 | |
| 2003 | Intercontinental round | 9th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | |
| 2004 | Intercontinental round | 7th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | |
 2005 | Semifinals | 4th | 15 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 27 | |
| 2006 | Intercontinental round | 7th | 12 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 19 | |
| 2007 | Semifinals | 4th | 16 | 14 | 2 | 44 | 19 | |
| 2008 | Final round | 5th | 14 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 23 | |
 2009 | Intercontinental round | 9th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | |
| 2010 | Intercontinental round | 10th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | |
| 2011 | Semifinals | 3rd | 17 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 29 | |
| 2012 | Final | 1st | 16 | 14 | 2 | 45 | 15 | |
| 2013 | Intercontinental round | 11th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |
| 2014 | Intercontinental round | 8th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | |
| 2015 | Semifinals | 4th | 16 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 33 | |
| 2016 | Final round | 5th | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | |
| 2017 | Intercontinental round | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 20/28 | 262 | 145 | 117 | 538 | 492 | |
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| Nations League record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
| 2018 | Final round | 5th | 17 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 25 |
| 2019 | Semifinals | 3rd | 19 | 14 | 5 | 48 | 31 |
| 2021 | Final | 2nd | 17 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 14 |
| 2022 | Semifinals | 3rd | 15 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 15 |
| 2023 | Final | 1st | 15 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 21 |
| 2024 | Semifinals | 3rd | 15 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 14 |
| 2025 | Final | 1st | 15 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 20 |
| Total | 2 Titles | 7/7 | 113 | 85 | 28 | 280 | 140 |
Champions Second place Third place
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | |||
| 1948 | Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1950 | Round robin | 6th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |||
| 1951 | Did not participate | |||||||||
 1955 | Final group | 6th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 1958 | Final group | 6th | 11 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | |||
| 1963 | Final group | 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | |||
 1967 | Final group | 3rd | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | |||
| 1971 | Final group | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||
 1975 | Final group | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |||
 1977 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | |||
| 1979 | Final group | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | |||
| 1981 | Final group | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |||
| 1983 | Final group | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | |||
| 1985 | Final group | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |||
 1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1989 | 5th–8th places | 7th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 1991 | 5th–8th places | 7th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 1993 | 5th–8th places | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 1995 | 5th–8th places | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 5th–8th places | 5th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 2003 | 5th–8th places | 5th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | |||
| 2005 | Preliminary round | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 2007 | Second round | 11th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 2009 | Final | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2011 | Semifinals | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||
 2013 | Playoffs | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 2015 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | Playoffs | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 2019 | Semifinals | 3rd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 | |||
 2021 | Semifinals | 3rd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 7 | |||
  2023 | Final | 1st | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2026 | Qualified | |||||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 27/32 | 192 | 121 | 71 | 425 | 290 | |||
Silver medalSilver medalSilver medal
Gold medalSilver medalSilver medalSilver medalGold medal
Bronze medalGold medalGold medalBronze medalGold medalGold medalSilver medalGold medalBronze medalGold medalGold medalSilver medalGold medalGold medalBronze medalGold medalBronze medalRepresentingPoland in the2025 World Championship(updated on 28 August 2025).[92][93]
Head coach:Nikola Grbić
Captain:Bartosz Kurek
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2025–26 club |
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| 3 | Jakub Popiwczak | (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | – | – | – | Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie |
| 4 | Marcin Komenda | (1996-05-24)24 May 1996 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | – | – | – | Bogdanka LUK Lublin |
| 6 | Bartosz Kurek | (1988-08-29)29 August 1988 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | – | – | – | Tokyo Great Bears |
| 9 | Wilfredo León | (1993-07-31)31 July 1993 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | – | – | – | Bogdanka LUK Lublin |
| 12 | Artur Szalpuk | (1995-03-20)20 March 1995 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | – | – | – | Asseco Resovia |
| 15 | Jakub Kochanowski | (1997-07-17)17 July 1997 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | – | – | – | Projekt Warsaw |
| 16 | Kamil Semeniuk | (1996-07-16)16 July 1996 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | – | – | – | Sir Safety Perugia |
| 18 | Maksymilian Granieczny | (2005-07-07)7 July 2005 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | – | – | – | Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 21 | Tomasz Fornal | (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | – | – | – | Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
| 34 | Szymon Jakubiszak | (1998-02-13)13 February 1998 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | – | – | – | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 35 | Kewin Sasak | (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | – | – | – | Bogdanka LUK Lublin |
| 73 | Jakub Nowak | (2005-06-11)11 June 2005 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | – | – | – | Norwid Częstochowa |
| 96 | Jan Firlej | (1996-09-26)26 September 1996 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | – | – | – | Projekt Warsaw |
| 99 | Norbert Huber | (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | – | – | – | Wolfdogs Nagoya |
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WhenŁukasz Kadziewicz was a member of the Polish national team he created theKadziu Project. He filmed videos that showed how the Polish team was preparing for matches and their lifestyle during tournaments (for example the Olympics in Beijing, 2008). When Kadziewicz ended his career in the national team, Krzysztof Ignaczak took up his idea and he was continuing this work under the nameIgłą Szyte. Ignaczak has made videos and has written a blog.
On 8 August 2014 held the official premiere of a documentary film about the Polish volleyball national teamDrużyna. In the video players was talking about national team, motivation, daily life of representation. Cameras accompanied the team leading by Andrea Anastasi in 2013. The movie shows the season from the start of the preparation in Spała to the end of the2013 CEV European Championship. The film ends with the takeover the team by the new national team coachStephane Antiga.
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Poland national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
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| until 1996 | Adidas |
| 1997–1999 | Nike |
| 2000–2002 | Adidas |
| 2003–2008 | Asics |
| 2008–2024 | Adidas |
| 2025–present | 4F |
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors likePKN Orlen andPlus, other sponsors:Adidas,Okocim Brewery,Deloitte,Kinder +Sport,Dynamic Parcel Distribution, Jurajska and SMJ sport.
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