Śląsk Wrocław
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Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (Script error: No such module "IPA".), is a Polish professional football club based in Wrocław that plays in Script error: No such module "Lang"., the second level of the Polish football league system.
Two-time Polish champion (1977, 2012), four-time Polish runner-up (1978, 1982, 2011, 2024), two-time Polish Cup winner (1976, 1987), two-time Polish Super Cup winner (1987, 2012) and Ekstraklasa Cup winner (2009).
The club's home is Tarczyński Arena Wrocław, a 45,105 capacity stadium in Wrocław which was one of the host venues during UEFA Euro 2012. The club previously played at Olympic Stadium and Stadion Oporowska.
History
The club has had many names since its foundation in 1947. They are listed below;[1]
- 1947 – Pionier Wrocław
- 1949 – Legia Wrocław
- 1950 – Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wrocław
- 1951 – Okręgowy Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wrocław
- 1957 – Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław
- 1997 – Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna
- Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna
Śląsk is the Polish name of Silesia, the historical region in which Wrocław is located.
Honours
League
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Cup
- Polish Cup[3]
- Winners: 1975–76, 1986–87
- Runners-up: 2012–13
- Ekstraklasa Cup[4]
- Winners: 2008–09
- Polish Super Cup[5]
- Winners: 1987, 2012
Youth teams
- Polish U-19 Championship
- Champions: 1978–79
- Runners-up: 1976–77
- Polish U-17 Championship
- Champions: 2023–24[6]
The fans
Śląsk fans are one of the largest supporter movements in Poland. In the early 1970s, they were one of the pioneers of football supporters groups. The Śląsk supporters call themselves Nobles from Wrocław (Template:Langx). Notable Śląsk fans include: Waldemar Kasta, a rapper and ring announcer KSW, that also created fan songs for Śląsk, Hubert Hurkacz, a Polish tennis player.
Friendships
They have a friendship with Lechia Gdańsk with which the two clubs fans have had a friendship since 1977, and have had friendly relations since 1967. This is the oldest fan friendship in Polish football. During the 2017–18 season, the two sets of fans celebrated their 40th Friendship Anniversary. Games between the two are often called "the friendship match".
The fans have also had a friendship with Motor Lublin dating back to the 1990s. Due to the clubs' long friendship, Śląsk were invited to play a friendly in 2015 in Lublin to celebrate Motor's 65th anniversary.
Despite the clubs' close proximity, Śląsk also hold friendly relations with Miedź Legnica. The fans also have friendships with fans from both SFC Opava, from the Czech Republic, and Ferencvárosi TC, from Hungary.[7]
Rivals
Their biggest rivals are Zagłębie Lubin, with the games between the two known as the "Lower Silesian Derby" (Polish: Derby Dolnego Śląska). The two teams are the largest in the Lower Silesia region, with Śląsk representing Wrocław (the capital of Lower Silesia) and Zagłębie representing Lubin, a traditionally industrial and copper mining city. Both teams have won the Script error: No such module "Lang". twice, Śląsk in 1977 & 2012, and Zagłębie in 1991 & 2007. They also hold a big rivalry with Legia Warsaw, due to both clubs having military roots. There also is a rivalry with Widzew Łódź, traditionally only due to competitive reasons, however, after the murder of a 17 year old Śląsk fan by a group of Widzew hooligans in Walichnowy, the rivalry became more heated than ever, and it still holds this status.
The fans of Lechia and Śląsk formally had a friendship with the Wisła Kraków fans, creating the "Three Kings of Great Cities" (Template:Langx) coalition. Wisła fans left the coalition in 2016. Since 2016 Wisła Kraków itself has since turned into a rivalry.
Arka Gdynia, Lech Poznań and Cracovia are rivals dating back to the time with their alliance with Wisła. This was due to the two largest fan coalitions in Poland, "Three Kings of Great Cities" (Śląsk, Lechia, Wisła) and "The Great Triad" (Lech, Arka, Cracovia) with any of the opposite coalition teams playing each other resulting in a big and hotly contested match.
Stadium
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Wrocław Stadium is the highest fourth category football (soccer) stadium built for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. The Stadium is located on aleja Śląska in the western part of the city (Pilczyce district). It is the home stadium of the Śląsk Wrocław football team playing in the Polish PKO Ekstraklasa. The stadium has a capacity of 42,771 spectators, all seated and all covered. The Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw is the largest arena in Ekstraklasa and the third largest in the country (after National Stadium and Silesia Stadium). Stadium construction began in April 2009 and was completed in September 2011. Stadium opening took place at 10 September 2011 with boxing fight between Tomasz Adamek and Vitali Klitschko for WBC heavyweight title. The inaugural football match was held on 10 October 2011, between Śląsk Wrocław and Lechia Gdańsk. Śląsk won 1–0, with Johan Voskamp becoming the first goalscorer in the new stadium.
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Śląsk Wrocław in European football
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- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
- 1R: First round
- 2R: Second round
- 3R: Third round
- QF: Quarter-finals
Best results in European competitions
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |||
| 1976–77 | Quarter-final | lost to Template:Flagicon Napoli 0–0 in Wrocław, 0–2 in Naples | |
| UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | |||
| 1975–76 | Round of 16 | lost to Template:Flagicon Liverpool 1–2 in Wrocław, 0–3 in Liverpool | |
| 1978–79 | Round of 16 | lost to Template:Flagicon Borussia 1–1 in Mönchengladbach, 2–4 in Wrocław | |
Players
Current squad
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Other players under contract
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Managers
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- Template:Flagicon Karel Finek (1958)
- Template:Flagicon Vilém Lugr (1959)
- Template:Flagicon Artur Woźniak (1969–70)
- Template:Flagicon Władysław Żmuda (1971–77)
- Template:Flagicon Orest Lenczyk (1979–81)
- Template:Flagicon Henryk Apostel (10 October 1984 – 30 June 1988)
- Template:Flagicon Alojzy Łysko (1988)
- Template:Flagicon Tadeusz Pawłowski (6 October 1992 – 10 May 1993)
- Template:Flagicon Stanisław Świerk (1993–95)
- Template:Flagicon Wiesław Wojno (1 July 1996 – 11 March 1997)
- Template:Flagicon Jerzy Kasalik (11 March 1997 – 21 September 1997)
- Template:Flagicon Grzegorz Kowalski (1 July 1998 – 20 December 1998)
- Template:Flagicon Wojciech Łazarek (21 December 1998 – 3 November 1999)
- Template:Flagicon Władysław Łach (3 July 2000 – 10 April 2001)
- Template:Flagicon Janusz Wójcik (10 April 2001 – 7 June 2001)
- Template:Flagicon Marian Putyra (7 June 2001 – 24 August 2001)
- Template:Flagicon Petr Nemec (24 August 2001 – 25 March 2002)
- Template:Flagicon Marian Putyra (25 March 2002 – 30 June 2003)
- Template:Flagicon Grzegorz Kowalski (1 July 2003 – 30 September 2004)
- Template:Flagicon Ryszard Tarasiewicz (29 September 2004 – 28 June 2006)
- Template:Flagicon Luboš Kubík (6 July 2006 – 2 October 2006)
- Template:Flagicon Jan Żurek (2 October 2006 – 18 June 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Ryszard Tarasiewicz (19 June 2007 – 22 September 2010)
- Template:Flagicon Paweł Barylski (interim) (22 September 2010 – 27 September 2010)
- Template:Flagicon Orest Lenczyk (27 September 2010 – 31 August 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Paweł Barylski (interim) (31 August 2012 – 3 September 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Stanislav Levy (3 September 2012 – 23 February 2014)
- Template:Flagicon Tadeusz Pawłowski (24 February 2014 – 6 December 2015)
- Template:Flagicon Romuald Szukiełowicz (7 December 2015 – 9 March 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Mariusz Rumak (9 March 2016 – 19 December 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Jan Urban (5 January 2017 – 19 February 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Tadeusz Pawłowski (19 February 2018 – 11 December 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Paweł Barylski (interim) (11 December 2018 – 3 January 2019)
- Template:Flagicon Vítězslav Lavička (3 January 2019 – 21 March 2021)[9]
- Template:Flagicon Jacek Magiera (22 March 2021 – 8 March 2022)[10]
- Template:Flagicon Piotr Tworek (9 March 2022 – 1 June 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Đurđević (2 June 2022 – 21 April 2023)
- Template:Flagicon Jacek Magiera (21 April 2023 – 12 November 2024)
- Template:Flagicon Michał Hetel and Template:Flagicon Marcin Dymkowski (interim) (12 November 2024 – 24 December 2024)
- Template:Flagicon Ante Šimundža (24 December 2024 – present)
Śląsk Wrocław (women)
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See also
- List of Polish football champions
- Śląsk Wrocław II (reserve team)
- Śląsk Wrocław (basketball)
- Śląsk Wrocław (handball)
- Wrocław football riot 2003
Footnotes
- ↑ Won on away goals.
- ↑ Won 4–3 on penalties.
References
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External links
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- About WKS Śląsk Wrocław
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