Górniczy Klub Sportowy Górnik Łęczna, commonly referred to as Górnik Łęczna, is a sports club based in Łęczna, Poland. It is best known for its men's professional football team, which competes in I liga, the second division in the Polish football league system. The club also fields teams in women's football and wrestling.
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| Full name | Górniczy Klub Sportowy Górnik Łęczna | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Zielono-Czarni (The Green and Blacks) | |||
| Founded | 20 September 1979 | |||
| Ground | Stadion Górnika Łęczna | |||
| Capacity | 7,200 | |||
| Chairman | Maciej Grzywa | |||
| Manager | Pavol Staňo | |||
| League | I liga | |||
| 2023–24 | I liga, 5th of 18 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1979, as a club for the local coal miners. As the years went, the local Bogdanka Coal Mine decided to invest more and more money and as a result the club quickly rose through the leagues. The club shed its relative obscurity when it gained promotion to the Ekstraklasa in 2003.
Górnik Łęczna played in the top division from 2003 until 2007, when they were relegated to the 3rd division, as a consequence of their involvement in a match fixing scandal. However they were promoted straight back up as league winners after the 2007–08 season and competed in the I Liga for six years before winning promotion to the 2014–15 Ekstraklasa.
Since 1 January 2007, the men's football department has been operating as a business entity separate from the rest of the club.
In February 2011 the team was renamed GKS Bogdanka (Polish pronunciation: [bɔɡˈdaŋka]) for sponsorship reasons, a decision from the local Bogdanka coal mine.[1] As a result, a group of supporters opposing the name change formed an amateur team GKS Górnik 1979 Łęczna.[2] On 23 July 2013 GKS Bogdanka's board of directors announced the return to the former name.[3]
Honours
edit- Ekstraklasa
- 7th place: 2004–05
- II liga
- Champions: 1987–88 (gr. VII), 1995–96 (gr. V), 2007–08 (gr. IV), 2019–20
- Polish Cup
- Semi-finalists: 2022–23
- Youth teams
- Polish U-19 Championship
- Third place: 2004, 2005
- Polish U-19 Championship
Current squad
edit- As of 4 September 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
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GKS Górnik 1979 Łęczna
editGórnik 1979 Łęczna was a club founded in 2011 by Górnik Łęczna fans who were unhappy with the name change to GKS Bogdanka. The club eventually changed its name back in 2013 but the fan owned counterpart has continued to operate in amateur football leagues. On 22 August 2014 the club withdrew from all competitions and ceased to operate, the reason cited were the lack of funds and the fact that the original Górnik Łęczna team went back to its original name scrapping the GKS Bogdanka name.[5]
Women's section
editThe women's section of Górnik Łęczna played for years in the second and third-tier leagues of Poland. In 2006–07 the team reached the semi-finals of the Polish Cup but lost to Medyk Konin.[6] In the 2009–10 season with the expansion of the Ekstraliga Kobiet the team finally gained promotion to it by finishing second in its 2nd tier division.[7] In its Ekstraliga debut Górnik was 5th.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Górnik Łęczna zmienił nazwę" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Olkiewicz, Jakub (26 March 2012). "Wyzwanie przyjęte – piłka w Łęcznej bez Bogdanki" (in Polish). Weszło!. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Wracamy do historycznej nazwy – Górnik Łęczna" (in Polish). GKS Bogdanka. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Pierwsza drużyna" (in Polish). GKS Górnik Łęczna. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Górnik 1979 Łęczna Archives". gornik-leczna.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Puchar Polski kobiet 2006/2007". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "I liga kobiet 2009/2010, grupa: południowa". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ 2010–11 table in Soccerway.com
External links
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- Official website (in Polish)
- Górnik Łęczna at the Fans website (in Polish)
- Górnik Łęczna at 90minut.pl (Polish)