Radunia Stężyca is a Polish football club based in Stężyca, Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of the 2024–25 season, they compete in the IV liga Pomerania, after withdrawing from II liga at the end of the 2023–24 season.[3]

Radunia Stężyca
Full nameKlub Sportowy Radunia Stężyca
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
GroundArena Radunia
Capacity450
ChairmanDawid Klawikowski[1]
ManagerOliwier Sidor
LeagueIV liga Pomerania
2023–24II liga, 7th of 18 (withdrew at the end of the season, relegated to the IV liga)[2]
Websitehttps://raduniastezyca.pl

The club was founded in 1982. In the 2020–21 season, Radunia was promoted to the II liga for the first time in its history.[4] The team plays its home matches at the multipurpose stadium "Arena Radunia", which was put into use in 2017, with a capacity of 450 seats.[5] The club also runs four youth groups.[6][7] In the club's first season in II liga, Radunia finished 6th and qualified for the promotion playoffs.[8]

Radunia's climb in the late 2010s and early 2020s, as well as its ability to regularly bring in players with top-flight and second division experience, was owed to support from the Stężyca county and its mayor Tomasz Brzoskowski. Players were employed and paid by the county, rather than the club itself.[9] Heavy spending related to Radunia was cited as one of the main reasons for the county's dire financial situation at the start of 2024, with over 100 million PLN of debt to Stężyca's name.[10] Following the 2024 Polish local elections, the new mayor, and former employee of Radunia, Ireneusz Stencel withdrew all of the funding from the club, resulting in departures of most of the players and staff.[11] After finishing the 2023–24 season in seventh place, Radunia withdrew from the II liga on 27 June 2024.[3] They were eventually demoted to the IV liga Pomerania, the fifth level of competition, replacing their reserve side.[12]

Current squad

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As of 19 July 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   POL Kacper Lejk
14 MF   POL Aleksander Reclaw
18 DF   POL Filip Lipka
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   POL Adam Płotka
24 DF   POL Adrian Rajski
28 MF   POL Dominik Stolc

References

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  1. ^ "Skarb - Radunia Stężyca". www.90minut.pl.
  2. ^ "II liga 2023/2024". www.90minut.pl.
  3. ^ a b "Radunia wycofała się z rozgrywek". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Historia Klubu – Klub Sportowy Radunia Stężyca".
  5. ^ "Stadion Arena Radunia w Stężycy otwarty. Płyta trawiasta, kryta trybuna, pełna bieżnia robią wrażenie i budzą zazdrość". www.sportnakaszubach.pl.
  6. ^ "Klasa okręgowa 2020/2021, grupa: Gdańsk II". www.90minut.pl.
  7. ^ "O nas - Klub Sportowy Radunia - www.gminastezyca.pl". www.gminastezyca.pl.
  8. ^ "Radunia w barażach". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ "To tylko sny. Miliony utopione w Raduni [REPORTAŻ]". weszlo.com (in Polish). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  10. ^ Różycki, Mateusz (9 April 2024). "Wybory pod znakiem gigantycznego długu. "Spłacać będą następne pokolenia"" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  11. ^ Krajewski, Maciej (21 May 2024). "Piłkarze dostawali z gminy nawet po 20 tys. zł miesięcznie. „Kończymy finansowanie Raduni Stężyca"". kartuzy.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  12. ^ "IV liga 2024/2025, grupa: pomorska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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