Śląsk Wrocław
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Full name | Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna | ||
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Nickname(s) | WKS, Wojskowi (Military) | ||
Founded | 1947 (18 March 1946) | ||
Ground | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland | ||
Capacity | 42,771 | ||
Chairman | Michał Bobowiec | ||
Manager | Tadeusz Pawłowski | ||
League | Ekstraklasa | ||
2017–18 | 10th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔt͡swaf]) or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish football league system. The club was founded in 1947 and has competed under many names since then; adopting the name Śląsk Wrocław ten years after their foundation. In 1977, Śląsk Wrocław won the Polish league championship for the first time. The club has also won the Polish Cup twice, the Polish SuperCup twice and the Ekstraklasa Cup once. The club's home is Stadion Miejski, a 42,771 capacity stadium in Wrocław which was one of the host venues during UEFA Euro 2012. Club previously played at Olympic Stadium and Stadion Oporowska.
Śląsk Wrocław is ranked 9th in the Ekstraklasa all-time table. They drew an average home league attendance of 9,447 in the 2016-17 season.[1]
History
The club has had many names since its foundation in 1947. They are listed below;[2]
- 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
- Ekstraklasa[3]
- Polish Cup[4]
- Winner (2): 1975–76, 1986–87
- Runner-up (1): 2012–13
- Ekstraklasa Cup[5]
- Winner (1): 2009
- Polish SuperCup[6]
- Winner (2): 1987, 2012
- Youth Teams:
- Polish U-19 Champion: 1979
- Polish U-19 Runner Up: 1977
- Polish U-19 Bronze Medal: 1978, 1980, 2018
Supporters and rivalries
They are among the largest supporter movements in Poland. They are one of the precursors football supporters in Poland (in the early 70). Śląsk supporters call themselves Nobles from Wrocław (Polish: Szlachta z Wrocławia). In the 1980s many of the club's fans were active in the Solidarity and Fighting Solidarity movement which were fighting the communist regime in Poland. It is therefore not unusual to see anticommunist and patriotic slogans on the stands.
They have a friendship with Lechia Gdańsk, and formerly Wisła Kraków, the three-way alliance known as "Three Kings of Great Cities", Polish: Trzej Królowie Wielkich Miast, however Wisła left the coalition and has become a rivalry. The coalition was to counter "Triad" coalition of Lech Poznań, Arka Gdynia and Cracovia Kraków.
Other friendships are with fans of Motor Lublin, Miedź Legnica and Czech SFC Opava.[7] They also have a good relationship with the Ferencvárosi TC fans.
Stadium
The Municipal Stadium in Wrocław, Poland, 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 T-Mobile 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. First football match between Śląsk Wrocław and Lechia Gdańsk was played on 10 October 2011. Śląsk won this match 1–0 and Johan Voskamp was first goalscorer on the new stadium.
Śląsk Wrocław in Europe
Śląsk Wrocław's score is shown first in each case
- Notes
- 1R: First round
- 2R: Second round
- 3R: Third round
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
- QF: Quarter-finals
Current squad
- As of 11 July 2018.[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries.
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Managers
Karel Finek (1958) Vilém Lugr (1959) Artur Woźniak (1969–70) Władysław Żmuda (1971–77) Orest Lenczyk (1979–81) Henryk Apostel (Oct 10, 1984 – June 30, 1988) Alojzy Łysko (1988) Tadeusz Pawłowski (Oct 6, 1992 – May 10, 1993) Stanisław Świerk (1993–95) Wiesław Wojno (July 1, 1996 – March 11, 1997) Jerzy Kasalik (March 11, 1997 – Sept 21, 1997) Grzegorz Kowalski (July 1, 1998 – Dec 20, 1998) Wojciech Łazarek (Dec 21, 1998 – Nov 3, 1999) Władysław Łach (July 3, 2000 – April 10, 2001) Janusz Wójcik (April 10, 2001 – June 7, 2001) Marian Putyra (June 7, 2001 – Aug 24, 2001) Petr Nemec (Aug 24, 2001 – March 25, 2002) Marian Putyra (March 25, 2002 – June 30, 2003) Grzegorz Kowalski (July 1, 2003 – Sept 30, 2004) Ryszard Tarasiewicz (Sept 29, 2004 – June 28, 2006) Luboš Kubík (July 6, 2006 – Oct 2, 2006) Jan Żurek (Oct 2, 2006 – June 18, 2007) Ryszard Tarasiewicz (June 19, 2007 – Sept 22, 2010) Paweł Barylski (interim) (Sept 22, 2010 – Sept 27, 2010) Orest Lenczyk (Sept 27, 2010 – Aug 31, 2012) Paweł Barylski (interim) (Aug 31, 2012 – Sept 3, 2012) Stanislav Levy (Sept 3, 2012 – Feb 23, 2014) Tadeusz Pawłowski (Feb 24, 2014 – Dec 6, 2015) Romuald Szukiełowicz (Dec 7, 2015 – March 9, 2016) Mariusz Rumak (March 9, 2016 – Dec 19, 2016) Jan Urban (Jan 5, 2017 – Feb 19, 2018) Tadeusz Pawłowski (Feb 19, 2018 – )
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Won on away goals.
- ↑ Won 4–3 on penalties.
References
- ↑ http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/pol-ekstraklasa-2016-2017/1/
- ↑ "Historia Wroclawskiego Klubu" (in Polish). WKS Śląsk Wrocław Historia Klubu. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ Kaczmarek, Michal; Dabrowski, Piotr (19 May 2011). "Poland – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ Mogielnicki, Pawel (2 June 2010). "Poland – List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ Di Maggio, Roberto (21 May 2009). "Poland – List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ Mogielnicki, Pawel (17 September 2010). "Poland – List of Super Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ "TKWM Three Kings of Great Cities". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Pierwsza drużyna" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Śląsk Wrocław. |
- Official website
- Śląsk Net (in Polish)
- Wrocław Kibice Sport (in Polish)
- ŚLĄSKopedia (in Polish)
- About WKS Śląsk Wrocław