GKS Bełchatów

PGE GKS Bełchatów [ˌpɛɡʲɛˈʔɛ ˌɡʲɛkaˈɛs bɛwˈxatuf] is a professional football club that competes in the Polish First League. GKS is an abbreviation for the Miners' Sport Club (Górniczy Klub Sportowy).

GKS Bełchatów
Full namePGE Górniczy Klub Sportowy Bełchatów
Nickname(s)Gieksa
Brunatni (the Browns)
Torfiarze (the Turfers)
Founded1977
GroundGIEKSA Arena,
Bełchatów, Poland
Capacity5,264
Chairman Wiktor Rydz
Manager Artur Derbin
LeagueI liga
2018-193rd
WebsiteClub website

History

GKS Bełchatów entered Poland's Division 4 in 1977 and gained promotion to Division 3 after four years (in the 1981/1982 season). It took the club another seven years to rise to Division 2 (1986/1987 season), before winning a place in the Polish Premier League in 1992. After another spell in Division 2, the club again won promotion to the First league at the end of the 2004/2005 season. The club finished the 2005/2006 season in 10th place, with 37 points. The following season they challenged for the league title. After spending much of the latter part of the 2006/07 season in first place, they were ultimately overtaken by Zagłębie Lubin and had to settle for second place.

Achievements

Fans

The fans are called Torfiorze (the "Turfers" in translation). They have friendly relations with fans of Wisła Sandomierz. Their biggest rivals are neighbours RKS Radomsko, and as Bełchatów is located in the Łódź Province, they also have rivalries with the two traditional well-established Łódź teams, ŁKS and Widzew.

Bełchatów in Europe
Season Competition Round Club Score
2007/08 UEFA Cup 1Q FC Ameri Tbilisi 2–0, 0–2 (4–2 p.)
2Q FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–1, 2–4

Current squad
As of 28 August 2019.[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Paweł Lenarcik
2 DF Mateusz Szymorek
3 DF Marcin Grolik
5 DF Michał Kołodziejski
6 FW Dawid Kocyła
7 MF Bartłomiej Bartosiak
8 MF Paweł Czajkowski
9 MF Krzysztof Wołkowicz
10 MF Dawid Flaszka
11 MF Émile Thiakane
12 GK Daniel Niźnik
13 MF Artur Golański
No. Position Player
14 MF Bartosz Biel
15 MF Viktor Putin
16 DF Mikołaj Grzelak
17 MF Marcin Ryszka
18 FW Maciej Mas
19 MF Adrian Małachowski
20 MF Mateusz Marzec
21 DF Mariusz Magiera
22 GK Kewin Komar
30 MF Damian Michalak
45 DF Bartłomiej Lisowski
70 DF Marcin Sierczyński

Managers

Notable players

Players who have been capped and/or have over 80 appearances for the club

See also

References
  1. "I zespół" (in Polish). GKS Bełchatów. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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