Piast Gliwice

Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice ([ˈpʲast ɡlʲiˈvʲit͡sɛ], "Gliwice Piast Sport Club") is a Polish football club based in Gliwice, Poland. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship.

Piast Gliwice
Full nameGliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice
Nickname(s)Piastunki (the Custodians, the Keepers)
Founded18 June 1945 (1945-06-18)
GroundStadion Piast
Capacity9,913
ChairmanPaweł Żelem
ManagerWaldemar Fornalik
LeagueEkstraklasa
2018–191st
WebsiteClub website
Piast Gliwice Stadium

History

The club was founded in June 1945 by the Poles who had been forced to leave their homeland in present-day Western Ukraine. After the 1956 fusion of the three clubs, GKS Gliwice was formed. Piast continued to play their matches on ul. Robotniczej. In 1964, the 2 clubs merged. The new club name was 'GKS Piast Gliwice'. Piast's football team played as many as 32 seasons in the Polish Second Division, before finally being promoted to the Ekstraklasa in 2008. Having played two seasons in the top division, the club was relegated in 2010. Piast have twice (1978, 1983) managed to reach the final of the Cup of Poland, losing on both occasions. The club's name comes from the Piast dynasty, which ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state in the 10th century, until 1370. Piast is the first soccer team in Poland to gain promotion from the 7th tier to the Ekstraklasa (Polish top tier of football) and later to the European Cup.[1]

Naming history
  • (18.06.1945) – KS Piast Gliwice
  • (23.05.1946) – KSM Piast Gliwice
  • (September/November 1947) – ZKSM Piast Gliwice
  • (05.03.1949) – ZS Metal Piast Gliwice (merged with ZKSM Huta Łabędy, ZKS Walcownia Łabędy, RKS Jedność Rudziniec, *RKS PZS Gliwice and ZKS Silesia Gliwice)
  • (01.11.1949) – ZKS Stal Gliwice
  • (11.03.1951) – ZKS Stal GZUT Gliwice
  • (15.03.1955) – ZKS Piast Gliwice
  • (20.01.1957) – KS Piast Gliwice
  • (01.01.1961) – SKS Piast Gliwice
  • (15.03.1964) – GKS Piast Gliwice (merged with GKS Gliwice and KS Metal Gliwice)
  • (17.10.1983) – MC-W GKS Piast Gliwice
  • (12.09.1989) – CWKS Piast-Bumar Gliwice
  • (1989) – [merged with ZTS Łabędy (Gliwice)]
  • (1990) – CWKS Bumar-Piast Gliwice
  • (04.04.1990) – KS Bumar Gliwice
  • (11.05.1990) – KS Bumar Łabędy (Gliwice)
  • (01.07.1990) – KS Bumar Gliwice
  • (1991) – KS Piast-Bumar Gliwice
  • (01.07.1992) – MC-W GKS Piast Gliwice
  • (01.08.1995) – KS Bojków Gliwice (merged with KS Bojków Gliwice)
  • (15.09.1995) – KS Piast Bojków Gliwice
  • (02.09.1996) – GKS Piast Gliwice

Honours

Seasons
  • Seasons in Ekstraklasa : 10 (2008–10, 2012–)
  • Seasons in I Liga : 32
  • Seasons in II Liga : 16
  • Seasons in III Liga : 23

European record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 2Q Qarabağ FK 2–2 1–2 3–4 (a.e.t.)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 2Q IFK Göteborg 0–3 0–0 0–3
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1Q BATE Borisov 1−2 1−1 2−3
UEFA Europa League 2Q Riga FC 3−2 1−2 4−4
Notes
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round

Stadium
Piast Gliwice Stadium

Piast plays their home games at the 10,000 capacity Stadion Piast in Gliwice.

Supporters

Piast have a friendship with fans of Belarusian club BATE Borisov since 2011. The friendship started when BATE fans on their way to a Champions League match in Copenhagen stopped for a Piast game against local rivals GKS Katowice. The Piast fans then went to Alkmaar to support BATE versus AZ. After another visit for a Champions League game against Sturm Graz, the friendship became official and both sets of fans regularly visit each other.[2]

Piast's major rivals are Górnik Zabrze, with whom they contest the local derby.[3][4] The stadiums are located just a few kilometres from each other and Górnik have a sizeable support within Gliwice. Other rivals are local teams Ruch Chorzów, GKS Katowice and the two Bytom clubs, Szombierki and Polonia.

Current squad
As of 3 February 2020[5]

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 Jakub Szmatuła
2 DF Mikkel Kirkeskov (on loan from Aalesund)
3 MF Tomasz Jodłowiec (on loan from Legia Warsaw)
4 DF Jakub Czerwiński
6 DF Tom Hateley
9 FW Piotr Parzyszek
10 MF Kristopher Vida
11 FW Jorge Félix
12 GK Patryk Królczyk
14 MF Jakub Holúbek
16 MF Tymoteusz Klupś (on loan from Lech Poznań)
18 MF Patryk Sokołowski
19 MF Sebastian Milewski
20 DF Martin Konczkowski
21 MF Gerard Badía (captain)
No. Position Player
22 DF Tomasz Mokwa
23 DF Tomáš Huk
26 GK František Plach
28 DF Bartosz Rymaniak
29 MF Remigiusz Borkala
31 GK Paweł Rabin
34 DF Piotr Malarczyk
45 MF Tiago Alves
67 MF Michał Rakowiecki
71 FW Dominik Steczyk
88 DF Uroš Korun
89 FW Patryk Tuszyński
99 FW Karol Stanek
— FW Denys Arendaruk

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
— GK Michał Bodys (at Ruch Zdzieszowice until 30 June 2020)
— GK Karol Dybowski (at Termalica until 30 June 2020)
— DF Bartosz Waleńcik (at Legionovia Legionowo until 30 June 2020)
— FW Łukasz Krakowczyk (at Polonia Bytom until 30 June 2020)
No. Position Player
— MF Wojciech Kamiński (at Termalica until 30 June 2020)
— FW Aleksander Jagiełło (at Chojniczanka Chojnice until 30 June 2020)
— FW Denis Gojko (at Wigry Suwałki until 30 June 2020)

Managers
  • Krzysztof Zagórski (16 December 2001 – 23 October 2002)
  • Józef Dankowski (21 April 2003 – 19 October 2004)
  • Wojciech Borecki (19 October 2004 – 31 December 2004)
  • Jacek Zielinski (31 December 2004 – 14 September 2006)[6]
  • Jan Furlepa (interim) (14–20 September 2006)
  • Boguslaw Pietrzak (20 September 2006 – 30 June 2007)
  • Piotr Mandrysz (3 July 2007 – 30 June 2008)
  • Marek Wlecialowski (1 July 2008 – 5 January 2009)
  • Dariusz Fornalak (5 January 2009 – 15 March 2010)
  • Ryszard Wieczorek (15 March 2010 – 31 May 2010)
  • Marcin Brosz (15 June 2010 – 6 May 2014)
  • Ángel García (7 May 2014 – 18 March 2015)
  • Radoslav Látal (20 March 2015 – 15 July 2016)
  • Jiří Neček (15 July 2016 – 30 August 2016)
  • Radoslav Látal (1 September 2016 – 2 March 2017)
  • Dariusz Wdowczyk (3 March 2017 – 19 September 2017)
  • Waldemar Fornalik (19 September 2017 – present)[7]

See also

References
  1. "Kapitan Piasta awansował z nim od B-klasy do ekstraklasy" (in Polish). Sport.pl. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  2. Kuczyński, Tomasz. "Sztama GieKSy z Banikiem, Ruchu z Atletico, Piasta z BATE. Czy to ma sens? [SŁYNNE SZTAMY]". dziennikzachodni.pl. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "Piast Gliwice - Górnik Zabrze 3:2. Festiwal goli w śląskich derbach [ZDJĘCIA]". sport.pl. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. SG, JU. "Piast Gliwice - Górnik Zabrze. Dziś derby przy Okrzei WYNIK NA ŻYWO GDZIE W TV, TRANSMISJA ONLINE". gazetawroclawska.pl. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. "Piast Gliwice current squad" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. "Lech Poznań – Strona Oficjalna. Specjalista od awansów – Jacek Zieliński" (in Polish). Lechpoznan.pl. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  7. "Waldemar Fornalik trenerem Piasta" (in Polish). 90minut. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

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