Lech Poznań II () is the

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and the senior academy team of

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

, a Polish professional

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club based in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

. The team and its facilities are based in

Wronki Wronki () is a town in the Szamotuły County, western-central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is located close to the Warta River to the northwest of Poznań on the edge of Noteć Forest, and has a population of approximat ...

. They currently play in group II of the fourth tier of the league pyramid.

Overview

The team is intended to be the final step between Lech's academy and the first team, and usually consists promising youngsters between the age of 15 and 22, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience. Occasionally, first team players are included in line-ups, to give them an opportunity to regain match fitness.

History

They are known for the remarkable feat of winning all 36 games in the 1994–95

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season; it was the last season where 2 points were awarded for a win (instead of 3 points), which meant they finished on 72 points (would have been 108 in a three-point system). They gained promotion in the 2003–04 season to the third tier after winning the league and beating Jarota Jarocin 2–0 twice, 4–0 on aggregate. In that same season, they reached the 1st round of the

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, but were knocked out by

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following a 3–1 loss. After the 2006–07 season, the reserve teams were scrapped in favour of a central youth league, meaning that between 2007 and 2013 the team ceased to exist. They were reinstated to their previous league position for the 2013–14 season. They won promotion to II liga at the end of the 2018–19 season, making them the highest placed reserves team in Poland at the time. They remained at the third tier for five years, before being relegated from the 2023–24 II liga after finishing 16th.

Honours

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**Greater Poland North ***Champions: 2003–04 *** Runners-up: 2001–02, 2002–03 **Group II ***Champions: 2018–19 *** Runners-up: 2016–17 *

(Greater Poland regionals) **Winners: 2002–03 *Polish Cup (Poznań regionals) **Winners: 1990–91, 1996–97, 2002–03 ** Runners-up: 2004–05, 2005–06 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Stadium

The Lech Poznań Academy Stadium in Wronki is a small, modern venue with undersoil heating. The ground holds just over 5,000 spectators – a third of the town's population – and has floodlighting. The stadium staged three games during the 2006

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U-19 European Championships held in Poland. It used to be the home of Amica Wronki.

References

Bibliography

* Jarosław Owsiański, Lech Poznań – przemilczana prawda, Poznań: Drukarnia Beyga, 2017, 978-83-939221-6-1.

External links

Lech Poznań II at 90minut.pl
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