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2015–16 In Polish Football
The 2015–16 season was the 91st season of competitive football in Poland Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally and 27% being very interested in it. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Pol .... League competitions Ekstraklasa Regular season Championship round Relegation round Polish Cup Polish Super Cup Polish clubs in Europe Lech Poznań ;2015–16 UEFA Champions League ;2015–16 UEFA Europa League Legia Warsaw ;2015–16 UEFA Europa League Jagiellonia Białystok ;2015–16 UEFA Europa League Śląsk Wrocław ;2015–16 UEFA Europa League National teams Poland national team Notes and references {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 in Polish football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 21 Polish Cup and 5 Polish Super Cup trophies. The club's home venue is the Polish Army Stadium (''Stadion Wojska Polskiego''). Legia is the only Polish club never to have been relegated from the top flight of Polish football since World War II (see: 1936 Legia Warsaw season). Legia was formed between 5 and 15 March 1916 during military operations in World War I, as the main football club of the Polish Legions. After the war, the club was reactivated on 14 March 1920 in an officer casino in Warsaw as Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Warszawa, renamed Legia in 1923 after merger with another local club, Korona. It became the main official football club of the Polish Army – ''Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa'' (). From 1949 to 1957, Legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szymon Marciniak
Szymon Marciniak (Polish: ; born 7 January 1981) is a Polish football referee. He is considered one of the best rated international referees of his generation. He has refereed the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France, the 2018 UEFA Super Cup between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, and the 2023 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan. For 2022 and 2023, he was named "The World's Best Referee" by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Early career Marciniak was born in 1981 in Płock, Poland. The first sport he practiced in his youth was cycling. He changed this sport for football at the age of 15. He played in the junior squad of Wisła Płock claiming the fourth place at the Polish Junior Championships with the team. He also briefly played for the German Regionalliga club VfB Annaberg-Buchholz. He began his career as a football referee at the age of 21. Initially, he combined refereeing football m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stalowa Wola
Stalowa Wola () is the largest city and capital of Stalowa Wola County with a population of 58,545 inhabitants, as at 31 December 2021. It is located in southeastern Poland in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. The city lies in historic Lesser Poland near the confluence of the Vistula and the San (river), San rivers, and covers an area of . Stalowa Wola is one of the youngest cities of Poland. It was built from scratch in the late 1930s in the forests surrounding village of Pławo. The city was designed to be a settlement for workers of Huta Stalowa Wola (known in 1938 to 1939 as ''Zakłady Poludniowe'' or ''Southern Works''), a plant built as part of the Central Industrial Region (Poland), Central Industrial Region. The name "Stalowa Wola" translates to "Steel Will" in English, reflecting its origins and purpose as a city established to support the Steelmaking, steel industry. Stalowa Wola is home to the sports club Stal Stalowa Wola (sports club), Stal Stalowa Wola. Location and na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Fair, Poznań, Saint John's Fair (''Jarmark Świętojański''), traditional St. Martin's croissant, Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance in Poland, Renaissance Old Town, Poznań Town Hall, Town Hall and Poznań Cathedral. Poznań is the fifth-largest List of cities and towns in Poland#Cities, city in Poland. As of 2023, the city's population is 540,146, while the Poznań metropolitan area (''Metropolia Poznań'') comprising Poznań County and several other communities is inhabited by over 1.029 million people. It is one of four historical capitals of medieval Poland and the ancient capital of the Greater Poland region, currently the administrative capital of the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Miejski (Poznań)
''Stadion Miejski'' ''( English: City Stadium or Municipal Stadium)'' may refer to various stadiums in Poland. Larger cities, such as Warsaw, Łódź and Kraków, may have two or more municipal stadiums. * Stadion Miejski (Bełchatów) * Stadion Miejski (Białystok) * Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biała) * Stadion Miejski Zawiszy (Bydgoszcz) * Stadion Miejski (Chorzów) * Stadion Miejski (Elbląg) *Stadion Miejski (Gdańsk) *Stadion Miejski (Gdynia) *Stadion Miejski (Gliwice) * Stadion Miejski (Grodzisk Wielkopolski) *Stadion Miejski (Grudziądz) * Stadion Miejski (Jastrzębie-Zdrój) * Stadion Miejski (Kielce) * Stadion Miejski Cracovii (Kraków) *Stadion Miejski Hutnika (Kraków) * Stadion Miejski Wisły (Kraków) * Stadion Miejski ŁKS (Łódź) * Stadion Miejski Widzewa (Łódź) * Stadion Miejski (Łęczna) * Stadion Miejski (Mielec) *Stadion Miejski (Nisko) * Stadion Miejski (Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski), also known as ''Miejski Stadion Sportowy "KSZO"'' * Stadion Miejski (Płock) * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Żyro
Michał Żyro (Polish pronunciation: ; born 20 September 1992) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former professional player who played as a forward. Following retirement, he joined Canal+'s Ekstraklasa coverage team. Żyro has played for Legia Warsaw, Korona Kielce, Pogoń Szczecin, Stal Mielec, Piast Gliwice, Jagiellonia Białystok and Wisła Kraków in Poland, as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic in England. Club career Żyro spent five years playing in KS Piaseczno as a youth team player before joining the youth academy at Legia Warsaw at the age of 13. When he was 17, Żyro was promoted to the senior team and ultimately the first team squad. He spent six years in the senior team scoring 13 goals in 96 matches. On 24 December, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee. He joined the club officially when the transfer window re-opened on 2 January. He made his debut for Wolverhampton Wandere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Rzeźniczak
Jakub Rzeźniczak (born 26 October 1986) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for III liga club Stal Kraśnik. Besides Poland, he has played in Azerbaijan. Club career During his first couple of seasons at Legia Warsaw, Rzeźniczak struggled with consistency, and was eventually loaned out to Widzew Łódź, where he spent the 2006–07 season. He returned to Legia the next season and eventually became a regular starter. On 6 July 2017, Rzeźniczak signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijani club Qarabağ. Rzeźniczak was released by Qarabağ at the end of his contract. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rzeźniczak returned to Poland and signed a one-year contract with Wisła Płock. On 19 June 2023, Rzeźniczak joined II liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg. In the autumn round of the 2023–24 II liga season, he made 16 appearances, recorded one assist, and also served as the team's captain. On 30 December 2023, the club issued an announcement stating that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Linetty
Karol Linetty (; born 2 February 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Linetty began his professional playing career at Lech Poznań. He joined Italian side Sampdoria in July 2016 and made over 100 appearances for the club, before moving to Torino in September 2020. Club career Lech Poznań Linetty was called up to the first team of Lech Poznań in 2012. He made his debut on 2 November 2012, as a substitute for Szymon Drewniak in the 60th minute against Wisła Kraków. Italy In July 2016, Linetty moved to Serie A club Sampdoria and signed a five-year contract with the club. In September 2020, Linetty signed for Torino for a reported fee of €7.5 million on a four-year contract. On 13 November 2023, he scored his first goal for the club against Roma in the 55th minute. On 3 January 2024, Linetty extended his contract with Torino until 30 June 2025. Linetty left Torino at the end of his contract in June 2025. International career Linetty d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamás Kádár
Tamás Kádár (born 14 March 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club MTK Budapest. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the age of 16 and has since gone on to win Hungary U-21 honours. Club career Zalaegerszeg Kádár made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE in 2006. He was offered trials by Premier League clubs Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United in December 2007. He made 14 league appearances, four domestic cup appearances and two Intertoto Cup appearances for Zalaegerszegi TE. Newcastle United Kádár's transfer was allowed due to Hungary being within the European Union. Normally a player must be 18 years old at minimum, but within the European Union players could be transferred at the age of 16. Local news reports in Newcastle stated that Kádár had attended a reserve match at Newcastle on 8 January 2008, and would sign for the club in the coming days. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Kamiński
Marcin Kamiński (born 15 January 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Wisła Płock. Club career Lech Poznań Kamiński made his professional debut for Lech Poznań in the Ekstraklasa on 21 November 2009, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute for Jakub Wilk in a 3–1 home win against Ruch Chorzów. He played a total of over 200 matches for the club and won two championships ( 2009–10 and 2014–15). Germany For the 2016–17 Bundesliga, Kamiński moved to VfB Stuttgart. On 5 March 2018, he extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2021. On 24 August 2018, Kamiński was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf until the end of the season. On 27 May 2021, Schalke 04 announced that Kamiński signed on a free transfer for the 2021–22 Bundesliga. Wisła Płock On 2 July 2025, Kamiński moved back to Poland to Ekstraklasa club Wisła Płock. International career Kamiński debuted for the Polish senior squad in a fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Robak
Marcin Andrzej Robak (born 29 November 1982) is a Polish professional futsal player who plays for Ekstraklasa club FC Toruń. A former professional footballer who played as a forward, he made nine appearances and scored once for the Poland national team between 2010 and 2014. Club career Robak's first club in Ekstraklasa was Korona Kielce, where he made his debut on 25 March 2006. In the next season, he became the first striker of Korona and scored ten goals in the 2007–08 season. He moved from Korona to Widzew Łódź in the next season and was one of the best strikers in I liga, scoring 20 goals in his first season with the club. Widzew, with Robak on board, won promotion to Ekstraklasa the next season, and the in-form Robak received a call-up to the Poland national team. In the middle of the 2010–11 season, he moved to Konyaspor in Turkey. After the club was relegated in the 2011–12 season, he moved to Mersin İdmanyurdu, where he played just for the half of the seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Douglas (footballer)
Barry James Douglas (born 4 September 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone. After playing for Queen's Park and Dundee United in Scotland, he joined Polish club Lech Poznań in 2013, where he won the 2014–15 Ekstraklasa title. He signed for Konyaspor in Turkey in 2016, after which he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017. Douglas enjoyed a successful season with Wolves, winning the 2017–18 EFL Championship and making his full international debut. He joined Leeds United in July 2018, where he won the 2019–20 EFL Championship under Manager Marcelo Bielsa. Club career Queens Park Douglas was born in Glasgow and raised in the city's Pollok district.Douglas was educated at Mosspark Primary School and Rosshall Academy where he met future Dundee United teammate Scott Allan He played for Livingston's youth teams, but was released at the age of sixteen because he was considered "too small". He then spent a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
