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Jakub Kowalski
Jakub Kowalski (born 9 October 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is currently the sporting director of II liga club Stal Stalowa Wola. Club career A graduate of Żyrardowianka Żyrardów. He began his senior career at Unia Skierniewice, subsequently playing for Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski, UKS SMS Łódź, Wigry Suwałki, OKS 1945 Olsztyn, Arka Gdynia, Widzew Łódź, Okocimski KS Brzesko, Ruch Chorzów, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, GKS Tychy, and Górnik Łęczna. On 28 September 2012, while playing for Widzew, he made his Ekstraklasa debut in a 1-3 away defeat to Polonia Warsaw; Kowalski appeared from the 37th minute. On 9 July 2019, he joined Garbarnia Kraków. His contract with the club expired at the end of June 2021. On 7 July 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Podhale Nowy Targ. In July 2022, he joined Stal Stalowa Wola, a club with which he won the regional Polish Cup and the III liga, group IV championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żyrardów
Żyrardów is a town and former industrial hub in central Poland with approximately 41,400 inhabitants (2006). It is the capital of Żyrardów County in the Masovian Voivodeship, west of Warsaw. Etymology Żyrardów, initially a textile settlement, was named after France, French engineer and inventor Philippe de Girard, who worked in the area. History Origins A textile factory founded by the Feliks Łubieński, Łubieński brothers opened in the village of Ruda Guzowska in 1833, after it was moved from Marymont. One of the directors of the factory was French inventor Philippe de Girard (from Lourmarin). The village developed during the 19th century into a significant textile mill town in Poland. In honour of Girard, Ruda Guzowska was renamed ''Żyrardów'', a toponym derived of the Polish language, polonised spelling of Girard's name. Initially, the factory's founders provided workers with good social conditions. Five schools were built, a preschool for the workers' children, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 II Liga
The 2023–24 II liga (also known as eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 16th season of the Polish II liga under its current title. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association. The league was contested by 18 teams. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The season started on 21 July 2023 and concluded on 25 May 2024. Teams A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 II liga season. Changes from last season The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season. To II liga From II liga Stadiums and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' # Due to building of a new stadium, Stadion Polonii Bytom, which will meet II liga regulations, Polonia Bytom was supposed to play their first home matches in Stadion Odry in Opole. However, they have not played a single matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Liga
I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/relegation systems. It is run by the Polish Football Association (PZPN) since its inception on 30 May 1948. The league was renamed from Second League (II liga) to First League (I liga) in 2008. It is currently contested by 18 teams; from 2002, all clubs onwards must have a licence, issued by the Association.. Before 1939, there were several plans to create a second, national level of Polish football system, but all failed. Instead, there were regional leagues of most Polish provinces, the so-called ''A Classes'' (see also Lower Level Football Leagues in Interwar Poland). History State Class in Austrian Galicia In 1913 and 1914, the football championship of Austrian Galicia took place. At that time it was called the ''A Class Championship' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Polish Cup
The 2023–24 Polish Cup ( ) was the 70th season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. The competition began on 2 August 2023 with the preliminary round the first of seven rounds and ended on 2 May 2024 with the final match at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. The Polish Cup is considered the second-most important club title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa championship. The competition is organised by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). The Polish Cup is sponsored by Fortuna, making the official name Fortuna Puchar Polski. The winners were assured a place in the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. The defending champions Legia Warsaw were knocked out in the round of 16 by Korona Kielce. In the final, Wisła Kraków defeated Pogoń Szczecin 2–1 after extra time, winning their fifth title and becoming the fifth second-division club to win the competition. The last time such a situation occurred was in the 1995–96 season. Participati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chojniczanka Chojnice
Chojniczanka Chojnice is a Polish football club located in Chojnice, Poland. As of the 2024–25 season, they compete in II liga. The team's colors are yellow, white and red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a seconda .... Current squad Other players under contract Out on loan References External links * Chojniczanka Chojniceat 90minut.pl Chojniczanka Chojniceat Flashscore.pl Association football clubs established in 1930 1930 establishments in Poland Chojnice County Football clubs in Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Stal Stalowa Wola Season
After the return of Stal Stalowa Wola in 2023, the 2023–24 season was the club's first season in the II liga. Season's progress The summer preparation period Stal started preparations for the new season on June 29. 32 players took part in the training. Assistant coach Aleksander Adamus and physical preparation coach Paweł Żmuda joined the team. Maciej Jarosz remained the second coach and Dienis Parechin the goalkeeper coach. During the summer period, the players of the Stal became the following: Kacper Chełmecki (from KS Wiązownica), Łukasz Furtak (from Raków II Częstochowa), Dominik Kościelniak (from GKS Katowice), Dominik Maługa (formerly at Avia Świdnik), Michał Mydlarz (formerly at Avia Świdnik), Łukasz Seweryn (formerly at Resovia) and Bartosz Wiktoruk (formerly at Jagiellonia II Białystok). On July 17, 2023, Stal confirmed the moves for Olivier Sukiennicki from Raków Częstochowa and Hugo Leyka from Grom Różaniec. In the same period, Sławomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Liga, Group IV
III liga, group IV is one of the four groups of III liga, which are competitions of the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. This group was established in 2016, when, after the 2015–16 season, as a result of the reorganization of the III liga in Poland, group VII was merged with group VIII. Responsible for the games taking place in this group are: the Lublin Football Association based in Lublin, the Lesser Poland Football Association based in Kraków, the Subcarpathian Football Association based in Rzeszów and the Holy Cross Football Association based in Kielce. The group consists of 18 teams from the following voivodeships: Lublin Voivodeship, Lublin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Lesser Poland, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Subcarpathian and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Holy Cross. In the 2020–21 III liga, 2020–21 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic unexpected complications (no relegation to IV liga and one relegated team from II liga after the 2019–20 III liga, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Liga
III liga (Trzecia liga), currently named Betclic III liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits in the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, III liga referred to a league at the third tier (now called II liga) but this was changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland. Groups of III liga are divided based on administrative division of Poland. Top teams of III liga are promoted to II liga and bottom teams are relegated to IV liga. History The current fourth tier of the Polish national league system was established on 19 February 2000, under the name ''IV liga''. Previously, the fourth tier of competition was held under many different names depending on the region, including ''macro-regional league'', ''macro-regional class'', ''inter-voivodeship league'', ''district league'', among others. In August 2000, the first official season of new fourth tier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonia Warsaw
Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract bridge sections. Historically it also had sections in ice hockey, fencing, tennis, volleyball, Czech handball, ''hazena'', Cycle sport, cycling and boxing. The football team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. History 20th century Beginnings Polonia Warsaw was formed in the autumn of 1911 as a union of several ''Gymnasium (school), gimnazjum'' school teams (including "Stella" and "Merkury"). Alongside co-founders Wacław Gebethner, Stefan Pronaszko, and Tadeusz Gebethner, Wacław "Denhoff" Czarnocki was the co-founder of the club who also came up with its name. "Polonia" is Latin for "Poland" and is often used by Polish migrants in reference to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Ekstraklasa
The 2012–13 Ekstraklasa (also known as T-Mobile Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by T-Mobile Polska) was the 79th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927 Ekstraklasa, 1927. It began on 17 August 2012 and concluded on 2 June 2013. A total of 16 teams are participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2011–12 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2011–12 I Liga (Poland), I Liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. Śląsk Wrocław were the defending champions, winning their 2nd title last season, first since the 1976–77 Ekstraklasa, 1976–77 season. Śląsk Wrocław as reigning champions entered the 2nd qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Śląsk defeated the Montenegrin champions FK Budućnost Podgorica, Budućnost Podgorica 2–1 on aggregate, but got eliminated in the third qualifying round by the Swedish champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GKS Górnik Łęczna
Górniczy Klub Sportowy Górnik Łęczna (), commonly referred to as Górnik Łęczna, is a sports club based in Łęczna, Poland. It is best known for its men's professional football team, which competes in I liga, the second division in the Polish football league system. The club also fields teams in women's football and wrestling. History The club was founded in 1979, as a club for the local coal miners. As the years went, the local Bogdanka Coal Mine decided to invest more and more money and as a result the club quickly rose through the leagues. The club shed its relative obscurity when it gained promotion to the Ekstraklasa in 2003. Górnik Łęczna played in the top division from 2003 until 2007, when they were relegated to the 3rd division, as a consequence of their involvement in a match fixing scandal. However they were promoted straight back up as league winners after the 2007–08 season and competed in the I Liga for six years before winning promotion to the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
