Elana Toruń is a Polish

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club based in

Toruń Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–199 ...

. It competes in group II of the

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 ref ...

, fourth tier of the

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History

The team was at the second level of the Polish pyramid in the 1990s, but were relegated at the conclusion of the 1998–99 season. In the following season, the club changed their name to TKP Toruń, but they were relegated again to the fourth level. The club were often referred to as Toruński KP, but by the 2007–08 season, they had returned to their original name of ''Elana Toruń'' and were back playing on the Polish third level. During the 2021–22 season, the club declared bankruptcy and withdrew from the

. The reserve team continued playing in the

Liga okręgowa The liga okręgowa (in some voivodeship named klasa okręgowa, English: regional league) is one of the tiers of the Polish football league system. The league is split into 60 groups, and is present in every voivodeship. Teams promoted from lig ...

, securing promotion to the

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, and became the new first team since the 2022–23 season, under the name Fundacja Akademia Futbolu Elana Toruń. In mid-2023, after earning promotion back to the

, the club had to change its legal entity and name to ZKS Elana 1968 sp. z o.o., a limited liability company, as foundations are not allowed to compete in the Polish fourth division.

Supporters

Elana fans are commonly known as ''Elanowcy'' and include an

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group of around 100-1000 (depending on match) fanatical supporters. Apart from

, there are fan-clubs in Gniewkowo, Golub-Dobrzyń, Ostaszewo,

Aleksandrów Kujawski Aleksandrów Kujawski (until 1879: ''Trojanów'', 1879–1919: ''Aleksandrów Pograniczny'') is a town in north-central Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the seat of Aleksandrów County, as well as of Gmina Aleksandrów Kujawski ( ...

, Ciechocinek, Kowalewo Pomorskie, Obrowo, Lubicz and

Wąbrzeźno Wąbrzeźno () is a town in northern Poland, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about northeast of Toruń. It is the capital of the Wąbrzeźno County. The population is 13,877 inhabitants (2010). History Along with Chełmno Land, the are ...

. They have a long-standing friendship with fans of

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

and KS Myszków (who are also Ruch fans), friendly relations with

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-wh ...

fans from

Grudziądz Grudziądz (, ) is a city in northern Poland, with 92,552 inhabitants (2021). Located on the Vistula River, it lies within the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the fourth-largest city in its province. Grudziądz is one of the oldest citie ...

, and more recently Wisła Kraków and KKS Kalisz fans. As the city of Toruń has a rivalry with

Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Byd ...

that extends even beyond sport, Elana competes the Cuiavian derby with Zawisza and Polonia. They also compete with fans of

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club Apator Toruń.

References

External links

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Elana Toruń at facebook.com
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Elana Toruń
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