RKS Radomsko is an

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club based in the city of

Radomsko Radomsko is a city in southern Poland with 44,700 inhabitants (2021). It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the county se ...

, in the south of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

. Their home stadium is Stadion RKS. Currently, they compete in the IV liga group Łódź.

History

Established in 1979, the club has played most of it history in the

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, though in 1993, the club advanced to the Polish Third League, and to the Polish Second League in 1995. RKS Radomsko's most notable achievements is reaching the top division in

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, where they played considerably well in the first half of the season. In 2003 the club made it to the semi-final of the

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, although the club has since hit harder times and, in 2005, experienced

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from the Polish Second League.

Notable players

The club is known for the establishment of the Polish former international

Jacek Krzynówek Jacek Kamil Krzynówek (; born 15 May 1976) is a former Polish footballer. He is regarded as one of the best Polish footballers. He has earned many awards and trophies, not only in Poland, but also abroad. He has earned the honour of twice bein ...

Rivalries

Their biggest rivals are GKS Bełchatów mostly due to the close proximity of the two clubs and many years spent in the same divisions.

References

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