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Garbarnia Szczakowianka Jaworzno is a Polish
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club based in
Szczakowa Szczakowa is a district of the Polish city of Jaworzno. It is located in the northern part of the city and is one of the most important rail hubs of the area. It was first mentioned in 1427 as ''Sczacowa''. In the years 1933–1956, it was a sep ...
,
Jaworzno Jaworzno is a City with powiat rights, city county in southern Poland in the Silesian Voivodeship, near Katowice. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Przemsza river (a tributary of the Vistula River, Vistula). Jaworzno belongs to Lesser Pol ...
,
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. The club is currently playing in the V liga Silesia.


History

The club was founded on 9 July 1923 as fusion of three local clubs: ''Kartagina'', ''Rewia and ''Sparta'', under the name ''KS Szczakowianka''. With the exception of the years 1948–1951, and brief few-day spell in 2007 (where it was met with widespread fan protests) the club has kept its ''Szczakowianka'' name throughout its existence, despite numerous minor name changes. They have spent the majority of their history in the 4th tier of Polish football, until the year 2000 they slowly started to make their way up the league pyramid. In the 2001–02 season, they gained promotion to the second division after a double play-off match against
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. However, the game was shrouded in controversy, with Branko Rašić becoming the centre of attention with Radomsko claiming he was ineligible to play, as he was on loan from Victoria Jaworzno before the transfer window at the time. The case took several years to resolve, with numerous court proceedings, Polish FA involvement and even appeals to
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,
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, and debates in the
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. The case had widespread consequences, with many officials punished and removed from office as a result, and changes in law to prevent similar incidents in the future. In the 2002–03 season, they played in the
Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
and were relegated after one year in the top-flight. Whilst it looked like they were about to win promotion immediately, they were convicted of match-fixing, along with several other clubs in widespread enquiry that shook Polish football. After the two scandals, the club was heavily hit by sanctions with lack of confidence from supporters and sponsors alike in the management which led to the club being bankrupt by 2007. The team carried on relying on its reserve team in the fourth division, whilst the first team was dissolved and the disgraced management made redundant.


Match-fixing scandal

After a play-off scandal where Szczakowianka were convicted of
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in the 2003–04 season, Szczakowianka played in second league starting with a ten-point deduction at the start of the season: Several matches were annulled as result. Autumn 2003 round: * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Cracovia Kraków 2–1 (1–0) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Arka Gdynia 4–0 (2–0) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Błękitni Stargard 2–0 (1–0) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Ruch Chorzów 1–0 (0–0) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – ŁKS Łódź 2–1 (2–1) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Polar Wrocław 1–1 (0–1) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 5–2 (3–0) * Piast Gliwice – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 1–2 (0–1) * Jagiellonia Białystok – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 0–2 (0–1) * RKS Radomsko – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 2–1 (0–0) * KS Stasiak Opoczno – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 1–3 (1–2) * Zagłębie Lubin – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 0–0 (0–0) * Tłoki Gorzyce – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 3–2 (0–1) * Aluminium Konin – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 1–3 (0–2) * GKS Bełchatów – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 1–2 (1–1) * KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 1–1 (1–1) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – MKS Pogoń Szczecin 0–0 (0–0) Spring 2004 round: * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Jagiellonia Białystok 4–0 (2–0) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Tłoki Gorzyce 4–2 (1–0) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Zagłębie Lubin 4–1 (1–1) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – GKS Bełchatów 1–2 (0–0) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Piast Gliwice 1–1 (1–1) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – RKS Radomsko 2–0 (1–0) * Polar Wrocław – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 0–2 (0–1) * MKS Pogoń Szczecin – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 3–2 (2–0) * Arka Gdynia – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 0–1 (0–0) * Cracovia Kraków – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 8–1 (5–0) * Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 2–0 (2–0) * ŁKS Łódź – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 0–1 (0–0) * Ruch Chorzów – Szczakowianka Jaworzno 1–1 (0–1) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – KS Stasiak Opoczno 1–0 (1–0) * Szczakowianka Jaworzno – Aluminium Konin 1–0 (0–0)


Current squad


Famous players

:''Players who have played in the top division'' *
Ryszard Czerwiec Ryszard Czerwiec (born 28 February 1968) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zgoda Byczyna. Czerwiec made 28 appearances for the Poland national team. Honours Widzew Łódź * Ekstraklasa: 1995–96 * Polish Super Cup T ...
* Maciej Iwański * Akanni-Sunday Wasiu * Andrzej Bledzewski


Fans

Due to the number of large teams in close proximity, the club has a small but fanatical support. They used have a strong friendship with fans of
Szombierki Bytom Szombierki Bytom () is a Polish football club from Szombierki district of Bytom. Szombierki currently competes in the V liga Silesia I. Their greatest achievement was winning the Polish championship during the 1979–80 season. Honours ;Domes ...
. The major rivals are cross-town neighbours Victoria Jaworzno, with whom they contest the Jaworzno derby. They also have rivalry with nearby
Ruch Radzionków Ruch Radzionków is a Polish association football club based in Radzionków. As of the 2024–25 season, the club competes in the IV liga Silesia. History Foundation The club was established by a group of Polish activists who modelled the organi ...
fans.


See also

*
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 ...
* List of football teams * Champions' Cup/League *
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References


External links


Official website
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Szczakowianka Jaworzno
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