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Polonia Bytom
Full name	Klub Sportowy Polonia Bytom Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)	"Blue & Reds", "Queen of Silesia"
Founded	4 January 1920
Ground	Stadion Edwarda Szymkowiaka
Capacity	5,500
Chairman	Radosław Nowakowski
Manager	Andrzej Orzeszek
League	II liga
2015–16	11th
Home colours	Away colours
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Polonia Bytom (Polish pronunciation: [pɔˈlɔɲja ˈbɨtɔm]) is a Polish football club founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesian city of Bytom, during the hectic months of the Silesian Uprisings. In late 1922, however, as a result of the Upper Silesia plebiscite, Bytom became part of Germany and the club ceased to exist.

In May 1945, numerous players and officials of another Polish club, Pogoń Lwów, arrived in Bytom and decided to revive Polonia. On 17 May 1945, the team played its first game in over two decades, defeating Warta Poznań 3–2.

Polonia is considered the continuation of Pogoń Lwów; its logo is very similar to the logo of Lwów's team as well as their colours, red-blue.

Polish international player and goalkeeper Edward Szymkowiak played for the club. The club stadium is named after him, and has a capacity of 5,500 spectators.

Polonia has won the Polish championship twice, in 1954 and 1962. In 1952, 1958, 1959 and 1961 Bytom was the vice-champion of Poland. In June 2007 Polonia Bytom, after many years, returned to the Polish Ekstraklasa. However, in 2011, the club was relegated to the I liga after finishing bottom of the table with just six wins all season.^[2]

Honours

Domestic

Ekstraklasa
- Winners (2): 1954, 1962
- Runner-up (4): 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961
Polish Cup
- Runner-up (3): 1964, 1973, 1977

Continental

UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Winners (1): 1965
- Runner-up (1): 1964
International Soccer League (1960–1965)
- Winners (1): 1965

Youth Teams

- Polish U-19 Champion: 1963, 1970, 1978
- Polish U-19 Runner Up: 1956

Supporters

Polonia Bytom supporters were the first organised fan-club in Poland. They have introduced scarfs, flags and organised chants. Many of the other supporters groups were travelling to Bytom only to watch how Polonia's fans are cheering their club and behaving on the stadium.

The fans have friendships with fans of Arka Gdynia which dates back to 1974, one of the longest friendships in supporter history which has survived to date;^[3] and with fans of Odra Opole.

Polonia biggest rivals are local teams Górnik Zabrze, Ruch Radzionków, Ruch Chorzów (The Oldest Silesian Derby) and Szombierki Bytom (Derby of Bytom). The other groups which are not very welcome in Bytom are fans from Zaglebie Sosnowiec, Legia Warszawa and Lechia Gdansk.

Polonia Bytom firm is commonly known as Desperados.

League participations^[4]

Ekstraklasa: 1948–1949 (2 seasons), 1951–1955 (5 seasons), 1957–1976 (20 seasons), 1977–1980, 1986–1987, 2007–2011

First League: 1950, 1956, 1976–1977, 1980–1986, 1987–2001, 2005–2007, 2011–2013

Second League: 2001–2005, 2013–2014, 2015–

Third League: 2014–2015

Current squad

As of 28 February 2017.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POL	Marcin Michalak
3	DF	SVK	Peter Jánošík
5	DF	POL	Marek Szyndrowski
7	MF	POL	Przemysław Szkatuła
8	MF	POL	Michał Chrabąszcz
9	DF	POL	Michał Szal
10	MF	POL	Bartlomiej Setlak
11	MF	POL	Patryk Stefański
12	GK	CRO	Matko Perdijić
13	MF	POL	Wojciech Mróz
14	MF	POL	Piotr Ceglarz
16	FW	POL	Jakub Zmuda (on loan from Ruch Chorzow II)
17	DF	POL	Dawid Skrzypiński


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	SVK	Peter Bašista
19	DF	POL	Mateusz Słodowy
20	MF	POL	Daniel Barbus (on loan from Górnik Zabrze)
21	MF	POL	Sławomir Musiolik (on loan from Zagłębie Sosnowiec)
22	FW	POL	Arkadiusz Kowalczyk
23	MF	POL	Marcin Lachowski
24	FW	POL	Kamil Włodyka
25	FW	CZE	Adam Varadi
26	FW	POL	Krzysztof Zaremba
28	MF	POL	Jakub Kuzdra (on loan from Piast Gliwice)
30	DF	POL	Norbert Radkiewicz
31	GK	POL	Mateusz Harkawy
—	DF	POL	Jacek Broniewicz

Polonia in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score
1958/59	European Cup	Q	MTK	0–3, 0–3
1962/63	European Cup	Q	Panathinaikos FC	2–1, 4–1
		1R	Galatasaray S.K.	1–4, 1–0

Intertoto Cup 1964-65 Winner

References

^ Polonia Bytom. Stadion im. Edwarda Szymkowiaka
^ http://fussball.wettpoint.com/en/archives/table/ekstraklasa_2010_poland.html "Fussball – League Table Ekstraklasa Season 2010/11 Poland" Retrieved 15 August 2011
^ http://www.arkowcy.pl/artykul/1098/polonia-bytom.html
^ pl:Polonia Bytom (piłka nożna)

External links

50°21′27.21″N 18°53′55.38″E / 50.3575583°N 18.8987167°E / 50.3575583; 18.8987167

[1] Polonia Bytom. Stadion im. Edwarda Szymkowiaka

[2] ttp://fussball.wettpoint.com/en/archives/table/ekstraklasa_2010_poland.html "Fussball – League Table Ekstraklasa Season 2010/11 Poland" Retrieved 15 August 2011

[3] ttp://www.arkowcy.pl/artykul/1098/polonia-bytom.html

[4] :Polonia Bytom (piłka nożna)

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