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Śląsk Wrocław
Śląsk Wrocław's crest
Full nameWrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)WKS, Wojskowi (Military)
Founded1947 (18 March 1946)
GroundStadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland
Capacity42,771
ChairmanPoland Paweł Żelem
ManagerPoland Tadeusz Pawłowski
LeagueEkstraklasa
2013–1412th
Current season

Śląsk Wrocław (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔt͡swaf]) is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish football league system. The club was founded in 1947 and has competed under many names since then; adopting the name Śląsk Wrocław ten years after their foundation. In 1977, Śląsk Wrocław won the Polish league championship for the first time. The club has also won the Polish Cup twice, the Polish SuperCup twice and the Ekstraklasa Cup once. The club's home is Stadion Miejski, a 42,771 capacity stadium in Wrocław which was one of the host venues during UEFA Euro 2012. Club previously played at Olympic Stadium and Stadion Oporowska.

Śląsk Wrocław is ranked 9th in the Ekstraklasa all time table.

History

The club has had many names since its foundation in 1947. They are listed below;[1]

  • 1947 – Pionier Wrocław
  • 1949 – Legia Wrocław
  • 1950 – Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wrocław
  • 1951 – Okręgowy Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wrocław
  • 1957 – Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1997 – Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna
  • Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna

Śląsk is the Polish name of Silesia, the historical region in which Wrocław is located.

Honours

Ekstraklasa Cup

Supporters

They are among the largest supporter movements in Poland. They are one of the precursors football supporters in Poland (in the early 70). Silesia supporters call themselves Nobles from Wrocław (Template:Lang-pl). In the 1980s many of the club's fans were active in the Solidarity and Fighting Solidarity movement which were fighting the communist regime in Poland. It is therefore not unusual to see anticommunist and patriotic slogans on the stands. The Nobles from Wrocław tend to have right-wing views and is hostile to homosexuals.

They have a friendship with Lechia Gdańsk, Wisła Kraków (Three Kings of Great Cities, Template:Lang-pl), Motor Lublin, Miedź Legnica and Czech SFC Opava. They also have a good relationship with the Ferencvárosi TC fans.

  • Supporters of Śląsk Wrocław in 2003.
    Supporters of Śląsk Wrocław in 2003.
  • Precz z komuną (Down with communism)
    Precz z komuną (Down with communism)
  • Fanatyczny Wróg Publiczny (Fanatical Public Enemy)
    Fanatyczny Wróg Publiczny (Fanatical Public Enemy)
  • Graffiti Supporters of Śląsk Wrocław
    Graffiti Supporters of Śląsk Wrocław
  • Graffiti in Oleśnica
    Graffiti in Oleśnica

Stadium

Main article: Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)

The Municipal Stadium in Wrocław, Poland, is the highest fourth category football (soccer) stadium built for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. The Stadium is located on aleja Śląska in the western part of the city (Pilczyce district). It is the home stadium of the Śląsk Wrocław football team playing in the Polish T-Mobile Ekstraklasa. The stadium has a capacity of 42,771 spectators, all seated and all covered. The Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw is the largest arena in Ekstraklasa and the third largest in the country (after National Stadium and Silesia Stadium). Stadium construction began in April 2009 and was completed in September 2011. Stadium opening took place at 10 September 2011 with boxing fight between Tomasz Adamek and Vitali Klitschko for WBC heavyweight title. First football match between Śląsk Wrocław and Lechia Gdańsk was played on 10 October 2011. Śląsk won this match 1:0 and Johan Voskamp was first goalscorer on the new stadium.

Current squad

The team bus in 2011
The team bus in season 2012-2013
As of 15 January, 2015

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Poland POL Krzysztof Ostrowski
3 DF Poland POL Piotr Celeban
4 MF England ENG Tom Hateley
5 MF Poland POL Krzysztof Danielewicz
6 MF Poland POL Tomasz Hołota
7 FW Albania ALB Sebino Plaku
8 MF Poland POL Mateusz Machaj
9 MF Poland POL Waldemar Gancarczyk
10 MF Slovakia SVK Róbert Pich
11 MF Poland POL Sebastian Mila
12 DF Brazil BRA Dudu Paraíba
14 FW Poland POL Karol Angielski
17 DF Poland POL Mariusz Pawelec
19 FW Portugal POR Marco Paixão (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Droppa
21 DF Spain ESP Juan Calahorro
22 GK Poland POL Jakub Wrąbel
23 DF Poland POL Paweł Zieliński
25 MF Poland POL Michał Bartkowiak
28 MF Portugal POR Flávio Paixão
29 MF Poland POL Paweł Uliczny
30 DF Poland POL Kamil Dankowski
33 GK Poland POL Mariusz Pawełek
34 FW Poland POL Marcin Przybylski
- FW Romania ROU Andrei Ciolacu
- FW Slovakia SVK Miloš Lačný
- MF Poland POL Bartosz Machaj
- MF Slovakia SVK Peter Grajciar

Śląsk Wrocław in Europe

Śląsk Wrocław's score is shown first in each case

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1975–76 UEFA Cup First round Sweden GAIS 1–2 (A), 4–2 (H)
Second round Belgium Royal Antwerp 1–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
Third round England Liverpool 1–2 (H), 0–3 (A)
1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup First round Malta Floriana 4–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Second round Republic of Ireland Bohemians 3–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Quarter-finals Italy Napoli 0–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
1977–78 European Cup First round Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 0–3 (A), 2–2 (H)
1978–79 UEFA Cup First round Cyprus Pezoporikos Larnaca 2–2 (A), 5–1 (H)
Second round Iceland ÍBV 2–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Third round Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 (A), 2–4 (H)
1980–81 UEFA Cup First round Scotland Dundee United 0–0 (H), 2–7 (A)
1982–83 UEFA Cup First round Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 2–2 (H), 1–0 (A)
Second round Switzerland Servette 0–2 (H), 1–5 (A)
1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup First round Spain Real Sociedad 0–0 (A), 0–2 (H)
2011–12 Europa League Second qualifying round Scotland Dundee United 1–0 (H), 2–3 (A)[nb 1]
Third qualifying round Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0 (H), 0–0 (A)[nb 2]
Playoff round Romania Rapid Bucureşti 1–3 (H), 1–1 (A)
2012–13 Champions League Second qualifying round Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 2–0 (A), 0–1 (H)
Third qualifying round Sweden Helsingborg 0–3 (H), 1–3 (A)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round Germany Hannover 96 3–5 (H), 1–5 (A)
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 4–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
Third qualifying round Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 (H), 3–3 (A)
Play-off round Spain Sevilla FC 1–4 (A), 0–5 (H)

Players

See also: Category:Śląsk Wrocław players

Managers

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Won on away goals.
  2. ^ Won 4–3 on penalties.

References

  1. ^ "Historia Wroclawskiego Klubu" (in Polish). WKS Śląsk Wrocław Historia Klubu. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kaczmarek, Michal; Dabrowski, Piotr (19 May 2011). "Poland - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ Mogielnicki, Pawel (2 June 2010). "Poland - List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (21 May 2009). "Poland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ^ Mogielnicki, Pawel (17 September 2010). "Poland - List of Super Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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