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Młoda Ekstraklasa
Młoda Ekstraklasa (, official abbreviation MESA or (rarely) literally in English: The Young Ekstraklasa) was a Polish youth football league composed of the top youth teams of the 16 Ekstraklasa sides. The games were organized with the aim of encouraging enhanced scouting and youth development in Poland and to provide regular competitive games for young players who often struggled to get playing time in the first team. Competition format It was contested by players 21 years of age and under, however, each side was allowed three players over the age limit (for the 2007–08 season: players born January 1, 1986, and after). In general, the matches took place a day after the two clubs' first teams have faced off, however the venues were switched. The team with the most points at the end of the season received the title of Młoda Ekstraklasa Champion. History Bogdan Basałaj came up with the idea of creating a tournament in Poland for this age group, when he was still the President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korona Kielce
Korona Kielce, , (Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish football club, which will compete in Ekstraklasa in the 2022–23 Ekstraklasa, 2022–23 season. In the years 2002–08 the club belonged to Polish holding company Kolporter Holding and achieved its greatest success – in 2005, winning promotion to the first division (Ekstraklasa). Since then Korona has spent five seasons in the Polish soccer top level. In the 2006–07 season Korona played in the final of the Polish Cup. Convicted of match-fixing in previous years, the club was relegated to I liga after the 2007–08 season. After a one-year banishment, Korona returned to the Ekstraklasa. In the 2019–20 season, Korona finished in 14th place and were relegated to I liga. On 29 May 2022 Korona returned to the Ekstraklasa following a 3–2 win over Chrobry Głogów in the promotion play-off final. Biggest achievements * Ekstraklasa: **5th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pogoń Szczecin
Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league system. History The club was founded by Poles from Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine), who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń Lwów and the colors of their new club reflect their old club. Polonia Bytom and Odra Opole were likewise founded or revived by the former inhabitants of Lwów. The most popular sports organization in Szczecin was founded on 21 April 1948 as ''Klub Sportowy Sztorm''. Its first departments were football and boxing, and the football team began playing in the local ''C-Klasa''. In March 1949, several sports clubs in Szczecin (''KS Sztorm, KS Cukrownik, KS Drukarz, Pocztowy KS'') were merged in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamil Zieliński (footballer)
Kamil Zieliński (born 3 March 1988) is a Polish professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He wore the yellow jersey of general classification leader for one stage in the 2015 Tour de Pologne. Major results ;2009 : 10th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza ;2010 : 2nd Overall Carpathia Couriers Paths : 5th Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej ;2013 : 4th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique : 10th Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego ;2014 : 1st Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego : 2nd Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Hungary : 3rd Tour Bohemia : 6th Overall Okolo Jižních Čech : 10th Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia ;2015 : 2nd Overall Podlasie Tour ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Korona Kocich Gór : 5th Overall Tour of Małopolska : 9th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour ::1st Stage 6 ;2016 : 5th Korona Kocich Gór : 6th Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej : 7th Overall Course de la Solidarité ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Grunt
Michał Grunt (born 10 September 1993) is a Polish professional footballer playing as a forward for IV liga club Mazur Karczew. Club career Born in Sosnowiec, Grunt made his professional debut with local club Zaglebie Sosnowiec, scoring a goal on that match. He then signed for Polonia Warszawa. A lack of first team opportunities saw him return to his old club the following season. He became the topscorer for the reserve team. On 5 July 2013, he signed for Braga B, playing in Segunda Liga (second tier of Portuguese football) on a four-year contract. On 7 December, he scored his debut goal for his club in a 2–1 defeat to Maritimo B. On 22 August 2016, his contract at Braga was terminated, and he subsequently joined KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. On 28 January 2019, Grunt signed a contract with Motor Lublin. In January 2020 he was loaned out to his former club, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, for the rest of the season. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łukasz Teodorczyk
Łukasz Teodorczyk (; born 3 June 1991) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Early career Having joined Polonia Warsaw in January 2010, Teodorczyk made his Ekstraklasa debut on 29 October 2010. During the 2010–11 season, his first at Polonia, he featured in six outings for the senior team, and appeared in 21 games in the Młoda Ekstraklasa youth league, scoring 15 goals. Lech Poznań Before leaving Lech Poznań in August 2014, Teodorczyk had played four games and scored three goals, which qualified him for a medal when Lech won the Ekstraklasa in May 2015. Dynamo Kyiv On 27 August 2014, Teodorczyk signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv who reportedly paid €4 million for the transfer. He made his debut for Dynamo on 30 August 2014 in a 2–0 win against Chornomorets Odesa coming on as a substitute on the 85th minute. About 15 seconds after he came on he made an assist for 2–0. On 13 September 2014, he scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Kaszuba
Jakub Kaszuba (born 28 January 1988) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Early life Born in 1988, Kaszuba grew up idolizing Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimović. As a youth player, Kaszuba joined the youth academy of Bałtyk Gdynia. He was nicknamed "Kasza" and was regarded as one of the brightest youth prospects in Poland. Career Kaszuba started his career with Bałtyk Gdynia. In total, he scored 27 league goals for them during his first stint there. After that, he signed for Cracovia. He played for the first team while simultaneously playing for their youth team. Kaszubed finished as top scorer of the 2009/10 Youth Ekstraklasa with 13 goals. He also featured in friendlies for the first team. In total, he made 22 league appearances for Cracovia and scored 2 goals. He scored his first league goal for Cracovia during a 1-1 draw with Polonia Warsaw, dedicating the goal to his parents, the only goal he scored for the first team during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. The club is named after Lech, Czech, and Rus, Lech, the legendary founder of the Polish nation. The club was established on 19 March 1922 as ''KS Lutnia Dębiec'', later changing its name several times. From 1930 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways, Polish State Railways (PKP). As a result, its popular nickname is ''Kolejorz'' , which means The Railwayman in local slang. The club's debut in the Polish top division took place in the year 1948. The brightest era of Lech was in the early 1980s and early 1990s. Lech has won the Polish league a total of eight times, most recently in 2022, and is the most popular football club in the Greater Poland region. History Formation and early years (1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Śląsk Wrocław
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, 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 Wrocław, a 45,105 capacity stadium in Wrocław which was one of the host venues during UEFA Euro 2012. Club previously played at Olympic Stadium and Stadion Oporowska. History The club has had many names since its foundation in 1947. They are listed below; * 1947 – Pionier Wrocław * 1949 – Legia Wrocław * 1950 – Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamil Biliński
Kamil Biliński (born 23 January 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała as a striker. Club career Biliński was born on January 23, 1988, in the city of Wroclaw. He began his senior career with Śląsk Wrocław in 2006, where he spent six seasons and took part in 26 league games. From 2007 to 2013, he played for clubs such as Górnik Polkowice, Znicz Pruszków, Wisła Płock and Žalgiris. He joined Dinamo București in 2013. Dinamo București On 3 January 2014, it was announced that Romanian side Dinamo București had reached an agreement for the transfer of Biliński, signing a -year deal for €530,000. In June 2015, he was released by Dinamo, a year before his contract expired. International career He was a part of Poland under-21 national football team. Honours Śląsk Wrocław *Ekstraklasa Cup: 2008–09 Žalgiris * A Lyga: 2013 * A Lyga: Runner-up 2012 * Lithuanian Football Cup: 2012–13 * Lithuanian Supercup: 2013 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonia Warsaw
Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract bridge sections. Historically it also had sections in: ice hockey, fencing, tennis, volleyball, ''hazena'', cycling, and boxing. History 20th century Beginnings Polonia Warsaw was formed in the autumn of 1911 as a union of several ''gimnazjum'' school teams (including "Stella" and "Merkury"). Alongside co-founders Wacław Gebethner, Stefan Pronaszko, and Tadeusz Gebethner, Wacław "Denhoff" Czarnocki was the co-fouder of the club who also came up with its name. "Polonia" is Latin for "Poland" and is often used by Polish migrants in reference to the diaspora communities of Poles living abroad in other countries. The choice of such a name was a brave decision in the early 20th century, since Poland was not an independent country a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KS Cracovia (football)
Miejski Klub Sportowy Cracovia Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known simply as MKS Cracovia or Cracovia (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. The club is five-time and also the first Polish champion, winner of the Polish Cup and the Polish Super Cup in 2020. Founded in 1906, Cracovia is the longest existing Polish club. History Beginning The early years of football in the city of Kraków are associated with professor Henryk Jordan. He was a Polish physician who had spent some time in Britain and after coming back to his native city introduced football to its youth. Jordan was a huge supporter of all sports and gymnastics. On 12 March 1889, he founded The Park of Games and Plays in Kraków, which was commonly called Jordan's Park. Places like this later spread all across Austrian Galicia, and apart from gymnastics, the youth there became acquainted with football. However, it was not Kraków where the first football game with Polish participation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
