KS Beskid Andrychów is a Polish

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club from,

Andrychów Andrychów () is the largest town in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town is located in the Little Beskids, in the historical region of Lesser Poland, on the river Wieprzówka. It has been situated in the Lesser Poland Vo ...

Lesser Poland Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name ''Małopolska'' (; ), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a separate cult ...

. The club name is derived from the Beskid Mountains. They currently play in the

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, the fifth tier of Polish league competition.

History

The club was founded in 1919 under the name "KS Beskid Andrychów", as a

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. The club quickly changed its name to "KS Włókniarz Andrychów" whilst playing in the

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district league between 1951 and 1962. The following five seasons they played in the third tier. In the 1953–54 season, they reached the second round of the

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, beating

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4–1 in the first before being narrowly edged out 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw against

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. The club, which by 2001 already only had the

and

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sections left functioning, split and the football section changed its name to "TS Beskid Andrychów" whilst the volleyball section had been reformed as "MKS Andrychów". The club was in financial difficulties so on 14 December 2007, the board resigned, and it was re-founded under the name of "AKS Beskid Andrychów" under a new management, allowing the club to maintain its league position and continue the heritage of the "Beskid" name uninterrupted. The club spent the majority of the last two decades oscillating between the sixth, fifth and fourth tiers of Polish football.

Notable players

Many locally born footballers started their professional careers at Beskid, most notably Mariusz Magiera who went on to become an

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regular and Polish internationals Stanisław Paździor and Adam Kokoszka.

Fans

The club has a small but dedicated

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group, ''Ultras Beskid'', who are capable of presenting difficult and impressive

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s, a great source of pride for such a small team. On 27 April the fans travelled 265 km for a match against KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, the furthest away game in the club's history. The fans have a friendship with fans of

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and also used to maintain good relations with

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fans until 2011. Their biggest rival is

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Honours

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**Eight place: 2012–13, 2013–14 *

**Second round: 1953–54 *

(Wadowice regionals) **Winners: 2014–15, 2019–20

References

External links

*
Ultras Beskid website

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beskid Andrychow Football clubs in Lesser Poland Voivodeship Association football clubs established in 1919 1919 establishments in Poland