Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Czarni Sosnowiec, commonly referred to as Czarni Sosnowiec, is a football club from
Sosnowiec
Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industria ...
,
Poland
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. The club was founded in 1924,
and its home ground is the
Jan Ciszewski
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Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
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's Stadium.
It has a women's and a men's section.
Women's football section
Women's football team, founded 5 September 1974, holds the Polish record for championship titles won, with 13 titles to its name. After some financial problems the club was in the 2007–08 season relegated from the
Ekstraliga Kobiet
The Ekstraliga ( en, Extra League) is the top Polish league for women's association football teams.
The league's first season was in 1979–80. Initially, it was called ''I liga polska kobiet''. The first title holder was Czarni Sosnowiec. In 20 ...
; in 2008–09 they reached the promotion playoffs but lost convincingly. With the expansion of the Ekstraliga in 2010–11 a second-place was enough to ensure direct promotion again. In 2021, they won their first championship in over twenty years.
Honours
* Polish Championship (13): 1979/80, 1980/81, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2020/21
* Polish Cup: 1984/85, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2020/21
European competitions
Men's football section
As of the 2021–22 season, men's section of Czarni compete in the 8th-tier
Klasa B
Klasa B represents the eighth level of the Polish football hierarchy. Teams promoted from Klasa B move up to Klasa A, whilst relegated teams descend to the Klasa C
Klasa C represents the ninth and lowest level of the Polish football hierarchy. T ...
.
Sezony - Czarni Sosnowiec
''www.90minut.pl''.
References
External links
Official Website
Women's football section profile at 90minut.pl
(in Polish)
Men's football section profile at 90minut.pl
(in Polish)
Football clubs in Poland
Women's football clubs in Poland
Sosnowiec
Football clubs in Silesian Voivodeship
Association football clubs established in 1924
1924 establishments in Poland
Railway association football clubs in Poland
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