Elana Toruń is a Polish

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club based in

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. It competes in the

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, 5th tier of the

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(2022–23 season).

History

The team was at the 2nd level of the Polish pyramid in the 1990s, but were relegated in 1998/99. During the following season the club changed their name to TKP Torun, but they were relegated again to the 4th level. The club were often referred to as Torunski KP, but by the 2007/08 season they had returned to their original name of ''Elana Torun'' and were back playing on the Polish 3rd level. During the 2021–22 season, the club declared bankruptcy and withdrew from the

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. The reserve team continued playing in the

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, securing promotion to the

, and became the new first team since the 2022–23 season.

Supporters

Elana fans are commonly known as ''Elanowcy'' and include an

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group of around 100-1000 (depending on match) fanatical supporters. Apart from

, there are fan-clubs in

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, Ostaszewo,

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, Obrowo, Lubicz and

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. They have a long-standing friendship with fans of

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and KS Myszków (who are also Ruch fans), friendly relations with

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fans from

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, and more recently

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and

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fans. As the city of Toruń has a rivalry with

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that extends even beyond sport, Elana competes the Cuiavian derbyCuiavian derby
with Zawisza and Polonia. They also compete with fans of

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club Apator Toruń.

References

External links

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Elana Toruń at torunskaelana.futbolowo.pl
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Elana Toruń at elanowcy.pl
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Elana Toruń at facebook.com
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Elana Toruń
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