KS Flotylla Gdańsk was a football team based in
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
, Poland. Located in the
Letnica area of Gdańsk Flotylla used the facilities and stadium of
MRKS Gdańsk, who had only just dissolved prior to Flotylla's formation. The club went on to enjoy two successful seasons leading to Flotylla becoming Gdańsk's highest ranking football club. This success saw them being involved in a merger with Gedania, which ultimately led to the club being dissolved. The rise and fall of Flotylla all happened within the space of 24 months.
History
The company for Klub Sportowy Flotylla itself was founded on 3 July 2001, however Flotylla did play its first game in the 2000–01 Pomeranian Polish Cup losing 3–0 to Blyskawica Reda-Rekowo Dolne. The club were part of a league ready for the 2001–02 season, entering the Gdansk District League (group I), and went on to win promotion from the league finishing as champions in the clubs first full season. After securing promotion to the IV liga, Flotylla found themselves as the highest ranking club in the city of Gdańsk, despite the city having teams such as
Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...
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Polonia Gdańsk, and
Gedania Gdańsk
KS Gedania Danzig was an ethnically-Polish association football club that was part of German football competition in the inter-war period. It was formed in 1922 in what was at the time the Free City of Danzig (present day Gdańsk, Poland). B ...
. For the clubs first season in the IV liga they received new sponsorship, being sponsored by the Gdynia based company Nordcoop. As a result of this title sponsor the club were known for the season as Nordcoop Flotylla Gdańsk, or simply, Nordcoop Gdańsk. Flotylla's second season was almost as successful as their first, with the club finishing as runners-up in the IV liga.
At the end of the 2002–03 season Flotylla were involved in a merger with
Gedania Gdańsk
KS Gedania Danzig was an ethnically-Polish association football club that was part of German football competition in the inter-war period. It was formed in 1922 in what was at the time the Free City of Danzig (present day Gdańsk, Poland). B ...
, with Gedania absorbing Flotylla's players and taking the clubs position in the IV liga, resulting in Flotylla being dissolved as a football club.
Honours
IV Liga
*Runners-up: 2002–03
District League (Gdańsk I)
*Winners: 2001–02
See also
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Gdańsk Derby
The "Gdańsk Derby" ( pl, Derby Gdańska) is the name given to describe football matches between teams in Gdańsk, Poland. While this term can be used for any team in Gdańsk historically this term has been used for games involving Gedania Gdańs ...
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Sport in Gdańsk There are many popular professional sports team in the Gdańsk and Tricity area. Amateur sports are played by thousands of Gdańsk citizens and also in schools of all levels (elementary, secondary, university).
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References
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2001 establishments in Poland
Association football clubs established in 2001
Sport in Gdańsk
Football clubs in Pomeranian Voivodeship