KS Cracovia is a Polish women's

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team from

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. It is a section of the

KS Cracovia {{Short description, Sports club based in Kraków Cracovia is a multi-sports club in Kraków, Poland. Its teams include: *MKS Cracovia Miejski Klub Sportowy Cracovia Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known simply as MKS Cracovia or Cracovia ...

multi-sports club. Cracovia enjoyed its golden era between 1957 and 1961, winning four

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. A founding member of the

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in 1961, its major success in the competition was reaching the semifinals in 1968 after winning its fifth championship. Cracovia won four further titles in the second half of the 1980s, but it subsequently declined. In the 2021–22 season it played in the I liga, finishing seventh.

Titles

* 7 Polish Championships ** 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1977, 1985, 1987 * 2

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** 1985, 1988

References

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