KS Mewa Gniew is a

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club based in

Gniew Gniew (pronounced ; csb, Gméw, or ''Gniéw''; formerly german: Mewe) is a historic town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It has 6,870 inhabitants (2016). It is one of the oldes ...

Kociewie Kociewie is an ethnocultural region in the eastern part of Tuchola Forest, in northern Poland, Pomerania, south of Gdańsk. Its cultural capital is Starogard Gdański, the biggest town is Tczew, while other major towns include Świecie, Pelplin, ...

, Poland. As of the 2022–23 season, the club finished 10th in

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, the seventh level in the Polish league pyramid.

History

Mewa Gniew was formed in 1958. The club was formerly sponsored by the local Rolls Royce factory and during this time were renamed KS Mewa RR-WIP Gniew for branding purposes. In 2001 Mewa Gniew beat rivals KS Majewo 5–3 in a

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derby. During the winter break of the 2010–11 season the club were forced to withdraw from the Klasa A and dissolve the senior team, with the majority of their players transferring to local rivals. In 2013 the club entered the Puchar Sołtysa sports tournament which took place in

Kursztyn Kursztyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is ...

finishing in third place. The following year Mewa Gniew received 5 445,76 PLN in funding from the local government. The same year the club reformed their senior squad and entered the

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, finishing in 6th place for the 2014/15 season. At the close of the 2017–2018 season Mewa Gniew gained promotion from the Klasa B as champions of the division.

Ground

Mewa Gniew play at the 300 capacity ''Gminny Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji w Gniewie'', a municipal stadium located in their home town. In 2020 59,600 PLN was allocated for the modernisation of the ground for the following season. GOSiR

Colours

Mewa Gniew's traditional home colours were green and yellow. In recent years they have played in a red shirt with white arms, black shorts, and red socks.

Notable former players

The

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international

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began his career at Mewa Gniew following in the footsteps of his elder brother who was a player at the club.

Fans

As with most of the region of Kociewie, allegiances are split along the Tricity rivalry with supporters of Mewa Gniew having friendly relations with those of

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 ...

, although the town also hosts an

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The history of Arka dates back to ...

fan club. The club has played against both teams in different competitions. In 1997 Mewa Gniew were drawn at home against

in the

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against whom they lost 7–2. In the 2001/2002 season they met Lechia Gdańsk, who had been reformed in the Klasa A, losing 13-1 away and 9–1 at home in what was to be Lechia's best ever start to a season.

References

{{reflist Association football clubs established in 1958 Football clubs in Pomeranian Voivodeship 1958 establishments in Poland