Miejski Klub Piłkarski Pogoń Siedlce is a Polish
football club based in
Siedlce
Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated b ...
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The football team is currently playing in
II liga
II liga (Druga Liga, ), currently named eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons by eWinner, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season ''II Liga'' refer ...
. Pogoń plays their home games at new Municipal Stadium, which is situated on
John Paul II
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Road in the town.
![Siedlce-stadion na Błoniach-trybuna zach](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Siedlce-stadion_na_B%C5%82oniach-trybuna_zach.jpg)
History
The club was founded in 1944 as Ognisko Siedlce after Nazi Germany's occupation of Siedlce had ended. Before the
World War II
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, several football clubs existed in Siedlce, including ''Strzelec Siedlce'' and ''WKS 22. pp Siedlce'', a military club having played in the Polish League from 1932 to 1934.
In 1949, Ognisko was relegated from
II liga
II liga (Druga Liga, ), currently named eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons by eWinner, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season ''II Liga'' refer ...
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Through many years, the club had played in the regional leagues and even in III liga as Kolejarz (Railwayman) Siedlce, Start-Pogoń Siedlce and later as MKS Pogoń Siedlce. From 1991 to 1997 they played in III liga, and later in lower leagues again. In 2008 they were renamed to MKP Pogoń Siedlce and have gained promotion to III liga (fourth league level) in 2009 and later to II liga in 2011.
In June 2014, they secured promotion to I liga.
In 2018 Pogoń was relegated to II liga after having lost play-off.
Sources:
Current squad
Out on loan
References
External links
Official website
Pogoń Siedlceat 90minut.pl
Football clubs in Masovian Voivodeship
Association football clubs established in 1944
Siedlce
1944 establishments in Poland
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