MKS Puszcza Niepołomice () is a professional

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club located in

Niepołomice Niepołomice (pronounced ) is a town in southern Poland, seat of Gmina Niepołomice in the Wieliczka County in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is situated on the Vistula River, on the verge of the large virgin Niepołomice Forest. There is ...

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. The team competes in the

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

, the second level of the

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. The team's colors are yellow, white and green. In 2023, the club secured promotion to the Ekstraklasa for the first time in its history, remaining in the top flight until 2025.

History

Puszcza Niepołomice was originally called Sports Club Niepołomianka. The team was established on the initiative of mayor Andrzej Wimer and Stanisław Ziemba, Władysław Iwański, Stanisław Brudnik and Adolf Engel in 1923. The first president of KS Niepołomianka was Władysław Iwański. The then board also included the treasurer Stanisław Brudnik and the manager of the team - Stanisław Ziemba. On 11 June 2023, a year in which Puszcza celebrated their 100th anniversary, they won the

2022–23 I liga The 2022–23 I liga (also known as Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons) is the 75th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 15th season of the Polish I liga ...

play-off final and achieved promotion to Ekstraklasa for the first time in the club's history. In their first-ever top-flight season, Puszcza recorded upset wins and draws against title contenders, and were praised for their effective use of set-pieces to score the majority of their goals, as they finished the 2023–24 campaign in 12th. For their efforts,

Tomasz Tułacz Tomasz Tułacz (born 29 December 1969) is a Polish professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of I liga club Puszcza Niepołomice. Career From 1988 to 1994 he was a Stal Mielec's player in Ekstraklasa, with a ...

and Oliwier Zych were nominated for Coach of the Season and Goalkeeper of the Season awards, respectively. In the 2024–25 season, after finishing in last place, the club was relegated from the

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

. Apart from the relegation, the season also went down in history as the club's greatest success in the

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as the team from Niepołomice reached the semi-finals, coming within touching distance of the

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where the finals are held.

Honours

** Promotion play-off winner:

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**Semi-finalists: 2024–25

Stadium

After earning promotion to Ekstraklasa in 2023, Puszcza Niepołomice played their home games at the

Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium The Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium () is a Association football, football stadium located in Kraków, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Cracovia, Cracovia. Originally, the first Cracovia stadium was ...

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, due to their ground in

not meeting the requirements to host top-flight matches. They returned to their

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on 2 March 2025, playing against

Motor Lublin Motor Lublin () is a Polish professional football club based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950. Their nickname ''The Yellow, White and Blues'' reflects their official colours. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of Polish ...

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

The players below played for their respective countries at any point during their career.

References

External links

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