TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a

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club based in

Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ...

, Poland. They currently compete in the

I liga I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...

, the second tier of Polish football.

History

The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although it can trace its roots back to 1907. That year ''Bielitzer Fussball Klub'' (''FK Bielitz'') was established, in the town of Bielitz,

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, then dominated by ethnic Germans and so was the club. In 1911, the club was renamed to ''Bielitz-Bialaer Sport Verein'' (''BBSV''). Since 1920, the town, known henceforth as Bielsko, belonged to Poland, after the country regained independence. In 1936, the club changed its German name to Polish ''Bielsko-Bialskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Bielsko'' (''BBTS Bielsko''). In 1968, it was merged with ''KS Włókniarz'' (founded in 1911). The third ''ancestor'', ''DKS Komorowice'', was founded in 1995. Said clubs were merged altogether in 1997 to form ''TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała''. From 2011 to 2016 the club performed in the top Polish football league, the

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

, promoted as the first club from the city, before being relegated to the

. They competed in the

again, following their 2019–20 promotion. After the season they were relegated back to the second-tier

Stadion Miejski Bielsko-Biała trybuna wschodnia February 2015

Honours

** Runners-up: 2010–11, 2019–20

Current squad

Out on loan

Staff

Managers

* Zdzisław Byrdy (1997) * Bogdan Warzecha (1997) * Zdeněk Dembinný (1997–98) *

Wojciech Borecki Wojciech Borecki (born 4 April 1955) is a Polish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager. References

1955 births Living people Polish men's footballers Polish football managers Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała ...

(Jan 1, 1999 – June 16, 2001) * Albin Wira (July 1, 2001 – Dec 31, 2001) * Wojciech Borecki (Aug 29, 2001 – Dec 31, 2002) *

Paweł Kowalski Paweł Kowalski (10 February 1937 – 3 June 2016) was a Polish association football, footballer. He played in four matches for the Poland national football team in 1967. References External links

* 1937 births 2016 deaths Polish ...

(2003) * Wojciech Borecki (June 11, 2003 – Oct 15, 2003) *

Krzysztof Pawlak Krzysztof Henryk Pawlak (born 12 February 1958 in Trzebiechów) is a retired Polish football player, who played for a few clubs, including Warta Poznań, Lech Poznań, KSC Lokeren (Belgium) and Trelleborgs FF Trelleborgs Fotbollsförenin ...

(Oct 15, 2003 – July 1, 2004) *

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(July 1, 2004 – Aug 23, 2005) *

Włodzimierz Małowiejski Włodzimierz Małowiejski (born 17 May 1952) is a Polish football manager. References 1952 births Living people Polish football managers Wisła Płock managers Hutnik Warsaw managers Polonia Warsaw managers KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrz ...

(Aug 23, 2005 – April 24, 2006) * Krzysztof Tochel (2006–07) *

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(July 1, 2007 – Nov 2, 2009) * Tomasz Świderski (Nov 2, 2009 – Dec 3, 2009) * Robert Kasperczyk (Dec 4, 2009 – Oct 22, 2012) * Andrzej Wyroba ''(caretaker)'' (Oct 22, 2012 – Oct 29, 2012) * Marcin Sasal (Oct 29, 2012 – Jan 3, 2013) *

Dariusz Kubicki Dariusz Jan Kubicki (born 6 June 1963) is a Polish football manager and a former player. Playing career He played for a few clubs, including Stal Mielec, Legia Warsaw, he then went to England and played for Aston Villa, Sunderland, Wolverha ...

(Jan 4, 2013 – March 20, 2013) *

Czesław Michniewicz Czesław Michniewicz (; born 12 February 1970) is a Polish football manager and former player who managed the Poland national team in 2022. Managerial career Early years In September 2003, Michniewicz was appointed as the manager of Lech Pozna ...

(March 22, 2013 – Oct 22, 2013) * Leszek Ojrzyński (Oct 23, 2013– April 30, 2015) *

(May 4, 2015 – Sept 19, 2015) * Robert Podoliński (Sept 20, 2015 – May 19, 2016) *

Dariusz Dźwigała Dariusz Dźwigała (born 22 March 1969) is a Polish former football manager and former player. His son Adam Dźwigała is also a professional footballer who plays for FC St. Pauli. Having started his career at Drukarz Warszawa, he played for ...

(Jun 7, 2016 – Oct 11, 2016) *

Ján Kocian Ján Kocian (born 13 March 1958) is a Slovak football coach and former player who last managed ViOn Zlaté Moravce in Fortuna Liga and also held managerial positions across central Europe and Asia. Playing career During his playing days, he m ...

(Oct 11, 2016 - Oct 7, 2017) * Adam Nocoń (Oct 7, 2017 – Jun 13, 2018) * Krzysztof Brede (Jun 18, 2018 – Dec 15, 2020) * Robert Kasperczyk (Dec 22, 2020 – May 25, 2021) * Piotr Jawny (Jun 14, 2021 – Apr 26, 2022) * Mirosław Smyła (Apr 26, 2022 – Aug 31, 2022) * Dariusz Kołodziej ''(caretaker)'' (Aug 31, 2022 – Sep 6, 2022) *

Dariusz Żuraw Dariusz Żuraw (born 14 November 1972) is a Polish football manager and former player, most recently in charge of I liga club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. Besides Poland, he has played in Germany. Club career Born in Wieluń, Żuraw began hi ...

(Sep 6, 2022 – )

References

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