RKS Radomsko is an
association football
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club based in the city of
Radomsko
Radomsko is a city in southern Poland with 44,700 inhabitants (2021). It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Piotrków Voivodeship, Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). ...
, in the south of
Poland
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. Their home stadium is Stadion RKS. Currently, they compete in the
IV liga group Łódź.
History
Established in 1979, the club has played most of it history in the
Polish Fourth League
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, though in 1993, the club advanced to the
Polish Third League
III liga (Trzecia liga) is a Polish football league that sits in the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, III liga referred to a league at the third tier (now called II liga) but this was cha ...
, and to the
Polish Second League
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in 1995.
RKS Radomsko's most notable achievements is reaching the
top division in
2001, where they played considerably well in the first half of the season. In 2003 the club made it to the semi-final of the
Polish Cup
The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...
, although the club has since hit harder times and, in 2005, experienced
relegation
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from the
Polish Second League
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.
Notable players
The club is known for the establishment of the Polish former international
Jacek Krzynówek
Jacek Kamil Krzynówek (; born 15 May 1976) is a former Polish footballer.
He is regarded as one of the best Polish footballers. He has earned many awards and trophies, not only in Poland, but also abroad. He has earned the honour of twice bein ...
.
Rivalries
Their biggest rivals are
GKS Bełchatów
GKS Bełchatów is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Bełchatów that currently plays in the IV liga.
History
GKS Bełchatów entered Poland's Klasa A in 1977 under the name of Węgiel Brunatny Bełchatów, a ...
mostly due to the close proximity of the two clubs and many years spent in the same divisions.
References
Association football clubs established in 1979
1979 establishments in Poland
Football clubs in Łódź Voivodeship
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