Miejski Klub Sportowy Sokół Nisko, commonly referred to as Sokół Nisko (), is a Polish
football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
based in
Nisko,
Podkarpackie Voivodeship. From the 2023–24 season, participating in the Stalowa Wola
district class, as a result of relegation from the
IV liga Subcarpathia in 2023. The club's name literally means ''
falcon'' in
Polish, and it comes from the
Polish Gymnastic Society "Sokół".
History
The club was founded in 1919, primarily participating in the
Lwów
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's sub-district
B-class.
After
World War II, from 1944 the club operated under the name OMTUR Nisko, and later, in the early period of the
Polish People's Republic, it operated under other names under the nomenclature of sports associations: Zenit Nisko, Związkowiec Nisko and Ogniwo Nisko.
The greatest success of this team were appearances in
III liga, then the third tier.
From the 2008–09 season, the team regularly plays between the 5th and 6th football's level.
In the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 seasons, the club won the
Polish Cup at the level of the
Stalowa Wola sub-district, defeating
Tloki Gorzyce
Gorzycki Klub Sportowy Stal Gorzyce is an association football club based in Gorzyce, Poland. Between 1992 and 2014, the club was known as Tłoki Gorzyce.
History
The club was founded in 1951 as Koło Sportowe Stal Gorzyce. They has also perfo ...
after penalties and
Siarka Tarnobrzeg in extra time with a score of 5–4.
Honours
*
Subcarpathian/
Rzeszów Polish Cup:
** Winners (4): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1988
** Finalist (1): 2008–09
*
Subcarpathian Stalowa Wola Polish Cup:
** Winners (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17
*
VI Central Village Spartakiad in
Poznań:
** Winners (1): 1966
Stadium
They play their home matches at the
Stadion Miejski w Nisku (''Municipal Stadium in Nisko'') at the 20
Tadeusz Kościuszko Street. The capacity of the stadium is 1,600 places (950 with seats).
Players
Current squad
The Sokół's players for the 2020–21 season were: Dawid Drozd, Patryk Drzymała, Dariusz Drelich, Patryk Buda, Jacek Stępień, Patryk Tetlak, Jakub Przepłata, Jacek Maciorowski, Kamil Wojtak, Krystian Tabaka, Mateusz Szpyra, Wojciech Tyczyński, Dawid Stypa, Piotr Szewczyk, Patryk Tur, Mateusz Rutyna, Wojciech Soboń, Damian Juda, Marcin Tur, Szymon Łyko and Bartłomiej Fronc.
Former players
Notable players
*
Tomasz Abramowicz
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Football career
Abramowicz began his career as a trainee with Stal Mielec. He made his Ekstraklasa d ...
,
Ekstraklasa player with
Stal Mielec in 1990s.
*
Witold Karaś
Witold Józef Karaś (born 20 October 1951) is a Polish former football manager and former player, who played as a forward.
Career
He started his career with Zenit Nisko in 1964, and played two matches for the Poland national team – both agai ...
, player of the
Poland national team in 1970s,
Ekstraklasa player with
Stal Mielec in 1960s–1980s.
*
Dariusz Michalak
Dariusz Michalak (born July 21, 1966) is a Polish former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
From the age of 7, he trained football in Stal Stalowa Wola, of which he is a home-grown. Among his coaches was Rudolf Pa ...
,
Ekstraklasa player with
Stal Stalowa Wola
Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, the club competes in the III liga, group IV, ...
in 1990s.
*
Paweł Rybak
Paweł Rybak (born 8 January 1967) is a Polish former football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
Career
He started his career with LZS Wola Rzeczycka. In 1986 he joined Stal Stalowa Wola, for which he played 87 games and sc ...
,
Ekstraklasa player with
Stal Stalowa Wola
Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, the club competes in the III liga, group IV, ...
in 1990s.
Club statistics
Supporters
Sokół Nisko fans have a friendship with supporters of the local giant
Stal Stalowa Wola
Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, the club competes in the III liga, group IV, ...
. They also had their fan group that suspended its activities in 2019.
Team reserve
Sokół Nisko II served as the Sokół's
reserve side. The greatest success of this team was promotion to the sixth-tier
liga okręgowa (regional league). In the years 2009–2013 Sokół II played in
klasa B, in the season 2012–13 they won the promotion back to
klasa A. After taking a place in the relegation zone after the 2013–14 season, they did not continue to play in the following years.
Notes
References
External links
Official websiteSokół Nisko's 90minut.pl profile
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Football clubs in Poland
Association football clubs established in 1919
1919 establishments in Poland
Football clubs in Podkarpackie Voivodeship