The 1. FC Katowice is a Polish football club from

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popu ...

Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital. Despite the Silesian V ...

and was founded in 2007 as a reactivation by the

Silesian Autonomy Movement The Silesian Autonomy Movement ( szl, Ruch Autōnōmije Ślōnska, pl, Ruch Autonomii Śląska, german: Bewegung für die Autonomie Schlesiens), abbreviated as RAŚ, is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as p ...

of the 1945 dissolved

1. FC Kattowitz 1. FC Kattowitz ( pl, 1. FC Katowice) was an ethnically German football club playing in what was Kattowitz, Silesia Province in Germany (now Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland) and was active during the inter-war period and World War II wh ...

Men's football team

The club was reactivated in 2007, and spent most of his time in the

klasa B Klasa B represents the eighth level of the Polish football hierarchy. Teams promoted from Klasa B move up to Klasa A, whilst relegated teams descend to the Klasa C Klasa C represents the ninth and lowest level of the Polish football hierarchy. T ...

(eighth league level).

Women's football team

The women's section started in the 3rd tier, but has managed two promotions and won the promotion to the Ekstraliga Kobiet in 2010–11. As a result of the expansion of the Ekstraliga in 2010–11, a third-place finish in the 2nd division 2009-10 was enough to reach the promotion playoffs, which were won. The women's section played in the top level Ekstraliga Kobiet in 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2014–15. Before the 2015–16 season, the team withdrew from the second level league. In 2015 the women's section was disbanded citing financial problems. There were plans to transfer the team to

GKS Katowice GKS Katowice (; GKS stands for , "Miners Sporting Club") is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the I liga, after having won promotion in 2021. History In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational co ...

, but eventually GKS re-founded their own women's section.

References

External links

1. FC Katowice (men's football team)'s 90minut.pl profile

1. FC Katowice (women's football team)'s 90minut.pl profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Katowice, 1. Fc Football clubs in Katowice Women's football clubs in Poland Association football clubs established in 2007 2007 establishments in Poland Organisations based in Katowice Sport in Katowice