Marek Zieńczuk
Marek Zieńczuk (born 24 September 1978) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of II liga club Olimpia Grudziądz. Club career Zieńczuk began his career at hometown club Lechia Gdańsk. Subsequently he joined Polonia Gdańsk, but quickly returned to Lechia where he made his senior debut. In 2000, he moved to Amica Wronki. Before 2004–05 season he joined Wisła Kraków. He won the Ekstraklasa championship three times with Wisła Kraków. Zieńczuk was elected the best Ekstraklasa player in the 2007–08 season by "Sport" magazine. Also, he was named to the Ekstraklasa Best XI in the 2007–08 season by other players in Polish Footballers' Association voting. In the summer 2009, he joined Greek club Skoda Xanthi. After one season, he returned to his home country and joined Lechia Gdańsk. After a half season spell, he moved to Ruch Chorzów on a one-and-a-half-year contract. International ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdańsk lies at the mouth of the Motława River and is situated at the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, close to the city of Gdynia and the resort town of Sopot; these form a metropolitan area called the Tricity, Poland, Tricity (''Trójmiasto''), with a population of approximately 1.5 million. The city has a complex history, having had periods of Polish, German and self rule. An important shipbuilding and trade port since the Middle Ages, between 1361 and 1500 it was a member of the Hanseatic League, which influenced its economic, demographic and #Architecture, urban landscape. It also served as Poland's principal seaport and was its largest city since the 15th century until the early 18th century when Warsaw surpassed it. With the Partition ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 football league system. Contested by 18 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the I liga, seasons start in July, and end in May or June the following year. Teams play a total of 34 games each. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. The winner of the qualifies for the Polish Super Cup. Since 2005, the league is operated by the S.A. (corporation), Spółka Akcyjna. The (former I liga) was officially formed as Liga Polska on 4–5 December 1926 in Warsaw, since 1 March 1927 as Liga Piłki Nożnej (), but the Polish Football Association (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN) had been in existence since 20 December 1919, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. The first games of the f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a Round-robin tournament, round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final. It is the most-watched club competition in the world and the third most-watched football competition overall, behind only the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced 1955–56 European Cup, in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup (), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straigh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2004–05 Ekstraklasa
The 2004–05 Ekstraklasa is the 79th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 71st season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. Overview 14 teams competed in the 2004-05 season. Wisła Kraków won the championship. League table Results Relegation playoffs The matches were played on 16 and 19 June 2005. Top goalscorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:2004-05 Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa seasons Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003–04 Ekstraklasa
The 2003–04 Ekstraklasa is the 78th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 70th season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. Overview 14 teams competed in the 2003-04 season. Wisła Kraków won the championship. League table Results Relegation playoffs The matches were played on 19 and 26 June 2004. Top goalscorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa seasons Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2002–03 Ekstraklasa
The 2002–03 Ekstraklasa is the 77th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 69th season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. Overview 16 teams competed in the 2002-03 season. Wisła Kraków won the championship. League table Results Relegation playoffs The matches were played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 June 2003. Top goalscorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa seasons Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2001–02 Ekstraklasa
Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 2001–02 season. Overview 16 teams competed in the 2001–02 season. Legia Warsaw won the championship. First phase Group A Results Group B Results Final phase Championship group Results Relegation group Results Relegation playoffs The matches were played on 8 and 12 May 2002. Top goalscorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa seasons Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Polish Super Cup
The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been played 34 times. The most successful club is Lech Poznań, who won 6 times. The most common participant has been Legia Warsaw, as they have played sixteen final games and lost their eight following finals between 2012 and 2021. Unlike the Polish Cup, there is no extra time played in the competition, therefore in case of a draw after regular time, the match goes straight into a penalty shoot-out. Jagiellonia Białystok are the current holders of the trophy. Results Performances Performance by club Performance by qualification See also * Football in Poland * Poland national football team The Poland national football team () represents Poland in men's international Association football, football competitions since their fir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Polish League Cup (1999–2002)
The Polish League Cup () was a short lived cup competition in Poland spanning three editions from 1999 to 2002. The Polish League Cup was a newly created competition to revive the League Cup in Poland, which was last cancelled 21 years prior in 1978. The competition was presented and pushed by Zbigniew Boniek and Richard Raczkowski. They wanted the competition to have a high interest from the fans and to make games competitive. They did this by giving a large financial bonus for each round the team got into, with the winner earning a total of 1.3 million PLN. The format of the competition changed between its editions. The first edition was a two-legged knockout tournament with the final being a one-off game to win the competition. The second and third editions followed the same format but included teams from the II liga and saw the finals being played over two legs. Polish League Cup 1999–2000 The first edition of the Polish League Cup only involved those 16 teams in the Ekst ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the second-tier competition of UEFA competitions, European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Conference League. Introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup, it replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. From the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, 2004–05 season a group stage was added before the knockout phase. The competition took on its current name in 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, 2009, following a change in format. The 2009 re-branding included a merge with the UEFA Intertoto Cup, producing an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and a change in qualifying criteria. In the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, 2024–25 season, the group stage was replaced with an expanded league phase of 36 te ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2000–01 Ekstraklasa
Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 2000–01 season. Overview 16 teams competed in the 2000–01 season. Wisła Kraków won the championship. League table Results Relegation playoffs The matches were played on 20 and 24 June 2001. Top goalscorers References External links Poland – List of final tablesat RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:2000-01 Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa seasons Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1999–2000 Ekstraklasa
Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 1999–2000 season. Overview A total of 16 teams competed in the 1999–2000 season. Polonia Warsaw won the championship. League table Results Top goalscorers References External links Poland – List of final tablesat RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa seasons Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... 1999–2000 in Polish football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |