Górnik Wieliczka is a Polish
football
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club based in
Wieliczka
Wieliczka (German: ''Groß Salze'', Latin: ''Magnum Sal'') is a historic town in southern Poland, situated within the Kraków metropolitan area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The town was initially founded in 1290 by Premislaus II of P ...
,
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). Its capital and largest city is Kraków.
The province's name recalls the traditional name of a h ...
. Górnik currently plays in the
regional league.
It was founded in 1947 by the initiative of a group of salt mine workers.
The first president of the club was Józef Kuszowski.
The club's best league performance was finishing the 2008–09
II liga
II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...
in fifth place - they withdrew after the end of the season but kept their position in the final table.
See also
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Football in Poland
Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally and 27% being very interested in it. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Pol ...
References
External links
Official websiteGórnik Wieliczkaat the 90minut.pl website
Football clubs in Poland
Association football clubs established in 1947
1947 establishments in Poland
Wieliczka
Mining association football clubs in Poland
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