Klub Piłkarski Starogard Gdański is a Polish football team from

Starogard Gdański Starogard Gdański (; until 1950: ''Starogard''; formerly ) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004). Starogard is the capital of Starogard County. Founded in the Middle Ages, Starogard is a city with ...

, Poland. As of the 2025–26 season, they compete in the

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, the fifth level of competition, having suffered relegation from the

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History

The club were founded in 2008, joining the B Klasa for the 2008–09 season. In their first season the club won promotion by winning their league. They followed their initial success with two more consecutive promotions going from the eighth tier to the fifth tier in three seasons. In 2017 the club were promoted to the III liga, managing to stay in the league finishing comfortably in 9th. In the 2017–18 season, Starogard Gdański won the regional, Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish Cup, meaning the club would be entered into the national cup the following season. Starogard Gdański had their greatest national success the following season in 2018–19, making a name for themselves in the

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. They won their first game against

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1–0 to advance to the round of 32, eventually being knocked out of the competition to

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

side

Puszcza Niepołomice MKS Puszcza Niepołomice () is a professional association football, football club located in Niepołomice, Poland. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. The team's colors are yellow, white and gr ...

3–1. The club played in the III liga from 2017 until 2024, when it dropped to the IV liga Pomerania.

Stadium

The club plays its matches at the Stadion miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny which is located

at Olimpijczyków Starogardzkich 1. Two Regional Polish Cup finals at the Pomeranian district level were held at the stadium, in the 2011–12 season and in the 2016–17 season, and two Polish Cup matches in the 2018–19 season.

Kociewian Derby

The Kociewian Derby is a match between Wierzyca Pelplin and KP Starogard Gdański. The first Kociewie derby took place in the 2011–12 season and ended with a 3–1 victory for Wierzyca, the next derby this season ended with a 3–2 victory for KPS. The next derby was played in the 2014–15 season, ending with a 1–1 draw and Wierzyca's victory 2–0. In the 2016–17 season, both matches ended with Wierzyca's victory (5–1, 1–0). In the 2017–18 season, derby matches ended in a 1–1 draw and the team from Starogard Gdański won 2–0. In the 2018–19 season, both matches ended in a draw (2–2, 0–0). The next derby took place in the 2024–25 season. On 9 November 2024, KPS lost to Wierzyca 1–0. The second derby match this season took place on 1 June and ended in a 1–1 draw.

Honours

: Round of 32 (2018–19) *

III liga III liga (Trzecia liga), currently named Betclic III liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, 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 ref ...

: 4th place (''best finish'') *Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish Cup: 2017–18

Seasons

References

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