Miejski Klub Piłkarski Pogoń Siedlce () is a Polish

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club based in

Siedlce Siedlce () ( ) is a city in the Masovian Voivodeship in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). The city is situated between two small rivers, the Muchawka and the Helenka, and lies along the European route E30, around east of Warsaw. It is ...

. They currently play in the second tier after winning the 2023–24 II liga. Pogoń plays their home games at the new Municipal Stadium, which is situated on

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Road in the town.

History

The club was founded in 1944 as Ognisko Siedlce after Nazi Germany's occupation of Siedlce had ended. Before the

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, several football clubs existed in Siedlce, including ''Strzelec Siedlce'' and ''WKS 22. pp Siedlce'', a military club having played in the Polish League from 1932 to 1934. In 1949, Ognisko was relegated from

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. Through many years, the club had played in the regional leagues and even in III liga as Kolejarz (Railwayman) Siedlce, Start-Pogoń Siedlce and later as MKS Pogoń Siedlce. From 1991 to 1997 they played in III liga, and later in lower leagues again. In 2008 they were renamed to MKP Pogoń Siedlce and have gained promotion to III liga (fourth league level) in 2009 and later to II liga in 2011. In June 2014, they secured promotion to I liga. In 2018 Pogoń was relegated to II liga, having lost the relegation play-offs. On 25 May 2024, they returned to the second division after being crowned the 2023–24 II liga champions.
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Players

Current squad

Out on loan

References

External links

Official website

Pogoń Siedlce
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