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Mazur Ełk is a Polish football club from the city of
Ełk
Ełk is a city in northeastern Poland with 61,677 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of Ełk County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of Ełk Lake, which was formed by a glacier, and is surrounded by extensiv ...
in Masuria
Masuria ( ; ; ) is an ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes. Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District. Administratively, it is part of the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship (ad ...
. They currently play in the IV liga of Warmia-Masuria, the fifth level of the Polish league system. The club was founded in 1946.
Historical names
* 1946 – Wojskowy Klub Sportowy (WKS) Mazur Ełk (dissolved in 1953) * 1946 – Kolejowy Klub Sportowy (KKS) Ełk (1949 Związkowy Klub Sportowy (ZKS) Kolejarz Ełk) * 1955 – Kolejowy Klub Sportowy (KKS) Mazur Ełk * 1990 – Miejski Klub Sportowy (MKS) Mazur EłkSupport
Mazur Ełk's fans are known for their support beyond the club's stadium through numerous graffiti, including the unofficial club motto ''Jedno miasto, jeden klub''. Graffiti produced by supporters of the club has become so numerous in Ełk that it has attracted satirical responses from a localstreet artist
A street artist is a person who makes art in public places. Street artists include portrait artists, caricaturists, graffiti artists, muralists and people making crafts. Street artists can also refer to street performers such as musicians, acr ...
.
At the beginning of the millennium, organised support at Mazur Ełk was politically left-leaning with fans displaying anti-Nazi banners in the stadium during matches.
Historically, fans of Mazur Ełk maintained a friendship with those of Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...
, however they now have a longstanding friendship with supporters of the teams Jagiellonia Białystok
Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Bi ...
and Warmia Grajewo.
Notable players
*Andrzej Zgutczyński
Andrzej Zgutczyński (born 1 January 1958) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
During his club career he played for Mazur Ełk, Lech Poznań, Bałtyk Gdynia, Legia Warsaw, Górnik Zabrze, AJ Auxerre, Cercle D ...
* Paweł Sobolewski
References
Football clubs in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Association football clubs established in 1946 1946 establishments in Poland Ełk County Railway association football clubs in Poland {{Poland-footyclub-stub