Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpʲast ɡliˈvit͡sɛ]) is a Polish football club based in Gliwice, Poland. Founded in June 1945 by the Poles who had been forced to leave their homeland in present-day Western Ukraine, Piast's football team played as many as 32 seasons in the Polish Second Division, before finally being promoted to the Ekstraklasa in 2008. Having played two seasons in the top division, the club was relegated in 2010. Piast have twice (1978, 1983) managed to reach the final of the Cup of Poland, losing on both occasions. The club's name comes from the Piast dynasty, which ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state in the 10th century, until 1370.
[edit] History
After the 1956 fusion of the three different clubs, GKS Gliwice was formed. Piast continued to play their matches on ul. Robotniczej. In 1964, the 2 clubs merged. The new club name was GKS "Piast" Gliwice.
[edit] Club Names
- (18.06.1945) - KS Piast Gliwice
- (23.05.1946) - KSM Piast Gliwice
- (September/November 1947) - ZKSM Piast Gliwice
- (05.03.1949) - ZS Metal Piast Gliwice (merged with ZKSM Huta Łabędy, ZKS Walcownia Łabędy, RKS Jedność Rudziniec, *RKS PZS Gliwice and ZKS Silesia Gliwice)
- (01.11.1949) - ZKS Stal Gliwice
- (11.03.1951) - ZKS Stal GZUT Gliwice
- (15.03.1955) - ZKS Piast Gliwice
- (20.01.1957) - KS Piast Gliwice
- (01.01.1961) - SKS Piast Gliwice
- (15.03.1964) - GKS Piast Gliwice (merged with GKS Gliwice and KS Metal Gliwice)
- (17.10.1983) - MC-W GKS Piast Gliwice
- (12.09.1989) - CWKS Piast-Bumar Gliwice
- (1989) - [merged with ZTS Łabędy (Gliwice)]
- (1990) - CWKS Bumar-Piast Gliwice
- (04.04.1990) - KS Bumar Gliwice
- (11.05.1990) - KS Bumar Łabędy (Gliwice)
- (01.07.1990) - KS Bumar Gliwice
- (1991) - KS Piast-Bumar Gliwice
- (01.07.1992) - MC-W GKS Piast Gliwice
- (01.08.1995) - KS Bojków Gliwice (merged with KS Bojków Gliwice)
- (15.09.1995) - KS Piast Bojków Gliwice
- (02.09.1996) - GKS Piast Gliwice
[edit] Stadium
Piast plays their home games at the 10,000 capacity Stadion Piast in Gliwice.
[edit] Current squad
- As of 25 July 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Domestic
[edit] Seasons
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 50°18′23.69″N 18°41′45.42″E / 50.3065806°N 18.69595°E / 50.3065806; 18.69595
Józef Drabicki
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