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'''Śląsk Wrocław''' ({{IPA-pol|ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔt͡swaf}}) is a [[Poland|Polish]] [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Wrocław]] that plays in [[Ekstraklasa]], the highest level of the [[Polish football league system]]. The club was founded in 1947 and has competed under many names since then; adopting the name Śląsk Wrocław ten years after their foundation. In [[1976–77 Ekstraklasa|1977]], Śląsk Wrocław won the Polish league championship for the first time. The club has also won the [[Polish Cup]] twice, the [[Polish SuperCup]] once and the [[Ekstraklasa Cup]] once. The club's home is [[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Stadion Miejski]], a 42,771 capacity stadium in Wrocław which will be a host venue for [[UEFA Euro 2012]]. Club previously played at [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] and [[Stadion Oporowska]].
'''Śląsk Wrocław''' ({{IPA-pol|ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔt͡swaf}}) is a [[Poland|Polish]] [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Wrocław]] that plays in [[Ekstraklasa]], the highest level of the [[Polish football league system]]. The club was founded in 1947 and has competed under many names since then; adopting the name Śląsk Wrocław ten years after their foundation. In [[1976–77 Ekstraklasa|1977]], Śląsk Wrocław won the Polish league championship for the first time. The club has also won the [[Polish Cup]] twice, the [[Polish SuperCup]] once and the [[Ekstraklasa Cup]] once. The club's home is [[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Stadion Miejski]], a 42,771 capacity stadium in Wrocław which was one of the host venues during [[UEFA Euro 2012]]. Club previously played at [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] and [[Stadion Oporowska]].


Śląsk Wrocław is ranked 9th in the Ekstraklasa all time table.
Śląsk Wrocław is ranked 9th in the Ekstraklasa all time table.

Revision as of 14:09, 25 July 2012

Śląsk Wrocław
Śląsk Wrocław's crest
Full nameWrocławski Klub Sportowy
Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)WKS, Wojskowi (Military), Green-White-Reds
Founded1947
GroundStadion Miejski, Wrocław
Capacity42,771
ChairmanPiotr Waśniewski
ManagerOrest Lenczyk
LeagueEkstraklasa
2011–121st (Champions)
Current season

Śląsk Wrocław (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔt͡swaf]) is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish football league system. The club was founded in 1947 and has competed under many names since then; adopting the name Śląsk Wrocław ten years after their foundation. In 1977, Śląsk Wrocław won the Polish league championship for the first time. The club has also won the Polish Cup twice, the Polish SuperCup once and the Ekstraklasa Cup once. The club's home is Stadion Miejski, a 42,771 capacity stadium in Wrocław which was one of the host venues during UEFA Euro 2012. Club previously played at Olympic Stadium and Stadion Oporowska.

Śląsk Wrocław is ranked 9th in the Ekstraklasa all time table.

History

The club has had many names since its foundation in 1947. They are listed below;[1]

  • 1947 – Pionier Wrocław
  • 1949 – Legia Wrocław
  • 1950 – Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wrocław
  • 1951 – Okręgowy Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wrocław
  • 1957 – Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1997 – Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna
  • Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna

Śląsk is the Polish name of Silesia, the historical region in which Wrocław is located.

Honours

Supporters

They are among the largest supporter movements in Poland. In the 1980s many of the club's fans were active in the Solidarity and Fighting Solidarity movement which were fighting the communist regime in Poland. It is therefore not unusual to see anticommunist and patriotic slogans on the stands. The Nobles from Wrocław has a right-wing views and is hostile to homosexuals.

Silesia supporters call themselves Nobles from Wrocław (Polish: Szlachta z Wrocławia). They have a friendship with Lechia Gdańsk, Wisła Kraków (Three Kings of Great Cities, Polish: Trzej Królowie Wielkich Miast), Motor Lublin, Miedź Legnica and Czech SFC Opava.

Stadium

Main article: Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)

The Municipal Stadium in Wrocław, Poland, is the highest fourth category football (soccer) stadium built for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. The Stadium is located on aleja Śląska in the western part of the city (Pilczyce district). It is the home stadium of the Śląsk Wrocław football team playing in the Polish T-Mobile Ekstraklasa. The stadium has a capacity of 42,771 spectators, all seated and all covered. The Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw is the largest arena in Ekstraklasa and the third largest in the country (after National Stadium and Silesia Stadium). Stadium construction began in April 2009 and was completed in September 2011. Stadium opening took place at 10 September 2011 with boxing fight between Tomasz Adamek and Vitali Klitschko for WBC heavyweight title. First football match between Śląsk Wrocław and Lechia Gdańsk was played on 10 October 2011. Śląsk won this match 1:0 and Johan Voskamp was first goalscorer on the new stadium.

Current squad

The team bus in 2011
The team bus in season 2012-2013
As of 17 July 2012[6][7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amir Spahić
5 MF Poland POL Waldemar Sobota
6 DF Slovakia SVK Patrik Mráz
9 MF Poland POL Sylwester Patejuk
10 MF Poland POL Mateusz Cetnarski
11 MF Poland POL Sebastian Mila (captain)
14 DF Poland POL Marcin Kowalczyk
15 DF Poland POL Rafał Grodzicki
16 MF Slovenia SVN Dalibor Stevanović
17 DF Poland POL Mariusz Pawelec
18 FW Netherlands NED Johan Voskamp
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Argentina ARG Cristián Díaz
24 DF Poland POL Tadeusz Socha
25 GK Slovakia SVK Marián Kelemen
26 MF Poland POL Przemysław Kaźmierczak
27 FW Poland POL Łukasz Gikiewicz
28 DF Poland POL Marek Wasiluk
29 MF Slovenia SVN Rok Elsner
30 MF Poland POL Paweł Garyga
31 MF Poland POL Robert Menzel
33 GK Poland POL Rafał Gikiewicz

Śląsk Wrocław in Europe

Their score is shown first in each case.

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1975–76 UEFA Cup First round Sweden GAIS 1–2 (A), 4–2 (H)
Second round Belgium Royal Antwerp 1–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
Third round England Liverpool 1–2 (H), 0–3 (A)
1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup First round Malta Floriana 4–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Second round Republic of Ireland Bohemians 3–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Quarter-finals Italy Napoli 0–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
1977–78 European Cup First round Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 0–3 (A), 2–2 (H)
1978–79 UEFA Cup First round Cyprus Pezoporikos Larnaca 2–2 (A), 5–1 (H)
Second round Iceland ÍBV 2–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Third round Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 (A), 2–4 (H)
1980–81 UEFA Cup First round Scotland Dundee United 0–0 (H), 2–7 (A)
1982–83 UEFA Cup First round Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 2–2 (H), 1–0 (A)
Second round Switzerland Servette 0–2 (H), 1–5 (A)
1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup First round Spain Real Sociedad 0–0 (A), 0–2 (H)
2011–12 Europa League Second qualifying round Scotland Dundee United 1–0 (H), 2–3 (A)[nb 1]
Third qualifying round Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0 (H), 0–0 (A)[nb 2]
Playoff round Romania Rapid Bucureşti 1–3 (H), 1–1 (A)
2012–13 Champions League Second qualifying round Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 2–0 (A)

Players

See also: Category:Śląsk Wrocław players

Managers

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Won on away goals.
  2. ^ Won 4–3 on penalties.

References

  1. ^ "Historia Wroclawskiego Klubu" (in Polish). WKS Śląsk Wrocław Historia Klubu. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kaczmarek, Michal; Dabrowski, Piotr (19 May 2011). "Poland - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ Mogielnicki, Pawel (2 June 2010). "Poland - List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (21 May 2009). "Poland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ^ Mogielnicki, Pawel (17 September 2010). "Poland - List of Super Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ^ "I Drużyna" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Official Ekstraklasa Website - WKS Śląsk Wrocław - Players" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2011.

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