Holy War (Kraków)

The Holy War
	Wisła Kraków supporters displaying banner ; "Army of the White Star", 2011
Location	Kraków
Teams	Wisła Kraków; KS Cracovia
First meeting	20 September 1908
Statistics
Most wins	Wisła Kraków (83-60-42)

The Holy War ([Święta Wojna, also Derby Krakowa] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a rivalry in Polish football between Wisła Kraków and KS Cracovia, the two biggest clubs in Kraków and reportedly the oldest in Poland, both founded in 1906.^[1] The term Holy War was coined by the defender from KS Cracovia, Ludwik Gintel. It is also the theme of a song devoted to their never-ending shenanigans, played by Andrusy.

Highlights

The earliest extant records of the Holy War originate from the newspaper published on September 20, 1908 informing that the match played at Błonia Park between the two teams resulted in a 1:1 draw.^[2] Earlier matches were also reported, but their results are missing from archives of the local media. The first competition in accordance with the 1904 official FIFA standards, took place on May 8, 1913 at the Cracovia stadium in Kraków, with the home team winning over Wisła 2:1.

The Holy War is considered the most intense rivalry in Poland and one of the most intense in all of Europe. Despite the fact that the two stadiums are less than a kilometer away, the fans are two bitter rivals against each other, often resulting in fights between them as well as the police.^[1]

All-time results

Season	Competition	Date	Home team	Result	Away team
1934–35	I Liga	05-05-1935	Wisła Kraków	4 – 0	KS Cracovia
1934–35	I Liga	08-09-1935	KS Cracovia	5 – 0	Wisła Kraków
1936–37	I Liga	27-05-1937	Wisła Kraków	1 – 1	KS Cracovia
1936–37	I Liga	05-09-1937	KS Cracovia	1 – 0	Wisła Kraków
1937–38	I Liga	01-05-1938	Wisła Kraków	2 – 2	KS Cracovia
1937–38	I Liga	02-10-1938	KS Cracovia	2 – 1	Wisła Kraków
1938–39	I Liga	07-05-1939	Wisła Kraków	5 – 1	KS Cracovia
1947–48	I Liga	06-06-1948	Wisła Kraków	0 – 2	KS Cracovia
	I Liga	31-10-1948	KS Cracovia	1 – 1	Wisła Kraków
	I Liga Play offs	05-12-1948	KS Cracovia	3 – 1	Wisła Kraków
1948–49	I Liga	26-05-1949	Wisła Kraków	0 – 1	KS Cracovia
1948–49	I Liga	15-09-1949	KS Cracovia	0 – 0	Wisła Kraków
1949–50	I Liga	22-06-1950	Wisła Kraków	1 – 0	KS Cracovia
1949–50	I Liga	10-09-1950	KS Cracovia	1 – 3	Wisła Kraków
1950–51	I Liga	22-06-1951	KS Cracovia	0 – 0	Wisła Kraków
1950–51	I Liga	02-09-1951	Wisła Kraków	5 – 0	KS Cracovia
1952–53	I Liga	12-04-1953	KS Cracovia	4 – 2	Wisła Kraków
1952–53	I Liga	08-10-1953	Wisła Kraków	3 – 0	KS Cracovia
1953–54	I Liga	20-06-1954	KS Cracovia	0 – 0	Wisła Kraków
1953–54	I Liga	31-10-1954	Wisła Kraków	1 – 1	KS Cracovia
1955–56	Puchar Polski	20-11-1955	Wisła Kraków	3 – 1	KS Cracovia
1957–58	I Liga	20-04-1958	Wisła Kraków	1 – 2	KS Cracovia
1957–58	I Liga	14-08-1958	KS Cracovia	1 – 1	Wisła Kraków
1958–59	I Liga	20-11-1966	KS Cracovia	0 – 1	Wisła Kraków
1958–59	I Liga	13-09-1959	Wisła Kraków	2 – 3	KS Cracovia
1961–62	I Liga	11-06-1961	Wisła Kraków	1 – 0	KS Cracovia
1961–62	I Liga	24-09-1961	KS Cracovia	0 – 1	Wisła Kraków
1966–67	I Liga	20-11-1966	KS Cracovia	1 – 2	Wisła Kraków
1966–67	I Liga	10-06-1967	Wisła Kraków	3 – 0	KS Cracovia
1969–70	I Liga	24-09-1969	KS Cracovia	2 – 3	Wisła Kraków
1969–70	I Liga	24-05-1970	Wisła Kraków	2 – 0	KS Cracovia
1982–83	I Liga	11-09-1982	Wisła Kraków	0 – 0	KS Cracovia
	Puchar Polski	22-09-1982	KS Cracovia	2 – 2 p	Wisła Kraków
	I Liga	23-04-1983	KS Cracovia	2 – 1	Wisła Kraków

Season	Competition	Date	Home team	Result	Away team
1983–84	I Liga	13-08-1983	Wisła Kraków	0 – 0	KS Cracovia
1983–84	I Liga	17-03-1984	KS Cracovia	0 – 0	Wisła Kraków
1995–96	II Liga	24-09-1995	Wisła Kraków	0 – 1	KS Cracovia
1995–96	II Liga	15-05-1996	KS Cracovia	0 – 2	Wisła Kraków
2004–05	I Liga	02-10-2004	Wisła Kraków	0 – 0	KS Cracovia
2004–05	I Liga	05-05-2005	KS Cracovia	0 – 1	Wisła Kraków
2005–06	Ekstraklasa	22-11-2005	Wisła Kraków	3 – 0	KS Cracovia
2005–06	Ekstraklasa	11-03-2006	KS Cracovia	1 – 1	Wisła Kraków
2006–07	Ekstraklasa	27-10-2006	Wisła Kraków	3 – 0	KS Cracovia
2006–07	Ekstraklasa	13-05-2007	KS Cracovia	0 – 0	Wisła Kraków
2007–08	Ekstraklasa	20-10-2007	KS Cracovia	1 – 2	Wisła Kraków
2007–08	Ekstraklasa	20-04-2008	Wisła Kraków	2 – 1	KS Cracovia
2008–09	Ekstraklasa	31-08-2008	KS Cracovia	1 – 1	Wisła Kraków
	Ekstraklasa Cup	09-10-2008	Wisła Kraków	2 – 0	KS Cracovia
	Ekstraklasa Cup	26-11-2008	KS Cracovia	0 – 0	Wisła Kraków
	Ekstraklasa	22-03-2009	Wisła Kraków	4 – 1	KS Cracovia
2009–10	Ekstraklasa	22-11-2009	Wisła Kraków	0 – 1	KS Cracovia
2009–10	Ekstraklasa	11-05-2010	KS Cracovia	1 – 1	Wisła Kraków
2010–11	Ekstraklasa	05-11-2010	KS Cracovia	0 – 1	Wisła Kraków
2010–11	Ekstraklasa	15-05-2011	Wisła Kraków	1 – 0	KS Cracovia
2011–12	Ekstraklasa	06-11-2011	KS Cracovia	1 – 0	Wisła Kraków
2011–12	Ekstraklasa	30-04-2012	Wisła Kraków	1 – 0	KS Cracovia
2013–14	Ekstraklasa	21-09-2013	KS Cracovia	1 – 1	Wisła Kraków
2013–14	Ekstraklasa	23-02-2014	Wisła Kraków	3 – 1	KS Cracovia
2014–15	Ekstraklasa	28-09-2014	KS Cracovia	1 – 0	Wisła Kraków
2014–15	Ekstraklasa	21-03-2015	Wisła Kraków	2 – 1	KS Cracovia
2015–16	Ekstraklasa	24-07-2015	KS Cracovia	1 – 1	Wisła Kraków
2015–16	Ekstraklasa	29-11-2015	Wisła Kraków	1 – 2	KS Cracovia
2016–17	Ekstraklasa	05-08-2016	KS Cracovia	2 – 1	Wisła Kraków

1982 Puchar Polski match ended 2 - 2, Wisła won 5 - 3 on penalties.

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b "Święta Wojna (The Holy War)". Wisla Krakow - Cracovia Krakow. Footballderbies.com. 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Editorial (September 2, 2012). "Wiślackie Kalendarium: pierwsze mistrzostwo, pierwszy puchar". Stowarzyszenie Kibiców Wisły Kraków. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

External links

[footballderbies.com-1] "Święta Wojna (The Holy War)". Wisla Krakow - Cracovia Krakow. Footballderbies.com. 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[skwk.pl-2] Editorial (September 2, 2012). "Wiślackie Kalendarium: pierwsze mistrzostwo, pierwszy puchar". Stowarzyszenie Kibiców Wisły Kraków. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

[1]

[2]