The origins of the club go back to the founding of the Germanfootball clubVfR Königshütte on 22 August 1910 in what was at the time the coal mining city of Königshütte in Germany. In the early 20s, the region became part of Poland and the city was renamed, with the football club becoming Amatorski Klub Sportowy Chorzów
In 1927 AKS was the proud owner of one of the most modern stadium facilities in Poland at Chorzów's Wyzwolenia Hill. The stadium was sometimes shared with another well-known local team — Ruch Chorzów.
The club won the championship of Polish Upper Silesia (Silesian A-Class) in 1924, 1930 and 1936, and in 1937 advanced to the Polish first division where they became an immediate success. They finished as vice-champions and the team's Jerzy Wostal was the top scorer in the league with 12 goals. Wostal and teammate Leonard Piątek were among several players who played for the Polish national side in the 1930s. In 1939, AKS had as many as 10 football teams, including various youth teams, which was more than any other football organization of the Second Polish Republic.
Logo of FV Germania Königshütte
After the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Germany occupied the western half of Poland. AKS became Fussball Verein Germania Königshütte and in 1940 joined Germany's first division Gauliga Schlesien where they finished atop the table. Piatek Germanized his name to Piontek and was a key player as FV Königshütte became the dominant side in the division, far outperforming state-supported rival 1. FC Kattowitz. The club earned division titles in the Gauliga Oberschlesien in 1942, 1943, and 1944, advancing to play in the regional qualifying rounds of the German national championships, where they were put out in the early going each year. Germania also made first round appearances in play for the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's DFB-Pokal (German Cup), in 1941 and 1942.
After the war and the restoration of the area to Poland, the club re-assumed its Polish name and continued to be a power in the country's football, earning third-place results in 1946 and 1947. In 1948 AKS joined the newly re-established Polish first division as Budowlani Chorzów and played there for seven years until being relegated after the 1954 season. The club played second division football until 1958 then faded into obscurity, with some supporters claiming that team's German origins and history of success in the Nazi-sponsored Gauliga put it into disfavour with Communist Poland's sporting authorities, contributing to the team's decline.
In the 60s the Chorzów's once beautiful stadium burned to the ground to be replaced by a supermarket. In the early 1990s the club merged with Chorzowianka Chorzów and plays today as the sixth division side AKS Wyzwolenie Chorzów.
Naming timeline
1910: Verein für Rasenspiele (VfR) Königshütte
1924: Amatorski Klub Sportowy (AKS) Królewska Huta
1934: AKS Chorzów (change in name of city)
1939-1945: defunct: club temporarily replaced by newly established club FV Germania Königshütte O/S
1949: Budowlani Chorzów
1955: AKS Chorzów
1995: AKS Chorzowianka Chorzów (merger with Chorzowianka Chorzów)
2000: AKS Wyzwolenie Chorzów (merger with Wyzwolenie Chorzów)
Formed before the World War II, the club's handball department came to prominence after 1945. The team drew crowds of 5,000 at the height of its popularity and in the 1980s won several national titles.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources AKS Chorzow news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message AKS Chorzow is a sports club based in Chorzow Poland It is one of the earliest sports organizations in Upper Silesia and is still well known nationally for its football and handball teams The club also made its mark on the international stage Halina Richter Gorecka was part of the gold medal winning women s 100m relay team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games tennis player Danuta Wieczorek appeared at Wimbledon as a junior AKS ChorzowFull nameAmatorski Klub Sportowy Wyzwolenie ChorzowNickname s Zielone Koniczynki English Green Clovers Founded22 August 1910 112 years ago 22 August 1910 Groundul Lompy 10a 41 500 ChorzowManagerMiroslaw WernerLeagueKatowice 1 Group of Liga okregowa VI 2014 15Katowice 2 Group of Liga okregowa VI 4thWebsiteClub website Contents 1 History 2 Naming timeline 3 Achievements 4 Handball 5 Honours handball 6 Nickname 7 ReferencesHistory Edit Logo of VfR Konigshutte The origins of the club go back to the founding of the German football club VfR Konigshutte on 22 August 1910 in what was at the time the coal mining city of Konigshutte in Germany In the early 20s the region became part of Poland and the city was renamed with the football club becoming Amatorski Klub Sportowy ChorzowIn 1927 AKS was the proud owner of one of the most modern stadium facilities in Poland at Chorzow s Wyzwolenia Hill The stadium was sometimes shared with another well known local team Ruch Chorzow The club won the championship of Polish Upper Silesia Silesian A Class in 1924 1930 and 1936 and in 1937 advanced to the Polish first division where they became an immediate success They finished as vice champions and the team s Jerzy Wostal was the top scorer in the league with 12 goals Wostal and teammate Leonard Piatek were among several players who played for the Polish national side in the 1930s In 1939 AKS had as many as 10 football teams including various youth teams which was more than any other football organization of the Second Polish Republic Logo of FV Germania Konigshutte After the outbreak of World War II in 1939 Germany occupied the western half of Poland AKS became Fussball Verein Germania Konigshutte and in 1940 joined Germany s first division Gauliga Schlesien where they finished atop the table Piatek Germanized his name to Piontek and was a key player as FV Konigshutte became the dominant side in the division far outperforming state supported rival 1 FC Kattowitz The club earned division titles in the Gauliga Oberschlesien in 1942 1943 and 1944 advancing to play in the regional qualifying rounds of the German national championships where they were put out in the early going each year Germania also made first round appearances in play for the Tschammerpokal predecessor of today s DFB Pokal German Cup in 1941 and 1942 After the war and the restoration of the area to Poland the club re assumed its Polish name and continued to be a power in the country s football earning third place results in 1946 and 1947 In 1948 AKS joined the newly re established Polish first division as Budowlani Chorzow and played there for seven years until being relegated after the 1954 season The club played second division football until 1958 then faded into obscurity with some supporters claiming that team s German origins and history of success in the Nazi sponsored Gauliga put it into disfavour with Communist Poland s sporting authorities contributing to the team s decline In the 60s the Chorzow s once beautiful stadium burned to the ground to be replaced by a supermarket In the early 1990s the club merged with Chorzowianka Chorzow and plays today as the sixth division side AKS Wyzwolenie Chorzow Naming timeline Edit1910 Verein fur Rasenspiele VfR Konigshutte 1924 Amatorski Klub Sportowy AKS Krolewska Huta 1934 AKS Chorzow change in name of city 1939 1945 defunct club temporarily replaced by newly established club FV Germania Konigshutte O S 1949 Budowlani Chorzow 1955 AKS Chorzow 1995 AKS Chorzowianka Chorzow merger with Chorzowianka Chorzow 2000 AKS Wyzwolenie Chorzow merger with Wyzwolenie Chorzow 1 Achievements EditPolish vice champions 1937 3rd place in Polish Ekstraklasa Main League 1946 1947 1951 Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship Poland champions 1924 1930 1936 Silesia champions Germany 1941 Upper Silesia champions Germany 1942 1943 1944Handball EditFormed before the World War II the club s handball department came to prominence after 1945 The team drew crowds of 5 000 at the height of its popularity and in the 1980s won several national titles Honours handball EditPolish champions 1981 1982 1988 Polish vice champions 1960Nickname EditThe team was nicknamed the Green Clovers References Edit Skarb Wyzwolenie Chorzow 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