Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as Śląsk Wrocław (Polish pronunciation: [ɕlɔ̃zɡ ˈvrɔt͡swaf]) or simply Śląsk, 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 Super Cup twice and the Ekstraklasa Cup once. The club's home is Stadion Wrocław, a 45,105 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
Full name
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna
Śląsk fans are one of the largest supporter movements in Poland. In the early 1970s, they were one of the pioneers of football supporters groups. Their fan base is right-wing. Due to the clubs historical fight against the former communist government it is still not unusual to see antisemitic and nationalistic slogans on the stands. The Śląsk supporters call themselves Nobles from Wrocław (Polish: Szlachta z Wrocławia).
FriendshipsEdit
They have a friendship with Lechia Gdańsk with which the two clubs fans have had a friendship since 1977, and have had friendly relations since 1967. This is the oldest fan friendship in Polish football. During the 2017–18 season, the two sets of fans celebrated their 40th Friendship Anniversary. Games between the two are often called "the friendship match".
The fans have also had a friendship with Motor Lublin dating back to the 1990s. Due to the clubs' long friendship, Śląsk were invited to play a friendly in 2015 in Lublin to celebrate Motor's 65th anniversary.
Despite the clubs' close proximity, Śląsk also hold friendly relations with Miedź Legnica. The fans also have friendships with fans from both SFC Opava, from the Czech Republic, and Ferencvárosi TC, from Hungary.[7]
RivalsEdit
Their biggest rivals are Zagłębie Lubin, with the games between the two known as the "Lower Silesian Derby" (Polish: Derby Dolnego Śląska). The two teams are the largest in the Lower Silesia region, with Śląsk representing Wrocław (the largest city in the area) and Zagłębie representing Lubin. Both teams have won the Ekstraklasa twice, Śląsk in 1977 & 2012, and Zagłębie in 1991 & 2007.
The fans of Lechia and Śląsk formally had a friendship with the Wisła Kraków fans, creating the "Three Kings of Great Cities" (Polish: Trzej Królowie Wielkich Miast) coalition. Wisła fans left the coalition in 2016. Since 2016 Wisła Kraków itself has since turned into a rivalry.
Arka Gdynia, Lech Poznań and Cracovia are rivals dating back to the time with their alliance with Wisła. This was due to the two largest fan coalitions in Poland, "Three Kings of Great Cities" (Śląsk, Lechia, Wisła) and "The Great Triad" (Lech, Arka, Cracovia) with any of the opposite coalition teams playing each other resulting in a big and hotly contested match.
There is also a competitive rivalry with Widzew Łódź, with the two often facing each other throughout their history.
The Stadion Wrocław 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 PKO Ekstraklasa. The stadium has a capacity of 45,105 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. The inaugural football match was held on 10 October 2011, between Śląsk Wrocław and Lechia Gdańsk. Śląsk won 1–0, with Johan Voskamp becoming the first goalscorer on the new stadium.
^"TKWM Three Kings of Great Cities". October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
^"Pierwsza drużyna" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^"Vitezslav Lavička odchodzi ze Śląska Wrocław" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^"Jacek Magiera trenerem Śląska" (in Polish). 90minut. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^"WKS Śląsk Wrocław Sekcja Piłki Nożnej Kobiet". slaskwroclaw.pl.
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This article is about the men s football club For the women s team see Slask Wroclaw women For the basketball team see Slask Wroclaw basketball For the handball team see Slask Wroclaw handball Wroclawski Klub Sportowy Slask Wroclaw Spolka Akcyjna commonly known as Slask Wroclaw Polish pronunciation ɕlɔ zɡ ˈvrɔt swaf or simply Slask is a Polish football club based in Wroclaw 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 Slask Wroclaw ten years after their foundation In 1977 Slask Wroclaw won the Polish league championship for the first time The club has also won the Polish Cup twice the Polish Super Cup twice and the Ekstraklasa Cup once The club s home is Stadion Wroclaw a 45 105 capacity stadium in Wroclaw which was one of the host venues during UEFA Euro 2012 Club previously played at Olympic Stadium and Stadion Oporowska Slask WroclawFull nameWroclawski Klub Sportowy Slask Wroclaw Spolka AkcyjnaNickname s WKS Wojskowi Military Founded1947GroundTarczynski Arena WroclawCapacity45 105 1 OwnerWroclawChairmanMaciej Potocki acting ManagerJacek MagieraLeagueEkstraklasa2022 23Ekstraklasa 15th of 18WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 The fans 3 1 Friendships 3 2 Rivals 4 Stadium 5 Slask Wroclaw in European football 6 Current squad 6 1 Out on loan 7 Notable players 8 Managers 9 Slask Wroclaw women 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 References 13 External linksHistory EditThe club has had many names since its foundation in 1947 They are listed below 2 1947 Pionier Wroclaw 1949 Legia Wroclaw 1950 Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wroclaw 1951 Okregowy Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wroclaw 1957 Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Slask Wroclaw 1997 Wroclawski Klub Sportowy Slask Wroclaw Sportowa Spolka Akcyjna Wroclawski Klub Sportowy Slask Wroclaw Spolka AkcyjnaSlask is the Polish name of Silesia the historical region in which Wroclaw is located Honours Edit Ekstraklasa CupEkstraklasa 3 Champions 2 1976 77 2011 12 Runners up 3 1977 78 1981 82 2010 11 Polish Cup 4 Winners 2 1975 76 1986 87 Runners up 2012 13 Ekstraklasa Cup 5 Winners 2009 Polish Super Cup 6 Winners 2 1987 2012Youth Teams Polish U 19 Champion Champions 1978 79 Runners up 1976 77 Bronze Medal 1977 78 1979 80 2017 18The fans Edit Slask fans 2003Slask fans are one of the largest supporter movements in Poland In the early 1970s they were one of the pioneers of football supporters groups Their fan base is right wing Due to the clubs historical fight against the former communist government it is still not unusual to see antisemitic and nationalistic slogans on the stands The Slask supporters call themselves Nobles from Wroclaw Polish Szlachta z Wroclawia Friendships Edit They have a friendship with Lechia Gdansk with which the two clubs fans have had a friendship since 1977 and have had friendly relations since 1967 This is the oldest fan friendship in Polish football During the 2017 18 season the two sets of fans celebrated their 40th Friendship Anniversary Games between the two are often called the friendship match The fans have also had a friendship with Motor Lublin dating back to the 1990s Due to the clubs long friendship Slask were invited to play a friendly in 2015 in Lublin to celebrate Motor s 65th anniversary Despite the clubs close proximity Slask also hold friendly relations with Miedz Legnica The fans also have friendships with fans from both SFC Opava from the Czech Republic and Ferencvarosi TC from Hungary 7 Rivals Edit Their biggest rivals are Zaglebie Lubin with the games between the two known as the Lower Silesian Derby Polish Derby Dolnego Slaska The two teams are the largest in the Lower Silesia region with Slask representing Wroclaw the largest city in the area and Zaglebie representing Lubin Both teams have won the Ekstraklasa twice Slask in 1977 amp 2012 and Zaglebie in 1991 amp 2007 The fans of Lechia and Slask formally had a friendship with the Wisla Krakow fans creating the Three Kings of Great Cities Polish Trzej Krolowie Wielkich Miast coalition Wisla fans left the coalition in 2016 Since 2016 Wisla Krakow itself has since turned into a rivalry Arka Gdynia Lech Poznan and Cracovia are rivals dating back to the time with their alliance with Wisla This was due to the two largest fan coalitions in Poland Three Kings of Great Cities Slask Lechia Wisla and The Great Triad Lech Arka Cracovia with any of the opposite coalition teams playing each other resulting in a big and hotly contested match There is also a competitive rivalry with Widzew Lodz with the two often facing each other throughout their history Stadium EditMain article Stadion Wroclaw The Stadion Wroclaw in Wroclaw Poland is the highest fourth category football soccer stadium built for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship The Stadium is located on aleja Slaska in the western part of the city Pilczyce district It is the home stadium of the Slask Wroclaw football team playing in the Polish PKO Ekstraklasa The stadium has a capacity of 45 105 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 The inaugural football match was held on 10 October 2011 between Slask Wroclaw and Lechia Gdansk Slask won 1 0 with Johan Voskamp becoming the first goalscorer on the new stadium Municipal Stadium by night interior of the stadium Slask Wroclaw Wisla Krakow 25 November 2011 The Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw during the UEFA Euro 2012 Slask Wroclaw in European football EditSlask Wroclaw in European footballClubSlask WroclawFirst entry1975 76 UEFA CupLatest entry2021 22 UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSlask Wroclaw s score is shown first in each case Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate1975 76 UEFA Cup 1R GAIS 4 2 1 2 5 42R Royal Antwerp 1 1 2 1 3 23R Liverpool 1 2 0 3 1 51976 77 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Floriana 2 0 4 1 6 12R Bohemians 3 0 1 0 4 0QF Napoli 0 0 0 2 0 21977 78 European Cup 1R Levski Spartak 2 2 0 3 2 51978 79 UEFA Cup 1R Pezoporikos 5 1 2 2 7 32R IBV Vestmannaeyjar 2 1 2 0 4 13R Borussia Monchengladbach 2 4 1 1 3 51980 81 UEFA Cup 1R Dundee United 0 0 2 7 2 71982 83 UEFA Cup 1R Dynamo Moscow 2 2 1 0 3 22R Servette 0 2 1 5 1 71987 88 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Real Sociedad 0 2 0 0 0 22011 12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Dundee United 1 0 2 3 3 3 nb 1 3Q Lokomotiv Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 nb 2 PO Rapid București 1 3 1 1 2 42012 13 UEFA Champions League 2Q Buducnost Podgorica 0 1 2 0 2 13Q Helsingborg 0 3 1 3 1 62012 13 UEFA Europa League PO Hannover 96 3 5 1 5 4 102013 14 UEFA Europa League 2Q Rudar Pljevlja 4 0 2 2 6 23Q Club Brugge 1 0 3 3 4 3PO Sevilla 0 5 1 4 1 92015 16 UEFA Europa League 1Q NK Celje 3 1 1 0 4 12Q IFK Goteborg 0 0 0 2 0 22021 22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Paide Linnameeskond 2 0 2 1 4 12Q Ararat Yerevan 3 3 4 2 7 53Q Hapoel Be er Sheva 2 1 0 4 2 5Notes1Q First qualifying round 2Q Second qualifying round 3Q Third qualifying round PO Play off round 1R First round 2R Second round 3R Third round QF Quarter finalsCurrent squad Edit The team bus in 2011 The team bus in season 2012 2013As of 15 July 2023 8 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player3 DF ENG Cameron Borthwick Jackson4 DF POL Lukasz Bejger5 DF BUL Aleks Petkov7 FW DEN Kenneth Zohore8 MF DEN Patrick Olsen9 FW ESP Erik Exposito11 MF POL Dennis Jastrzembski12 GK POL Rafal Leszczynski15 MF ESP Matias Nahuel17 MF CZE Petr Schwarz18 MF POL Karol Borys19 DF POL Patryk Janasik No Pos Nation Player20 MF POL Adrian Bukowski21 FW POL Patryk Szwedzik22 MF POL Mateusz Zukowski24 MF POL Piotr Samiec Talar25 MF POL Marcel Zylla27 DF POL Martin Konczkowski28 MF POL Michal Rzuchowski30 GK POL Bartlomiej Glogowski31 FW POL Jakub Lutostanski34 DF POL Konrad Poprawa35 GK POL Kacper Trelowski on loan from Rakow Czestochowa 39 DF POL Szymon LewkotOut on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player26 DF POL Kacper Radkowski at Bohemians 32 MF POL Lukasz Gerstenstein at Stal Mielec Notable players EditHad international caps for their respective countries Poland Henryk Apostel 1971 72 Lukasz Broz 2018 Adrian Budka 2005 06 Eugeniusz Cebrat 1978 79 Piotr Celeban 2008 12 2014 21 Mateusz Cetnarski 2011 14 Piotr Cwielong 2010 13 Jan Erlich 1973 78 Roman Faber 1973 84 Janusz Gancarczyk 2007 10 Zygmunt Garlowski 1973 81 Wojciech Golla 2018 20 Janusz Gora 1985 92 Jaroslaw Gora 1993 97 Roman Jakobczak 1966 69 Tomasz Jodlowiec 2012 Pawel Kaczorowski 2007 Zygmunt Kalinowski 1971 79 Przemyslaw Kazmierczak 2010 14 Jacek Kielb 2015 16 Adam Kokoszka 2013 14 2015 18 Jakub Kosecki 2017 18 Zdzislaw Kostrzewa 1979 84 Marcin Kowalczyk 2012 13 Rafal Lasocki 2007 Rafal Leszczynski 2022 Antoni Lukasiewicz 2008 11 Krzysztof Maczynski 2019 Lukasz Madej 2009 12 2016 17 Adam Marciniak 2008 Adam Matysek 1989 93 Sebastian Mila 2008 14 Mariusz Pawelec 2008 Mariusz Pawelek 2014 17 Tadeusz Pawlowski 1974 82 Miroslaw Pekala 1977 84 Arkadiusz Piech 2017 19 Dariusz Pietrasiak 2011 12 Leszek Pisz 2001 Przemyslaw Placheta 2019 20 Waldemar Prusik 1981 89 Kazimierz Przybys 1983 84 Andrzej Rudy 1983 88 Dariusz Rzezniczek 1990 Hubert Skowronek 1962 67 Jakub Slowik 2017 19 Waldemar Sobota 2010 13 2020 22 Joachim Stachula 1963 66 Janusz Sybis 1969 83 Grzegorz Szamotulski 2001 Stefan Szefer 1963 65 Roman Szewczyk 1989 Tadeusz Swicarz 1951 Ryszard Tarasiewicz 1979 89 Jan Tomaszewski 1967 70 Marcin Wasilewski 2000 02 Maciej Wilusz 2021 Piotr Wlodarczyk 2000 01 Roman Wojcicki 1980 82 Wladyslaw Zmuda 1974 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amir Spahic 2009 13 Bulgaria Aleks Petkov 2023 Czech Republic Vladimir Cap 2007 09 Lukas Droppa 2014 15 Marcel Gecov 2015 16 Petr Schwarz 2021 Gabon Eric Mouloungui 2013 Georgia Lasha Dvali 2016 17 Hungary Mark Tamas 2020 22 Iceland Daniel Leo Gretarsson 2022 23 Japan Ryota Morioka 2016 17 Latvia Igors Tarasovs 2017 19 Macedonia Ostoja Stjepanovic 2016 17 Montenegro Filip Raicevic 2020 Slovakia Peter Grajciar 2015 17 Ľubos Kamenar 2016 17 Slovenia Boban Jovic 2017 18 Dalibor Stevanovic 2012 14 Zambia Lubambo Musonda 2019 21 Zimbabwe Ronald Sibanda 1997 98 Managers Edit Karel Finek 1958 Vilem Lugr 1959 Artur Wozniak 1969 70 Wladyslaw Zmuda 1971 77 Orest Lenczyk 1979 81 Henryk Apostel 10 October 1984 30 June 1988 Alojzy Lysko 1988 Tadeusz Pawlowski 6 October 1992 10 May 1993 Stanislaw Swierk 1993 95 Wieslaw Wojno 1 July 1996 11 March 1997 Jerzy Kasalik 11 March 1997 21 September 1997 Grzegorz Kowalski 1 July 1998 20 December 1998 Wojciech Lazarek 21 December 1998 3 November 1999 Wladyslaw Lach 3 July 2000 10 April 2001 Janusz Wojcik 10 April 2001 7 June 2001 Marian Putyra 7 June 2001 24 August 2001 Petr Nemec 24 August 2001 25 March 2002 Marian Putyra 25 March 2002 30 June 2003 Grzegorz Kowalski 1 July 2003 30 September 2004 Ryszard Tarasiewicz 29 September 2004 28 June 2006 Lubos Kubik 6 July 2006 2 October 2006 Jan Zurek 2 October 2006 18 June 2007 Ryszard Tarasiewicz 19 June 2007 22 September 2010 Pawel Barylski interim 22 September 2010 27 September 2010 Orest Lenczyk 27 September 2010 31 August 2012 Pawel Barylski interim 31 August 2012 3 September 2012 Stanislav Levy 3 September 2012 23 February 2014 Tadeusz Pawlowski 24 February 2014 6 December 2015 Romuald Szukielowicz 7 December 2015 9 March 2016 Mariusz Rumak 9 March 2016 19 December 2016 Jan Urban 5 January 2017 19 February 2018 Tadeusz Pawlowski 19 February 2018 11 December 2018 Pawel Barylski interim 11 December 2018 3 January 2019 Vitezslav Lavicka 3 January 2019 21 March 2021 9 Jacek Magiera 22 March 2021 8 March 2022 10 Piotr Tworek 9 March 2022 1 Jun 2022 Ivan Đurđevic 2 Jun 2022 21 April 2023 Jacek Magiera 21 April 2023 present Slask Wroclaw women EditMain article Slask Wroclaw women The Slask Wroclaw s women s team was formed in 2020 taking the place of KS AZS Wroclaw in the Ekstraliga 11 See also EditList of Polish football champions Slask Wroclaw II reserve team Slask Wroclaw basketball Slask Wroclaw handball Wroclaw football riot 2003Footnotes Edit Won on away goals Won 4 3 on penalties References Edit Fakty i liczby Historia Wroclawskiego Klubu in Polish WKS Slask Wroclaw Historia Klubu Retrieved 22 July 2011 Kaczmarek Michal Dabrowski Piotr 19 May 2011 Poland List of Champions Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 22 July 2011 Mogielnicki Pawel 2 June 2010 Poland List of Cup Finals Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 22 July 2011 Di Maggio Roberto 21 May 2009 Poland List of League Cup Finals Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 22 July 2011 Mogielnicki Pawel 17 September 2010 Poland List of Super Cup Finals Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 22 July 2011 TKWM Three Kings of Great Cities October 2015 Retrieved 22 October 2015 Pierwsza druzyna in Polish Slask Wroclaw Retrieved 17 July 2022 Vitezslav Lavicka odchodzi ze Slaska Wroclaw in Polish Slask Wroclaw 21 March 2021 Retrieved 7 April 2021 Jacek Magiera trenerem Slaska in Polish 90minut 22 March 2021 Retrieved 7 April 2021 WKS Slask Wroclaw Sekcja Pilki Noznej Kobiet slaskwroclaw pl External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slask Wroclaw Official website Slask Net in Polish Wroclaw Kibice Sport in Polish SLASKopedia in Polish About WKS Slask Wroclaw Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slask Wroclaw amp oldid 1171526957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
