Kraków Dragoons FC, founded in 2016, is an association football club based in Kraków, Poland.[1][2][3][4]

Krakow Dragoons
Full nameKlub Sportowy Dragoons
Nickname(s)The Expats, Smoki (Dragons)
Founded2016
GroundKS Prądniczanka
Capacity1,200
OwnerPartnership - owned by its members
ChairmanDaniel Finnegan (acting)
ManagerHugo Cruz
LeagueA Klasa
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded by a group of expats and started competing in the Polish Football League System during the 2019/2020 season. The Dragoons played two seasons in B Klasa before eventually being crowned champions at the end of the 2021/2022 season and winning promotion to A Klasa.

Since the 2022/2023 season, Dragoons FC is competing in the Fenix Trophy, an UEFA sanctioned tournament for non-professional clubs.

Squad edit

As of 5 February 2024[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CHI Gabriel Muñoz-Garcia
2 DF   ENG Josh Dawson
3 DF   UKR Oleksii Bilorukavyi
4 DF   UKR Oleksandr Arshakian
5 DF   ITA Simon Calabrese
6 MF   NED Brian Lemmen
7 DF   POL Michał Nowak
8 MF   ITA Enrico Forabosco (vice-captain)
9 FW   ISR Yuri Samyonov
10 FW   ANG Flavio Nkola
11 FW   IND Rohit Chandran
12 MF   MAR Ayoub Chardal
13 DF   POL Jakub Drobny
14 DF   ARG Roman Bilovol
15 DF   POL Jacek Fąfara
16 DF   ITA Francesco Leuci
18 DF   ITA Edoardo Battaglion
19 DF   POL Piotr Hajnrych
20 MF   POR Daniel Silva (vice-captain)
23 MF   AUS Mark Szczesnowicz (captain)
24 FW   ITA Andrea Latino
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF   NED Rob Smits
28 FW   COD Cedrick Mwamba
29 FW    Vałdzis Fuhaš
30 FW   CZE Martin Voženílek
31 MF   BLR Barys Sidareika
32 FW   ENG Jamie Beattie
34 DF   SCO Michael Syska-Lamb
35 MF   TUR Emre Ozan
36 MF   COD Corneille Malonga
37 MF   RSA Keenjino Solomons
38 FW   RSA Taye Johnson
43 DF   ALG Salah Missi
44 FW   POL Barry Chowaniec
61 FW   TUR Emre Bezirkan
83 GK   ITA Lorenzo Bartolomei
93 FW   ITA Alessio Sassini
94 FW   POL Błażej Święcicki
97 DF   POL Szymon Urzędowski
99 GK   POL Marcin Obyrtacz

References edit

  1. ^ Bandurski, Norbert (2020-03-30). "21 narodowości, jeden zespół. Jak powstał klub obcokrajowców w krakowskiej B klasie?". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  2. ^ Trela, MichałMichał (2020-07-30). "Międzynarodowa B klasa. Kraków Dragoons jedynym w Polsce klubem obcokrajowców". newonce (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. ^ "Krakow Dragoons FC: "We aim to embed grassroots football culture into the local scene"". Kafkadesk. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  4. ^ Bochenek, Tomasz (2022-04-11). "Dragoons Kraków idą po awans. Zespół ekspatów pokonał Opatkowiankę ZDJĘCIA". Gazeta Krakowska. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  5. ^ "Player Charts 2023/2024".