Stal Kraśnik is a Polish football club based in Kraśnik. Founded in 1948, the club is currently competing in IV liga Lublin, the fifth tier of the Polish football league.

Stal Kraśnik
Full nameFabryczny Klub Sportowy Stal Kraśnik
Founded16 September 1948; 75 years ago (1948-09-16)
GroundStadion MOSiR
Capacity2,000
ChairmanMarcin Jędrasik
ManagerKamil Witkowski
LeagueIV liga Lublin
2022–23IV liga Lublin, 4th of 10

History edit

Stal Kraśnik was formed in 1948 as Klub Sportowy Metal. On 16 September 1951, club changed its name to Stal. In the 1956 season, club gained promotion to the third tier of the Polish football league for the first time in its history. In the 1960–61 Stal won the regional championship, and qualified to the promotion playoffs, but lost in the final round. In 1962, Stal Kraśnik reached the round of 16 of the Polish Cup, after defeating I liga team Odra Opole 1–0, in front of 8,000 fans.[1]

In the 1966–67 season Stal reached their highest ever league position of second in the reformed third tier, at one point behind the winners Włókniarz Pabianice.[1] They have spent sixteen seasons in the III liga, most recently in 2001–02.[2]

Stadium edit

The club play their home matches at Stadion MOSiR w Kraśniku (Kraśnik MOSiR Stadium), which has a capacity of 2,000.[3] The record attendance for a football match in Kraśnik was on 30 April 1967 when a crowd of 15,000 attended Stal's 0–2 loss to Motor Lublin.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Historia klubu FKS Stal Kraśnik". stalkrasnik.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Stal Kraśnik - sezon po sezonie". hppn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Stadion MOSiR w Kraśniku (Stadion Stali Kraśnik)". stadiony.net (in Polish). Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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