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Śląsk Wrocław

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's team, see Śląsk Wrocław (women). For the basketball team, see Śląsk Wrocław (basketball). For the handball team, see Śląsk Wrocław (handball).

Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (Polish pronunciation: [ɕlɔ̃zɡ ˈvrɔt͡swaf]), is a Polish professional football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish football league system.

Śląsk Wrocław
Full nameWrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)WKS
Wojskowi (The Militarians)
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundTarczyński Arena Wrocław
Capacity42,771[1]
OwnerWrocław
ChairmanPatryk Załęczny
ManagerJacek Magiera
LeagueEkstraklasa
2023–24Ekstraklasa, 2nd of 18
Websitehttp://slaskwroclaw.pl/strona/
Current season

Two-time Polish champion (1977, 2012), four-time Polish runner-up (1978, 1982, 2011, 2024), two-time Polish Cup winner (1976, 1987), two-time Polish Super Cup winner (1987, 2012) and Ekstraklasa Cup winner (2009).

The club's home is Wrocław Stadium, a 42,771 capacity stadium in Wrocław which was one of the host venues during UEFA Euro 2012. The club previously played at Olympic Stadium and Stadion Oporowska.

History

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The club has had many names since its foundation in 1947. They are listed below;[2]

  • 1947 – Pionier Wrocław
  • 1949 – Legia Wrocław
  • 1950 – Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wrocław
  • 1951 – Okręgowy Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Wrocław
  • 1957 – Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1997 – Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna
  • Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna

Śląsk is the Polish name of Silesia, the historical region in which Wrocław is located.

Honours

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Ekstraklasa Cup

League

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Cup

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Youth teams

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The fans

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Śląsk fans 2003

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. The Śląsk supporters call themselves Nobles from Wrocław (Polish: Szlachta z Wrocławia). Notable Śląsk fans include: Waldemar Kasta, a rapper and ring announcer KSW, that also created fan songs for Śląsk, Hubert Hurkacz, a Polish tennis player.

Friendships

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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.[8]

Rivals

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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 capital of Lower Silesia) and Zagłębie representing Lubin, a traditionally industrial and copper mining city. Both teams have won the Ekstraklasa twice, Śląsk in 1977 & 2012, and Zagłębie in 1991 & 2007. They also hold a big rivalry with Legia Warsaw, due to both clubs having military roots. There also is a rivalry with Widzew Łódź, traditionally only due to competitive reasons, however, after the murder of a 17 year old Śląsk fan by a group of Widzew hooligans in Walichnowy, the rivalry became more heated than ever, and it still holds this status.

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.

Stadium

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Main article: Wrocław Stadium

The Wrocław Stadium 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 42,771 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.

Śląsk Wrocław in European football

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Śląsk Wrocław in European football
ClubŚląsk Wrocław
First entry1975–76 UEFA Cup
Latest entry2024–25 UEFA Conference League
 
The team bus in 2011
 
The team bus in season 2012–2013

Śląsk Wrocław's score is shown first in each case

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1975–76 UEFA Cup 1R   GAIS 4–2 1–2 5–4
2R   Royal Antwerp 1–1 2–1 3–2
3R   Liverpool 1–2 0–3 1–5
1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Floriana 2–0 4–1 6–1
2R   Bohemians 3–0 1–0 4–0
QF   Napoli 0–0 0–2 0–2
1977–78 European Cup 1R   Levski-Spartak 2–2 0–3 2–5
1978–79 UEFA Cup 1R   Pezoporikos 5–1 2–2 7–3
2R   ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 2–1 2–0 4–1
3R   Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–4 1–1 3–5
1980–81 UEFA Cup 1R   Dundee United 0–0 2–7 2–7
1982–83 UEFA Cup 1R   Dynamo Moscow 2–2 1–0 3–2
2R   Servette 0–2 1–5 1–7
1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Real Sociedad 0–2 0–0 0–2
2011–12 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 2–4
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q   Budućnost Podgorica 0–1 2–0 2–1
3Q   Helsingborg 0–3 1–3 1–6
2012–13 UEFA Europa League PO   Hannover 96 3–5 1–5 4–10
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Rudar Pljevlja 4–0 2–2 6–2
3Q   Club Brugge 1–0 3–3 4–3
PO   Sevilla 0–5 1–4 1–9
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q   NK Celje 3–1 1–0 4–1
2Q   IFK Göteborg 0–0 0–2 0–2
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q   Paide Linnameeskond 2–0 2–1 4–1
2Q   Ararat Yerevan 3–3 4–2 7–5
3Q   Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0−4 2−5
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q   Riga 3–1 0–1 3–2
3Q   St. Gallen 3–2 0–2 3–4
Notes
  • 1Q: 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-finals

Best results in European competitions

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Season Achievement Notes
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1976–77 Quarter-final lost to   Napoli 0–0 in Wrocław, 0–2 in Naples
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
1975–76 Round of 16 lost to   Liverpool 1–2 in Wrocław, 0–3 in Liverpool
1978–79 Round of 16 lost to   Mönchengladbach 1–1 in Mönchengladbach, 2–4 in Wrocław

Current squad

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As of 2 October 2024[9]

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   POL Tomasz Loska
2 DF   POL Aleksander Paluszek
3 DF   POL Serafin Szota
4 DF   POL Łukasz Bejger
5 DF   BUL Aleks Petkov (captain)
6 DF   POL Łukasz Gerstenstein
7 MF   POL Piotr Samiec-Talar
9 FW   SUI Junior Eyamba
10 FW   POL Jakub Świerczok
11 FW   POL Sebastian Musiolik
12 GK   POL Rafał Leszczyński (vice-captain)
13 DF   POL Krzysztof Kurowski
14 DF   POL Mateusz Bartolewski
15 MF   UKR Oleksandr Havrylenko
16 MF   SVK Peter Pokorný (3rd captain)
17 MF   CZE Petr Schwarz
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   GER Simon Schierack
19 MF   ESP Arnau Ortiz
20 MF   POL Aleksander Wołczek
21 MF   ROU Tudor Băluță
22 MF   POL Mateusz Żukowski
23 FW   BUL Sylvester Jasper
26 MF   TUR Burak İnce
27 MF   POL Filip Rejczyk
29 MF   POL Jakub Jezierski
30 GK   POL Bartosz Głogowski
33 DF   UKR Yehor Matsenko
44 GK   POL Hubert Śliczniak
77 MF   POL Marcin Cebula
78 DF   POL Tommaso Guercio
87 DF   BUL Simeon Petrov

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   POL Konrad Poprawa

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   POL Oskar Mielcarz (at Wieczysta Kraków until 30 June 2025)
— FW   POL Patryk Klimala (at Sydney FC until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   POL Patryk Szwedzik (at Chrobry Głogów until 30 June 2025)

Notable players

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Had international caps for their respective countries.

Managers

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Śląsk Wrocław (women)

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Main article: Śląsk Wrocław (women)

The Śląsk Wrocław's women's team was formed in 2020, taking the place of KŚ AZS Wrocław in the Ekstraliga.[12]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Won on away goals.
  2. ^ Won 4–3 on penalties.

References

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  1. ^ "Fakty i liczby". Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Historia Wroclawskiego Klubu" (in Polish). WKS Śląsk Wrocław Historia Klubu. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ Kaczmarek, Michal; Dabrowski, Piotr (19 May 2011). "Poland – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ^ Mogielnicki, Pawel (2 June 2010). "Poland – List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (21 May 2009). "Poland – List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ^ Mogielnicki, Pawel (17 September 2010). "Poland – List of Super Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Śląsk mistrzem Polski juniorów młodszych". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "TKWM Three Kings of Great Cities". October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Pierwsza drużyna" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Vitezslav Lavička odchodzi ze Śląska Wrocław" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Jacek Magiera trenerem Śląska" (in Polish). 90minut. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  12. ^ "WKS Śląsk Wrocław Sekcja Piłki Nożnej Kobiet". slaskwroclaw.pl. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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