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Stal Mielec

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Stal Mielec
Stal mielec.png
Full nameFKS Stal Mielec
Nickname(s)Biało-niebiescy (White-blues)
FoundedApril 10, 1939
GroundStadion Stali Mielec
Solskiego 1 Street,
Mielec, Poland
Capacity7,000[1]
ChairmanBartłomiej Jaskot
ManagerLeszek Ojrzyński[2]
LeagueEkstraklasa
2019-20I liga, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

Stal Mielec (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstal ˈmjɛlɛt͡s]) is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's Ekstraklasa Premier League, winning the title twice (in 1973 and 1976) but had undergone significant management changes and financial difficulties within the past two decades, which forced the club from participation in the Premier League. After winning the Polish third-tier league title in 2016, Stal Mielec was promoted to I Liga, the second-tier league. After finishing second in I Liga in 2020, Stal Mielec was promoted to the Ekstraklasa Premier League for the first time since the 1995–96 season.

Old Ground: Stadion Stali Mielec
Old Ground: Stadion Stali Mielec

History

Naming history

  • 1939 – Klub Sportowy PZL Mielec
  • 1946 – Robotniczy Klub Sportowy PZL Zryw Mielec
  • 1948 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Metalowców PZL Mielec
  • 1949 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
  • 1950 – Koło Sportowe Stal przy Wytwórni Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego Mielec
  • 1957 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
  • 1977 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy PZL Stal Mielec
  • 1995 – Autonomiczna Sekcja Piłki Nożnej FKS PZL Stal Mielec
  • 1997 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec
  • 1998 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Lobo Stal Mielec
  • 1999 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec
  • 2002 – Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
  • 2003 – Klub Sportowy FKS Stal Mielec

1939–1945 - the beginning and interwar period

The football club was one of the first two (next to the volleyball club) at the PZL Mielec, established in 1939. The team was made up of players playing in other clubs in Mielec and employees of the PZL, an aerospace company. In the first match played, the team defeated the Gymnastic Society "Sokół" Mielec with 4–1 victory. Three more matches were played against Dzikovia Tarnobrzeg (2–1), Metal Tarnów (3–1) and a team made up of players from an ammunition factory in Nowa Dęba (6–1). The match against Okęcie Warszawa planned for September did not take place, because World War II started and any sports games were forbidden. However, the matches were played illegally in the meadows beyond the communal forest and in other towns (including Dębica, Kolbuszowa, Sandomierz). The only official match was played against a German military unit and ended with the score 1–2.

Achievements

  • Ekstraklasa
    • 1st place: 1972–73, 1975–76
    • 2nd place: 1974–75
    • 3rd place: 1973–74, 1978–79, 1981–82
  • Polish Cup
    • Finalists: 1976
  • Youth Teams:
    • Polish U-19 Runner Up: 1964, 2007
    • Polish U-19 Bronze Medal: 1968, 1969, 2006
    • Polish U-17 Champion: 2007
    • Polish U-17 Runner Up: 1996, 2012

Participation in European cups

Lower League Championships

  • B Class: 1949
  • A Class: 1950, 1954
  • II Liga: 1955, 1968–69, 2015–16
  • I Liga: 1960, 1969-70 (as 2nd), 1984–85, 1987–88, 2019-20 (as 2nd)
  • V Liga: 1998-99
  • IV Liga: 2007-08 (as 4th)
  • III Liga: 2012-13

Stadium

Main article: Stadion Stali Mielec
New Ground: Stadion Stali Mielec

The construction of the club's current stadium, Stadion Stali Mielec at Solskiego 1, was concluded in 1953. The stadium underwent a major renovation, completed in 2013. It maintains a seating capacity for 7,000 spectators. Before the 2013 renovation, it maintained seating capacity for 30,000 spectators, and hosted numerous European Champions Cup, UEFA Cup, and Polish national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Individual Player Awards

Ekstraklasa Premier League Top Goalscorer

  • 1973 - Grzegorz Lato - 13 goals
  • 1975 - Grzegorz Lato - 19 goals
  • 1995 - Bogusław Cygan - 16 goals

Award given by Piłka Nożna:

  • Player of the Year
  • Newcomer of the Year
    • 1975 - Zbigniew Hnatio
    • 1978 - Włodzimierz Ciołek

Award given by Przegląd Sportowy

  • Polish Athlete of the Year
    • 1974 - 4th place - Grzegorz Lato
    • 1977 - 5th place - Grzegorz Lato

Award given by Sport

  • Player of the Year
    • 1974 - Grzegorz Lato
    • 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak
    • 1977 - Grzegorz Lato

Award given by Tempo

  • Goalkeeper of the Year
    • 1979 - Zygmunt Kukla

Reserves

Stal Mielec II
LeagueIV liga
2019–204th
WebsiteClub website

The club operates a reserve team which currently plays in IV liga Subcarpathia, the fifth tier of the league pyramid. Moreover, there is the Stal Mielec III team,[3] as they play in liga okręgowa (sixth tier) and participate in the 2020–21 Subcarpathian Rzeszów–Dębica Polish Cup edition.[4]

Current squad

As of 5 October 2020.[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 Poland POL Michał Gliwa
2 MF Poland POL Mateusz Chmielowiec
3 DF Poland POL Łukasz Seweryn
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
5 DF Poland POL Mateusz Żyro
6 DF Poland POL Marcin Flis
7 MF Poland POL Maciej Domański
8 MF Poland POL Maciej Urbańczyk
9 MF Serbia SRB Andreja Prokić
10 MF Poland POL Mateusz Mak
11 DF Poland POL Szymon Stasik
12 GK Poland POL Mateusz Dudek
13 GK Poland POL Rafał Strączek
14 DF Poland POL Kamil Kościelny
15 DF Poland POL Wojciech Błyszko (on loan from Jagiellonia Białystok)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Finland FIN Petteri Forsell
18 FW Poland POL Bartosz Bajorek
19 FW Poland POL Kacper Sadłocha
20 MF Poland POL Grzegorz Tomasiewicz
21 MF Poland POL Mateusz Matras
23 DF Poland POL Krystian Getinger
25 DF Poland POL Wojciech Lisowski
27 MF Poland POL Damian Pawłowski (on loan from Wisła Kraków)
29 GK Poland POL Damian Primel
44 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Sus
77 FW Poland POL Jakub Wróbel
92 FW Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Kolev
96 MF Poland POL Robert Dadok
98 FW Poland POL Paweł Tomczyk (on loan from Lech Poznań)
99 FW Poland POL Łukasz Zjawiński

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Bielák (at GKS Jastrzębie)

Notable players

  • Grzegorz Lato, player of Polish national football team, Golden Shoe winner of the 1974 World Cup with 7 goals; former President of the Polish Football Association
  • Henryk Kasperczak, player of Polish national football team, former coach of Wisła Kraków and Kavala F.C.
  • Andrzej Szarmach, player of Polish national football team
  • Jan Domarski, player of Polish national football team
  • Dariusz Kubicki, player of Polish national football team
  • Zygmunt Kukla, goalkeeper of Polish national football team 1978 - 1980
  • Bogusław Wyparło, goalkeeper of Polish national football team

Managers

See also

References

  1. ^ Stadion Stali Mielec at stalmielec.com
  2. ^ http://www.90minut.pl/news/308/news3081335-Leszek-Ojrzynski-trenerem-Stali-Mielec.html
  3. ^ http://www.90minut.pl/skarb.php?id_klub=23297&id_sezon=97
  4. ^ http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga11560.html
  5. ^ "Stal Mielec squad". Stal Mielec. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34
  7. ^ http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=2
  8. ^ http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=3
  9. ^ http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=4
  10. ^ http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=5
  11. ^ http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=7

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