2021–22 Raków Częstochowa season

The 2021–22 season is Raków Częstochowa's third consecutive campaign in the Ekstraklasa, the top-flight of Polish football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is competing in the Polish Cup, the Polish SuperCup, and the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Raków Częstochowa
2021–22 season
ChairmanWojciech Cygan
ManagerMarek Papszun
StadiumStadion Miejski
Ekstraklasa1st
Polish CupWinners
Polish SuperCupWinners
UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ivi (18)

All:
Ivi (19)

On 17 July 2021, Raków Częstochowa defeated reigning Ekstraklasa title holders Legia Warsaw in penalties in the Polish SuperCup.[1][2]

First-team squad

As of 23 July 2021[3]

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  BIH Vladan Kovačević
2 DF  CZE Tomáš Petrášek
3 DF  SRB Milan Rundic
6 DF  POL Andrzej Niewulis
7 MF  CRO Fran Tudor
8 MF  POL Ben Lederman
9 FW  POL Sebastian Musiolik
10 MF  POL Igor Sapała
11 MF  ESP Ivi
12 GK  POL Kacper Trelowski
14 MF  POL Daniel Szelągowski
15 FW  POR Alexandre Guedes
17 MF  POL Mateusz Wdowiak
18 FW  POL Jakub Arak
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  AUS Jordan Courtney-Perkins
20 MF  SRB Marko Poletanović
21 FW  LVA Vladislavs Gutkovskis
22 MF  POL Iwo Kaczmarski
23 MF  POL Patryk Kun
24 DF  SRB Zoran Arsenić
27 MF  CZE Daniel Bartl
31 DF  SRB Žarko Udovičić
32 MF  POL Piotr Owczarek
43 MF  SVN David Tijanić
66 MF  GRE Giannis Papanikolaou
71 MF  POL Wiktor Długosz
77 MF  POL Marcin Cebula

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
1 GK Vladan Kovačević Sarajevo Undisclosed 18 June 2021 [4]
19 DF Jordan Courtney-Perkins Brisbane Roar Free 29 June 2021 [5][6]
31 DF Žarko Udovičić Lechia Gdańsk Free 1 July 2021 [7]
15 FW Alexandre Guedes Famalicão Undisclosed 23 July 2021 [8]
88 MF Valerian Gvilia Legia Warsaw Undisclosed 31 August 2021 [9]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2021 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 Raków Częstochowa Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Adeyemi 48'
  • Ludewig 65'
Report
Referee: Samuel Sampl
Note: The match was played in two halves of 45 minutes and one half of 30 minutes.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ekstraklasa 25 July 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 31 19 8 4 56 28 +28 061.29
Polish Cup 22 September 2021 Round of 64 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 100.00
SuperCup 17 July 2021 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 22 July 2021 26 August 2021 Second qualifying round Play-off round 6 2 3 1 2 3 −1 033.33
Total 43 26 12 5 70 35 +35 060.47

Last updated: 24 April 2022
Source: 90minut.pl

Ekstraklasa

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Raków Częstochowa (X) 31 19 8 4 56 28 +28 65 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Lech Poznań (X) 31 19 8 4 61 21 +40 65 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Pogoń Szczecin (X) 31 18 8 5 60 28 +32 62 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
4 Lechia Gdańsk 31 15 8 8 49 34 +15 53
5 Piast Gliwice 31 14 8 9 42 34 +8 50
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: ekstraklasa.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[10]
(X) Assured of at least Europa Conference League, but may still qualify for Champions League
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2021–22 Polish Cup, Raków Częstochowa, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the Polish Cup winners will be transferred to the 4th placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
31 19 8 4 56 28  +28 65 9 5 1 31 12  +19 10 3 3 25 16  +9

Last updated: 24 April 2022.
Source: 90minut.pl

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWDLDDWWWWWDDLWLWWWWDWWWDWDWWW
Position31149111010664324444443333321223311
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: ekstraklasa.org
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

25 July 2021 1 Piast Gliwice 2–3 Raków Częstochowa Gliwice
15:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Piasta Gliwice
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
1 August 2021 2 Jagiellonia Białystok 3–0 Raków Częstochowa Białystok
20:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadion Jagiellonii Białystok
Referee: Sebastian Jarzebak
8 August 2021 3 Wisła Kraków 1–2 Raków Częstochowa Kraków
17:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski Wisły
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik
28 August 2021 6 Wisła Płock 1–1 Raków Częstochowa Płock
12:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadion Wisły Płock
Referee: Pawel Malec
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 7 Raków Częstochowa 2–2 Lech Poznań Częstochowa
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Ekstraklasa
90minut
Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski „Raków”
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
19 September 2021 8 Stal Mielec 0–3 Raków Częstochowa Warsaw
12:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadion Stali Mielec
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Pawel Malec
25 September 2021 9 Legia Warsaw 2–3 Raków Częstochowa Warsaw
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 15,870
Referee: Jarosław Przybył
29 September 2021 4 Raków Częstochowa 2–2 Radomiak Radom Częstochowa
CEST
Report
Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski „Raków”
Attendance: 2,098
Referee: Damian Kos
3 October 2021 10 Raków Częstochowa 3–0 Warta Poznań Częstochowa
12:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski „Raków”
Attendance: 4,829
Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski
16 October 2021 11 Śląsk Wrocław 1–2 Raków Częstochowa Wrocław
20:00 CET Report
Stadium: Stadion Wrocław
Attendance: 13,198
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 12 Raków Częstochowa 3–2 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Częstochowa
12:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski „Raków”
Referee: Sebastian Krasny
31 October 2021 13 Górnik Łęczna 0–0 Raków Częstochowa Łęczna
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadion Górnik Łęczna
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik
7 November 2021 14 Raków Częstochowa 0–0 Pogoń Szczecin Częstochowa
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski „Raków”
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) 15 Raków Częstochowa 4–0 Zagłębie Lubin Częstochowa
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski „Raków”
Referee: Sebastian Krasny
4 December 2021 16 Lechia Gdańsk 3–1 Raków Częstochowa Gdańsk
19:00 CET
Stadium: Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk
Attendance: 6,393
Referee: Tomasz Musiał
15 December 2021 5 Raków Częstochowa 1–2 Górnik Zabrze Częstochowa
18:00 CET Report Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski „Raków”
19 March 2022 26 Raków Częstochowa 1–1 Legia Warsaw Częstochowa
15:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Attendance: 5,200[11]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)

Polish Cup

22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) Round of 64 Stal Rzeszów 2–4 Raków Częstochowa Rzeszów
19:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Marczuk 47'
  • Głowacki 51' (pen.)
Łączy nas piłka
90minut
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Sebastian Krasny (Kraków)
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) Round of 32 KKS Kalisz 1–2 Raków Częstochowa Kalisz
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Waleńcik 85'
Łączy nas piłka
90minut
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Zbigniew Dobrynin (Łódź)
1 December 2021 (2021-12-01) Round of 16 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 0–2 Raków Częstochowa Nieciecza
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) [Łączy nas piłka]
[90minut]
Stadium: Stadion Sportowy Bruk-Bet Termalica
1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) Quarter-final Arka Gdynia 0–2 Raków Częstochowa Gdynia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) [Łączy nas piłka]
[90minut]
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) Semi-final Raków Częstochowa 1–0 Legia Warsaw Częstochowa
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
2 May 2022 (2022-05-02) Final Lech Poznań v Raków Częstochowa Warsaw
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Stadion Narodowy

Polish SuperCup

17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Final Legia Warsaw 1–1
(3–4 p)
Raków Częstochowa Warsaw
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Emreli 90+3' Report Tudor 10' Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 10,870
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Wrocław)
Penalties

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

22 July 2021 (2021-07-22) First leg Sūduva 0–0 Raków Częstochowa Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
19:00 (20:00 EEST) Report Attendance: 1,200[12]
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) Second leg Raków Częstochowa 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–0 agg.)
(4–3 p)
Sūduva BBOSiR Stadium, Bielsko-Biała[note 1]
19:00 Report Attendance: 3,917[13]
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
Penalties

Third qualifying round

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) First leg Raków Częstochowa 0–0 Rubin Kazan BBOSiR Stadium, Bielsko-Biała[note 1]
21:00 Report Attendance: 4,811[14]
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
12 August 2021 (2021-08-12) Second leg Rubin Kazan 0–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–1 agg.)
Raków Częstochowa Ak Bars Arena, Kazan
18:00 (19:00 MSK) Report Attendance: 11,754[15]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Play-off round

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) First leg Raków Częstochowa 1–0 Gent Bielsko-Biała, Poland
18:00 Report Stadium: BBOSiR Stadium[note 1]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) Second leg Gent 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
Raków Częstochowa Ghent, Belgium
20:00 Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Squad statistics

Goal scorers

As of 24 April 2022[16]
Rank Number Position Player Ekstraklasa Polish Cup Polish SuperCup UEFA Europa Conference League Total
1 11FW Ivi 1810019
2 21FW Vladislavs Gutkovskis 820111
3 17MF Mateusz Wdowiak 730010
4 6DF Andrzej Niewulis 21014
9FW Sebastian Musiolik 31004
6 7DF Fran Tudor 20103
77MF Marcin Cebula 30003
8 8MF Ben Lederman 11002
9 2DF Tomáš Petrášek 10001
3DF Milan Rundić 10001
20MF Marko Poletanović 10001
24DF Zoran Arsenić 10001
29MF Deian Sorescu 10001
66MF Giannis Papanikolaou 10001
70FW Fábio Sturgeon 10001
71MF Wiktor Długosz 10001
88MF Valerian Gvilia 01001
Own goals10001
Total 56111270

Clean sheets

As of 24 April 2022[16]
Rank Number Position Player Ekstraklasa Polish Cup Polish SuperCup UEFA Europa Conference League Total
1 1GK Vladan Kovačević 1000515
2 12GK Kacper Trelowski 33006
Total 1330521

Notes

  1. Raków Częstochowa played their home match at BBOSiR stadium in Bielsko Biała, instead of their regular stadium Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków", Częstochowa, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References

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  3. "Current squad". Raków Częstochowa. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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  9. "Walerian Gwilia w Rakowie". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
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  12. "Sūduva vs. Raków Częstochowa". Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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  14. "Raków Częstochowa vs. Rubin Kazan". Union of European Football Associations. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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