GKS Bełchatów

GKS Bełchatów [ɡʲɛkaˈɛs bɛwˈxatuf] is a Polish professional football club based in Bełchatów.

GKS Bełchatów
Full nameGórniczy Klub Sportowy Bełchatów
Nickname(s)Gieksa
Brunatni (the Browns)
Torfiarze (the Turfers)
Founded1977
GroundGIEKSA Arena
Capacity5,264
Chairman Wiktor Rydz
2021-22II liga, 18th of 18 (withdrawn)
WebsiteClub website

History

GKS Bełchatów entered Poland's Klasa A in 1977 under the name of Węgiel Brunatny Bełchatów,[1] and gained promotion to the III liga in the 1981–82 season.[1] It took the club another seven years to rise to the II liga (1986/1987 season), before winning a place in the top-tier I liga in 1992.[1] After another spell in II liga, the club again won promotion to the I liga at the end of the 2004–05 season. The club finished the 2005–06 season in 10th place, with 37 points.[2] The following season they challenged for the league title. After spending much of the latter part of the 2006–07 season in first place, they were ultimately overtaken by Zagłębie Lubin and had to settle for second place.[3]

On 11 March 2022, the club, then playing in the II liga, withdrew from the league and did not start playing in the spring round. As a consequence, they were moved to the last place in the 2021–22 season standings and their remaining matches being declared 0–3 forfeits for their opponents.[4]

Achievements

Fans and rivalries

The fans are called Torfiorze (the "Turfers" in translation).[5] They have friendly relations with fans of Wisła Sandomierz.[6] Their biggest rivals are neighbours RKS Radomsko, and as Bełchatów is located in the Łódź Province, they also have rivalries with the two traditional well-established Łódź teams, ŁKS and Widzew.[6]

Bełchatów in Europe

Season Competition Round Club Score
2007/08 UEFA Cup 1Q Ameri Tbilisi 2–0, 0–2 (4–2 p.)
2Q Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–1, 2–4

Current squad

As of 6 September 2021.[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  POL Mateusz Szymorek
5 MF  POL Mikołaj Gabor
6 DF  POL Adam Dobosz
7 MF  POL Damian Warnecki
8 MF  POL Artur Golański
9 MF  POL Waldemar Gancarczyk
10 MF  POL Dawid Flaszka
11 FW  POL Szymon Sołtysiński
16 DF  POL Mikołaj Grzelak
17 MF  POL Marcin Ryszka
18 FW  POL Mateusz Kempski
20 MF  POL Oskar Przywara
22 GK  POL Kewin Komar
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  POL Michał Graczyk
25 GK  POL Leonid Otczenaszenko
27 FW  POL Kacper Sionkowski
29 MF  POL Kamil Mizera
30 MF  POL Łukasz Wroński
31 FW  UKR Yevhen Radionov
38 DF  SVK Martin Klabnik
50 MF  POL Jakub Miarka
51 DF  POL Hubert Jakubiec
55 DF  POL Mateusz Mikulski
69 DF  POL Kajetan Kunka (on loan from Rozwój Katowice)
72 FW  POL Adrian Bielka (on loan from Korona Kielce)
77 DF  POL Mateusz Gancarczyk

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
FW  POL Damian Warnecki (at Skra Częstochowa)

Managers

Notable players

Players who have been capped and/or have over 80 appearances for the club

References

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