Śląsk Wrocław

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Association football club in Poland

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clubnameŚląsk Wrocław
ownerWrocław
imageSlask Wroclaw crest.svg
image_size175px
fullnameWrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna
nicknameWKS
Wojskowi (The Militarians)
founded
groundTarczyński Arena Wrocław
capacity45,105
chairmanRemigiusz Jezierski
managerAnte Šimundža
leagueI liga
season2024–25
positionEkstraklasa, 17th of 18 (relegated)
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current2025–26 Śląsk Wrocław season
website
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::callout[type=note] the men's football club ::

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Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional football club based in Wrocław that plays in I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system.

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 Tarczyński Arena Wrocław, a 45,105 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

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

  • 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

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Puchar_ekstraklasy.jpg" caption="[[Ekstraklasa Cup"] ::

League

Cup

Youth teams

The fans

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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 (). 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

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.

Rivals

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" () 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

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 in the new stadium.

|File:Stadion Miejski we Wroclawiu - testy iluminacji 6.jpg|Municipal Stadium by night. |File:Stadion Wroclaw 2011-11-18.jpg|interior of the stadium. |File:WKS Śląsk-Wisła Kraków 20111125 b.JPG|Śląsk Wrocław – Wisła Kraków (25 November 2011) |File:Wrocław Municipal Stadium - Euro 2012 (7).jpg|The Municipal Stadium in Wrocław during the UEFA Euro 2012.

Śląsk Wrocław in European football

| continent = Europe | title = Śląsk Wrocław in European football | image = | club = Śląsk Wrocław | caption = | european cup = | uefa cup = | cup winners' cup = | uefa super cup = | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup = | first entry = 1975–76 UEFA Cup | last entry = 2024–25 UEFA Conference League ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Autobus2011.jpg" caption="The team bus in 2011"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Autobus_od_22.06.2012.jpg" caption="The team bus in season 2012–2013"] ::

Śląsk Wrocław's score is shown first in each case ::data[format=table]

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregate
1975–76UEFA Cup1RSWE GAIS4–21–25–4
2RBEL Royal Antwerp1–12–13–2
3RENG Liverpool1–20–31–5
1976–77European Cup Winners' Cup1RMLT Floriana2–04–16–1
2RIRL Bohemians3–01–04–0
QFITA Napoli0–00–20–2
1977–78European Cup1RBUL Levski-Spartak2–20–32–5
1978–79UEFA Cup1RCYP Pezoporikos5–12–27–3
2RISL ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar2–12–04–1
3RGER Borussia Mönchengladbach2–41–13–5
1980–81UEFA Cup1RSCO Dundee United0–02–72–7
1982–83UEFA Cup1RUSSR Dynamo Moscow2–21–03–2
2RSWI Servette0–21–51–7
1987–88European Cup Winners' Cup1RESP Real Sociedad0–20–00–2
2011–12UEFA Europa League2QSCO Dundee United1–02–33–3Won on away goals.
3QBUL Lokomotiv Sofia0–00–00–0Won 4–3 on penalties.
POROM Rapid București1–31–12–4
2012–13UEFA Champions League2QMNE Budućnost Podgorica0–12–02–1
3QSWE Helsingborg0–31–31–6
2012–13UEFA Europa LeaguePOGER Hannover 963–51–54–10
2013–14UEFA Europa League2QMNE Rudar Pljevlja4–02–26–2
3QBEL Club Brugge1–03–34–3
POESP Sevilla0–51–41–9
2015–16UEFA Europa League1QSVN NK Celje3–11–04–1
2QSWE IFK Göteborg0–00–20–2
2021–22UEFA Europa Conference League1QEST Paide Linnameeskond2–02–14–1
2QARM Ararat Yerevan3–34–27–5
3QISR Hapoel Be'er Sheva2–10−42−5
2024–25UEFA Conference League2QLAT Riga3–10–13–2
3QSUI St. Gallen3–20–23–4
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;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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SeasonAchievementNotesUEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
1976–77Quarter-finallost to Italy Napoli 0–0 in Wrocław, 0–2 in Naples
1975–76Round of 16lost to England Liverpool 1–2 in Wrocław, 0–3 in Liverpool
1978–79Round of 16lost to West Germany Borussia 1–1 in Mönchengladbach, 2–4 in Wrocław
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Players

Current squad

Other players under contract

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. ; Poland

; Bosnia and Herzegovina

; Czech Republic

Managers

Śląsk Wrocław (women)

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.

Footnotes

References

References

  1. "Fakty i liczby".
  2. (2024-12-24). "Oficjalnie: Śląsk Wrocław ma nowego trenera! Co za prezent na święta".
  3. "Historia Wroclawskiego Klubu". WKS Śląsk Wrocław Historia Klubu.
  4. (19 May 2011). "Poland – List of Champions". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
  5. Mogielnicki, Pawel. (2 June 2010). "Poland – List of Cup Finals". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
  6. Di Maggio, Roberto. (21 May 2009). "Poland – List of League Cup Finals". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
  7. Mogielnicki, Pawel. (17 September 2010). "Poland – List of Super Cup Finals". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
  8. (12 June 2024). "Śląsk mistrzem Polski juniorów młodszych".
  9. (October 2015). "TKWM Three Kings of Great Cities".
  10. "Pierwsza drużyna". Śląsk Wrocław.
  11. (21 March 2021). "Vitezslav Lavička odchodzi ze Śląska Wrocław". Śląsk Wrocław.
  12. (22 March 2021). "Jacek Magiera trenerem Śląska". 90minut.
  13. "WKS Śląsk Wrocław Sekcja Piłki Nożnej Kobiet".

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