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| Full name | Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna | ||
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| Nicknames | WKS Wojskowi (The Militarians) | ||
| Founded | 1947; 78 years ago (1947) | ||
| Ground | Tarczyński Arena Wrocław | ||
| Capacity | 45,105[1] | ||
| Owner | Wrocław | ||
| Chairman | Michał Mazur | ||
| Manager | Ante Šimundža[2] | ||
| League | I liga | ||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa, 17th of 18 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known asWKS Śląsk Wrocław (Polish pronunciation:[ɕlɔ̃zɡˈvrɔt͡swaf]), is a Polish professionalfootball club based inWrocław that plays inI liga, the second level of thePolish 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 isTarczyński Arena Wrocław, a 45,105 capacity stadium in Wrocław which was one of the host venues duringUEFA Euro 2012. The club previously played atOlympic Stadium andStadion Oporowska.
The club has had many names since its foundation in 1947. They are listed below;[3]
Śląsk is the Polish name ofSilesia, the historical region in which Wrocław is located.
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 themselvesNobles from Wrocław (Polish:Szlachta z Wrocławia). Notable Śląsk fans include: Waldemar Kasta, a rapper andring announcerKSW, that also created fan songs for Śląsk,Hubert Hurkacz, a Polish tennis player.
They have a friendship withLechia 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 withMotor Lublin dating back to the 1990s. Due to the clubs' long friendship, Śląsk were invited to play a friendly in 2015 inLublin to celebrate Motor's 65th anniversary.
Despite the clubs' close proximity, Śląsk also hold friendly relations withMiedź Legnica. The fans also have friendships with fans from bothSFC Opava, from the Czech Republic, andFerencvárosi TC, from Hungary.[9]
Their biggest rivals areZagłębie Lubin, with the games between the two known as the "Lower Silesian Derby" (Polish: Derby Dolnego Śląska). The two teams are the largest in theLower Silesia region, with Śląsk representing Wrocław (the capital ofLower Silesia) and Zagłębie representing Lubin, a traditionally industrial and copper mining city. Both teams have won theEkstraklasa twice, Śląsk in 1977 & 2012, and Zagłębie in 1991 & 2007. They also hold a big rivalry withLegia Warsaw, due to both clubs having military roots. There also is a rivalry withWidzew Łódź, traditionally only due to competitive reasons, however, after the murder of a 17 year old Śląsk fan by a group of Widzew hooligans inWalichnowy, the rivalry became more heated than ever, and it still holds this status.
The fans of Lechia and Śląsk formally had a friendship with theWisła 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 andCracovia 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.
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 betweenTomasz Adamek andVitali Klitschko for WBC heavyweight title. The inaugural football match was held on 10 October 2011, between Śląsk Wrocław andLechia Gdańsk. Śląsk won 1–0, withJohan Voskamp becoming the first goalscorer on the new stadium.
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| Club | Śląsk Wrocław |
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| First entry | 1975–76 UEFA Cup |
| Latest entry | 2024–25 UEFA Conference League |
Śląsk Wrocław's score is shown first in each case
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |||
| 1976–77 | Quarter-final | lost to Napoli 0–0 in Wrocław, 0–2 inNaples | |
| UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | |||
| 1975–76 | Round of 16 | lost to Liverpool 1–2 in Wrocław, 0–3 inLiverpool | |
| 1978–79 | Round of 16 | lost to Borussia 1–1 inMönchengladbach, 2–4 in Wrocław | |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Had international caps for their respective countries.
Karel Finek (1958)Vilém Lugr (1959)
Artur Woźniak (1969–70)Władysław Żmuda (1971–77)Orest Lenczyk (1979–81)Henryk Apostel (10 October 1984 – 30 June 1988)Alojzy Łysko (1988)Tadeusz Pawłowski (6 October 1992 – 10 May 1993)Stanisław Świerk (1993–95)Wiesław Wojno (1 July 1996 – 11 March 1997)Jerzy Kasalik (11 March 1997 – 21 September 1997)Grzegorz Kowalski (1 July 1998 – 20 December 1998)Wojciech Łazarek (21 December 1998 – 3 November 1999)Władysław Łach (3 July 2000 – 10 April 2001)Janusz Wójcik (10 April 2001 – 7 June 2001)Marian Putyra (7 June 2001 – 24 August 2001)Petr Nemec (24 August 2001 – 25 March 2002)Marian Putyra (25 March 2002 – 30 June 2003)Grzegorz Kowalski (1 July 2003 – 30 September 2004)Ryszard Tarasiewicz (29 September 2004 – 28 June 2006)Luboš Kubík (6 July 2006 – 2 October 2006)Jan Żurek (2 October 2006 – 18 June 2007)Ryszard Tarasiewicz (19 June 2007 – 22 September 2010)Paweł Barylski(interim) (22 September 2010 – 27 September 2010)Orest Lenczyk (27 September 2010 – 31 August 2012)Paweł Barylski(interim) (31 August 2012 – 3 September 2012)Stanislav Levy (3 September 2012 – 23 February 2014)Tadeusz Pawłowski (24 February 2014 – 6 December 2015)Romuald Szukiełowicz (7 December 2015 – 9 March 2016)Mariusz Rumak (9 March 2016 – 19 December 2016)Jan Urban (5 January 2017 – 19 February 2018)Tadeusz Pawłowski (19 February 2018 – 11 December 2018)Paweł Barylski(interim) (11 December 2018 – 3 January 2019)Vítězslav Lavička (3 January 2019 – 21 March 2021)[11]Jacek Magiera (22 March 2021 – 8 March 2022)[12]Piotr Tworek (9 March 2022 – 1 June 2022)
Ivan Đurđević (2 June 2022 – 21 April 2023)Jacek Magiera (21 April 2023 – 12 November 2024)Michał Hetel andMarcin Dymkowski(interim) (12 November 2024 – 24 December 2024)
Ante Šimundža (24 December 2024 –present)The Śląsk Wrocław's women's team was formed in 2020, taking the place ofKŚ AZS Wrocław in theEkstraliga.[13]
