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| Full name | Miejski Klub Sportowy Polonia-Stal Świdnica | ||
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| Nickname | Chlory (The Chlorines) | ||
| Founded | 23 July 1945; 80 years ago (1945-07-23) 2005 (refounded) 2014 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Stadion OSiR | ||
| Capacity | 999 | ||
| Chairman | Jakub Stachurski | ||
| Manager | Rafał Markowski | ||
| League | IV liga Lower Silesia | ||
| 2023–24 | IV liga Lower Silesia, 12th of 18 | ||
| Website | www | ||
MKS Polonia-Stal Świdnica is a Polishfootball club based inŚwidnica,Poland. The club currently plays in theIV liga Lower Silesia.
The club has had many names since its foundation on 23 July 1945. They are listed below;[1]
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Since 1946, Polonia Świdnica took part in the Polish championship. Polish Championships were played then knockout system up to 1948. The club first won promotion from the district of Wroclaw OZPN, and then lost in the 1/16 finals of thePolish Championship. In the 1947–48 season first the team advanced to the qualifying tournament, which took third place in Group III and received the right to play in 1949 in the newly formedSecond League (D2). After two spent seasons team was ranked the 9th place in 1950 season and was relegated to the regional league. In 1966–67, they played in thethird league, group I (Silesia), but the inheritance took 15th place and returned to the regional tournament. After a long break, it was only in 1991–92 the club was again played in the third league, group VII (Lower Silesia), where he finished in third place. Over the next few seasons, players were fighting for promotion to the second league and were close to repeating the success from the past. In the 1997–98 season, the team took 15th place in group II (Lower Silesia) III League (D3) and was relegated to the regional league. At the turn of the century club had financial problems. In the 2003–04 season, Polonia won the Class B Świdnica II (D7), and in the following campaign, finished in second place in group II Class A, group Wałbrzych II (D6). As another football club from ŚwidnicaSparta Świdnica (founded in 1995) played in thegroup of Lower Silesia IV League (D4),Polonia has decided to promote in the class by combining with it. As a result of the merger,Polonia/Sparta Świdnica was created on 1 July 2005. The club continued with the tradition of thePolonia (front name of the club, date of creation and logo), though he played instead of theSparta in League IV. In the 2007–08 season, they won a group of Lower Silesia IV League, but were defeated in the play-offs for promotion to the new second league byCzarni Żagań (2–3, 1–2). Next year, they were the runners-up in group of Lower Silesia-Lubuska III League but in the play-offs for promotion to the second league, they lost again, this time toZagłębie Sosnowiec (0–0, 0–1). On 8 August 2014, another merger took place, this time with the club in a lower leagueStal Świdnica, founded in 1986. The merger club was renamed toPolonia-Stal Świdnica. Data of foundation – 1945 and the logo of the club reflects the continuation of the history of thePolonia.
The club has undergone many name changes as a result of mergers, in 2005 despite fan protests the club was renamedKP Polonia/Sparta Świdnica after a merger withKP Sparta Świdnica. After a merger with another local clubStal Świdnica and creatingPolonia-Stal Świdnica in 2014, supporters of the club held protests. There are efforts to return to its historical name and logo.[citation needed]
The Municipal Stadium OSiR in Świdnica, Poland, is located on Śląska Street in the eastern part of the city. The stadium has a capacity of 999 seats.
