Gwardia Warszawa
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Gwardia Warszawa is a Polish football
Football (soccer)
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 club based in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland. The club was founded in 1948 and is currently playing in the Polish A klasa (7th tier of Polish league football). It participated in the Polish 1st League between 1953–1960 (8 seasons), 1962–1966 (5 seasons), 1967–1968, 1969–1975, 1978–1979 and 1981–1983. The biggest success was finishing 2nd at Polish Championship in 1957 season.

Gwardia in Europe

Season Competition Round Club Score
1955–56 European Cup
UEFA Champions League
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Q   Djurgårdens IF Fotboll 0–0, 1–4
1957–58 European Cup
UEFA Champions League
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Q   FC Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue
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3–1, 1–3, 1–1 *FC Erzebirge advance by draw
1969–70
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969-70
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Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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1R   FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
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1–1, 1–0
2R   Dunfermline Athletic 1–2, 0–1
1973–74 UEFA Cup
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1R   Ferencvárosi TC 1–0, 2–1
2R   Feyenoord Rotterdam
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1–3, 1–0
1974–75 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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1R   Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna F.C. 1909
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2–1, 1–2 penalties 5–3 for Gwardia
2R   PSV Eindhoven 1–5, 0–3

Notable players

  • Krzysztof Baszkiewicz
  • Adam Brzozowski
  • Dariusz Wdowczyk
  • Jan Gawroński
  • Stanisław Hachorek
    Stanisław Hachorek
    Stanisław Marian Hachorek , was a Polish football player and coach.Hachorek, who began playing football in 1945 in CKS Czeladz, spent best years of his career in Gwardia Warszawa, a team that in the 1950s was among top Polish sides. Between 1955 and 1960, he capped sixteen times for Poland, scoring...

  • Wojciech Hodyra
  • Roman Jurczak
  • Ryszard Kielak
  • Jerzy Kraska
    Jerzy Kraska
    Jerzy Adam Kraska is a former Polish football player.On the national level he played for Poland national team and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal....

  • Bolesław Lewandowski
  • Jan Małkiewicz
  • Joachim Marx
    Joachim Marx
    Joachim Jerzy Marx is a retired Polish football striker.On the national level, he played for Poland national team and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.With Ruch Chorzów, he played 162 matches in the Ekstraklasa scoring 66 goals...

  • Bogdan Masztaler
  • Krystian Michalik
  • Jerzy Olszewski
  • Zbigniew Pocialik
  • Andrzej Sikorski
  • Jan Sroka
  • Tomasz Stefaniszyn
  • Zbigniew Szarzyński
  • Antoni Szymanowski
    Antoni Szymanowski
    Antoni Szymanowski was a Polish footballer , and a member of the Poland national football team in two FIFA World Cups: 1974 and 1978. During those tournaments his club was Wisła Kraków. Szymanowski was one of the best defenders in Poland during the golden era of Polish football...

  • Ryszard Szymczak
    Ryszard Szymczak
    Ryszard Władysław Szymczak is a former Polish football player.On the national level he played for Poland national team and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.- References :...

  • Ryszard Wiśniewski
  • Wojciech Woźniak
  • Edmund Zientara
    Edmund Zientara
    Edmund Jan Zientara was a Polish football player and manager. As a player, Zientara played as a midfielder at both professional and international levels, and participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics, before becoming a football manager.-Early life:Zientara was born on 25 January 1929 in Warsaw...

  • Stanisław Terlecki
  • Rafał Gajowniczek
  • Władysław Żmuda
  • Zdzisław Maruszkiewicz
  • Roman Kosecki
    Roman Kosecki
    Roman Kosecki is a former Polish soccer striker.In his club career, Kosecki played for RKS URSUS, Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Galatasaray, CA Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, Nantes, Montpellier, and the Chicago Fire...

  • Maciej Szczęsny
    Maciej Szczesny
    Maciej Wawrzyniec Szczęsny is a former footballer from Poland, who played for Legia Warsaw, Widzew Łódź, Polonia Warsaw and Wisła Kraków as a goalkeeper. He participated in the UEFA Champions League with Legia Warsaw and Widzew Łódź...

  • Krzysztof Iwanicki
  • Leon Cichocki
  • Sławomir Dudar
  • Dariusz Dziekanowski
    Dariusz Dziekanowski
    Dariusz Paweł Dziekanowski is a Polish football trainer and former player. He started his career at Polonia Warsaw, between 1973–79, throughout the youth set-up and into a very young first team, but went to ŁKS Łódź from 1979-83.Having not impressed the coach during his final season he moved to...

  • Krzysztof Baran
    Krzysztof Baran
    Krzysztof Baran is a former Polish footballer.-Club career:Baran began his career with Gwardia Warszawa, a club for whom he would play several seasons in the Polish Ekstraklasa...

  • Marek Banaszkiewicz
  • Mariusz Unierzyski
    Mariusz Unierzyski
    -Club:In the summer 2009, he moved to Dolcan Ząbki from Vasas SC. He was released from Dolcan Ząbki on 27 June 2011.-External links:...

  • Lesław Łopaciński
  • Zbigniew Tietz
  • Jacek Zieliński
    Jacek Zielinski (b. 1961)
    Jacek Zieliński is a Polish footballer, and football coach.-Career:Zieliński began his career at Siarka Tarnobrzeg, and became captain in the 1977 season.-Manager career:...


Club records

  • Debut in Ekstraklasa: 1953
  • Most Goals Scored Ekstraklasa: Stanisław Hachorek
    Stanisław Hachorek
    Stanisław Marian Hachorek , was a Polish football player and coach.Hachorek, who began playing football in 1945 in CKS Czeladz, spent best years of his career in Gwardia Warszawa, a team that in the 1950s was among top Polish sides. Between 1955 and 1960, he capped sixteen times for Poland, scoring...

    , 86, 1953–1962
  • Most Appearances Ekstraklasa: Roman Jurczak, 248, 1959–1972

See also

  • Football in Poland
    Football in Poland
    Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...

  • List of football teams
  • Champions' Cup/League
    UEFA Champions League
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  • UEFA Cup
    UEFA Cup
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