Piast Gliwice
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Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice (ˈpʲast ɡliˈvit͡sɛ) is a Polish football
club based in Gliwice
, Poland. Founded in June 1945 by the Poles who had been forced to leave their homeland in present-day Western Ukraine
, Piast's football team played as many as 32 seasons in the Polish Second Division, before finally being promoted to the Ekstraklasa in 2008. Having played two seasons in the top division, the club was relegated in 2010. Piast have twice (1978, 1983) managed to reach the final of the Cup of Poland, losing on both occasions. The club's name comes from the Piast dynasty
, which ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state in the 10th century, until 1370.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
, Poland. Founded in June 1945 by the Poles who had been forced to leave their homeland in present-day Western Ukraine
Repatriation of Poles (1944–1946)
The Polish population transfers from the former eastern territories of Poland also known as the flight and expulsion of Poles towards the end – and in the aftermath – of World War II refer to the forced migration of Poles between 1944–1946...
, Piast's football team played as many as 32 seasons in the Polish Second Division, before finally being promoted to the Ekstraklasa in 2008. Having played two seasons in the top division, the club was relegated in 2010. Piast have twice (1978, 1983) managed to reach the final of the Cup of Poland, losing on both occasions. The club's name comes from the Piast dynasty
Piast dynasty
The Piast dynasty was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. It began with the semi-legendary Piast Kołodziej . The first historical ruler was Duke Mieszko I . The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir the Great...
, which ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state in the 10th century, until 1370.
History
After the 1956 fusion of the three different clubs, GKS Gliwice was formed. Piast continued to play their matches on ul. Robotniczej. In 1964, the 2 clubs merged together. The new club name was GKS "Piast" Gliwice.Club Names
- (18.06.1945) - KS Piast Gliwice
- (23.05.1946) - KSM Piast Gliwice
- (September/November 1947) - ZKSM Piast Gliwice
- (05.03.1949) - ZS Metal Piast Gliwice (merged with ZKSM Huta Łabędy, ZKS Walcownia Łabędy, RKS Jedność Rudziniec, *RKS PZS Gliwice and ZKS Silesia Gliwice)
- (01.11.1949) - ZKS Stal Gliwice
- (11.03.1951) - ZKS Stal GZUT Gliwice
- (15.03.1955) - ZKS Piast Gliwice
- (20.01.1957) - KS Piast Gliwice
- (01.01.1961) - SKS Piast Gliwice
- (15.03.1964) - GKS Piast Gliwice (merged with GKS Gliwice and KS Metal Gliwice)
- (17.10.1983) - MC-W GKS Piast Gliwice
- (12.09.1989) - CWKS Piast-Bumar Gliwice
- (1989) - [merged with ZTS Łabędy (Gliwice)]
- (1990) - CWKS Bumar-Piast Gliwice
- (04.04.1990) - KS Bumar Gliwice
- (11.05.1990) - KS Bumar Łabędy (Gliwice)
- (01.07.1990) - KS Bumar Gliwice
- (1991) - KS Piast-Bumar Gliwice
- (01.07.1992) - MC-W GKS Piast Gliwice
- (01.08.1995) - KS Bojków Gliwice (merged with KS Bojków Gliwice)
- (15.09.1995) - KS Piast Bojków Gliwice
- (02.09.1996) - GKS Piast Gliwice
Current squad
Domestic
- I Liga (Second Division)Polish First LeagueI Liga is the second level of the Polish association football league, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II Liga. Run by the Polish Football Association since its inception in 1948, all teams from 2002 onwards must have professional status and a licence, issued by the Association...
- 2nd Place (4): 1962, 1976, 1977, 1981
- Polish CupPolish CupThe Polish Cup in football or officially Remes Puchar Polski, is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title...
- Runner-up (2): 1978, 1983
Seasons
- Seasons in Ekstraklasa : 2 (2008–2009, 2009–2010)
- Seasons in I LigaPolish First LeagueI Liga is the second level of the Polish association football league, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II Liga. Run by the Polish Football Association since its inception in 1948, all teams from 2002 onwards must have professional status and a licence, issued by the Association...
: 32 - Seasons in II LigaPolish Second LeagueII Liga is a Polish football league that sits at the 3rd tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season II Liga referred to a league at the 2nd tier, although this changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland...
: 16 - Seasons in III LigaPolish Third LeagueIII Liga is a Polish football league that sits at the 4th tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season III Liga referred to a league at the 3rd tier, although this changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland...
: 23
See also
- Football in PolandFootball in PolandFootball 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/LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...