Pogon Szczecin
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MKS Pogoń Szczecin (ˈɛm ˈka ˈɛs ˈpɔgɔɲ ˈʂt͡ʂɛt͡ɕin) is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin
, Poland
. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów
(now Lviv, Ukraine), who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń Lwów
and the colors of their new club reflect their old club. Polonia Bytom
and Odra Opole
were likewise founded or revived by the former inhabitants of Lwów.
The club played in the Ekstraklasa as recently as the 2006-2007 season but placed last and were relegated. While normally it would have joined the second division, due to financial problems, the club was demoted two levels further, to the Zachodniopomorska (Western Pomerania) Group of the Fourth League. The club was promoted to the Zachodnia (Western) group of the new II Liga (formerly the Third League) for the 2007-08 season. The club earned promotion to the Polish First League
after finishing 2nd in Western Group of Polish Second League
in 2008-2009 season. Now, Pogon is in Second League.
Robert Dymkowski
Dariusz Gęsior
Kamil Grosicki
Przemysław Kaźmierczak Marian Kielec Mariusz Kuras Marek Leśniak
Radosław Majdan Grzegorz Mielcarski
Marek Ostrowski
Jerzy Podbrożny
Leszek Wolski Amaral
Brasilia Oleg Salenko Boris Peškovič
Claudio Milar
Dickson Choto
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
(now Lviv, Ukraine), who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń Lwów
Pogon Lwów
LKS Pogoń Lwów is a former Polish professional sports club which was located in Lwów , and existed from 1904 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. It was the second oldest Polish football club behind other teams from Lwów - Czarni and Lechia...
and the colors of their new club reflect their old club. Polonia Bytom
Polonia Bytom
Polonia Bytom is a Polish football club founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesian city of Bytom, during the hectic months of the Silesian Uprisings...
and Odra Opole
Odra Opole
Odra Opole is a football club based in Opole, Poland, currently playing in the Polish First League...
were likewise founded or revived by the former inhabitants of Lwów.
The club played in the Ekstraklasa as recently as the 2006-2007 season but placed last and were relegated. While normally it would have joined the second division, due to financial problems, the club was demoted two levels further, to the Zachodniopomorska (Western Pomerania) Group of the Fourth League. The club was promoted to the Zachodnia (Western) group of the new II Liga (formerly the Third League) for the 2007-08 season. The club earned promotion to the Polish First League
Polish First League
I 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...
after finishing 2nd in Western Group of Polish Second League
Polish Second League
II 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...
in 2008-2009 season. Now, Pogon is in Second League.
Current squad
As of 25 July, 2011.Notable players
Dariusz AdamczukDariusz Adamczuk
Dariusz Adamczuk is a former Polish professional footballer.-Club:He started his career with Pogoń Szczecin during the 1987–88 season, before moving on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt, Dundee, Udinese Calcio and Belenenses....
Robert Dymkowski
Robert Dymkowski
Robert Dymkowski is a former Polish football player. He played for Pogoń Szczecin, PAOK Salonika, and Widzew Łódź. He ended his career in 2005....
Dariusz Gęsior
Dariusz Gesior
Dariusz Jan Gęsior is a retired Polish footballer .-Club:He is one of the notable players of Ruch Chorzów. His last club was Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, where he was released free in the winter 2006. Now he is connected with many clubs like Ruch Chorzów or Odra Wodzisław...
Kamil Grosicki
Kamil Grosicki
-Club:Grosicki began his career at Pogoń Szczecin. In 2007 he joined Legia, however, after a few months he requested a loan move due to personal problems. On February 13, 2008 it was announced that he would go on loan to Swiss side FC Sion until December 31, 2008. He played in eight matches,...
Przemysław Kaźmierczak Marian Kielec Mariusz Kuras Marek Leśniak
Marek Lesniak
Marek Leśniak is a retired Polish footballer who played as a striker, and the current coach of SSVg Velbert....
Radosław Majdan Grzegorz Mielcarski
Grzegorz Mielcarski
Grzegorz Mielcarski is a retired Polish football player.-Club:He played for clubs such as Polonia Bydgoszcz, Servette Geneva , Górnik Zabrze, Widzew Łódź, FC Porto , UD Salamanca , Pogoń Szczecin, AEK Athens and Amica Wronki.-National team:He played for Polish national team.He was a participant...
Marek Ostrowski
Marek Ostrowski
Marek Ostrowski was a Polish footballer playing for Poland national football team in FIFA World Cup 1986 . He is one of the most notable players of Pogoń Szczecin due the great era of this club .-External links:...
Jerzy Podbrożny
Jerzy Podbrozny
Jerzy Podbrożny is a former Polish football striker, one of the top scorers in Polish football history.Podbrożny led the Polish league in scoring: in 1992 with 20 goals and in 1993 with 25 goals, both times for Lech Poznań. After winning the championship both those years, he transferred to Legia...
Leszek Wolski Amaral
Alexandre da Silva Mariano
Alexandre da Silva Mariano, also known as Amaral is a Brazilian football defensive midfielder who last played for Liga Primer Indonesia side Manado United.-Biography:...
Brasilia Oleg Salenko Boris Peškovič
Boris Peškovic
Boris Peškovič is a Slovak football player who currently plays for Górnik Zabrze.-External links: * *...
Claudio Milar
Claudio Milar
Roberto Claudio Milar Decuadra , or simply Claudio Milar, was an Uruguayan football striker, who played last for Brasil de Pelotas.- Career :...
Dickson Choto
Dickson Choto
Dickson Choto is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Legia Warszawa. Dickson Choto has spent time at the club with fellow zimbarbwans Herbert Dick and Takesure Chinyama.-International:...