Polonia Nowy Tomyśl
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Polonia Nowy Tomyśl is a Polish
football club
located in the western town of Nowy Tomyśl
. In the 2010-11 season they participated in the II Liga West, one of two regional divisions in the third tier. Having finished second bottom in that season, they were relegated to a regional division in the fourth tier III Liga. They regularly participate in the Polish Cup
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. The club first gained promotion to the senior league system in 1958, reaching the III liga, which was then a league at the third tier of the Polish football pyramid. It repeated this achievement in 1992, before suffering a series of relegations to the regional leagues
at the sixth tier level. In the 21st century, the club has made significant progress back up the league system, achieving promotions to the IV liga (2004), the III liga (2008) and the II Liga West (2010).
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...
football club
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...
located in the western town of Nowy Tomyśl
Nowy Tomysl
Nowy Tomyśl is a town in western Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nowy Tomyśl County. The population is 15,627 ....
. In the 2010-11 season they participated in the II Liga West, one of two regional divisions in the third tier. Having finished second bottom in that season, they were relegated to a regional division in the fourth tier III Liga. They regularly participate in the Polish Cup
Polish Cup
The 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...
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History
Polonia Nowy Tomyśl was established in 1922, and for much of its history has competed in lower regional and amateur leagues in PolandPoland
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 first gained promotion to the senior league system in 1958, reaching the III liga, which was then a league at the third tier of the Polish football pyramid. It repeated this achievement in 1992, before suffering a series of relegations to the regional leagues
Polish football league system
The Polish football league system is a series of leagues for club football in Poland.-The men's system:Polish League system was reorganized in 2008/2009 season. The Second league was renamed to First League. Third league, divided into four groups, was renamed to Second league, and divided into only...
at the sixth tier level. In the 21st century, the club has made significant progress back up the league system, achieving promotions to the IV liga (2004), the III liga (2008) and the II Liga West (2010).
Achievements
- III Liga (Kuyavian-Pomeranian-Wielkopolska region)
- Winners (1): 2009-10
- V LigaPolish football league systemThe Polish football league system is a series of leagues for club football in Poland.-The men's system:Polish League system was reorganized in 2008/2009 season. The Second league was renamed to First League. Third league, divided into four groups, was renamed to Second league, and divided into only...
(Poznań region)
- Winners (1): 2003-04