| Polish Second League | |
| Country |  Poland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1948 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Website | http://druga.ligapolska.pl |
Polish Second League (Polish: Druga Liga) is the second division of the Polish football league, behind Orange Ekstraklasa and above Polish Third League. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Ekstraklasa members for 2008-09 The following 16 teams will compete in the Ekstraklasa during the 2008-09 season Polish Second League (II liga polska is the third division of the Polish football league Since beginning, it has been run by the Polish Football Association (PZPN), and since 2002, all teams participating in its games, must have professional status and licence, issued by the Association. The Polish Football Association ( PZPN) (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej is the governing body of football in Poland See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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History
The Second League was officially created on May 30, 1948, but first games took place almost a year later, on March 20, 1949. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scorer of the first, historical goal of the League was Józef Kokot of Naprzód Lipiny, during the game Naprzód Lipiny - Błękitni Kielce. GKS Naprzód Świętochłowice Lipiny - a sports club from Swietochlowice ’s district of Lipiny ( Upper Silesia, Poland) founded in 1920 Blekitni Kielce is a defunct Polish sports club established in 1945 in Kielce.
Before World War Two
In the interbellum period, the Second League did not exist, even though there were several initiatives to create it. On November 2, 1929, sports daily Przegląd Sportowy wrote about the concept, but it was not accepted by the PZPN. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Przeglad Sportowy is the oldest and largest Polish sports daily founded in 1921 in Warsaw. Eight years later, on Sunday, September 26, 1937 in Częstochowa, a meeting of representatives of several Polish football clubs took place. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 248894 inhabitants (2004 They discussed creation of the national B-Class, with twelve teams:
- Brygada Częstochowa,
- Dąb Katowice,
- Gryf Toruń,
- Rewera Stanisławów,
- Strzelec Janowa Dolina,
- Śmigły Wilno,
- Unia Sosnowiec,
- WKS Grodno,
- HCP Poznań,
- Naprzód Lipiny,
- Podgórze Kraków,
- Union Touring Łódź. A Soccer team from Częstochowa, Poland, now non-existent Little is known about Brygada's history Dąb Katowice was a former Polish sports club from Upper Silesian capital of Katowice. WCKS Rewera Stanisławów a Polish soccer team located in Stanisławów (now Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine) on the historic territory of Kresy Wschodnie Strzelec Janowa Dolina - a defunct Polish sports club located in the settlement of Janowa Dolina in the Volhynian Voivodeship of the Second Polish Śmigły Wilno was a former Polish soccer team. Founded in 1933 in Wilno (now Vilnius Lithuania) Zagłębie Sosnowiec, pron zagˈwɛmbʲɛ sɔsˈnɔvʲɛts is a Football (soccer club based in Sosnowiec, Poland. Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Grodno (WKS Grodno was a Polish football team located in Grodno, Poland (now Belarus) on the historic territory of GKS Naprzód Świętochłowice Lipiny - a sports club from Swietochlowice ’s district of Lipiny ( Upper Silesia, Poland) founded in 1920 Union Touring Łódź was a Polish Soccer club from the city of Łódź.
However, the idea failed and was not undertaken until mid-1940s.
Creation of the League
In 1947 the idea of creating the national Second League returned and was discussed during the 31st General Meeting of the PZPN (February of 1947). Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The League was promoted by football officials from Gdańsk, but representatives of the strongest centers of Polish football (Kraków, Warsaw, Upper Silesia) were not interested. Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Upper Silesia (Horní Slezsko Oberschlesien Latin: Silesia Superior; Górny Śląsk Silesian: Gůrny Ślůnsk) is the southeastern part
In May of 1948 another General Meeting of the PZPN took place and this time the delegates agreed on creation of the League. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Originally, the National Second Division was supposed to consist of one group with 18 teams. However, in February of 1949, a few weeks before first games, the League was augmented to 20 teams, divided into two groups - southern and northern. Winners of the historical 1949 season were: Garbarnia Kraków (in the northern group) and Rymer Niedobczyce (in the southern group), both sides were promoted to the First League. RKS Garbarnia Kraków is a Polish football and sports club from Ludwinow - a historical district of the city of Kraków. Interestingly enough, Garbarnia and Górnik played each other for the title of Champion of the Second League, with Rymer proving itself to be the better side.
In the 1950s and 1960s
Shape of the Second League was changed on numerous occasions. It had one, two, or even four groups. In 1950 football authorities, following the Soviet model, decided that each voivodeship should have at least one team in the Second League. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 This article concerns both historical and contemporary voivodeships in various countries Thus, in the 1951 season there were as many as 32 teams, divided into four groups. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Next year, eight more teams were added, and the Second Division consisted of 40 teams, with 4 groups. However, level of the games suffered and in early 1953 another change was undertaken. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This time, the League shrank to 14 sides, all in one group.
In 1957 the Second League was augmented one more time, this time to 24 teams, divided again into two groups. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Then, in 1961, another change took place - with one group consisting of 18 teams. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, this lasted only one year and in 1962 the League consisted of 16 teams. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also, in February of 1962, PZPN decided to change system of games, from spring-fall into fall-spring, like in other European countries. Shape of the Second League, established then (sixteen teams in one group) was not changed until 1973. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
Second League since the 1970s
On June 27, 1973, Polish Football Association, following general enthusiasm over results of the national team, coached by Kazimierz Górski, decided to expand the Second League to 32 teams - two groups, with 16 sides. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski ( March 2 1921 &ndash May 23 2006) was a legendary coach of Poland national football team and honorary This idea was warmly accepted and remained unchanged for 16 seasons, until 1988/1989. The only thing that was changed was division of the country into groups. In some years, there were "north" and "south" groups, in others - "east" and "west".
In 1989, after collapse of the Communist system, PZPN decided to create one group of 20 teams. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) This lasted for two years, and starting in the fall of 1991, two groups of 18 teams were created (reduced to 14 sides in 1998/1999). Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In 1999 the two groups were merged and one Second League was created, with as many as 24 teams. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
In 2000 number of Second League teams was limited to 20 sides, then to 18 and this has not been changed so far. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Champion and vicechampion of the games are automatically promoted, third place team plays additional games for promotion. Relegated are four last teams, but it is likely that in the near future, another major change will take place.
Champions of the Polish Second League
- 1949 - Rymer Niedobczyce
- 1950 - Polonia Bytom
- 1951 - Lechia Gdańsk
- 1952 - Gwardia Warszawa, Budowlani Opole
- 1953 - Polonia Bydgoszcz
- 1954 - Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- 1955 - Budowlani Opole
- 1956 - Polonia Bytom
- 1957 - Polonia Bydgoszcz, Cracovia
- 1958 - Pogoń Szczecin, Górnik Radlin
- 1959 - Odra Opole, Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- 1960 - Lech Poznań, Stal Mielec
- 1961 - Gwardia Warszawa
- 1962 - Stal Rzeszów, Pogoń Szczecin
- 1963 - Szombierki Bytom
- 1964 - Śląsk Wrocław
- 1965 - Wisła Kraków
- 1966 - Cracovia
- 1967 - Gwardia Warszawa
- 1968 - Zagłębie Wałbrzych
- 1969 - Gwardia Warszawa
- 1970 - ROW Rybnik
- 1971 - Odra Opole
- 1972 - ROW Rybnik
- 1973 - Szombierki Bytom
- 1974 - Arka Gdynia, GKS Tychy
- 1975 - Widzew Łódź, Stal Rzeszów
- 1976 - Arka Gdynia, Odra Opole
- 1977 - Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Polonia Bytom
- 1978 - Gwardia Warszawa, GKS Katowice
- 1979 - Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Górnik Zabrze
- 1980 - Bałtyk Gdynia, Motor Lublin
- 1981 - Pogoń Szczecin, Gwardia Warszawa
- 1982 - GKS Katowice, Cracovia
- 1983 - Górnik Wałbrzych, Motor Lublin
- 1984 - Lechia Gdańsk, Radomiak Radom
- 1985 - Zagłębie Lubin, Stal Mielec
- 1986 - Olimpia Poznań, Polonia Bytom
- 1987 - Szombierki Bytom, Jagiellonia Białystok
- 1988 - Ruch Chorzów, Stal Mielec
- 1989 - Zagłębie Lubin, Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- 1990 - Hutnik Kraków
- 1991 - Stal Stalowa Wola
- 1992 - Pogoń Szczecin, Siarka Tarnobrzeg
- 1993 - Warta Poznań, Polonia Warszawa
- 1994 - Raków Częstochowa, Stomil Olsztyn
- 1995 - Śląsk Wrocław, GKS Bełchatów
- 1996 - Odra Wodzisław Śląski, Polonia Warszawa
- 1997 - Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Petrochemia Płock
- 1998 - Ruch Radzionków, GKS Bełchatów
- 1999 - Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Petrochemia Plock
- 2000 - Śląsk Wrocław
- 2001 - RKS Radomsko
- 2002 - Lech Poznań
- 2003 - Górnik Polkowice
- 2004 - Pogoń Szczecin
- 2005 - Korona Kielce
- 2006 - Widzew Łódź
- 2007 - Ruch Chorzów
- 2008 - Lechia Gdańsk
Teams
There are currently 18 teams that compete for promotion to the Orange Ekstraklasa:
- Kmita Zabierzów
- Lechia Gdańsk
- ŁKS Łomża
- Odra Opole
- Piast Gliwice
- Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
- Polonia Warszawa
- Stal Stalowa Wola
- Śląsk Wrocław
- GKS Jastrzębie
- Motor Lublin
- Tur Turek
- Znicz Pruszków
- GKS Katowice
- Pelikan Łowicz
- Warta Poznań
- Wisła Płock
- Arka Gdynia
See also
External links
- Official website (Polish)
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