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| Full name | Klub Sportowy Polonia Warszawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Czarne koszule (Black shirts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stadion Polonii, Warsaw, Poland (Capacity 6,860) |
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| Chairman |  Jerzy Klockowski |
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| Manager | Wojciech Stawowy |
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| League | Polish 2.Liga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Polonia Warszawa, (pron. IPA: [pɔˈlɔɲa varˈʂava], is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m It was founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland.
History
Polonia Warszawa was formed in the autumn of 1911 as a union of two school teams. The founder of the club was captain Wacław Denhoff-Czarnocki, who also came up with the name of the club. Polonia is Latin for "Poland" and is often used by Polish ex-patriates in reference to their communities in other countries. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The choice of such a name was a brave decision at that time, since Poland was not an independent country, and Warsaw was a part of Russian partition. The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the
Initially the players played in black-and-white striped shirts, but in the spring of 1912, they switched to their now traditional design of all black shirts. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The legendary patriotic explanation for this color scheme was that it was a sign of mourning for the occupied and divided motherland. However the true story was that a man who was responsible for buying the strips (Janusz Muck) could only get them in black. Only during the Stalinist regime did the team play in different outfits. Stalinism is the political regime named after Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union from 1929–1953 This lasting devotion to tradition resulted in the club's popular name: The Black Shirts. The uniform's white shorts and red socks come from the colors of the Polish flag.
The club's first match on 19 November 1911 was against Korona (a very strong local rival), and ended 3–4 in favor of Korona. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Two years later, in February 1913, The Black Shirts defeated Korona 4–0.
Prewar period
The first match between Polonia and Legia Warszawa was played on 29 April 1917, ending in a 1:1 draw. Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This was the first historic "Great Derby of Warsaw" - the clash of these two rival teams. Hatred divided their supporters early in the clubs' history and continues to this day, driving strong emotion during the matches and sometimes even greater emotion between matches. Legia was a football team of front-line soldiers formed in the Ukraine which came to Warsaw to play against local teams, but eventually settled in the city. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. A month later, there was a second match between the teams, ending with the same score.
In 1921, the Black Shirts came second in the first ever season of the Polish football championship. In 1926 they also finished the season as joint-champions. Polonia was Warsaw's favorite club - a great majority of the city's inhabitants were devoted Black Shirt supporters.
The friendship between Polonia and Cracovia Krakow - the prewar Polish football legend and the first ever champions of Poland (1921) - dates back to those days. Cracovia Kraków ( pron kraˈkɔvʲa ˈkrakuf is a professional football club based in Kraków, Poland.
The first Polish Championship (1946), the first Polish Cup (1952) and relegation
In 1946 Polonia finally won the Polish Championship title. It was symbolic among the ruins of the bombed and burned capital. The final match was played on "Wojska Polskiego"(the Polish Army's - Legia's - ground) Stadium on Lazienkowska Street, because Polonia's stadium on 6 Konwiktorska Street (which lay in the Jewish ghetto area) had been ruined during the war. A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure The Black Shirts defeated AKS Chorzów in the final. AKS Chorzów (formerly also named VfR Königshütte, FV Germania Königshütte and Budowlani Chorzów) is a sports club in Chorzów, Poland
In the Stalinist period Polonia's name and colors were changed - Warsaw's oldest club was renamed Kolejarz (which means "Railroad worker") as the team was now tied to the Polish National Railroad company. Stalinism is the political regime named after Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union from 1929–1953 The black shirts where banned. The communist government was trying to erase everything which was associated with Warsaw from before the war. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Every Polish football club got a 'sponsor' such as the army, militia or mining industry. Unfortunately, at the time, the railroad was the poorest sponsor. Also, the club's management struggled to face the problems that the club came across. This contributed to Polonia's eventual relegation to the second division.
Fifteen years later, there were still thousands of fans on Konwiktorska Street. However, Legia (which played in the first division and became one of Poland's strongest teams) began to take over supporters' loyalties, especially among those who moved to the barren capital after the war and had no emotional bond to Polonia. Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw
In the Stalinist period Polonia's name and colors were changed - Warsaw's oldest club and pride was renamed Kolejarz (which means "Railroad worker" as the team was now tied to the Polish National Railroad company) and the black shirts where banned. The communist government tried to erase everything which was associated with Warsaw from before the war. Every polish football club got a "resort" 'sponsor' such as the army, militia or mining industry. The 1952 Cup Final was actually played between Kolejarz Warszawa and CWKS Warszawa, not Polonia and Legia.
Later on Polonia was relegated to 2nd division. Unfortunately, at the time, the railroad was the poorest of sponsors. Also, the club's management was incompetent and could not face the problems with which the club had to cope.
An improving club
In the 1992/93 season Polonia Warsaw was promoted to the first division. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Unfortunately, the organization of the club was insufficient to compete with the powerhouses of Polish football - there was no money and no training base. One year later, the team was relegated yet again, but only for one season. In the 1995/96 season Polonia Warszawa was once again promoted to first division. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In 1996 Janusz Romanowski took over as the head of Polonia, having just backed out from sponsoring Legia despite achieving great success there, even reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. In 1998 "The Black Shirts" became joint-champions of the first Division and in 1999 reached the semi-finals of the Intertoto Cup. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for
The second Polish Championship (2000), the second Polish Cup (2001). . . and relegation
In the 1999/2000 season Polonia were not considered challengers for the title. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. At the end of the autumn round, the Black Shirts were, for the first time in club's history, leading the league. That team had two managers - Jerzy Engel (who later became the coach of Polish national team and qualified for the World Cup 2002) and Dariusz Wdowczyk (former Polish national). Władysław Jerzy Engel (born October 6, 1952 in Włocławek, Poland) was a Polish footballer and coach The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. During the winter break, Polonia signed contracts with talented players such as Tomasz Wieszczycki and Tomasz Kielbowicz. In the spring round, the Black Shirts lost only two games and drew one.
Polonia became Polish 1st Division Champion after thrashing Legia at Wojska Polskiego Stadium 3:0. Before that, the team also won a League Cup beating Legia away 2:1. In July, they confirmed their class by winning the Super Cup in a match against Amica Wronki with a score 4:2.
In Champions League qualifiers, the Black Shirts won their first set against Dinamo Bucuresti (4:3, 3:1), but then lost at the hands of Panathinaikos (2:2,1:2)
Unfortunately, things weren't perfect on Konwiktorska Street. The team won the Polish league as "Hoop Polonia Warszawa". Hoop was the name of a sponsor; however, the name wasn't accepted by Polonia's fans. Eventually, Hoop backed out from sponsoring Polonia and took its trademark out of the club's name.
In 2000/2001 The Black Shirts lost their form, playing poorly in the 1st division, but they still managed to win The Polish Cup. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. During the next few years Polonia managed to stay in the top division, however finishing mainly in the bottom of the table. During this time the club was owned and sponsored by a long time supporter, Jan Raniecki who also owned a car parts company. Unfortunately Raniecki died after a heart attack on 1 March 2006, and his family, who inherited the club didn't want to continue sponsoring it, and started searching for a new owner to sell it. This finally led to the relegation to 2nd league in 2005/2006 season, despite of the new and wealthy owner and sponsor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
J. W. Construction era
In March 2006 the club gained a new owner, J. W. Construction company, one of the biggest house developement companies in Poland. The club budget has been strengthened, and at first it seemed, that Polonia can become one of the strongest clubs in Poland shortly. However, the club was relegated to the 2nd league after being the last team in the 1st league in 2005/2006. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Since 2006/2007 Polonia is struggling to get promoted to the 1st division again, being in the top of the 2nd league - but not managing to get to one of the two top places, which give promotion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Current Squad
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Football
Major achievements
Polish Championship winner (2): 1946, 2000
Polish Cup winner (2): 1952, 2001
Polish League Cup winner (1): 2000
Polish SuperCup winner (1): 2000
Semifinal of UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999
U-19 Polish Championship winner (1): 1977
U-19 Polish Championship runner-up (2): 2000, 2005
Notable former players
- Władysław Szczepaniak, famous Polish player, a team capitan
- Zdzisław Gierwatowski, Polish player, who was a left-wing defender with one of the most acclaimed playing stances in the Polish game during the 1940s
- Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer solid left-wing defender, player of Polish national football team
- Marcin Żewłakow, Polish player, played for Polish national football team
- Arkadiusz Bąk, player of Polish national football team
- Dariusz Dźwigała, for many years a player in the Polish Premier League
- Antoni Łukasiewicz, player of U-21 Polish national football team
- Emmanuel Olisadebe, Polish national born in Nigeria, player of Polish national football team
- Marek Citko, famous Polish player
- Tomasz Matejuk, famous Polish sławek
Basketball
Polonia Warszawa is a Polish basketball club founded in 1911 based in Warsaw, playing in Dominet Basket Liga. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Radosław Gilewicz (born May 8, 1971 in Chełm Śląski) is a retired Polish footballer. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jacek Broniewicz (born September 18, 1981) is a Polish Football (soccer player ( defender) playing currently for Polonia Warszawa For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Lumír Sedláček (born 13 June 1978 in Chlebičov) is a Czech footballer ( defender) playing currently for Polonia Warszawa. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Daniel Mąka (born April 30, 1988 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish footballer who plays for Polonia Warsaw. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Radosław Majdan (nicknamed Rada, He-Doda; born May 10, 1972, Szczecin) is a Polish Goalkeeper (currently of Mariusz Liberda (born December 24, 1976 in Żary) is a Polish footballer ( Goalkeeper) who currently plays for Polish Championship in Football Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1913 Cracovia Kraków, Pogoń Lwów, Czarni Lwów (Championship The Polish Cup in football (Puchar Polski is an elimination tournament for Polish Football clubs held continuously from 1950 and The Polish Super Cup in football (official Polish title "Superpuchar Polski") is an annually held match between the Champion of the ( Polish 1st league The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for Władysław Szczepaniak ( May 19 1910 in Warsaw, Poland - May 6 1979 in Warsaw was a Polish Soccer Zdzisław Gierwatowski (born March 31, 1920 in Warsaw; died May 12, 2005) was a Polish footballer. Michał Żewłakow ( pron ˈmixaw ʐɛvˈwakɔf born April 22 1976 is a Polish footballer solid left-sided defender who captains The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Marcin Żewłakow (born April 22, 1976 in Warsaw) is a Polish football player playing for APOEL FC in the Cypriot First Division The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Arkadiusz Bąk (born October 6, 1974) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Flota Świnoujście. The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Dariusz Dźwigała (born March 22, 1969 in Warsaw) was a Polish footballer, for many years a player in the Polish Premier League Antoni Łukasiewicz (born June 26 1983 in Warsaw) is a Polish footballer ( defender) playing currently for U The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Emmanuel Olisadebe (born December 22, 1978 in Warri is a Polish football Striker who plays for the Chinese club Henan Jianye Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Marek Citko (born March 27, 1974 in Białystok) is a Polish former footballer Was best known for his stint with Widzew Łódź SPEC Polonia Warszawa is a Polish Basketball team based in Warsaw, playing in Dominet Bank Ekstraliga.
See also
External links
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