Stal Mielec
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| Full name | FKS Stal Mielec | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Biało-niebiescy (White-blues) | |||
| Founded | 10 April 1939 | |||
| Ground | Grzegorz Lato Municipal Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 7,000[1] | |||
| Chairman | Jacek Klimek | |||
| Manager | Janusz Niedźwiedź | |||
| League | Ekstraklasa | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa, 11th of 18 | |||
| Website | https://stalmielec.com | |||
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FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstal ˈmjɛlɛt͡s]), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of the Polish football league system.
The club was established on 10 April 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's top division, winning the title in 1973 and 1976, but had undergone significant management changes and financial difficulties within the past two decades, which forced the club from participation in the Poland's top league. After winning the third-tier II liga title in 2016, Stal Mielec was promoted to I liga. After finishing first in the I liga in 2020, Stal Mielec was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time since the 1995–96 season.
History
[edit]Naming history
[edit]- 1939 – Klub Sportowy PZL Mielec
- 1946 – Robotniczy Klub Sportowy PZL Zryw Mielec
- 1948 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Metalowców PZL Mielec
- 1949 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
- 1950 – Koło Sportowe Stal przy Wytwórni Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego Mielec
- 1957 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
- 1977 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy PZL Stal Mielec
- 1995 – Autonomiczna Sekcja Piłki Nożnej FKS PZL Stal Mielec
- 1997 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec
- 1998 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Lobo Stal Mielec
- 1999 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec
- 2002 – Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
- 2003 – FKS Stal Mielec
- 2018 – PGE FKS Stal Mielec
1939–1945 - the beginning and interwar period
[edit]The football club was one of the first two (next to the volleyball club) at the PZL Mielec, established in 1939. The team was made up of players playing in other clubs in Mielec and employees of the PZL, an aerospace company. In the first match played, the team defeated the Gymnastic Society "Sokół" Mielec with 4–1 victory. Three more matches were played against Dzikovia Tarnobrzeg (2–1), Metal Tarnów (3–1) and a team made up of players from an ammunition factory in Nowa Dęba (6–1). The match against Okęcie Warszawa planned for September did not take place, because World War II started and any sports games were forbidden. However, the matches were played illegally in the meadows beyond the communal forest and in other towns (including Dębica, Kolbuszowa, Sandomierz). The only official match was played against a German military unit and ended with the score 1–2.
Honours
[edit]League
[edit]- Ekstraklasa
- I liga
- Champions: 1960, 1984–85, 1987–88
- II liga
- Champions: 1955, 1968–69, 2015–16
- III liga
- Champions: 2012–13 (group Lublin–Subcarpathia)
- V liga
- Champions: 1998–99
- Klasa A
- Champions: 1950, 1954
- Klasa B
- Champions: 1949
Cup
[edit]- Polish Cup
- Runners-up: 1975–76
Europe
[edit]Youth teams
[edit]- Polish U-19 Championship
- Runners-up: 1964, 2007
- Polish U-17 Championship
- Champions: 2007
- Runners-up: 1996, 2012
Stadium
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The construction of the club's current stadium, Municipal Stadium, was concluded in 1953. The stadium underwent a major renovation, completed in 2013. It maintains a seating capacity for 7,000 spectators. Before the 2013 renovation, it maintained seating capacity for 30,000 spectators, and hosted numerous European Champions Cup, UEFA Cup, and Poland national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers.
Individual player awards
[edit]- Ekstraklasa top goalscorer
- 1973 - Grzegorz Lato - 13 goals
- 1975 - Grzegorz Lato - 19 goals
- 1995 - Bogusław Cygan - 16 goals
- Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite
- Player of the Year
- 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak
- 1977 - Grzegorz Lato
- Newcomer of the Year
- 1975 - Zbigniew Hnatio
- 1978 - Włodzimierz Ciołek
- Player of the Year
- Przegląd Sportowy Polish Athlete of the Year
- 1974 - 4th place - Grzegorz Lato
- 1977 - 5th place - Grzegorz Lato
- Sport Player of the Year
- 1974 - Grzegorz Lato
- 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak
- 1977 - Grzegorz Lato
- Tempo Goalkeeper of the Year
- 1979 - Zygmunt Kukla
Reserves
[edit]| League | IV liga Subcarpathia |
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| 2023–24 | Regional league Dębica, 1st of 16 (promoted) [2] |
| Website | http://stalmielec.com/ |
The club operates a reserve team which currently plays in the Subcarpathia group of the IV liga, the fifth tier of the league pyramid. During the 2020–21 season, a third team participated in the regional league, as well as the Subcarpathian Rzeszów–Dębica Polish Cup edition.[3][4]
Current squad
[edit]- As of 6 September 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
[edit]The players below played for their respective countries at any point during their career.
Managers
[edit]Stanisław Maurer (1947–1948)
Károly Kontha (1973)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stadion Stali Mielec at stalmielec.com
- ^ "Klasa okręgowa 2023/2024, grupa: Dębica". www.90minut.pl.
- ^ "Skarb - Stal III Mielec". www.90minut.pl.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2020/2021, grupa: Podkarpacki ZPN - Rzeszów-Dębica". www.90minut.pl.
- ^ "Stal Mielec squad". Stal Mielec. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Historia". 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Janusz Niedźwiedź trenerem Stali Mielec" (in Polish). Stal Mielec. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
External links
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- Official website
- Stal Mielec at the 90minut.pl website (in Polish)
