ŁKS Łódź

Łódzki KS
	Łódzki KS
Basic data
Surname	Łódzki Klub Sportowy ; Piłkarska Spółka Sportowa
Seat	Łódź
founding	1908
Colours	White-red
president	Tomasz Salski
Website	lkslodz.pl
First soccer team
Head coach	Kazimierz Moskal
Venue	ŁKS Stadium
Places	5,700 (seats: 5,700)
league	1st League
2019/20	16th place ▼ ( Ekstraklasa ) ;

The Łódzki KS (officially Łódzki Klub Sportowy Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna ) is a Polish sports club that is based in the central Polish city of Łódź and is best known for its football team , but also offers sports such as basketball , volleyball , tennis and athletics . In the past, the club also ran an ice hockey department .

ŁKS Łódź is multiple Polish football champion and currently plays in the first-class Ekstraklasa .

The club plays its home games in the ŁKS Stadium , which is currently in the renovation phase. The stadium's capacity was previously 5,700. The traditional team colors are red and white.

history

It was founded in 1908 under the name Łodzianka Łódź . The Łódzki KS has so far won the Polish soccer championship twice and the Polish cup competition once. Since the 2000/01 season Łódzki KS played in the 2nd Polish league. In the 2005/06 season, however, they qualified again for the Ekstraklasa with 2nd place . At the end of the 2008/09 season, the club was relegated again through a license withdrawal. After two years in the second class, ŁKS was able to take first place in the 2010/11 season and rose again to the Ekstraklasa, but a year later by return of post again.

After the successful 2018/19 season , Łódź rose again to the top Polish league.

Insolvency, forced relegation and return to the Ekstraklasa

Due to debts with some former players, the club was punished by the Polish Football Association with a license revocation in March 2013 and excluded from regular play. After one game had already been rated 0: 3, the club announced at the beginning of April 2013 that it would withdraw from the 1st division with immediate effect, as the club was unable to pay the outstanding debts. The low point for the club was the game operation in the 4th division, group Łódź, which could be completed in first place. In the 2016/17 season, the club was second in its season of the 3rd division behind Finishparkiet Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie . Since Nowe Miasto Lubawskie got no license for the 2nd division, Łódź moved up as runner-up. In the following season they were able to move up again in second place and competed in the second-class first division in the 2018/19 season . There, two days before the end, they secured the ascent to the Ekstraklasa .

successes

Polish champion: 1958, 1998
Polish runner-up: 1954
Polish Cup Winner: 1957

Club records

Debut in the Ekstraklasa : April 3, 1927 against Turyści Łódź
Biggest win: 13-2 against PKS Szczecin in 1947
Biggest defeat: 9-0 against Pogoń Lwów in 1933

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1959/60	European Champions Cup	Preliminary round	Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch	2: 6	0: 5 (A)	2: 1 (H)
1994/95	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Portugal FC Porto	0: 3	0: 2 (A)	0: 1 (H)
1996	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group stage	Russia Kamas Chelny	0: 3	0: 3 (A)
			Bulgaria Spartak Varna	1: 1	1: 1 (H)
			Germany TSV 1860 Munich	0: 5	0: 5 (A)
			Czech Republic FC Kaučuk Opava	0: 3	0: 3 (H)
1998/99	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	Azerbaijan PFK Kəpəz	7: 2	4: 1 (H)	3: 1 (A)
1998/99	UEFA Champions League	2nd qualifying round	England Manchester United	0: 2	0: 2 (A)	0: 0 (H)
1998/99	Uefa cup	1 round	France AS Monaco	1: 3	1: 3 (H)	0: 0 (A)