GKS Katowice

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GKS Katowice
Logo GKS Katowice.png
Basic data
Surname GKS Gieksa Katowice Spőłka Akcyjna
Seat Katowice
founding February 27, 1964
Colours yellow-green-black
president Marcin Janicki
Website gkskatowice.eu
First soccer team
Head coach Jacek Paszulewicz
Venue GKS Katowice Stadium
Places 9,511
league 2nd league
2019/20 3rd place
home
Away

GKS Katowice is a sports club from Katowice ( Katowice ) in Poland . It was founded in 1964 . The club's colors are yellow, green and black. The team has been playing in the third class 2nd division since the 2019/20 season .

history

In 1963 a special committee was convened in Katowice with the aim of uniting all the clubs and sports clubs in the city into one large one. In the middle of 1963 Rapid Wełnowiec and Orzeł Wełnowiec merged to form Rapid / Orzeł. In 1964 , Rapid / Orzeł, Górnik Katowice, Koszutka Katowice, Katowicki Klub Łyżwarski (Katowice Skating Club), Katowicki Klub Sportowy Górnik, Górniczy Klub Żeglarski Szkwał and other Katowice sports institutions came together to form what is now the Górniczy Klub Żeglarski SzkwałKS Katowice. Four years later, on August 9, 1968, the Dąb Katowice association, founded in 1911, joined. The first first division game completed GKS Katowice on August 8, 1965 against Górnik Zabrze. In 1986, the club reached the round of 16 in the European Cup Winners' Cup , after the Icelandic representative Fram Reykjavík was defeated 3-0 and 1-0 in the first round .

From March 27, 2003 to June 11, 2004 the club played under the name Dospel Katowice . In the 2004/05 season GKS took 14th place in the Ekstraklasa and was relegated to the II league . For legal and financial reasons, however, it was decided to start playing in the fourth league. After relegation to the fourth division, the club was taken over by the group Stowarzyszenie Sympatyków Klubu GKS Katowice , which consists of long-time fans of the club. In June 2006 the club rose by first place in League IV and after two relegation games in III. League on. In June 2007 GKS rose again. With second place in the table, the team qualified for relegation to the second division. By the forced relegation of the GKS assigned opposing team Katowice rose automatically. In the 2007/08 season GKS Katowice was able to hold the II league without problems and ended up in 10th place with 43 points from 34 games. For the 2008/09 season, the II league was renamed the 1st league , where the club finished last after the first half of the season. With a strong second half of the season, the club surprisingly managed to stay in the league and ended up in 11th place in the table. In the 2018/19 season , the club was relegated to the third division after long membership in the second division.

Due to the absence of sponsors, GKS is currently in a serious economic crisis, but was able to continue operating in the league thanks to financial aid from the city of Katowice and large savings.

successes

International:

European Cup balance sheet

season competition round opponent total To Back
1970/71 Exhibition cities cup 1 round Spain 1945Spain CF Barcelona 2: 4 0: 1 (H) 2: 3 (A)
1986/87 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 round IcelandIceland Fram Reykjavík 4-0 3: 0 (A) 1: 0 (H)
2nd round SwitzerlandSwitzerland FC Sion 2: 5 2: 2 (H) 0: 3 (A)
1987/88 Uefa cup 1 round Romania 1965Romania Sportul Studențesc 1: 3 0: 1 (A) 1: 2 (H)
1988/89 Uefa cup 1 round ScotlandScotland Glasgow Rangers 2: 5 0: 1 (A) 2: 4 (H)
1989/90 Uefa cup 1 round FinlandFinland Rovaniemi PS 1: 2 1: 1 (A) 0: 1 (H)
1990/91 Uefa cup 1 round FinlandFinland Turun Palloseura 4-0 3: 0 (H) 1: 0 (A)
2nd round GermanyGermany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1: 6 1: 2 (H) 0: 4 (A)
1991/92 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 round ScotlandScotland Motherwell FC ( a ) 3: 3(a) 2: 0 (H) 1: 3 (A)
2nd round BelgiumBelgium Club Bruges 0: 4 0: 1 (H) 0: 3 (A)
1992/93 Uefa cup 1 round TurkeyTurkey Galatasaray Istanbul 1: 2 0: 0 (H) 1: 2 (A)
1993/94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 round PortugalPortugal Benfica Lisbon 1: 2 0: 1 (A) 1: 1 (H)
1994/95 Uefa cup Preliminary round WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Inter CableTel Cardiff 8-0 2: 0 (A) 6: 0 (H)
1 round GreeceGreece Aris Saloniki 1: 1
(4: 3  i.E. )
1: 0 (H) 0: 1 a.d. (A)
2nd round FranceFrance Girondins Bordeaux 2: 1 1: 0 (H) 1: 1 (A)
3rd round GermanyGermany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1: 8 1: 4 (H) 0: 4 (A)
1995/96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualification ArmeniaArmenia FC Ararat Yerevan 2: 2
(4: 5 on  account )
2: 0 (H) 0: 2 a.d. (A)
2003/04 Uefa cup qualification Macedonia 1995Macedonia FK Cementarnica 55 Skopje (a)1: 1 ( a ) 0: 0 (A) 1: 1 (H)
Legend: (H) - home game, (A) - away game, (N) - neutral place, (a) - away goal rule , (i. E.) - on penalties , (n. V.) - after extra time

Overall record : 36 games, 10 wins, 8 draws, 18 defeats, 37:49 goals (goal difference −12)

Known players

Fans

The biggest fan clubs outside of Katowice are in Jaworzno , Mysłowice , Trzebinia , Siemianowice Śląskie , Lędziny , Imielin , Wolbrom , Piekary Śląskie , Żory and Sławków . The best known in Katowice are Ultras GieKSa, Bractwo Weteranow, NetFans Gieksa, SK 1964, GieKSa on tour and Młoda GieKSa. Fan friendships have been with Baník Ostrava ( Czech Republic ) for 15 years and, most recently, with Górnik Zabrze . There are also good contacts to the fans of JKS Jaroslaw. Previous friendly relationships with Dynamo Dresden and AIK Solna from Sweden no longer exist today.

Ice hockey department

The ice hockey team of the GKS Katowice has been Polish champion six times , and since 2013 the club has been playing in the Ekstraliga , the highest ice hockey league in Poland.

Web links

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