Górnik Zabrze

Górnik Zabrze (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡurɲiɡ ˈzabʐɛ]) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the most Polish Championship titles together with Legia Warsaw and Ruch Chorzów. The club was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. Górnik holds the record for winning the most consecutive Polish Championship titles (5) and Polish Cup titles (5). In addition, the club was 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup runners-up.

Górnik Zabrze
Full nameKlub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze
Nickname(s)Trójkolorowi (Tri-Colour),
Górnicy (The Miners)
Founded14 December 1948 (1948-12-14)
GroundErnest Pohl Stadium
Capacity24,563
ChairmanBartosz Sarnowski
ManagerMarcin Brosz
LeagueEkstraklasa
2019–209th

The club plays in a white or dark blue-red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium. Their main local rival is Ruch Chorzów.

History

First years

The club was founded in 1948, three years after Polish borders had moved westward and the city of Zabrze became part of the Polish Republic. Górnik was patterned after several smaller sports associations that had existed in Zabrze between 1945 and 1948 – KS Zjednoczenie, KS Pogoń, KS Skra, and KS Concordia. The clubs merged into a single organization, which took the name "Górnik", the Polish word for "Miner", reflecting the fact that Zabrze was an important coal-mining centre.

In 1950 Górnik joined the Opole Silesia regional league. In 1952 the club was promoted to the Polish Second Division. Their first game in the second tier was against Skra Częstochowa, and was witnessed by 20,000 fans, with Górnik winning 5–1. The whole season was very successful and Górnik finished second overall, behind Górnik Wałbrzych.

The club was promoted to the top division in 1955. In their first game in the top flight Górnik beat local rivals Ruch Chorzów 3–1, with 25,000 in attendance; the club finished the season in 6th place.

First successes

In 1957, just a year after promotion, Górnik won its first championship of Poland. The team, with star, Ernest Pohl, was third in 1958, to regain the crown in 1959 and 1961, together with such players as Stanislaw Oslizlo and Hubert Kostka. In 1961 Górnik for the first time appeared in European Cups, losing in the first round to Tottenham Hotspur.

Golden years
Ticket to a match against Manchester City in the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup

The next championship, won in 1963, marked the beginning of an unusual streak of five consecutive titles (1963, 64, 65, 66 and 67), which is a Polish record.

Górnik's biggest success in European football took place in 1970 (even though in Poland the team was second, after Legia Warsaw). In the UEFA Cup Winners Cup, Gornik beat all their opponents – Olympiacos, Rangers, Levski Sofia and AS Roma, reaching the final, which took place in Vienna. There, Manchester City turned out to be the better team, winning 2–1. The following season Górnik would once again play Manchester City, with the 1970 final being repeated this time in the quarter-final.

Late 1970s and early 1980s

During the mid-1970s Górnik form deteriorated and in late spring of 1978, the team was relegated to the Second Division. However, it returned after one year and in games of 1979–80, Zabrze's side finished sixth. In 1984, after purchasing of a group of talented players (Ryszard Komornicki, Waldemar Matysik, Eugeniusz Cebrat, Andrzej Zgutczyński, Tadeusz Dolny, Andrzej Pałasz), Gornik finished fourth, which was a sign of better times.

Late 1980s until now

Between 1985 and 1988 Górnik again marked a magnificent streak, with four consecutive championships. Zabrze's side also played versus renowned European powerhouses, such as Bayern Munich, Anderlecht, Hamburger SV, Juventus and Real Madrid.

Ernest Pohl Stadium

In 1994 Górnik competed again for the title and with players as Jerzy Brzęczek, Grzegorz Mielcarski, Tomasz Wałdoch, hopes were high. Before the last round of the league the standings at the top were: Legia 47 points and Górnik 45 points. Since the two teams were to face each other in Warsaw, Górnik still had a chance to win the title. However the game ended in a 1–1 tie which gave Legia the crown. Before Legia scored the goal which gave her the title (the score 0–1 would mean the title for Górnik), the referee of the match – Mr Redzinski – sent off one by one 3 players from Gornik's squad, and Górnik had to finished match with only 8 players against 11 players of Legia. It was the last match in Mr Redzinski's career.

In the same year, Górnik played its last so far game in European Cups, losing to Admira Wacker Vienna.

In the spring of 2007 Górnik got a new sponsor – German insurance company Allianz. However, after finishing 16th in the Ekstraklasa in 2008–09, the club was relegated to the Polish First League, the 2nd level of Polish football, during the 2009–10 season. In June 2010, the club earned promotion back to the Ekstraklasa for the 2010–11 season.

Achievements
History of Górnik Zabrze classifications in the Ekstraklasa
  • Youth Teams:
    • Polish U-19 Champion: 1967, 1989
    • Polish U-19 Runner Up: 1985, 2001, 2011
    • Polish U-19 Bronze Medal: 2015
    • Polish U-17 Champion: 1992, 1996
    • Polish U-17 Runner Up: 2014

Górnik in Europe
Season Competition Round Club Score
1961–62 European Cup Q Tottenham Hotspur 4–2, 1–8
1963–64 European Cup Q Austria Wien 1–0, 0–1, 2–1
1R Dukla Prague 2–0, 1–4
1964–65 European Cup Q Dukla Prague 1–4, 3–0, 0–0
1965–66 European Cup Q LASK Linz 3–1, 2–1
1R Sparta Prague 0–3, 1–0
1966–67 European Cup 1R Vorwärts Berlin 2–1, 1–2, 3–1
2R CSKA Sofia 0–4, 3–0
1967–68 European Cup 1R Djurgårdens IF 3–0, 1–0
2R Dynamo Kyiv 2–1, 1–1
1/4F Manchester United 0–2, 1–0
1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Dynamo Moscow withdrawal
1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Olympiacos 2–2, 5–0
2R Rangers 3–1, 3–1
1/4F Levski-Spartak 2–3, 2–1
1/2F Roma 1–1, 2–2, 1–1
F Manchester City 1–2
1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Aalborg BK 1–0, 8–1
2R Göztepe 1–0, 3–0
1/4F Manchester City 2–0, 0–2, 1–3
1971–72 European Cup 1R Marseille 1–2, 1–1
1972–73 European Cup 1R Sliema Wanderers 5–0, 5–0
2R Dynamo Kyiv 0–2, 2–1
1974–75 UEFA Cup 1R Partizan 2–2, 0–3
1977–78 UEFA Cup 1R Haka 5–3, 0–0
2R Aston Villa 0–2, 1–1
1985–86 European Cup 1R Bayern Munich 1–2, 1–4
1986–87 European Cup 1R Anderlecht 0–2, 1–1
1987–88 European Cup 1R Olympiacos 1–1, 2–1
2R Rangers 1–3, 1–1
1988–89 European Cup 1R Jeunesse Esch 3–0, 4–1
2R Real Madrid 0–1, 2–3
1989–90 UEFA Cup 1R Juventus 0–1, 2–4
1991–92 UEFA Cup 1R Hamburger SV 1–1, 0–3
1994–95 UEFA Cup Q Shamrock Rovers 7–0, 1–0
1R Admira Wacker Mödling 2–5, 1–1
1995 Intertoto Cup GR AGF 1–4
Basel 1–2
Sheffield Wednesday 2–3
Karlsruher SC 1–6
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Zaria Bălți 1–0, 1–1
2Q Trenčín 0–1, 1−4

Best results in European competitions
Season Achievement Notes
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
1968 Quarter-Final lost to Manchester United 0–2 in Manchester, 1–0 in Chorzów
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1970 Final lost to Manchester City 1–2 in Vienna
1971 Quarter-Final lost to Manchester City 2–0 in Chorzów, 0–2 in Manchester, 1–3 in Copenhagen

Current squad
As of 10 August 2020.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  POL Przemysław Wiśniewski
5 DF  POL Pawel Bochniewicz
6 DF  POL Aleksander Paluszek
8 MF  GAM Alasana Manneh
9 MF  ESP Jesús Jiménez
10 MF  POL Łukasz Wolsztyński
14 DF  POL Michał Koj
15 MF  SVK Roman Procházka
16 DF  POL Dariusz Pawłowski
17 MF  POL Bartosz Nowak
20 MF  POL Daniel Ściślak
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  POL Piotr Krawczyk
22 MF  POL Szymon Matuszek
23 MF  POL Mateusz Matras (on loan from Zagłębie Lubin)
24 FW  AUT Alex Sobczyk
25 MF  POL Krzysztof Kubica
27 DF  POL Adrian Gryszkiewicz
31 GK  POL Bartosz Neugebauer
44 MF  SRB Filip Bainović
45 MF  POL Adam Ryczkowski
64 DF  SVN Erik Janža
77 GK  POL Dawid Kudła
84 GK  SVK Martin Chudý
97 MF  POL Michal Rostkowski

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  POL Daniel Bielica (at Termalica Nieciecza until 30 June 2020)
11 MF  GHA Ishmael Baidoo (at Podbrezová until 30 June 2020)
24 DF  POL Bartłomiej Eizenchart (at Podbrezová until 30 June 2020)
— MF  POL Daniel Liszka (at Puszcza Niepołomice until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  POL Daniel Bielica (at Sandecja Nowy Sącz until 30 June 2020)
— DF  POL Karol Jaksik (at Pogoń Siedlce until 30 June 2020)
— MF  POL Wojciech Hajda (at Stomil Olsztyn until 30 June 2020)

Notable former players

Managers

Supporters and rivalries
Górnik Zabrze supporters during the Great Silesian Derby

Górnik Zabrze is believed to have one of the largest and most loyal fanbases in Poland, especially in the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. In the 2016–17 season, Górnik Zabrze drew the highest average home attendance (10,636)[2] of all second level Polish football clubs. They also drew the highest attendance in their league (20,987). After their comeback to the top flight in 2017, Górnik drew the highest average home attendance in Polish football, surpassing current top teams Lech Poznań and Legia Warsaw[3], with most league games being sold-out.[4]

Górnik holds a long-standing rivalry with Upper Silesian side Ruch Chorzów, known as the Great Silesian Derby. Other main rivals are Legia Warsaw and Zagłębie Sosnowiec.

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References
  1. "Pierwsza drużyna" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. "EFS Attendances". www.european-football-statistics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. Kusina, Maciej. "90minut.pl". img.90minut.pl. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. "Już jutro stadion Górnika odwiedzi więcej kibiców niż stadion Ruchu przez cały sezon - weszlo.com". weszlo.com. 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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