Stal Mielec

Stal Mielec (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstal ˈmjɛlɛt͡s]) is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's Ekstraklasa Premier League, winning the title twice (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 Premier League. After winning the Polish third-tier league title in 2016, Stal Mielec was promoted to I Liga, the second-tier league. After finishing second in I Liga in 2020, Stal Mielec was promoted to the Ekstraklasa Premier League for the first time since the 1995-96 season. The club also has a men's handball team that plays in the Superliga.

Old Ground: Stadion Stali Mielec
Old Ground: Stadion Stali Mielec
Stal Mielec
Full nameFKS Stal Mielec
Nickname(s)Biało-niebiescy (White-blues)
FoundedApril 10, 1939
GroundStadion Stali Mielec
Solskiego 1 Street,
Mielec, Poland
Capacity7,000[1]
Chairman Bartłomiej Jaskot
Manager Dariusz Marzec
LeagueEkstraklasa
2019-20I liga, 1st (Promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

Naming history
  • 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 – Klub Sportowy FKS Stal Mielec

1939–1945 - the beginning and interwar period

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.

Achievements

Participation in European cups
  • Quarter-finalists of the UEFA Cup in 75/76 season
  • First round participants of the UEFA Cup in 79/80 season
  • First round participants of the UEFA Cup in 82/83 season
  • First round participants of the European Champions Cup in 73/74 season
  • First round participants of the European Champions Cup in 76/77 season

Lower League Championships
  • B Class: 1949
  • A Class: 1950, 1954
  • II Liga: 1955, 1968–69, 2015–16
  • I Liga: 1960, 1969-70 (as 2nd), 1984–85, 1987–88, 2019-20 (as 2nd)
  • V Liga: 1998-99
  • IV Liga: 2007-08 (as 4th)
  • III Liga: 2012-13

Stadium
Main article: Stadion Stali Mielec
New Ground: Stadion Stali Mielec

The construction of the club's current stadium, Stadion Stali Mielec at Solskiego 1, 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 Polish national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Individual Player Awards

Ekstraklasa Premier League Top Goalscorer

  • 1973 - Grzegorz Lato - 13 goals
  • 1975 - Grzegorz Lato - 19 goals
  • 1995 - Bogusław Cygan - 16 goals

Award given by Piłka Nożna:

  • Player of the Year
  • Newcomer of the Year
    • 1975 - Zbigniew Hnatio
    • 1978 - Włodzimierz Ciołek

Award given by Przegląd Sportowy

  • Polish Athlete of the Year
    • 1974 - 4th place - Grzegorz Lato
    • 1977 - 5th place - Grzegorz Lato

Award given by Sport

  • Player of the Year
    • 1974 - Grzegorz Lato
    • 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak
    • 1977 - Grzegorz Lato

Award given by Tempo

  • Goalkeeper of the Year
    • 1979 - Zygmunt Kukla

Current squad
As of 5 March, 2020.[2]

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 Michał Gliwa
2 MF  POL Mateusz Chmielowiec
3 DF  POL Łukasz Seweryn
4 DF  POL Adrian Skrzyniak
5 DF  POL Mateusz Żyro
7 MF  POL Maciej Domanski
8 MF  POL Maciej Urbańczyk
9 MF  SRB Andreja Prokić
10 MF  POL Mateusz Mak
11 DF  POL Szymon Stasik
12 GK  POL Mateusz Dudek
13 GK  POL Rafał Strączek
14 DF  POL Kamil Kościelny
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  POL Adam Kramarz
17 MF  FIN Petteri Forsell
18 FW  POL Bartosz Bajorek
19 FW  POL Kacper Sadłocha
20 MF  POL Grzegorz Tomasiewicz
22 DF  POL Mateusz Bodzioch
23 DF  POL Krystian Getinger
24 MF  SVK Lukáš Bielák
25 DF  POL Wojciech Lisowski
29 GK  POL Damian Primel
77 MF  POL Jakub Bartosz
96 MF  POL Robert Dadok
98 FW  POL Paweł Tomczyk

Notable players

Managers
gollark: Since you're doing a stairsteppy thing it'll only be about 100 dragons, very practical.
gollark: In an arrowy one, that is.
gollark: No, I was only considering the CB ones.
gollark: 72 quadrillion dragons: Quite Hard to Get™.
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See also

References
  1. Stadion Stali Mielec at stalmielec.com
  2. "Stal Mielec squad". Stal Mielec. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34
  4. http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=2
  5. http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=3
  6. http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=4
  7. http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=5
  8. http://stalmielec.com/?page_id=34&page=7

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