Wisła Tczew

Wisła Tczew is a Polish professional football and boxing club based in Tczew, Pomerelia, Poland.[1]

Wisła Tczew
Full nameStowarzyszenie Piłkarskie Wisła Tczew (Wisła Tczew Football Association)
Nickname(s)Duma Kociewia
Founded1924
GroundStadion im. Henryka Guzego
Capacity1200
Head coachLeszek Różycki
LeagueV Liga, Poland , group = Malbork
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 1924, the club has traditionally worn a white and home kit as well as red and white for away appearances. since inception. The word Wisła is Polish for "Vistula" which indicates a river in central and Northern Poland, rising in the Carpathian Mountains and flowing generally north and northwest past Warsaw and Toruń, then northeast to enter the Baltic sea via an extensive delta region.

History

The club was established as the Wisła Bowling Club in 1924. The football section was founded in 1927. In 1932, Wisła achieved the best success in the interwar history - 3rd place in Class B (III level), which gave the opportunity to fight in the finals for promotion to Class A (II level).[2] In the 2007/2008 season Wisła advanced from the District Class (Group II) to the 4th league.

From the 2009/2010 season, after the merger with the second Tczew football club - Union Tczew, Gryf 2009 Tczew was created. In August 2009, senior Wisła juniors already representing Gryf colors, under the care of Mikołaj Bykowski and Krzysztof Śliwa, were successful winning 3rd place in the U-18 category, in the prestigious Remes Cup 2009 tournament by winning the qualifying group with Polonia Warsaw, among others. In June 2009, there was a record transfer in the club's history. Wisla's pupil Paweł Wszołek (born in 1992) was sent to the Polish diaspora in Warsaw.

On May 22, 2015, the reactivation of the Wisła Tczew club was announced. In the 2015–2016 season, Wisła joined the B-class competition.[3] In the 2015/2016 season the club was promoted to Class A.[4] In the 2017/2018 season, Wisła advanced to the Liga V (fifth league).

In addition to the football section, the club also has a boxing section.[5]

Historical names

  • 1924-1926 ─ Klub Kręglarski Wisła (Wisła Football Club)
  • 1926-1948 ─ Klub Sportowy Wisła (Wisła Sports Club)
  • 1948-1954 ─ Koło Sportowe Spójnia-Wisła przy Zrzeszeniu Spójnia PSS „Społem” (Sports Club of Spójnia-Wisła at the Spójnia Association at "Społem")
  • 1954-1956 ─ Koło Sportowe przy Ludowych Zespołach Sportowych (Sports Circle at the People's Sports Teams)
  • 1957-1959 ─ Ludowy Klub Sportowy Wisła przy Technicznej Obsłudze Rolnictwa w Tczewie (Wisła People's Sports Club at the Technical Service for Agriculture in Tczew)
  • 1960-1964 ─ Związkowy Klub Sportowy Wisła przy Zakładach Sprzętu Motoryzacyjnego w Tczewie (Union Wisła Sports Club at the Automotive Equipment Works in Tczew)
  • 1964-2015 ─ Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Wisła (Inter-factory Wisła Sports Club)
  • From 2015 ─ Stowarzyszenie Piłkarskie Wisła (Wisła Football Association)

Successes

  • 3. place in III Liga - 1932, 1985-1986
  • Playoffs for promotion to II Liga - 1932, 1974-1975
  • 1/32 Polish Cup final - 1987–1988, 1989-1990
  • OZPN Polish Cup Gdańsk - 1988-1989

Current squad

As of 3 March 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  POL Dawid Kolodziejczyk

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Leszek Różycki

Management

Position Staff
President Marcin Klein

Stadium

Wisła play matches at the Stadium Henryka Guze at ul. Ceglarska 5j in Tczew. Technical data of the object:

stadium capacity: 1200 seats (180 seats) lighting: none field dimensions: 96 × 67 m Wisła also performed at the City Stadium at ul. Bałdowska, whose capacity is 2500 seats (including 150 seats), and the dimensions of the pitch is 104 × 64 m.

References

  1. http://mkswislatczew.pl/news.php
  2. Jan Goksiński, Klubowa historia polskiej piłki nożnej do 1939 roku, tom II – kluby. Wyd. PZI Softena, Warszawa 2013, s. 242. ISBN 978-83-935604-1-7.
  3. "Wisła Tczew i jej reaktywacja. Jesienią Wisła Tczew zagra w B-klasie" [Wisła Tczew and its reactivation. In autumn Wisła Tczew will play in the B-class]. www.tcz.pl (in Polish). www.tcz.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. "= Prezes Wisły Tczew: to była odrobina szaleństwa z chłodną głową" [President of Wisła Tczew: it was a bit of madness with a cool head] (in Polish). Pomorski Związek Piłki Nożnej. 3 June 2016.
  5. "Wisła Tczew awansowała do V ligi" [Wisła Tczew has advanced to the fifth league]. www.tcz.pl (in Polish). tcz.pl. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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