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    GKS Bełchatów

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    Akademia GKS Bełchatów
    Full nameFundacja Akademia GKS Bełchatów[1]
    Nickname(s)Gieksa
    Brunatni (The Browns)
    Torfiarze (The Turfers)
    Founded26 November 1977; 47 years ago (1977-11-26)
    GroundGIEKSA Arena
    Capacity5,264
    ManagerPatryk Rachwał
    LeagueIII liga, group I
    2023–24III liga, group I, 4th of 18
    Websitehttps://gksbelchatow.com.pl
    Home colours
    Away colours
    Current season

    GKS Bełchatów [ɡʲɛkaˈɛs bɛwˈxatuf] is a Polish professional football club based in Bełchatów. The club currently competes in group I of the III liga.[2]

    History

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    GKS Bełchatów entered Poland's Klasa A in 1977 under the name of Węgiel Brunatny Bełchatów,[3] and gained promotion to the III liga in the 1981–82 season.[3] It took the club another seven years to rise to the II liga (1986/1987 season), before winning a place in the top-tier I liga in 1992.[3] After another spell in II liga, the club again won promotion to the I liga at the end of the 2004–05 season. The club finished the 2005–06 season in 10th place, with 37 points.[4] The following season they challenged for the league title. After spending much of the latter part of the 2006–07 season in first place, they were ultimately overtaken by Zagłębie Lubin and had to settle for second place.[5]

    On 11 March 2022, the club, then playing in the II liga, withdrew from the league and did not start playing in the spring round. As a consequence, they were moved to the last place in the 2021–22 season standings and their remaining matches being declared 0–3 forfeits for their opponents.[6] They declared liquidation on 20 April 2022.[7] On 31 May 2022, the Łódź Football Association admitted its academy (Akademia GKS Bełchatów) as its continuator to the Łódź group of the fifth division for the 2022–23 season.[8]

    Honours

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    • Ekstraklasa:
      • Runners-up: 2006–07
    • Polish Cup:
      • Runners-up: 1995–96, 1998–99
    • Ekstraklasa Cup:
      • Runners-up: 2006–07
    • Polish Super Cup:
      • Runners-up: 2007

    Fans and rivalries

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    The fans are called Torfiorze (the "Turfers" in translation).[9] They have friendly relations with fans of Wisła Sandomierz.[10] Their biggest rivals are neighbours RKS Radomsko, and as Bełchatów is located in the Łódź Province, they also have rivalries with the two traditional well-established Łódź teams, ŁKS and Widzew.[10]

    Bełchatów in Europe

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    Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
    2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi 2–0 0–2 2–2 (4–2 pen)
    2Q Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–4 1–1 3–5

    Players

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    Current squad

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    As of 26 February 2025[11]

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    1 GK Poland POL Jakub Tomkiel
    2 DF Poland POL Mateusz Szymorek
    4 DF Poland POL Patryk Czerech
    6 MF Poland POL Damian Michalak
    7 MF Poland POL Bartłomiej Bartosiak
    8 MF Poland POL Artur Golański
    9 FW Poland POL Marcin Manikowski
    10 MF Poland POL Piotr Gryszkiewicz
    11 MF Poland POL Dawid Woźniakowski
    15 MF Poland POL Tomasz Urban
    16 DF Poland POL Mikołaj Grzelak
    17 FW Ukraine UKR Serhiy Napolov
    18 DF Poland POL Szymon Sarnik
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    19 MF Poland POL Jakub Bartosiński
    20 MF Poland POL Mikołaj Błaszczyk
    22 MF Ukraine UKR Artem Syreishchykov
    23 GK Poland POL Alan Ostrowski
    24 MF Poland POL Patryk Pytlewski
    30 MF Poland POL Łukasz Wroński (captain)
    33 MF Poland POL Natan Wysiński
    70 MF Poland POL Igor Czapla
    71 DF Poland POL Jakub Poliński
    77 DF Poland POL Marcin Ryszka
    78 GK Poland POL Konrad Kassyanowicz
    — DF Poland POL Adam Dębiński (on loan from KKS 1925 Kalisz)

    Out on loan

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    21 MF Poland POL Oliwier Niklas (at Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki until 30 June 2025)
    — MF Poland POL Kamil Jasiński (at Polonia Piotrków Trybunalski until 30 June 2025)
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    — MF Poland POL Adam Łaski (at Podlesianka Katowice until 30 June 2025)

    Notable players

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    Players who have been capped at any time and/or have over 80 appearances for the club

    Notable Polish players
    • Poland Grzegorz Baran
    • Poland Bartłomiej Bartosiak
    • Poland Jacek Berensztajn
    • Poland Rafał Boguski
    • Poland Edward Cecot
    • Poland Mateusz Cetnarski
    • Poland Grzegorz Fonfara
    • Poland Łukasz Garguła
    • Poland Janusz Gol
    • Poland Artur Golański
    • Poland Mikołaj Grzelak
    • Poland Tomasz Jarzębowski
    • Poland Marcin Komorowski
    • Poland Kamil Kosowski
    • Poland Rafał Kosznik
    • Poland Jacek Krzynówek
    • Poland Mariusz Kukiełka
    • Poland Piotr Kuklis
    • Poland Łukasz Madej
    • Poland Paweł Magdoń
    • Poland Michał Mak
    • Poland Maciej Małkowski
    • Poland Radosław Matusiak
    • Poland Filip Modelski
    • Poland Dawid Nowak
    • Poland Arkadiusz Piech
    • Poland Dariusz Pietrasiak
    • Poland Jacek Popek
    • Poland Patryk Rachwał
    • Poland Grzegorz Rasiak
    • Poland Marek Rzepka
    • Poland Dariusz Rzeźniczek
    • Poland Łukasz Sapela
    • Poland Maciej Stolarczyk
    • Poland Mateusz Szymorek
    • Poland Bartosz Ślusarski
    • Poland Jakub Tosik
    • Poland Mariusz Ujek
    • Poland Maciej Wilusz
    • Poland Łukasz Wroński
    • Poland Tomasz Wróbel
    • Poland Marcin Żewłakow
    Notable foreign players
    • Armenia Aghvan Papikyan
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Ferhatović
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina Omer Joldić
    • Croatia Mate Lacić
    • Honduras Carlo Costly
    • Latvia Valerijs Sabala
    • Latvia Daniils Turkovs
    • Lithuania Marius Skinderis
    • Lithuania Dainius Suliauskas
    • Lithuania Emilijus Zubas
    • North Macedonia Hristijan Kirovski
    • North Macedonia Zlatko Tanevski
    • Palestine Alexis Norambuena
    • Peru Jhoel Herrera
    • Peru Alexander Sánchez
    • Senegal Emile Thiakane
    • United States Jeremiah White
    • Venezuela Raúl González

    Managers

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    • Poland Wlodzimierz Tylak (March 7, 1992 – June 20, 1993)
    • Poland Wladyslaw Lach (July 1, 1993 – Aug 31, 1995)
    • Poland Krzysztof Pawlak (Sept 1, 1995 – June 30, 1996)
    • Poland Janusz Bialek (July 27, 1996 – Sept 21, 1996)
    • Poland Marek Pochopień (Sept 28, 1996 – Dec 31, 1996)
    • Poland Bogusław Kaczmarek (March 5, 1997 – May 14, 1997)
    • Poland Jerzy Wyrobek (May 17, 1997 – June 30, 1998)
    • Poland Krzysztof Pawlak (July 1, 1998 – May 9, 1999)
    • Poland Marek Pochopień (May 10, 1999 – June 30, 1999)
    • Poland Orest Lenczyk (1999)
    • Poland Krzysztof Wolak (1999–2000)
    • Poland Ryszard Polak (2000)
    • Poland Jan Złomańczuk, Poland Piotr Szarpak & Poland Adam Mażysz (May 9, 2000 – April 22, 2001)
    • Poland Józef Dankowski (2001)
    • Poland Krzysztof Tochel (Oct 2001 – May 2, 2002)
    • Poland Jacek Zieliński (June 11, 2002 – Sept 10, 2002)
    • Poland Mariusz Kuras (Sept 11, 2002 – Oct 6, 2005)
    • Poland Orest Lenczyk (Oct 10, 2005 – March 21, 2008)
    • Poland Jan Złomańczuk (interim) (March 21, 2008 – May 21, 2008)
    • Poland Paweł Janas (May 21, 2008 – Jan 3, 2009)
    • Poland Rafał Ulatowski (2009 – May 24, 2010)
    • Poland Maciej Bartoszek (June 2, 2010 – June 30, 2011)
    • Poland Paweł Janas (June 17, 2011 – Aug 31, 2011)
    • Poland Kamil Kiereś (Sept 1, 2011 – Sept 25, 2012)
    • Poland Jan Złomańczuk (Sept 25, 2012 – Nov 14, 2012)
    • Poland Michal Probierz (Nov 14, 2012 – Dec 21, 2012)
    • Poland Kamil Kiereś (Jan 9, 2013 – March 23, 2015)
    • Poland Marek Zub (2015)
    • Poland Kamil Kiereś (May 21, 2015 – June 22, 2015)
    • Poland Rafał Ulatowski (2015–2016)
    • Poland Krystian Kierach (interim) (2016)
    • Poland Andrzej Konwiński (2016)
    • Poland Mariusz Pawlak (2017–2018)
    • Poland Artur Derbin (2018–2020)
    • Poland Marcin Węglewski (2020–2021)
    • Poland Patryk Rachwał (June 25, 2021 – Nov 15, 2021)
    • Poland Kamil Socha (2021–2022)
    • Poland Bogdan Jóźwiak (June 22, 2022 – April 27, 2024)
    • Poland Patryk Rachwał (interim) (April 29, 2024 – June 13, 2024)
    • Poland Artur Derbin (June 13, 2024 – January 5, 2025)
    • Poland Patryk Rachwał (January 7, 2025 – present)

    References

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    1. ^ "Fundacja Akademia GKS Bełchatów". ngo.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
    2. ^ "Czas rozpocząć świętowanie! GKS wygrywa i awansuje do III ligi". GKS Bełchatów (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
    3. ^ a b c "GKS Bełchatów - sezon po sezonie - Historia Polskiej Piłki Nożnej - HPPN.PL". www.hppn.pl.
    4. ^ "Orange Ekstraklasa 2005/2006". www.90minut.pl.
    5. ^ "Dziesięć lat temu GKS Bełchatów zaszokował piłkarską Polskę". Dziennik Łódzki. November 9, 2016.
    6. ^ "GKS Bełchatów wycofał się z rozgrywek 2 ligi". www.lodz.tvp.pl (in Polish).
    7. ^ "Oficjalnie: GKS Bełchatów ogłosił upadłość". weszlo.com (in Polish). 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
    8. ^ "OFICJALNIE: GKS Bełchatów-reaktywacja. Klub zgłoszony do nowych rozgrywek". transfery.info (in Polish). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
    9. ^ Kieruzel, Adam (November 27, 2020). "Bełchatów. Kibice GKS utworzyli mural z podobizną papieża Jana Pawła II [ZDJĘCIA]". Bełchatów Nasze Miasto.
    10. ^ a b "GKS Bełchatów — zgody, układy, kosy, grupy, grill i inne".
    11. ^ "Zawodnicy" (in Polish). GKS Bełchatów. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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