2022–23 Raków Częstochowa season

Raków Częstochowa 2022–23 football season

Raków Częstochowa2022–23 season

Owner| Michał Świerczewski
Chairman| Adam Krawczak
Manager| Marek Papszun
Stadium| Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Ekstraklasa| 1st
Polish Cup| Runners-up
Polish Super Cup| Winners
UEFA Europa Conference League| Play-off round
Top goalscorer| League:
Ivi
Bartosz Nowak
(9 each)
All:
Ivi (14 goals)

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The 2022–23 season was Raków Częstochowa's 101st season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Polish football. In addition to the domestic league, Raków Częstochowa participated in this season's edition of the Polish Cup, the Polish Super Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players[edit]

### First-team squad[edit]

As of 15 January 2023[1]

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

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1  | GK |  BIH | Vladan Kovačević
2  | DF |  CZE | Tomáš Petrášek
3  | DF |  SRB | Milan Rundić
4  | DF |  GRE | Stratos Svarnas (on loan from AEK Athens)
5  | MF |  SWE | Gustav Berggren
6  | DF |  POL | Andrzej Niewulis
7  | MF |  CRO | Fran Tudor
8  | MF |  POL | Ben Lederman
9  | FW |  POL | Sebastian Musiolik
11  | MF |  ESP | Ivi
12  | GK |  POL | Kacper Trelowski
14  | MF |  POL | Daniel Szelągowski
17  | MF |  POL | Mateusz Wdowiak
18  | DF |  POL | Adrian Gryszkiewicz
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21  | FW |  LVA | Vladislavs Gutkovskis
23  | MF |  POL | Patryk Kun
24  | DF |  CRO | Zoran Arsenić
25  | DF |  ROU | Bogdan Racovițan
27  | MF |  POL | Bartosz Nowak
29  | GK |  POL | Xavier Dziekoński
30  | MF |  UKR | Vladyslav Kocherhin
55  | MF |  POL | Szymon Czyż
66  | MF |  GRE | Giannis Papanikolaou
71  | MF |  POL | Wiktor Długosz
76  | GK |  POL | Jakub Rajczykowski
77  | MF |  POL | Marcin Cebula
88  | MF |  GEO | Valerian Gvilia
99  | FW |  POL | Fabian Piasecki

### Out on loan[edit]

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

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16  | DF |  POL | Oskar Krzyżak (at Skra Częstochowa until 30 June 2023)
19  | DF |  AUS | Jordan Courtney-Perkins (at Brisbane Roar until 30 June 2023)
22  | MF |  ROU | Deian Sorescu (on loan to FCSB until 30 June 2023)
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89  | FW |  POR | Pedro Vieira (at Resovia until 30 June 2023)
-- | GK |  POL | Jakub Mądrzyk (at Stomil Olsztyn until 30 June 2023)

### Other players under contract[edit]

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

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-- | MF |  POL | Jakub Bator
-- | MF |  POL | Piotr Malinowski
-- | FW |  POL | Przemysław Oziębała

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Lechia Gdańsk v  Raków Częstochowa 22 June 2022 Friendly|  Lechia Gdańsk | 1–2|  Raków Częstochowa | Ostróda

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13:30 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Sokoła Ostróda

Raków Częstochowa  v  Chojniczanka Chojnice 26 June 2022 Friendly|  Raków Częstochowa  | 5–1|  Chojniczanka Chojnice | Sochocin

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12:30 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Hotel BoniFaCio SPA & Sport Resort

Raków Częstochowa  v  Wisła Płock 1 July 2022 Friendly|  Raków Częstochowa  | 3–0|  Wisła Płock | Sochocin

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11:00 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Sochocin

Wisła Płock v  Raków Częstochowa 1 July 2022 Friendly|  Wisła Płock | 3–0|  Raków Częstochowa | Sochocin

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13:15 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Sochocin

Raków Częstochowa  v  Górnik Zabrze 23 September 2022 Friendly|  Raków Częstochowa  | 6–0|  Górnik Zabrze | Częstochowa

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11:30 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"

PSV Eindhoven v  Raków Częstochowa 10 December 2022 Friendly|  PSV Eindhoven | 4–2|  Raków Częstochowa | Eindhoven

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12:00 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: PSV Campus De Herdgang

Anderlecht v  Raków Częstochowa 14 December 2022 Friendly|  Anderlecht | 1–1|  Raków Częstochowa | Brussels

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13:00 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: RSCA Football Academy

Raków Częstochowa  v  Qarabağ 13 January 2023 Friendly|  Raków Częstochowa  | 3–0|  Qarabağ | Belek

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15:00 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena

Raków Częstochowa  v  FCSB 16 January 2023 Friendly|  Raków Częstochowa  | 4–1|  FCSB | Belek

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15:00 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort - Field 1

Raków Częstochowa  v  Olimpija 19 January 2023 Friendly|  Raków Częstochowa  | 3–3|  Olimpija | Belek

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10:30 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Maxx Royal Hotel Field A

Raków Częstochowa  v  Dnipro-1 20 January 2023 Friendly|  Raków Częstochowa  | 3–1|  Dnipro-1 | Belek

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10:30 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Maxx Royal Hotel Field A

## Competitions[edit]

### Overview[edit]

Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Ekstraklasa | 15 July 2022  | 27 May 2023  | Matchday 1  | Winners  | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 24 | +39  | 067.65
Polish Cup | 18 October 2022  | 2 May 2023  | Round of 32  | Runners-up  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6  | 075.00
Polish Super Cup | 9 July 2022  | Final  | Winners  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
UEFA Europa Conference League | 21 July 2022  | 25 August 2022  | Second qualifying round  | Play-off round  | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8  | 083.33
Total  | 45 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 27 | +55  | 071.11

Source: Soccerway

### Ekstraklasa[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Ekstraklasa

#### League table[edit]

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1  | Raków Częstochowa (C) | 34  | 23  | 6  | 5  | 63  | 24  | +39  | 75  | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2  | Legia Warsaw | 34  | 19  | 9  | 6  | 57  | 37  | +20  | 66  | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
3  | Lech Poznań | 34  | 17  | 10  | 7  | 51  | 29  | +22  | 61
4  | Pogoń Szczecin | 34  | 17  | 9  | 8  | 57  | 46  | +11  | 60
5  | Piast Gliwice | 34  | 15  | 8  | 11  | 40  | 31  | +9  | 53  |

Source: ekstraklasa.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Since the winner of the 2022–23 Polish Cup qualified for the Europa Conference League based on league position, the third Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth was transferred to the 4th-placed team.

#### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
34  | 23  | 6  | 5  | 63  | 24  |  +39  | 75  | 14  | 2  | 1  | 41  | 10  |  +31  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 22  | 14  |  +8

Source: PKO Ekstraklasa

#### Results by round[edit]

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34

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Ground| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H
Result| W| W| L| D| W| W| L| W| W| D| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| D| W| D| W| W| W| W| W| L| D| W| W| W| L| L| W| D
Position| 6| 3| 3| 4| 5| 2| 2| 4| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1

Source: PKO Ekstraklasa
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 1 June 2022.[3]

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### Polish Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Polish Cup

Zagłębie Sosnowiec v Raków Częstochowa 18 October 2022 Round of 32|  Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 0–1|  Raków Częstochowa | Sosnowiec

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14:30 CEST |

* Jończy 20'
* Masłowski 54'

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* Kun 62'
* Nowak 73'
* Kocherhin 90+5'

| Stadium: Stadion Ludowy
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski

Pogoń Szczecin v Raków Częstochowa 9 November 2022 Round of 16|  Pogoń Szczecin | 0–1|  Raków Częstochowa | Szczecin

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17:30 CEST |  | Report |

* Papanikolaou 29'
* Ivi 68' 90+3'
* Trelowski 89'

| Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera
Attendance: 13,006
Referee: Daniel Stefański

Motor Lublin v Raków Częstochowa 1 March 2023 Quarter-finals|  Motor Lublin | 0–3|  Raków Częstochowa | Lublin

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20:30 CEST |

* Kusiński 36'

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* Musiolik 30'
* Gutkovskis 64'
* Wdowiak 69'
* Tudor 87'
* Tudor 88'

| Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski

### Polish Super Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022 Polish Super Cup

Lech Poznań v Raków Częstochowa 9 July 2022 Final|  Lech Poznań | 0–2|  Raków Częstochowa | Poznań

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20:10 CEST (UTC+2) |  | Report |

* Racovițan 43'
* Wdowiak 51'

| Stadium: Stadion Poznań
Attendance: 15,898
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski

### UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

#### Second qualifying round[edit]

Raków Częstochowa  v  Astana 21 July 2022 First leg|  Raków Częstochowa  | 5–0|  Astana | Częstochowa

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21:00 CEST |

* Ivi 4'
* Sorescu 11' 21'
* Racovițan 32'
* Wdowiak 41'
* Gutkovskis 65'
* Kocherhin 76'
* Tudor 90+4' (pen.)

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* Manzorro 12'
* Darabayev 29' 62'
* Talgat Kusyapov  47'
* Timur Dosmagambetov  69'
* Beskorovaynyi 90+3'

| Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Attendance: 5,324
Referee:  Goga Kikacheishvili

Astana v  Raków Częstochowa 28 July 2022 Second leg|  Astana | 0–1
(0–6 agg.)|  Raków Częstochowa | Nur-Sultan

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* Gabyshev 45+2'
* Ebong 69'

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* Kocherhin 16'
* Arsenić 21'
* Musiolik 32'

| Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 8,569
Referee:  Tomas Klima

#### Third qualifying round[edit]

Spartak Trnava v  Raków Częstochowa 4 August 2022 First leg|  Spartak Trnava | 0–2|  Raków Częstochowa | Trnava

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18:30 CEST |

* Daniel 35'
* Yusuf 38'
* Bukata 45'
* Mikovič 57'

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* Ivi 30' 45+1' (pen.)
* Czyż 81'

| Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 8,720
Referee:  Igor Pajač

Raków Częstochowa  v  Spartak Trnava 11 August 2022 Second leg|  Raków Częstochowa  | 1–0
(3–0 agg.)|  Spartak Trnava | Częstochowa

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18:00 CEST |

* Gutkovskis 65'
* Kocherhin 68'

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* Mikovič 23'
* Čurma 41'
* Štefánik 47'
* Savvidis 83'
* Yusuf 90+2'

| Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Attendance: 5,434
Referee:  Allard Lindhout

#### Play-off round[edit]

Raków Częstochowa  v Slavia Prague 18 August 2022 First leg|  Raków Częstochowa  | 2–1|  Slavia Prague | Częstochowa

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18:00 CEST |

* Ivi 29'
* Tudor 61'
* Papanikolaou 81'
* Wdowiak 90+1'

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* Lingr 54'
* Holeš 60'
* Ousou 90+2'

| Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Attendance: 5,500
Referee:  Rohit Saggi

Slavia Prague v Raków Częstochowa  25 August 2022 Second leg|  Slavia Prague | 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)|  Raków Częstochowa  | Prague

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19:00 CEST |

* Ševčík 53'
* Usor 62'
* Dorley 82'
* Provod 93'
* Schranz 120+1' 120+2'
* Olayinka 12+5'

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* Rundić 65'
* Arsenić 90'
* Tudor 98'
* Wdowiak 108'
* Ivi 117'

| Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 19,370
Referee:  Craig Pawson

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Current squad". Raków Częstochowa. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
2. ^ "Podręcznik Ekstraklasy na sezon 2021/2022" [Ekstraklasa handbook for the 2021/2022 season] (PDF). ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Ekstraklasa SA. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
3. ^ "Ekstraklasa: Derby na inauguracje! Znamy terminarz na sezon 2022/2023". 1 June 2022.

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2022–23 in Polish football

« 2021–22

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| Domestic leagues|

| Men|

* Ekstraklasa
* I liga
* II liga
* III liga

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Women|

* Ekstraliga

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Polish Cup
* Polish Super Cup

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International club
competitions|

| Men|

* Champions League
* Europa League
* Europa Conference League

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Women|

* Women's Champions League

Youth|

* Youth League

Transfers|

* Summer 2022
* Winter 2022–23

Club seasons

Ekstraklasa|

* Cracovia
* Górnik Zabrze
* Jagiellonia Białystok
* Korona Kielce
* Lech Poznań
* Lechia Gdańsk
* Legia Warsaw
* Miedź Legnica
* Piast Gliwice
* Pogoń Szczecin
* Radomiak Radom
* Raków Częstochowa
* Stal Mielec
* Śląsk Wrocław
* Warta Poznań
* Widzew Łódź
* Wisła Płock
* Zagłębie Lubin

I liga|

* Arka Gdynia
* Chojniczanka Chojnice
* Chrobry Głogów
* GKS Katowice
* GKS Tychy
* Górnik Łęczna
* ŁKS Łódź
* Nieciecza
* Odra Opole
* Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
* Puszcza Niepołomice
* Resovia
* Ruch Chorzów
* Sandecja Nowy Sącz
* Skra Częstochowa
* Stal Rzeszów
* Wisła Kraków
* Zagłębie Sosnowiec

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