Bałtyk Gdynia

Polish football club

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Football club

Bałtyk Gdynia

Full name| Stowarzyszenie Klub Sportowy
Bałtyk Gdynia
Nickname(s)| Kadłuby (The Hulls)
Founded| 1930; 95 years ago (1930)
Ground| National Rugby Stadium
Capacity| 2,425
Chairman| Andrzej Adamczyk
Manager| Szymon Hartman
League| IV liga Pomerania
2023–24| IV liga Pomerania, 4th of 18
Website| http://baltykgdynia.pl

Home colours

Away colours

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Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea. They currently compete in the IV liga Pomerania, the fifth tier of Polish league competition.[1]

## History

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The club was established in 1930 by football enthusiasts from the developing city. Bałtyk is the oldest football club from Gdynia, which still plays with its original name.[2]

Bałtyk played seven seasons in the Polish first league and 19 in Polish second league. They also appeared once in the Intertoto Cup, in 1983. In 1977, Baltyk's U-19 team won bronze in the Polish Championship, and in 1982, Baltyk won silver in the U-19 championship of Poland.

In 2019 and 2020, the club fell victim to a career fraudster causing the club to sign player contracts promising money that did not exist. The perpetrator was never caught however the club managed to negotiate a recovery plan and by 2021 the club was solvent again.[3]

## Fans

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The fans are known as "Kadłuby" (The Hulls). Once one of the strongest fan groups in the 80's, as the team started to fall down the leagues only a handful of loyal supporters now remain in Gdynia and several smaller towns in the region.

In the past the fast used to have short-lived friendly relations with fans of Lech Poznań, Pogoń Lębork and Ferencváros at various points in their history. Currently they have good relations with fans of Kotwica Kołobrzeg and Cartusia Kartuzy.

The two Tricity derby rivals Lechia Gdańsk and Arka Gdynia are considered the most fierce. The games against Arka, also known as the Gdynia derby have a long history and the fans often contend for dominance in the city. The controversy surrounding the two club's stadium use is also a serious cause of tension between the two.

Due to Bałtyk languishing in the lower leagues for several years, the club has developed rivalries with other clubs, mainly Gryf Słupsk.

## Bałtyk in Europe

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Season  | Competition  | Round  |  | Club  | Score

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1983 | Intertoto Cup | GR  |  | Boldklubben 1903 | 1–1, 2–1
|  |  |  | IFK Göteborg | 0–3, 0–0
|  |  |  | Admira Wacker Mödling | 3–1, 2–3

## Current squad

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As of 5 August 2024.

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

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-- | GK |  POL | Filip Kondracik
-- | GK |  POL | Mateusz Ponichtera
-- | GK |  POL | Szymon Stanik
-- | GK |  POL | Dawid Szymański
-- | DF |  UKR | Maksym Demyanchuk
-- | DF |  POL | Aleksander Drozdowicz
-- | DF |  POL | Maciej Kaźmierczak
-- | DF |  POL | Dominik Pluta
-- | DF |  POL | Kamil Witkowski
-- | DF |  POL | Dawid Zabielski
-- | MF |  POL | Marcel Brodnicki
-- | MF |  POL | Mateusz Długołęcki
-- | MF |  POL | Kamil Formella
-- | MF |  POL | Oliwier Hewelt
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | MF |  POL | Piotr Kaliszewski
-- | MF |  POL | Mikołaj Kośnik
-- | MF |  POL | Bartłomiej Kurzyński
-- | MF |  POL | Bartosz Lupa
-- | MF |  POL | Igor Michalski
-- | MF |  POL | Bartosz Ossowski
-- | MF |  POL | Dominik Pikiel
-- | MF |  POL | Michał Sadowski
-- | MF |  POL | Rafał Szybajło
-- | MF |  POL | Dawid Werner
-- | FW |  POL | Igor Jankowski
-- | FW |  POL | Hubert Klamrowski
-- | FW |  POL | Artur Radomski
-- | FW |  POL | Hubert Żuber

## Former players

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* Lawrence Papaleo

## References

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1. ^ "IV liga 2023/2024, grupa: pomorska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
2. ^ "Kalendarium" (in Polish). Bałtyk Gdynia. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
3. ^ "To było wielkie, zuchwałe oszustwo. Polski klub wraca do żywych".

## External links

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* (in Polish) Official website

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* VIAF

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*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward