Elana Toruń

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Elana Toruń
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Full nameElana Toruń
Nickname(s)Elanowcy
Founded28 August 1968
Ground
Toruń, Poland
Capacity4,300[1]
ChairmanJacek Bednarz
ManagerBogusław Pietrzak
LeagueIII liga
2019–20II liga, 16th (relegated)[2]

Elana Toruń is a Polish football club based in Toruń. As of the 2020–21 season, the team competes in III liga, 4th tier of the Polish football league system.

History[]

The team was at the 2nd level of the Polish pyramid in the 1990s, but were relegated in 1998/99.[3] During the following season the club changed their name to TKP Torun, but they were relegated again to the 4th level.[4] The club were often referred to as Torunski KP, but by the 2007/08 season they had returned to their original name of Elana Torun and were back playing in the Polish 3rd level.[5]

Current squad[]

Supporters[]

Elana Toruń v Chrobry Głogów (2011-09-17)

Elana fans are commonly known as Elanowcy and include a small ultras group of around 100-1000 (depending on match) fanatical supporters. Apart from Toruń, there are fan-clubs in Gniewkowo, Golub-Dobrzyń, Ostaszewo, Aleksandrów Kujawski, Ciechocinek, Kowalewo Pomorskie, Obrowo, Lubicz and Wąbrzeźno.[6]

They have a long-standing friendship with fans of Ruch Chorzów and (who are also Ruch fans), friendly relations with Widzew Łódź fans from Grudziądz,[7] and more recently Wisła Kraków and KKS Kalisz fans.

As the city of Toruń has a rivalry with Bydgoszcz that extends even beyond sport,[8] Elana competes the Cuiavian derby[9] with Zawisza and Polonia. They also compete with fans of speedway club Apator Toruń.

References[]

Kelechi Iheanacho with Elana Toruń in 2011
  1. ^ Torun City Stadium (stadiony.net)
  2. ^ II liga 2019/2020, 90minut.pl
  3. ^ 1998/99 Polish football league results and tables at RSSSSF
  4. ^ "Poland 1999/2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Poland 2007/08". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Elana Toruń". www.elanowcy.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Strona fanatyków Elany Toruń". www.elanowcy.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. ^ Ćwieluch, Juliusz (29 March 2018). "Bydgoszcz i Toruń – skąd ta wieczna rywalizacja?". www.polityka.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. ^ http://ocb03.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205:elana-toru-zawisza-bydgoszcz&catid=48:przyjaciele&Itemid=98

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