Holy War (Kraków)

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The Holy War
Wisła fans.jpg
Wisła Kraków supporters displaying banner
"Army of the White Star", 2011
LocationKraków
TeamsWisła Kraków
KS Cracovia
First meeting20 September 1908
Statistics
Most winsWisła Kraków (85-60-42)

The Holy War (Polish: Święta Wojna, also Derby Krakowa) is a rivalry in Polish football between Wisła Kraków and KS Cracovia, the two biggest clubs in Kraków and reportedly the oldest in Poland, both founded in 1906.[1] The term Holy War was coined by the defender from KS Cracovia, Ludwik Gintel. It is also the theme of a song devoted to their never-ending shenanigans, played by Andrusy.

Highlights[]

The earliest extant records of the Holy War originate from the newspaper published on 20 September 1908 informing that the match played at Błonia Park between the two teams resulted in a 1:1 draw.[2] Earlier matches were also reported, but their results are missing from archives of the local media. The first competition in accordance with the 1904 official FIFA standards, took place on 8 May 1913 at the Cracovia stadium in Kraków, with the home team winning over Wisła 2:1.

The Holy War is considered the most intense rivalry in Poland and one of the most intense in all of Europe. Despite the fact that the two stadiums are less than a kilometer away, the fans are two bitter rivals against each other, often resulting in fights between them as well as the police.[1]

Clubs[]

Cracovia and Wisła Kraków are two of the oldest still existing football clubs in Poland.[3]

Club comparison
Cracovia Wisła Kraków
13 June 1906
 Date founded September 1906
5
(first championship – 1921)		 Champions of Poland 13
(first championship – 1927)
1 Polish Cup 4
1 Polish SuperCup 1
42 Seasons played in Ekstraklasa 81
21 August 1921 Debut in the competition for the Polish championship 12 August 1923
25 March 1928 Debut in Ekstraklasa 3 April 1927
2 Top goalscorers in Ekstraklasa 20
Ekstraklasa Current league level (2020/2021) Ekstraklasa
Stade Józef Piłsudski.jpg
Cracovia stadium
(Capacity: 15,114)		 Stadium Stadion przed meczem z APOELEM.jpg
Wisła Kraków stadium
(Capacity: 33,326)

All-time results[]

  • 1982 Puchar Polski match ended 2 - 2, Wisła won 5 - 3 on penalties.

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ a b "Święta Wojna (The Holy War)". Wisla Krakow - Cracovia Krakow. Footballderbies.com. 2012. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Editorial (September 2, 2012). "Wiślackie Kalendarium: pierwsze mistrzostwo, pierwszy puchar". Stowarzyszenie Kibiców Wisły Kraków. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  3. ^ LoveKraków. "Cracovia czy Wisła? "Święta Wojna" – na stadionach i ulicach". LoveKraków. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

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