Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk

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Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk
Full nameLechia-Polonia Gdańsk Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna
Founded1 July 1998; 23 years ago (1 July 1998)
Dissolved31 June 2002; 19 years ago (31 June 2002)
GroundMOSiR Stadium
Capacity12,244
ManagerWitold Kulik & Stanisław Stachura (1998–99)
Jerzy Jastrzębowski (1999–2000)
Wiesław Wika (2000)
Romuald Szukiełowicz (2000)
Stanisław Stachura (2000–02)
2001–2002 Home colours
2001–2002 Away colours

Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk is a now defunct team which played in the Polish second division from 1998–2001. The team was created by a merger of Lechia Gdańsk and Polonia Gdańsk.

History[]

Pre-merger[]

Polonia Gdańsk[]

Main article: SKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk

Polonia Gdańsk were founded in 1945 as NS Nit Gdańsk. After years of playing football in the lower divisions, and further name changes (Stal Gdańsk and RKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk [1]). The team finally found stability and were called Polonia Gdańsk.[1]

The team finally achieved promotion to the second division in 1973 after winning their division, and finishing as runners up the previous season. The 1970s saw the team's high point in their history. The team enjoyed 9 seasons in the second division before being relegated in 1982. The team's greatest achievement so far came in the 1976/77 season when the team finished 3rd, just missing out on promotion to the top division.[2] From 1982-1998 Polonia experienced another 3 seasons in the second tier, each time only lasting in the division for one season. The team won the third tier 3 times during this period, as well as finishing runners up a further 5 times.

Lechia Gdańsk[]

Main article: Lechia Gdańsk

Lechia Gdańsk were also founded in 1945.[3] Lechia's greatest success in the top flight came during the 1950s, when the club finished 3rd during the 1956 season. After spending the 1960s and 70s in the lower divisions, Lechia won the Polish Cup and the Polish SuperCup in 1983. After a spell back in the top flight, Lechia soon found themselves playing in the lower divisions once more. During the 1995 season, Lechia had previously been part of another merger, this time with Olimpia Poznań to create Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk. The merger lasted only one season before both teams split. It was only two seasons after their first merger that Lechia were to be involved in another, this time with Polonia.

Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk[]

The first season for Lechia-Polonia was moderately successful. The previous season Polonia finished in 5th place, for the 1998–99 season Lechia-Polonia managed to achieve 7th in the league.[4] The following season was more unsuccessful, finishing the season in 14th.[5] Robert Kubiel finished as the team's highest goalscorer with 10 goals to his name.[6] The following season got worse for Lechia-Polonia, with the team finishing 19th out of 20 teams.[7] Despite being in a lower division the team proved to be less than competitive, and the team once again faced relegation, this time finishing in 15th.[8] After the 2001–02 season, the Lechia-Polonia dissolved.

After the merger[]

Polonia Gdańsk created a separate team in 1999, one year after the merger. Despite the team still being involved in the merger by name, most saw this as the teams continuation of the original team, and not the Lechia-Polonia team. The reforming meant that Polonia had to restart from Poland's lowest divisions. The highest the team has achieved since the turn of the century was 2 seasons in the third division, finishing 14th and 16th from 2012–14. Back to back relegation's meant the team were playing in the firth tier once again, and currently find themselves playing in the District Division - Gdańsk Group I.[9]

Lechia Gdańsk also created a separate team from the Lechia-Polonia team in 2001, and was also seen as the continuation of the team before the merger. In 2001 there were therefore 3 teams playing football as a result of the merger; Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk, and Polonia Gdańsk. While the dissolved Lechia-Polonia team left both Lechia and Polonia in much worse positions than before the merger, Lechia took full advantage of the situation they found themselves in. After having to start from the bottom, Lechia's fortunes changed and they found themselves playing in the Ekstraklasa once again for the 2008/09 season.[10] After 11 seasons of continuous top flight football Lechia won both the Polish Cup and the Polish SuperCup in 2019, leading to the team playing European football for only the second time in their history.

Seasons[]

Season Tier Division Position Polish Cup Comments
1998/99 II II League (west) 7 of 14 Round of 16 Team created by a merger between Lechia Gdańsk and Polonia Gdańsk.
1999/00 II League 14 of 24 Round of 16 Polonia Gdańsk left the merger, restarting in the IV liga (sixth tier).
2000/01 II League 19 of 20 Round 2 Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk are relegated.
2001/02 III III League (g. 2) 15 of 19 - Lechia Gdańsk create an independent club at the start of the season, restarting in the IV liga (sixth tier). Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk suffer financial difficulties and folded at the end of the season.

Player statistics[]

Seasonal top goalscorers[]

The players who scored the most goals for the club during a season.

Season Player Goals
1998–99 Adam Fedoruk 9
1999–2000 Robert Kugiel 10
2000–01 7
2001–02 Robert Kugiel 7

Top player statistics[]

The top 5 players with the most appearances and goals in the league for Lechia-Polonia.

Apps
No. Name Apps
1 128
2 Robert Kugiel 113
3 Tomasz Borkowski 106
4 86
5 82
Goals
No. Name Goals
1 Robert Kugiel 23
2 18
3 Adam Fedoruk 11
4 Marek Zieńczuk 8
5 8

League statistics[]

All of the league statistics of all players over the four seasons of the clubs existence.

1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 total
Player Nat pos apps goals apps goals apps goals apps goals apps goals
Goalkeepers
Tomasz Borowiec Poland GK 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Poland GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
Poland GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Poland GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
Poland GK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Poland GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Maciej Kozak Poland GK 0 0 31 0 1 0 0 0 32 0
Maciej Kudrycki Poland GK 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Krzysztof Pilarz Poland GK 0 0 14 0 37 0 19 0 70 0
Krzysztof Skrzyński Poland GK 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Defenders
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 12 2
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0 18 0
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 10 1
Tomasz Borkowski Poland DF 13 0 34 1 32 0 27 0 106 1
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jarosław Chwastek Poland DF 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 16 0
Artur Chrzonowski Poland DF 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Jacek Cuch Poland DF 9 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 14 0
Mauro Sérgio da Silva Brazil DF 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13 0
Julcimar Brazil DF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland DF 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Poland DF 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Poland DF 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Marcin Kubsik Poland MF 14 1 38 0 18 0 0 0 70 1
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Poland DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Poland DF 16 0 18 0 17 0 15 0 66 0
Poland DF 10 1 30 1 28 1 14 0 82 3
Grzegorz Motyka Poland DF 0 0 21 4 0 0 0 0 21 4
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 0
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 0
Poland DF 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Jacek Paszulewicz Poland DF 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 0
Poland DF 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Poland DF 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Wojciech Sekuła Poland DF 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 15 0
Poland DF 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Poland DF 26 0 42 1 32 1 28 2 128 4
Poland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 12 1
Poland DF 0 0 31 3 0 0 0 0 31 3
Poland DF 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
Midfielders
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 0
Poland MF 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 12 3
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 0
Andriy Danayev Ukraine MF 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 0
Justin Evans United States MF 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Adam Fedoruk Poland MF 21 7 12 2 17 2 0 0 50 11
Poland MF 25 2 40 4 0 0 0 0 65 6
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13 0
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13 0
Marcin Kubsik Poland MF 14 1 38 0 18 0 0 0 70 1
Poland MF 0 0 30 3 0 0 5 1 35 4
Sebastian Mila Poland MF 0 0 12 2 22 2 0 0 34 4
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0
Saulo Pereira de Carvalho Brazil MF 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Karol Piątek Poland MF 0 0 1 0 17 0 3 1 21 1
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 34 6 0 0 34 6
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 5 23 5
Poland MF 14 0 7 0 11 0 2 0 34 0
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0
Marcin Wiewiórski Poland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Poland MF 26 5 42 7 0 0 18 6 86 18
Marek Zieńczuk Poland MF 21 3 23 5 0 0 0 0 44 8
Poland MF 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 11 1
Forwards
Napoleon Amaefule Nigeria FW 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 17 1
Dawid Banaczek Poland FW 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Sérgio Batata Brazil FW 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Michael Butler Liberia FW 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joenal Castma Haiti FW 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Poland FW 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Poland FW 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Poland FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 8 1
Poland FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 14 1
Poland FW 21 3 31 3 0 0 11 2 63 8
Poland FW 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 14 1
Piotr Grudzień Poland FW 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Austin Hamlet Nigeria FW 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Poland FW 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 9 1
Poland FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 7 2
Robert Kugiel Poland FW 20 3 38 10 26 3 29 7 113 23
Tomasz Moskal Poland FW 0 0 0 0 16 6 0 0 16 6
Poland FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Poland FW 0 0 0 0 5 1 15 5 20 6
Poland FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 8 2
Poland FW 4 0 10 2 1 0 0 0 15 2
Poland FW 0 0 0 0 15 2 0 0 15 2
Poland FW 0 0 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2

Managerial statistics[]

This is a list of Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk managers and their statistics in all competitive competitions. This list includes caretaker managers, shown here in italics.

Name Nat From To G W D L %W
Witold Kulik Poland 1 July 1998 30 June 1999 29 13 4 12 44.8%
Jerzy Jastrzębowski Poland 1 July 1999 4 March 2000 27 9 7 11 33.3%
Wiesław Wika Poland 5 March 2000 11 March 2000 1 1 0 0 100%
Romuald Szukiełowicz Poland 12 March 2000 4 October 2000 34 12 9 13 35.2%
Stanisław Stachura Poland 5 October 2000 30 June 2002 65 16 13 36 24.6%

Kits[]

The kits worn by Lechia-Polonia during their four seasons of existence.

1998–99[]

The 1998–99 kits were produced by Uhlsport with Pomorskie Towarzystwo Leasingowe being the sponsor on the shirts.

1998–99 home kit
1998–99 away kit

1999–2000[]

Lechia-Polonia started the season with the same kits as the previous season, adding an third shirt which bore the sponsor Centertel. After the winter break Lechia dropped what they used as their home kit in favour of using one of the Kelme shirts used by Lechia Gdańsk between 1996–98. The three kits made by three different manufacturers were used on a rotational basis, with the green and white "half and half" kit being used more often as it incorporated the most green and could be used against more opponents.

1999–2000 Uhlsport home
1999–2000 Uhlsport away
1999-2000 Third kit
1999–2000 Kelme kit

2000–01[]

In 2000 Adidas became the manufacturer of the Lechia-Polonia kits, with Centertel being the main club sponsor. Canal+ also held a minor sponsorship role, with a small logo also featuring on the front of the shirts. The two Adidas shirts were used interchangeably with neither kit having a preference as the "home shirt". Lechia-Polonia also used two previously used shirts, with the "half and half" shirt having the Canal+ logo placed above the Uhlsport logo removing any indication of who previously made the shirt.

2000-01 Adidas first
2000-01 Adidas second
2000-2001 third
2000–2001 fourth

2001–02[]

In the last year of Lechia-Polonia's existence they played in the same Adidas kits as the season before.

2000-01 Adidas first
2000-01 Adidas second

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