GKS Bełchatów

GKS Belchatow (fully Górniczy club Sportowy Belchatow ) is a football club from Belchatow, a Polish town 45 km south of Łódź. The club was founded on November 26, 1977 increased in 2005 for the first time after six years in the Ekstraklasa on. He reached the final participation of the Polish Football Cup in 1996 and 1999 and the runners-up of the 2006/2007 season the club 's biggest successes. Home ground of the club is the GKS Stadium.

History

GKS Belchatow started in 2005 in his fourth Erstligasaison. Only once - in the game 1995 /96 - the team succeeded in Poland's top football league in the league.

The first game of the year in Poland's top league began GKS Belchatow for July 29 in 1995 with a 3:4 defeat against Gornik Zabrze. The victory for the visitors in the 84th minute launched a negative series, which should lead the upstart seemingly straight back into the second division. On the second day Belchatow lost to Łódzki KS in the final minutes again just 0-1 after five games and was still devoid of points there. It was not until three consecutive home games, two of which Belchatow won, stopped this series. Until the winter break but no other victories were added and with just nine points - at twelve points behind the saving 14th Place - the descent seemed inevitable. After reaching Belchatow after seven defeats and a draw on the final day of the first round at Pogoń Szczecin still a 1-1. What is the significance of the equalizer in the final minute by Janusz Prucheński for Belchatow will have, no one could guess at this time.

In April 1996, Belchatow launched a final offensive which was to suck them until no longer considered possible relegation. In the last two months, the club won nine of 13 games to play and was subject only Widzew Łódź and Legia Warsaw - two overpowering teams, each with over 30 points prevailed ahead of third-placed at the end of the season. Nevertheless, the descent could not be avoided if Jacek Berensztajn would not become in the last game against Pogoń Szczecin to the great hero of his team. With its 2-1 victory in the 86th minute Belchatow literally pulled at the last minute with the defeated Stettin same. Already in the previous two away games at Hutnik Krakow Lublin and MKS made ​​Berensztajn his goals in the 86th and 90th minute for two important 1-0 success without the early no more could have been avoided the descent. Belchatow was ultimately based on goal difference still behind Stettin in the relegation zone. His time was in Poland, however, the direct comparison, the Belchatow decided by the final two minutes of hits in return game for themselves. Belchatow was top notch, Szczecin dismounted. Bełchatóws comeback in 1996 remained until today unprecedented in Poland's top football league. Had only the results of the second round in force, the team would be drafted in third place in the UEFA Cup.

After the rise in the Ekstraklasa in 2005, the association was able to establish in subsequent years in the league and in 2007 surprisingly Polish vice-champion, which they were eligible to play next year in the UEFA Cup. After a 4-2 victory in the first qualifying round against Ameri Tbilisi in a penalty shootout, but was for Belchatow in the second round against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk of Ukraine terminus. In the season 2011/2012 the club will enter its tenth season in the Ekstraklasa.

Squad 2013/14 season

Stadium

Belchatow playing in the 5238 -seat GKS ​​Stadium. Construction began in 2001 and ended on 30 November 2008 with the roofing of the stands. The inauguration of the stadium took place in 2003 in the second league match against KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. Soil heating and Flutlichtanlangen are available. Up to now there were two games of the Polish national team: 1996 against Cyprus (2-2 ), 2006 against Lithuania (0-1).

European Cup balance

Known player

  • Jacek Berensztajn
  • Ferdinand Chifon
  • Łukasz Garguła
  • Jacek Krzynówek
  • Mariusz Kukiełka
  • Radosław Matusiak
  • Piotr Nowak
  • Dariusz Pawlusiński
  • Milan Radulovic
  • Jeremiah White
  • Marcin Żewłakow
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