Arka Gdynia

Arka Gdynia (fully Morski Związkowy Sportowy club Arka Gdynia ) is a Polish sports club from along the Baltic port city of Gdynia ( Gdynia German ). The association founded in 1929, celebrated in 1979 when he won the Polish Cup football club its greatest success. Home ground of the club is the GOSiR Stadium in Redłowo ( Hochredlau ). The old location on the Baltic Sea Stadium ( Ejsmonda 1 ) with the " Górka ", the grandstand, was converted into tennis courts. Previously the club had played its games in nearly 70 years.

The most successful period witnessed Arka Gdynia in the years 1976-1982, in which they belonged continuously to the top Polish league six years. In 1974 they rose for the first time in the first league, but immediately from again. When Arka established in the late 1970s in the top Polish league, they also achieved their first - and to date only - title. 1979, Gdynia sat in the Cup final in Lublin 2-1 Wisła Kraków through and thus also qualified for the European Cup for the first time. In Europe Cup Winners' Cup but the club had already failed in the 1st round, which is why the 3-2 home victory and the 0-2 defeat remained in the return match against Beroe Stara Zagora to date single European games.

In 1982, the crash in the Second Division, which two years later, even the descent into the Second Division. In the following years Arka Gdynia and forth between these two leagues, the club was mostly mediocre. It was not until 2001, Gdynia established again in the second highest football league and benefited from the increase in the Ekstraklasa in 2005 from 14 to 16 teams. This qualified with Gdynia in this year, the third-placed for the top Polish league. This was the re- ascent after 23 years in the first division of Poland. However, the Erstligazugehörigkeit lasted only two years and Arka Gdynia was zwangsdegradiert through the involvement in game purchases. In the 2007 /08 season could be in the 2nd League the 4th Place and secure increased due to further degradation in the Ekstraklasa team again.

Achievements

Polish Football Cup: 1979

Current squad

As of February 21, 2013

30 Kamola Patryk Poland 24 Jakub Miszczuk Poland 26 Maciej Szlaga Poland 13 Poland Michał Szromnik

31 Bartosz Brodziński Poland 02 Marcin Dettlaff Poland 06 Dawid Kubowicz Poland 22 Damian Krajanowski Poland 03 Krzysztof Sobieraj Poland 07 Piotr Tomasik Poland 04 Wallace Brazil

29 Paweł Brzuzy Poland 17 Rafał Grzelak Poland 33 Tomasz Jarzębowski Poland 09 Piotr Kuklis Poland 14 Mateusz Szwoch Poland 15 Radosław Pruchnik Poland 20 Marcin Radzewicz Poland 19 Poland Michał Rzuchowski

11 Dariusz form Ella Poland 08 Marcus Vinícius Brazil 18 Janusz Surdykowski Poland 10 Łukasz Zwoliński Poland