Korona Kielce

Korona Kielce ( officially Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna Korona Kielce ) is a Polish football club from the located in the province of Holy Cross city Kielce. Corona, the crown is the symbol of the city and the club. Play their home games, the club from the Miejski Stadium, which has 15,550 seats.

History

The club was founded on 10 July 1973, when the two clubs Iskra Kielce and SHL merged. Korona Kielce in 1975 rose for the first time in the second Polish league, but could not prevail, and went off again. From 1982 to 1990, the club played again in the second division. In 1996, Nida Gypsum corona took over and it was renamed the Miejski Klub Sportowy Sekcja Futbolowa corona. This was followed by another year in the second division in 1998/99 and a subsequent descent. A year later, the club merged with another team from Kielce - Kielce Błękitni - and was renamed Kielecki club Piłkarski corona. In 2002, the Polish press distribution companies Kolporter SA was Sponsor of the club. Within four years, the club began to rise from the third division to the Ekstraklasa - Poland's top division - on. Since then, the association of many Polish players is considered a great prospect. Five players of the team have already been appointed to the Polish national football team in just the first two years of Erstligazugehörigkeit. Because of their offensive game, they are considered the most attractive team in the Ekstraklasa and their games are broadcast regularly on Polish television. This enhances the already good financial situation of the club even further. After the 2008 season, the club had relegated because of involvement in a corruption scandal in the first second-rate league. At the end of the 2008/ 09 succeeded - through the withdrawal of licenses for Widzew - the direct promotion back to the Ekstraklasa.

The first team squad

(As of August 26, 2013 )

Name Changes

Known player

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