FKS Stal Mielec (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstal ˈmjɛlɛt͡s]) is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's Ekstraklasa, winning the title twice (in 1973 and 1976) but had undergone significant management changes and financial difficulties within the past two decades, which forced the club from participation in the Poland's top league. After winning the third-tier II liga title in 2016, Stal Mielec was promoted to I liga. After finishing first in I liga in 2020, Stal Mielec was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time since the 1995–96 season.
Full name | FKS Stal Mielec | |||
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Nickname(s) | Biało-niebiescy (White-blues) | |||
Founded | 10 April 1939 | |||
Ground | Stadion Miejski w Mielcu Solskiego 1 Street, Mielec, Poland | |||
Capacity | 7,000[1] | |||
Chairman | Jacek Klimek | |||
Manager | Kamil Kiereś[2] | |||
League | Ekstraklasa | |||
2022–23 | Ekstraklasa, 11th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The football club was one of the first two (next to the volleyball club) at the PZL Mielec, established in 1939. The team was made up of players playing in other clubs in Mielec and employees of the PZL, an aerospace company. In the first match played, the team defeated the Gymnastic Society "Sokół" Mielec with 4–1 victory. Three more matches were played against Dzikovia Tarnobrzeg (2–1), Metal Tarnów (3–1) and a team made up of players from an ammunition factory in Nowa Dęba (6–1). The match against Okęcie Warszawa planned for September did not take place, because World War II started and any sports games were forbidden. However, the matches were played illegally in the meadows beyond the communal forest and in other towns (including Dębica, Kolbuszowa, Sandomierz). The only official match was played against a German military unit and ended with the score 1–2.
The construction of the club's current stadium, Stadion Miejski w Mielcu, was concluded in 1953. The stadium underwent a major renovation, completed in 2013. It maintains a seating capacity for 7,000 spectators. Before the 2013 renovation, it maintained seating capacity for 30,000 spectators, and hosted numerous European Champions Cup, UEFA Cup, and Poland national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers.
Ekstraklasa Top Goalscorer
Award given by Piłka Nożna:
Award given by Przegląd Sportowy
Award given by Sport
Award given by Tempo
League | Regional league, gr. Dębica |
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2022–23 | IV liga Subcarpathia, 16th of 18 (relegated) [3] |
Website | Club website |
The club operates a reserve team which currently plays in the Dębica group of the regional league, the sixth tier of the league pyramid. During the 2020–21 season, a third team participated in the regional league, as well as the Subcarpathian Rzeszów–Dębica Polish Cup edition.[4][5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The players below played for their respective countries at any point during their career.
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