- Polonia Bytom
Football club infobox
clubname = Polonia Bytom
fullname = Towarzystwo Sportowe Polonia Bytom
nickname = | founded = 1920
ground =Stadion Edwarda Szymkowiaka Bytom ,Poland
capacity = 15,000
chairman = flagicon|PolandDamian Bartyla
manager = flagicon|PolandMichał Probierz
league =
season = 2006/2007
position =
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leftarm2=ffffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=ffffff|socks2=ffffffTS Polonia Bytom, IPA2|pɔˈlɔɲa ˈbɨtɔm, is a Polish football club founded January 4, 1920 in the city of
Bytom , during the hectic months of theSilesian Uprisings . In late 1922 however, as a result of theUpper Silesia plebiscite , Bytom became part ofGermany and the club ceased to exist.In May of 1945, numerous players and officials of one of the most famous Polish clubs,
Pogoń Lwów arrived in Bytom and decided to revive Polonia. On May 17, 1945 the team played its first game in over two decades, defeatingWarta Poznań 3-2.Polonia is considered the continuation of Pogon Lwow, its logo is in fact very similar to the logo of
Lwów 's most famous Polish team as well as their colours, red-blue.Polonia Bytom's most famous player is goalkeeper
Edward Szymkowiak . Its stadium is named after him and has a capacity of 15,000 spectators.Polonia has won the Polish championship twice, in 1954 and 1962. In 1952, 1958, 1959 and 1961 Bytom was the vice-champion of Poland. In June 2007 Polonia Bytom, after many years, returned to the Polish
Orange Ekstraklasa .Achievements
*Orange Ekstraklasa (First League)
**1st Place (2): 1954, 1962
**2nd Place (4): 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961
*Polish Cup
**Finalist (3): 1964, 1973, 1977Current squad
"Accurate as of
July 20 2008 "Notable players
Polonia in Europe
External links
* [http://www.poloniabytom.com.pl/ Official Website]
* [http://www.polonia.bytom.pl/ Official FanClub]
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