- Stal Mielec
Football club infobox
clubname = Stal Mielec
fullname = Klub Sportowy FKS Stal Mielec
nickname = "Biało-niebiescy (White-blues)"
founded =April 10 ,1939
ground =Stadion Stali Mielec at Solskiego 1,Mielec ,Poland (under renovation)
capacity = 30,000 | chairman = Andrzej Korczykowski
manager = Grzegorz Wcisło
league = Fourth League, Podkarpacka |
season = 2007-08
position = Polish Fourth League, 4th place
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=0000FF|socks2=0000FFStal Mielec is a Polish football club based in
Mielec ,Poland . The club was established onApril 10 ,1939 . The construction of the club's current stadium, Stadion Stali Mielec at Solskiego 1, was concluded in1953 , although it is currently undergoing major renovation. It maintains a seating capacity for 30,000 spectators and has hosted numerousEuropean Champions Cup ,UEFA Cup , and Polish national team matches, includingFIFA World Cup andUEFA European Championship qualifiers. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's Ekstraklasa Premier League, winning the title twice (in 1973 and 1976), but has undergone significant management changes and financial difficulties within the past two decades that have forced the club from participation in the Premier League. It currently participates in the Polish Podkarpacka Fourth League.Ekstraklasa (Polish premier league)
* 1st place
**1973 ,1976 * 2nd place
**1975 * 3rd place
**1974 ,1979 ,1982 Polish Cup finalists*
1976 Participation in European cups
* Quarter-finalists of the
UEFA Cup in 75/76 season
* First round participants of theUEFA Cup in 78/79 season
* First round participants of theUEFA Cup in 81/82 season
* First round participants of theEuropean Champions Cup in 73/74 season
* First round participants of theEuropean Champions Cup in 76/77 seasonIndividual Player Awards
Ekstraklasa Premier League Top Goalscorer"
*1973 -Grzegorz Lato - 13 goals
*1975 - Grzegorz Lato - 19 goals
*1995 - Bogusław Cygan - 16 goalsAward given by "Piłka Nożna":
* Player of the Year
**1976 -Henryk Kasperczak
**1977 - Grzegorz Lato
* Newcomer of the Year
**1975 - Zbigniew Hnatio
**1978 - Włodzimierz CiołekAward given by "Przegląd Sportowy"
* Polish Athlete of the Year
**1974 - 4th place - Grzegorz Lato
**1977 - 5th place - Grzegorz LatoAward given by "Sport"
* Player of the Year
**1974 - Grzegorz Lato
**1976 - Henryk Kasperczak
**1977 - Grzegorz LatoAward given by "Tempa"
* Goalkeeper of the Year
**1979 - Zygmunt KuklaFamous players
*
Grzegorz Lato , player ofPolish national football team , Golden Shoe winner of the1974 World Cup with 7 goals
*Henryk Kasperczak , player ofPolish national football team , former coach ofWisła Kraków and current coach ofSenegal national football team
*Andrzej Szarmach , player ofPolish national football team
*Jan Domarski , player ofPolish national football team
*Dariusz Kubicki , player ofPolish national football team Club name variations
* 1939 - KS PZL Mielec
* 1946 - RKS PZL Zryw Mielec
* 1949 - ZKS Stal Mielec
* 1957 - FKS Stal Mielec
* 1977 - FKS PZL Stal Mielec
* 1995 - MKP Mielec
* 1998 - MKP Lobo Stal Mielec
* 1997 - MKP Stal Mielec
* 2002 - KS Stal Mielec
* 2003 - KS FKS Stal MielecSee also
*
Football in Poland
*List of football teams
* Champions' Cup/League
*UEFA Cup External links
* [http://www.stalmielec.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.forumstali.com/ Discussion Board]
* [http://stal-mielec.net Supporter's Site]
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