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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Stal Mielec is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. The construction of the club's current stadium, Stadion Stali Mielec at Solskiego 1, was concluded in 1953, although it is currently undergoing major renovation. It maintains a seating capacity for 30,000 spectators and has hosted numerous European Champions Cup, UEFA Cup, and Polish national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA 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 the UEFA Cup in 78/79 season
* First round participants of the UEFA Cup in 81/82 season
* First round participants of the European Champions Cup in 73/74 season
* First round participants of the European Champions Cup in 76/77 season

Individual Player Awards

Ekstraklasa Premier League Top Goalscorer"
* 1973 - Grzegorz Lato - 13 goals
* 1975 - Grzegorz Lato - 19 goals
* 1995 - Bogusław Cygan - 16 goals

Award given by "Piłka Nożna":
* Player of the Year
** 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak
** 1977 - Grzegorz Lato
* Newcomer of the Year
** 1975 - Zbigniew Hnatio
** 1978 - Włodzimierz Ciołek

Award given by "Przegląd Sportowy"
* Polish Athlete of the Year
** 1974 - 4th place - Grzegorz Lato
** 1977 - 5th place - Grzegorz Lato

Award given by "Sport"
* Player of the Year
** 1974 - Grzegorz Lato
** 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak
** 1977 - Grzegorz Lato

Award given by "Tempa"
* Goalkeeper of the Year
** 1979 - Zygmunt Kukla

Famous players

* Grzegorz Lato, player of Polish national football team, Golden Shoe winner of the 1974 World Cup with 7 goals
* Henryk Kasperczak, player of Polish national football team, former coach of Wisła Kraków and current coach of Senegal national football team
* Andrzej Szarmach, player of Polish national football team
* Jan Domarski, player of Polish national football team
* Dariusz Kubicki, player of Polish 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 Mielec

See 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]