GKS Bełchatów

PGE GKS Bełchatów ( Audio-IPA|pl-Belchatow.ogg| [bɛwˈxatuf] ) is a professional football club that competes in the Polish Ekstraklasa.

History

GKS Bełchatów entered Poland's Division 4 in 1977 and gained promotion to Division 3 after four years (in the 1981/1982 season). It took the club another seven years to rise to Division 2 (1986/1987 season), before winning a place in the Polish Premier League in 1992. After another spell in Division 2, the club again won promotion to the First league at the end of the 2004/2005 season. The club finished the 2005/2006 season in 10th place, with 37 points. The following season they challenged for the league title. After spending much of the latter part of the 2006/07 season in first place, they were ultimately overtaken by Zagłębie Lubin and had to settle for second place.

Achievements

* Ekstraklasa (First division):
**2nd place (1): 2007
* Polish Cup:
**Finalist (2): 1996, 1999
* Polish League Cup:
**Finalist (1): 2007
*Polish SuperCup:
**Finalist (1): 2007

Bełchatów in Europe

Current squad

"Accurate on 1 August 2007"

Transfers 2007/2008

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Notable players

* Rafał Berliński
* Artur Bugaj
* Robert Górski
* Piotr Klepczarek
* Jacek Krzynówek
* Grzegorz Rasiak
* Radosław Matusiak

See also

* List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries

External links

* [http://www.gksbelchatow.com/ Official club website]
* [http://www.soccerway.com/teams/poland/gks-belchatow GKS Bełchatów] at Soccerway