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Olimpia Elbląg Full name Klub Sportowy
Olimpia ElblągNickname(s) Żółto-biało-niebiescy (Yellow-white-blue), Związkowi (Associates), Olimpijczycy (Olimpics) Founded 1945 Ground City Stadium Elbląg, Poland
(Capacity: 7000)Chairman Łukasz Konończuk Manager Tomasz Arteniuk League Polish Second League 2009/10 11th (II League) Home coloursAway coloursOlimpia Elbląg is a Polish professional football (soccer) team based in Elbląg, Poland. It was founded in 1945. Currently the club plays in the Polish Second League (third division in the Polish league system).
Contents
Club structure
Board members
- President: Łukasz Konończuk
- Vice-president of financial area: Jarosław Majkowski
- Vice-president of sports area: Bartłomiej Piór
- Board member: Jacek Perliński
- Board member: Franciszek Wiśniewski
Spokesman: Krzysztof Fedak
Marketing manager: Robert PileckiSponsors
- Main sponsors: Elbląg City Hall, Rapsodia Mall, Andrex
- Sponsors: Grupa Żywiec (Specjal Beer), DRE, Carrefour, PKS Elbląg, RE.pl
- Technical sponsor: Colo Sportswear
Objects
Olimpia Stadium
See also: City Stadium Elbląg
Olimpia play near Agrykola 8 Street since 1945. There are projects of new stadium for the team, but there is no decision when investion will be started.
Training Camp Skrzydlata
Since 80's Olimpia have training camp with few football fields. There is still in renovation, which should be ended at winter 2010. After renovation there will be two football fields (one with organic lawn).
Club history
Historical Names
- Syrena (1945), Stocznia (1946), Olympia (1946), KS Tabory (1946), Ogniwo (1949), Stal (1949), Budowlani (1951), Kolejarz (1951), Spójnia (1954), Turbina (1955), Olimpia (1955), Sparta (1955), TKS Polonia (1956)
- Olimpia Elbląg (1960-1992)
- KS Polonia Elbląg (1992-2002)
- KS Polonia Olimpia Elbląg (2002-2004)
- Piłkarski KS Olimpia Elbląg (since October 15, 2004)
Club crest
Club crest was changed many times in history. The mostly club was used today's symbol of a team.
Achievements
- 8 seasons in Polish First League
- Highest position: 8th
- 1/8 final Polish Cup - season 1976/77
- Runners up in Polish Youth Championships - 1989 (final against Górnik Zabrze)
Current First Team
Accurate as of November 18, 2010
Coaching staff:- Coach: Tomasz Arteniuk
- Coach assistant: Tomasz Rogala
- Goalkeeping coach: Tomasz Rogala
- Team manager: -
- Fitness coach: Alicja Mucharska
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Krzysztof Stodola 2 DF Marcin Pacan 3 DF Pawel Wojciechowski 4 DF Mykola Dremliuk 5 MF Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk 6 MF Mariusz Muszalik 7 MF Andrzej Matwijow 8 DF Robert Sierant 9 FW Mateusz Kolodziejski 11 MF Daniel Koczon 12 GK Mateusz Zagloba No. Position Player 16 DF Mateusz Jacak 17 MF Michał Pietroń 19 FW Pawel Buskiewicz 20 DF Pawel Zuraw 21 DF Slawomir Szary 22 FW Lukasz Zaniewski 23 DF Marcin Staniek 25 MF Adam Banasiak (on loan from Legia Warszawa) 27 MF Bartlomiej Bartosiak (on loan from GKS Belchatow) 29 MF Damian Pawlak (on loan from LKS Lodz) 30 GK Milos Budakovic (on loan from Cracovia) Notable players
Most famous player, which has played for Olimpia was Jānis Intenbergs (former Latvia International).
Olimpia II Elbląg
Accurate as of November 18, 2010
Coaching staff:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player GK Temur Khintuba GK Damian Czaplicki GK Tomasz Kasprzik DF Jacek Rosenau DF Dawid Rozpędowski DF Tomasz Gapski DF Grzegorz Żak DF Karol Jarosiński MF Wiesław Korzeb (captain) No. Position Player MF Grzegorz Lisiecki MF Michał Mieszko MF Damian Fudala MF Marcin Bożek FW Kamil Kuczkowski FW Jakub Kussy FW Dawid Ambroziak FW Matej Rožník Youth teams
Accurate as of December 22, 2010
Coaching staff:- Coach youth coordinator: Adam Fedoruk
- Coach '92,'93: Władysław Obrębski
- Coach '94,'95: Maciej Chwoszcz
- Coach '96: Janusz Buczkowski
- Coach '97: Adam Urbanowicz
- Coach '98: Tomasz Giedziun
- Coach '99: Michał Ratajczyk
- Coach '00,'01: Wojciech Laskowski
- Coach '02,'03: Paweł Misarko
Most famous players which career has started in Olimpia youth teams are: Adam Fedoruk (former Poland International, UEFA Champions League participant with Legia Warsaw), Bartosz Białkowski (Southampton F.C. goalkeeper) and Maciej Bykowski (former Panathinaikos Athens player).
Coaches & Managers
Coaches & Managers since 1960, when Olimpia was created from other Elbląg's football clubs
Fans
The team supporters live mostly in Elbląg. The largest attendance at the Olimpia's stadium were recorded during the Polish second league games in the 70's and 80's: 10,000 attendants during the 1/16 final of the Polish Cup in autumn 1976 or circa 12,000 when Olimpia was playing in Second League in the middle 70's. Fans from Elbląg have their own association called 776 p.n.e. (the date symbolized the first Ancient Olympic Games) and Ultras Group called SMG'o6. In 2004, the Olimpia fans have created their own team ZKS Olimpia Elbląg (historical club name). They have protested against club policy. After two seasons, the team reached the Polish Okręgówka League (5th level in the Polish football). Another football team is based in Elbląg, Concordia, but only Olimpia has a large and organised fanbase. The Olimpia fans are have friendly relationships with supporters of Legia Warszawa and Zagłębie Sosnowiec.
Main Rivals
External links
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