Ząbkovia Ząbki

Ząbkovia Ząbki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈdɔlkan ˈzɔmpkʲi]) is a Polish professional football club, based in Ząbki, Masovian Voivodeship. The club's colors are red, white, and blue.[6] Its biggest successes were achieved when the club was called Dolcan Ząbki.

Ząbkovia Ząbki
Full nameMiejski Klub Sportowy Ząbkovia Ząbki
Founded1927 (1927)
GroundMunicipal Stadium in Ząbki,[1]
Słowackiego 21, Ząbki, Poland
Capacity2,100[2]
ChairmanTomasz Kochański[3]
ManagerTomasz Grzywna[4]
LeagueIV liga Mazovia
2022–23IV liga Mazovia, 5th of 18[5]
WebsiteClub website

The football team currently competes in the Fifth Division after declaring bankruptcy during the 2015–16 season.

Achievements
  • 9 seasons at the second tier of Polish association football - including a 3rd place in 2013–14 and a 6th place in 2014–15,
  • Reaching the 8th-finals of the Polish Cup − 2009,
  • Regional level champions of the Polish Cup − 1994.

History

The exact date on which the club was established is unknown.[6] However, documents confirm that the club did exist in 1927.[6] Its initial name was Ząbkovia. In the beginning, the club had only a football section, while athletics and table tennis ones were launched in the 1930s.[6] The club functioned until 1939 and was reactivated in 1945, following World War II. Afterwards, the club's name was changed multiple times: to Związkowiec, Budowlani, Beton-Stal, then back to Ząbkovia before finally adopting 'Dolcan in March 1994.[6] In 2018 they reverted to Ząbkovia.

League history

Following World War II, the club took part in mostly lower-level league competitions.[6]

In 1995, the club took part in the III liga competition, the third division at the time. The following year, having won the Warsaw group of the third-tier league, Dolcan was promoted to the second division for the first time. However, the team only managed to finish 17th out of 18 teams in the 1996/97 eastern group of the II liga and was relegated back to the third tier after one season.

Back at the third tier, the club was consistently achieving good results. The club finished third in 1997/98, second in 1998/99, before claiming the first place in 1999/00 and being promoted to the II liga for the second time.

By that time, the number of teams in the second division was reduced to 20. Dolcan did not perform well against the second-tier teams and finished last being relegated to the third division after one season once again. The following year, Dolcan dropped to the fourth tier.

After two successive relegations, the club spent three seasons at the fourth tier. While Dolcan was promoted in 2005, the following season ended in defeat - last place and another relegation to IV liga.

This time, however, the club's fourth-tier tenure was short-lived. After managing to achieve two successive promotions, Dolcan joining the second tier of Polish association football, renamed in the meantime to I liga, for the third time.

In 2008/09, the club was ranked 8th at the second tier. The three following seasons were not as successful, though Dolcan managed to avoid relegation by finishing 14th, 13th and 14th. However, in 2012/13, Dolcan was 7th, far off the relegation zone. In 2013/14, although Dolcan scored just one point more than the previous season, it was enough to finish in third place, the club's best result so far. Next season, the seventh consecutive at the second tier, Dolcan was 6th.

Dolcan started the following season, 2015/16 in the second division. However, during the winter break problems of a financial nature started to surface.[7] Following the bankruptcy of SK Bank which held the majority of financial assets belonging to the club's main sponsor, resulting in the accumulation of debt towards the players, coaching staff, and tax institutions,[8] the club was withdrawn from the second division.[9] The club was ranked 6th at the time, having played 19 out of the 34 scheduled matches.[10]

Following the withdrawal, Dolcan joined one of the Warsaw groups of the IV liga,[11] the fifth tier of association football. In 2016/17, the club finished 12th, avoiding further relegation by just one point.

In 2021 Ząbkovia finished 1st in the Warsaw group of the Mazovian IV liga but finished second in the promotion playoff, 3 points behind Pilica Białobrzegi and failed to secure promotion to the III liga.[12]

In the Polish Cup

The club's most notable result in the Polish Cup was achieved during the 2009/10 season. In the fall of 2009, Dolcan joined the competition by eliminating a lower-tier team, Ruch Zdzieszowice, in the first round 3–0. In the 16th-finals, the club managed to eliminate Śląsk Wrocław, a top-tier team, winning in a penalty shootout after the match ended in a 1–1 draw. However, in the following round, Dolcan lost against Korona Kielce in extra time.[13]

Current squad

As of 31 May 2018[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Jacek Kozaczyński
2 MF Poland POL Przemysław Więczek
3 DF Poland POL Maciej Ofmański
4 DF Poland POL Grzegorz Krystosiak
5 MF Ukraine UKR Andrii Rohozin
6 MF Poland POL Paweł Nowacki
7 MF Poland POL Mateusz Jaroszewski
8 DF Poland POL Adrian Żukiewicz
12 GK Poland POL Damian Krzyżewski
13 DF Poland POL Krystian Świderski
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Poland POL Krystian Lewandowski
16 FW Poland POL Patryk Szeliga
17 DF Poland POL Bartosz Wybraniec
18 DF Poland POL Dariusz Dadacz
19 FW Poland POL Paweł Barzyc
20 FW Poland POL Łukasz Zaniewski
21 MF Poland POL Piotr Augustyniak
24 DF Poland POL Przemysław Szulakowski
27 MF Poland POL Patryk Kozierkiewicz

Notable players

The following Dolcan players had international caps for Poland.[14] Only Rafał Leszczyński represented Poland while playing for Dolcan.[15] The years they played in Ząbki are given in parentheses.

References
  1. "Stadion w Zabkach z nową nazwą". Urząd Miasta Ząbki (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. "Stadion". Dolcan Ząbki - oficjalny serwis klubu (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. "O klubie". Dolcan Ząbki - oficjalny serwis klubu (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  4. "I zespół". Ząbkovia Ząbki - oficjalny serwis klubu (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  5. "IV liga 2020/2021, grupa: mazowiecka (Warszawa)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. "Historia". Dolcan Ząbki - oficjalny serwis klubu (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  7. Maciej Wąsowski (2015-12-03). "Dolcanowi grozi bankructwo? Sponsor z poważnymi problemami". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  8. Maciej Wąsowski (2016-03-01). ""To dla mnie dramat. Biorę leki uspokajające". Jak w Ząbkach upadła piłka". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  9. Dariusz Dudkiewicz (2016-02-26). "Oświadczenie Zarządu "Dolcan Sport" S.A Ząbki". Dolcan Ząbki - oficjalny serwis klubu (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  10. Paweł Mogielnicki (2016-02-26). "Dolcan wycofał się z rozgrywek I ligi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  11. Dariusz Dudkiewicz (2016-05-11). "Startujemy od IV ligi". Dolcan Ząbki - oficjalny serwis klubu (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  12. "Baraże o udział w III lidze, grupa: I". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. Maciej Kusina. "Remes Puchar Polski 2009/10". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  14. "Osiągnięcia". Dolcan Ząbki - oficjalny serwis klubu (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  15. Artur Nieścieruk (2014-01-18). "Debiut Rafała Leszczyńskiego w reprezentacji". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  16. "Jan Karaś". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  17. "Kazimierz Buda". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  18. "Artur Boruc". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  19. "Tomasz Cebula". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  20. "Artur Jędrzejczyk". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  21. "Rafał Leszczyński". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  22. "Tomasz Ciesielski". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
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