GKS Górnik 1979 Łęczna

Górnicy Kibice Sportowcy Górnik 1979 Łęczna, commonly referred to as Górnik 1979 Łęczna, was a short-lived fan-owned phoenix club founded in 2011 by Górnik Łęczna fans who were unhappy with the name change to GKS Bogdanka. The club eventually changed its name back in 2013 but the fan owned counterpart has continued to operate in amateur football leagues until 2014.

Not to be confused with Górnik Łęczna.
Górnik 1979 Łęczna
Full nameGórnicy Kibice Sportowcy Górnik 1979 Łęczna
Nickname(s)Zielono-Czarni
Founded2011
Dissolved2014
GroundGórnik Łęczna Stadium
Capacity1000
OwnerStowarzyszenie Kibiców Górnika Łęczna
ManagerMirosław Staniec, Piotr Mazurkiewicz (last)
2014–15Klasa A, dissolved after 1st round[1]
WebsiteClub website

The club has relative success, gaining promotion in its first season to the A-klasa, and advancing through a few rounds of the local Polish Cup.[2] The club had also several players who transferred from the original Górnik Łęczna in protest of the name change.[3]

On 22 August 2014 the club withdrew from all competitions and ceased to operate, the reason cited were the lack of funds and the fact that the original Górnik Łęczna team went back to its original name scrapping the GKS Bogdanka name.[4]

References
  1. "Klasa A 2014/2015, grupa: Lublin III". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. "Historia". gornik-leczna.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. "Skarb - Górnik 1979 Łęczna". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  4. "Górnik 1979 Łęczna Archives". gornik-leczna.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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