TZ Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski

TZ Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski formerly the Klub Motorowy Ostrów Wielkopolski are a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Ostrów Wielkopolski. The team currently race in the 1. Liga.[1]

TZ Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski
Club information
Track addressMunicipal Stadium, Ostrów, ul. Piłsudskiego 64
Ostrów Wielkopolski
CountryPoland
Founded1948
Team managerMariusz Staszewski
LeagueEkstraliga
WebsiteOfficial website
Club facts
ColoursRed - White
NicknameBlack Devils
Track size372 m
Track record time63.05
Track record date28 June 2009
Track record holderRobert Miśkowiak
Major team honours
Team Polish Championship1949 - silver medal
2nd division1988, 2021
3rd division2014

Stadium

The Municipal Stadium, Ostrów is located on ulica Piłsudskiego (Piłsudski street). It contains 12,000 seats. The track is 372 metres long and has a granite surface. The track record was made by Robert Miśkowiak (63.05 sec on 28 June 2009).

History

1948 to 1959

The club competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season, under the name of Klub Motorowy Ostrów Wielkopolski[2][3] and won the silver medal the following year in 1949. In 1950, the second honour came to the club, now known as Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski, when they won the bronze medal.[4]

In 1953, the speedway operation of Stal Ostrów Wlkp. moved to Świętochłowice but in 1955, the club now called Kolejarz-Stal Ostrów Wlkp. reappeared in the second division and continued as Ostrovia Ostrów Wlkp. until 1959, when the club disbanded again.[4]

1979 to 1999
Jacek Brucheiser helped the team to promotion in 1988

Although speedway meetings took place in Ostrów in the 1969s a team did not return until the 1979 Polish speedway season, where Ostrovia Ostrów finished last in the second division. After 9 years of second division speedway the team led by Jacek Brucheiser finally won promotion by winning 2nd division in 1988.[5] The success was short lived because they were relegated the very next season and then struggled for the next five years before failing to take their place in the 1995 league.[4] The club gained promotion in 1997 but once again suffered relegation the following season.

2000 to 2013

When the Ekstraliga arrived in 2000, the club suffered a further relegation to 2. Liga.[6] Ostrow won a promotion play off in 2003 to return to 1.Liga. The 2009 was a disaster for the club after Klub Motorowy Ostrów Wielkopolski folded and was replaced by TZ Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski who finished last in 1.Liga. The club won 2. Liga in 2014 but once again problems resulted in them being unable to field a team in 2016

2017 to present

The team returned to action in 2017 and won promotion to 1. Liga in 2019. After winning the 1.Liga in 2021 the club competed in the Ekstraliga for the first time in 2022 but were once again relegated.

Teams

2023 team

Previous teams
Extended content

2022 Squad

Notable riders

Honours
Competitions Total Golden medals Silver medals Bronze medals
Total Years Total Years Total Years
Team (DMP)
(since 1948)		 2 1 1949 1 1950
Team U-21 (MDMP)
(since 1978)		 0
Pairs (MPPK)
(since 1974)		 1 1 2005
Pairs U-21 (MMPPK)
(1980 U-23; since 1983)		 2 1 1999 1 2008
Individual (IMP)
(since 1948)		 0
Individual U-21 (MIMP)
(since 1967)		 0
Total Polish Championship medals: 5 Gold: 1 Silver: 2 Bronze: 2
Competitions Total I place II place III place
Total Years Total Years Total Years
European Club (KPE)
(since 1998)		 0
Team Cup (DPP)
(?)		 0
Golden Helmet (ZK)
(since 1961)		 0
Silver Helmet U-21 (SK)
(since 1966)		 0
Bronze Helmet U-19 (BK)
(1976-81; since 1983)		 0


References
  1. "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga". Speedway Star page 42. 10 September 2022.
  2. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "Historia Speedway Polsce 1948". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "History". Ostrow Speedway. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. "Historia Speedway Polsce 1988". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. "Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski". Zuzeland.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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