Puszcza Niepołomice

MKS Puszcza Niepołomice (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpuʂt͡ʂa ɲɛpɔwɔˈmit͡sɛ]) is a professional Polish football club located in Niepołomice, Poland. It currently plays in the Ekstraklasa from 2023–24 after achieving promotion from I liga in 2022–23. The team's colors are yellow, white and green.

For the forest, see Niepołomice Forest.
MKS Puszcza Niepołomice
Full nameMiejski Klub Sportowy Puszcza Niepołomice
Founded1923 (1923)
GroundStadion Puszczy,
Niepołomice (in I liga)
Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego,
Kraków (in Ekstraklasa)
Capacity2,118 (Niepołomice)
15,016 (Kraków)
ChairmanMarek Bartoszek
ManagerTomasz Tułacz
LeagueEkstraklasa
2022–23I liga, 5th of 18 (promotion via play-offs)

History

Puszcza Niepołomice was originally called Sports Club Niepołomianka. The team was established on the initiative of mayor Andrzej Wimer and Stanisław Ziemba, Władysław Iwański, Stanisław Brudnik and Adolf Engel in 1923.

The first president of KS Niepołomianka was Władysław Iwański. The then board also included the treasurer Stanisław Brudnik and the manager of the team - Stanisław Ziemba.

On 11 June 2023, a year in which Puszcza celebrated their 100th anniversary, they won the 2022–23 I liga play-off final and achieved promotion to Ekstraklasa for the first time in the club's history.[1]

Honours

Stadium

From 2023–24 season, Puszcza Niepołomice play at Cracovia Stadium in Krakow, due to ineligibility of their ground in Niepołomice to host Ekstraklasa matches.[2]

Current squad
As of 18 September 2023.[3]

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 Kewin Komar
3 DF Ukraine UKR Roman Yakuba (on loan from Valmiera)
4 DF Poland POL Tomasz Wojcinowicz
5 DF Poland POL Konrad Stępień
6 DF Poland POL Marcel Pięczek
8 MF Poland POL Piotr Mroziński
9 FW Poland POL Artur Siemaszko
10 MF Poland POL Hubert Tomalski
11 MF Poland POL Mateusz Cholewiak
13 GK Poland POL Krzysztof Wróblewski
14 MF Poland POL Jakub Serafin (captain)
15 DF Poland POL Piotr Gruszecki
16 MF Poland POL Michał Walski
17 DF Poland POL Jakub Bartosz
19 MF Poland POL Jakub Stec
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Poland POL Filip Gil
21 DF Poland POL Michał Koj
22 DF Moldova MDA Artur Crăciun
23 FW Poland POL Jordan Majchrzak (on loan from Legia Warsaw II)
24 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muris Mešanović
25 FW Poland POL Kamil Zapolnik
27 DF Poland POL Łukasz Sołowiej
28 MF Poland POL Igor Pieprzyca
30 FW Poland POL Adam Kramarz
45 FW Slovenia SVN Rok Kidrič
48 GK Poland POL Oliwier Zych (on loan from Aston Villa)
70 MF Poland POL Wojciech Hajda
93 MF Poland POL Bartłomiej Poczobut
99 GK Poland POL Kacper Piechota

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW Nigeria NGA Monsuru Adisa (at Wiślanie Jaskowice until 30 June 2024)
18 FW Poland POL Lucjan Klisiewicz (at Stal Stalowa Wola until 30 June 2024)
37 MF Poland POL Szymon Jopek (at Polonia Bytom until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF Poland POL Dominik Frelek (at Olimpia Grudziądz until 30 June 2024)
80 MF Poland POL Jakub Wójcik (at Czarni Połaniec until 30 June 2024)
— MF Poland POL Jędrzej Strózik (at Wiślanie Jaskowice until 30 June 2024)

References
  1. "Zwroty akcji w grze o PKO Ekstraklasę. Sensacyjny awans". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 11 June 2023.
  2. "Puszcza Niepołomice zagra przy Kałuży!". cracovia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  3. "Pierwsza drużyna" (in Polish). Puszcza Niepołomice. Retrieved 11 June 2023.


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