Tychy ( Polish GKS Tychy ) is a Polish football club from the city of the same name in the Silesian Voivodeship . The club was founded on April 20, 1971 , home matches are held at the " City Stadium ", which seats 15,300 spectators.
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| Complete title | polish Górniczy Klub Sportowy Tychy | ||
| Nicknames | Tyzhane ( Polish. Tyszanie ) | ||
| Based | April 20, 1971 (48 years old) | ||
| Stadium | City Stadium , Tychy | ||
| Capacity | 15 300 | ||
| The president | Grzegorz Bednarski | ||
| Main coach | Richard Tarasevich | ||
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| Competition | Poland First League | ||
| 2017/18 | 4th | ||
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History
April 20, 1971 there was a merger of the teams "Polonii" (Tychy), several sections of the "Gurnik" (Vesola) and the hockey team "Gurnik" (Murzky). The joint formation was called the Tychy mining club. In 1973, the team players went to the Second League, in 1974 - to the First. Already in 1976, the club became the vice-champion of Poland. After that, the main creators of the sensation replenished the compositions of the grandees of Polish football. In 1977-78, the club flew first to the Second, then to the Third League. In the 1992/93 season, the team returned to the second-largest division, but the Silesians failed to gain a foothold in it. At the end of the 90s, the attempt to reach the previous, highest level was crowned with success. However, financial problems led to the disbandment of the team, which was soon revived. In 2008, the team from Silesia received the right to participate in the Third League. [1] . In the 2011/2012 season, Tychy won the right to play in the First League.
Stadium
The arena was built in 1970 . The capacity was 10,000 people, of which 6,000 were sedentary. In 1975 and 1976, in the matches with the teams of Zabrze and Plock, a record attendance was set - 25,000 fans each. In 2013, the stadium was demolished. In its place was built a new pure football in 2013-2015. Arena can take the UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches.
Former names
- 1971-1996 - Tychy ( Polish: GKS Tychy )
- 1996–1997 - Sokul Tychy ( Polish: Sokół Tychy )
- 1997-2000 - Tychy ( Polish TKS Tychy )
- 2000–2008 - “Gurnoslensky 71” ( Polish. Górnośląski KST 71 )
- 2008 — n. at. - Tychy ( Polish GKS Tychy )
European Cup appearances
| Season | Tournament | Round | Rival | 1 match | 2 match | Total |
| 1976/77 | UEFA Cup | 1 Р | Koln | 0: 2 | eleven | 13 |
- Home games in bold
Achievements
- Polish Championship
- Vice Champion: 1975/76
Notes
- ↑ Now the tournament is called “Second League”.
Links
- Club official website (Polish)
- GKS Tychy at 90minut.pl