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Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, following relegation from the 2021–22 Ekstraklasa season. It ranks fourth in the number of national titles won (13), behind Górnik Zabrze, Ruch Chorzów (both on 14), and Legia Warsaw (15), and second in all-time victories. Wisła was founded in 1906 under the name TS Wisła (Polish: Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła). The team plays its home matches at Henryk Reyman Stadium.

The club's coat of arms is a white star on a red background crossed by a blue ribbon.

Wisła Kraków was one of the most successful Polish football clubs of 2000s, winning eight league championships since 1999. Along with league titles, Wisła also won the Polish Cup on five occasions, including the first-ever edition in 1926, and are the current cup holders. Wisła also enjoyed some success in European competitions in the 1970s, reaching the quarter-finals in the 1978–79 European Cup.

History

1907 Wisła Kraków side

Wisła Kraków was founded in 1906 when students of the Second Practical School in Kraków, inspired by their professor Tadeusz Łopuszański, formed a football club.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In this first, historic season of the League, the fight for the championship was decided between two teams: Wisła Kraków and 1. FC Kattowitz. This rivalry was treated very seriously, not only by the two sides involved, but also by the whole nation. 1. FC was regarded as the team supported by the German minority, while Wisła, at the end of this historic season, represented ambitions of all Poles.

1927 Wisła Kraków side.

Some time in the fall of 1927 in Katowice, an ill-fated game between 1.FC and Wisła took place. Stakes were very high – the winner would become the Champion. Kraków's side won 2–0 and became the Champion. 1.FC finished second, third was Warta Poznań.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the club operated secretly. Co-founder Franciszek Brożek and pre-war player Adam Obrubański were among Poles murdered by the Russians in the large Katyn massacre in April–May 1940.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

In 1949, the club was renamed to Gwardia-Wisła Kraków. In 1955 the club returned to its original name, TS Wisła. In 1967, the club was once again renamed, to GTS Wisła, a name which held until 1990 when the club reverted to its original name, TS Wisła. In the late 1990s, the football section of the club was incorporated and was renamed Wisła Kraków SSA.

The club has had its ups and downs, winning national championships and earning European qualification. It was also relegated to the second division on three occasions. Since the football section has been bought by Tele-Fonika Kable S.A. in 1998, the team has been far and away the most successful club in Poland, winning seven national championships and finishing in second place three times, totalling ten top two finishes in 12 years.

At international level, Wisła has competed in all three of the European competitions. The club's greatest success came in the 1978–79 season, when Wisła was able to reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup, eventually to be knocked out by Malmö FF 3–5 on aggregate. Most recently, Wisła narrowly missed out on a chance to compete in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage, being defeated 4–5 by Panathinaikos after extra time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Wisła also twice reached the second round of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1967–68 and 1984–85, falling 0–5 and 2–3 by Hamburger SV and Fortuna Sittard, respectively. The White Star has competed in the UEFA Cup ten times.

On 15 May 2022, Wisła was relegated to the I liga for the first time since 1996, after losing 4–2 against Radomiak Radom.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 2 May 2024, they won their fifth Polish Cup title after defeating Pogoń Szczecin 1–2 in extra time, becoming the fifth second division team to win this competition, and the first since Ruch Chorzów in 1996.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The White Star itself finished the 2023–24 season ranked 10th in the second tier.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Stadium

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Henryk Reyman Stadium is located at 22 Reymonta Street in Kraków. The stadium was originally built in 1953 and currently has a capacity of 33,326. The stadium was renovated in 2010, being upgraded to UEFA elite standards. The Wisła Stadium was also chosen as a reserve venue for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, jointly held in Poland and Ukraine. The record attendance of 45,000 at Wisła Stadium came on 29 September 1976 when Wisła defeated Celtic 2–0. The venue has been a fortress for Wisła, where the team is especially difficult to defeat. Wisła holds the all-time Polish football record for consecutive league home games without a loss. The streak began following a loss on 16 September 2001 to KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and ended more than five years later on 11 November 2006, when GKS Bełchatów defeated Wisła 4–2. The number of matches without a loss was then settled at 73, overcoming the former Polish record of 48 which belonged to Legia Warsaw. During the 2008–09 season, Wisła lost points at home only twice, drawing with ŁKS Łódź and being defeated by Lech Poznań. {{#invoke:Gallery|gallery}}

Supporters and rivalries

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Fan friendlies

Wisła fans formerly had long friendships relations with Lechia Gdańsk and Śląsk Wrocław, known as the "Three Kings of Great Cities" alliance until 2016, when their alliance fell apart.Template:Citation needed They formed a new group with Ruch Chorzów and Widzew Łódź (and by extension Elana Toruń, Slovan Bratislava and KKS Kalisz), which divided Wisła fans.

The fans have an amicable relationship with Polonia Przemyśl. Although Garbarnia Kraków, Puszcza Niepołomice and Kmita Zabierzów have no organised fan movements they are known to have local Wisła fans attend their games. Kmita was founded initially as Wisła Zabierzów as a local branch of the Wisła sports club.

The club also has close relations with Italian side Lazio since their Rome derby match in 2016, as well private contacts with CSKA Moscow and VfL Bochum.

The fans formerly held relations with Unia Tarnów, Jagiellonia Białystok, Siarka Tarnobrzeg, Resovia Rzeszów and Zagłębie Wałbrzych.

Rivalries

With Cracovia

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Friendly match with KS Cracovia in 1909

The term "Holy War" refers to the intense rivalry between the two Kraków-based teams; Wisła and KS Cracovia. In 1906, the establishment of the two first Polish football clubs, Cracovia and Wisła, created a rivalry that now dates back more than 100 years. The term "Holy War" was first used to describe the rivalry of Kraków's Jewish teams, Makkabi and Jutrzenka. A Jutrzenka defender, Ludwik Gintel, who later joined the Cracovia side referred to the derby match against Wisła as the "Holy War". The phrase was incorporated into a song and has since been popular amongst both Wisła and Cracovia fans.

The first recorded Kraków Derby was contested on 20 September 1908, a 1–1 draw. A historic derby match between Cracovia and Wisła occurred on 8 May 1913. It was the first time Polish teams played a championship game officially sanctioned by FIFA; Cracovia won 2–1. The most famous derby took place in 1948 when after the first post-war season, both Cracovia and Wisła accumulated an even number of points and the championship had to be decided by an additional game played at a neutral venue. On 5 December 1948, Cracovia defeated Wisła 3–1 and was crowned national champions. As of May 2011, the Kraków derby game between Wisła and Cracovia has been contested 183 times, with Wisła winning 82 times, tying 42 times and Cracovia winning 59 times.

With Legia Warsaw

Away game with Legia Warsaw in the 2014–15 Ekstraklasa

The match contested between Wisła Kraków and Legia Warsaw, dubbed "The Derby of Poland", is commonly recognized as one of the greatest rivalries in Polish club football. Historically the two sides have been the most successful clubs in Poland, both in the top two in the all-time table. The rivalry between two of Poland's premier cities of Kraków and Warsaw sparks the rivalry even more. The regional differences of Kraków (south) and Warsaw (north), and the fact that Kraków used to be the capital of Poland before Warsaw (in the years 1038–1079 and 1138–1596) and the full official name of Kraków is Stołeczne Królewskie Miasto Kraków, or "Royal Capital City of Kraków" in English, also add a greater meaning to the match.

With Hutnik Kraków

The other Kraków derby is contested against Hutnik, historically the third team in Kraków representing Nowa Huta. Owing to Hutnik's lack of recent sporting success, the rivalry is mostly off-pitch and with Wisla's reserve team or in other sports sections of both clubs.

Other rivalries

Other rivalries are with Lech Poznań, Arka Gdynia and Tarnovia Tarnów, an extension of the fierce rivalry with Cracovia as all three maintain good friendships with them.

Fans of Zagłębie Sosnowiec, Korona Kielce, GKS Katowice, and Polonia Warsaw are also inter-regional fierce rivals.

Other teams

In addition to the professional team, Wisła Kraków also runs a reserve team, currently playing in group IV of the III liga,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and youth teams competing in the Central Junior League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Current squad

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Out on loan

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Coaching staff

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Manager Template:Flagicon Mariusz Jop
Assistant coaches Template:Flagicon Bartosz Bąk
Template:Flagicon Kazimierz Kmiecik
Template:Flagicon Michał Siwierski
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Kazimierz Piechnik
Strength and conditioning coach Template:Flagicon Karol Baran
Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon Łukasz Załuska
Head of Analytics Template:Flagicon Mariusz Kondak
Analyst Template:Flagicon Krzysztof Siłka
Physiotherapists Template:Flagicon Bartłomiej Grzegorczyk
Template:Flagicon Marcin Sapalski
Team doctor Template:Flagicon Mariusz Urban
Team manager Template:Flagicon Kamil Binda
Kit manager Template:Flagicon Daniel Bigaj

Honours

Domestic

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Europe

Youth teams

Records

Team records

  • Biggest win: 21–0 (8–0) – in Polish Championship elimination match with Pogoń Siedlce in Kraków, 24 August 1947.
  • Highest home attendance: 45,000 – Wisła Kraków 2–0 Template:Flagicon Celtic (UEFA Cup), 29 September 1976.
  • Highest home league attendance: 40,000 – Wisła Kraków 2–1 Legia Warszawa (Polish league), 7 August 1977.
  • Debut in the league: 3 April 1927 in the first in league history.
  • In the table of all time: 2nd place
  • Consecutive matches without defeat in the league: 38 (25 October 2003 – 22 May 2005) – a record in the league
  • Consecutive home matches without defeat: 73 (16 September 2001 – 11 November 2006) – a record in the league
  • Biggest win in European competition: Template:Flagicon WIT Georgia Tbilisi 2:8 Wisła Kraków, in Georgia, 27 July 2004. Wisła Kraków 7–0 Template:Flagicon Newtown, in Kraków, 29 July 1998.

Records individual

Wisła in European football

  • Q = Qualifying
  • PO = Play-Off
  • Group = Group stage
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • QF = Quarter final
Season Competition Round Club Score Aggregate
1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup 1 Template:Flagicon HJK Helsinki 4–1, 4–0 8–1
2 Template:Flagicon Hamburger SV 0–1, 0–4 0–5
1976–77 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Celtic 2–2, 2–0 4–2
2 Template:Flagicon Molenbeek 1–1, 1–1 1–1 Template:Pso
1978–79 European Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Club Brugge 1–2, 3–1 4–3
2 Template:Flagicon Zbrojovka Brno 2–2, 1–1 3–3 (a)
QF Template:Flagicon Malmö FF 2–1, 1–4 3–5
1981–82 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Malmö FF 0–2, 1–3 1–5
1984–85 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 Template:Flagicon ÍBV 4–2, 3–1 7–3
2 Template:Flagicon Fortuna Sittard 0–2, 2–1 2–3
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Template:Flagicon Newtown 0–0, 7–0 7–0
2Q Template:Flagicon Trabzonspor 5–1, 2–1 7–1
1 Template:Flagicon Maribor 2–0, 3–0 5–0
2 Template:Flagicon Parma 1–1, 1–2 2–3
2000–01 UEFA Cup Q Template:Flagicon Željezničar Sarajevo 0–0, 3–1 3–1
1 Template:Flagicon Real Zaragoza 1–4, 4–1 5–5 Template:Pso
2 Template:Flagicon Porto 0–0, 0–3 0–3
2001–02 UEFA Champions League 2Q Template:Flagicon Skonto 2–1, 1–0 3–1
3Q Template:Flagicon Barcelona 3–4, 0–1 3–5
UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Hajduk Split 2–2, 1–0 3–2
2 Template:Flagicon Internazionale 0–2, 1–0 1–2
2002–03 UEFA Cup Q Template:Flagicon Glentoran 2–0, 4–0 6–0
1 Template:Flagicon Primorje 2–0, 6–1 8–1
2 Template:Flagicon Parma 1–2, 4–1 5–3
3 Template:Flagicon Schalke 04 1–1, 4–1 5–2
4 Template:Flagicon Lazio 3–3, 1–2 4–5
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 2Q Template:Flagicon Omonia 5–2, 2–2 7–4
3Q Template:Flagicon Anderlecht 1–3, 0–1 1–4
UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon NEC 2–1, 2–1 4–2
2 Template:Flagicon Vålerenga 0–0, 0–0 0–0 Template:Pso
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 2Q Template:Flagicon WIT Georgia 8–2, 3–0 11–2
3Q Template:Flagicon Real Madrid 0–2, 1–3 1–5
UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Dinamo Tbilisi 4–3, 1–2 5–5 (a)
2005–06 UEFA Champions League 3Q Template:Flagicon Panathinaikos 3–1, 1–4 4–5
UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Vitória de Guimarães 0–3, 0–1 0–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup 2Q Template:Flagicon SV Mattersburg 1–1, 1–0 2–1
1 Template:Flagicon Iraklis 0–1, 2–0 2–1
Group Template:Flagicon Blackburn Rovers 1–2 4th
Template:Flagicon Nancy 1–2
Template:Flagicon Basel 3–1
Template:Flagicon Feyenoord 1–3
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 2Q Template:Flagicon Beitar Jerusalem 1–2, 5–0 6–2
3Q Template:Flagicon Barcelona 0–4, 1–0 1–4
UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur 1–2, 1–1 2–3
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2Q Template:Flagicon Levadia Tallinn 1–1, 0–1 1–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q Template:Flagicon Šiauliai 2–0, 5–0 7–0
3Q Template:Flagicon Qarabağ 0–1, 2–3 2–4
2011–12 UEFA Champions League 2Q Template:Flagicon Skonto 1–0, 2–0 3–0
3Q Template:Flagicon Litex Lovech 2–1, 3–1 5–2
PO Template:Flagicon APOEL 1–0, 1–3 2–3
UEFA Europa League Group Template:Flagicon Twente 1–4, 2–1 2nd
Template:Flagicon Fulham 1–0, 1–4
Template:Flagicon OB 1–3, 2–1
R32 Template:Flagicon Standard Liège 1–1, 0–0 1–1 (a)
2024–25 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Llapi 2–0, 2–1 4–1
2Q Template:Flagicon Rapid Wien 1–2, 1–6 2–8
UEFA Conference League 3Q Template:Flagicon Spartak Trnava 1–3, 3–1 4–4 Template:Pso
PO Template:Flagicon Cercle Brugge 1–6, 4–1 5–7

Best results in European competitions

Season Achievement Notes
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1978–79 Quarter-final lost to Template:Flagicon Malmö 2–1 in Kraków, 1–4 in Malmö
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1967–68 Round of 16 lost to Template:Flagicon Hamburger SV 0–1 in Kraków, 0–4 in Hamburg
1984–85 Round of 16 lost to Template:Flagicon Fortuna Sittard 0–2 in Sittard, 2–1 in Kraków
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
2002–03 Round of 16 lost to Template:Flagicon Lazio 3–3 in Rome, 1–2 in Kraków
UEFA Conference League
2024–25 Play-off lost to Template:Flagicon Cercle Brugge 1–6 in Kraków, 4–1 in Bruges

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Wisła. Template:Col-begin-small Template:Col-3

Poland

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Albania
Algeria
Australia
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Cameroon

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Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Ghana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Israel
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Martinique
Moldova
Montenegro
Morocco
Netherlands
Nigeria
Romania
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Togo
Uruguay

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Managerial history

Caretaker managers listed in italics. Template:Div col

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Other sections

Esports

Wisła Kraków also had an esports division, with teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and FIFA 20.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Women's basketball

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The women's basketball section are one of the most successful clubs in the country, winning 25 national championships, 12 vice-championships, 13 Polish Cups and continental runners-up in 1970.

References

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