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{{Short description|Polish football club}}
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  clubname = Hutnik Kraków |
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  fullname = Klub Sportowy Hutnik Kraków |
  nickname = ''Gumiory''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sektorkiboli.pl/lancuchy-zabole-kibole-przydomki-polskich-fanatykow/|title=Łańcuchy, Żabole i inni kibole – przydomki polskich fanatyków - www.sektorkiboli.pl|website=sektorkiboli.pl|access-date=2016-04-28|archive-date=2017-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623163535/http://sektorkiboli.pl/lancuchy-zabole-kibole-przydomki-polskich-fanatykow/|url-status=dead}}</ref>| 
  founded  = {{Start date and age|1950|03|21|df=y}} <br/> {{Start date and age|2010}} (re-founded)|
  ground   = [[Suche Stawy Stadium]] |
  capacity = 6,500 |
  chairman = Artur Trębacz |
  manager  = Krzysztof Świątek
| website  = https://hutnikkrakow.com
|  league   = [[II liga]]
|  season   = [[2024–25 II liga|2024–25]]
|  position = II liga, 8th of 18<ref>[http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga13484.html II liga 2024/2025]. 90minut. 2025-06-07.</ref>
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'''Hutnik Kraków''' (<small>Polish pronunciation:</small> {{IPAc-pl|'|h|u|t|ɲ|i|k|-|ˈ|k|r|a|k|u|f}}) is a Polish football club based in [[Kraków]].

==History==
The club was founded in 1950. Hutnik have played seven seasons in the Polish [[Ekstraklasa|top-flight]]. The team's greatest success is a third place in the 1995–96 season, as a result of which they qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In that tournament, Hutnik eliminated [[Khazri Buzovna]] from Azerbaijan (9–0 and 2–2), Czech side [[SK Sigma Olomouc|Sigma Olomouc]] (0–1 and 3–1), but were themselves eliminated by [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] (0–1 and 1–3).

The team was dissolved due to its debts and refounded by its fans as Hutnik Nowa Huta in 2010. They were admitted to Polish [[IV liga|fifth division]].

The [[England national football team|England national team]] trained at Hutnik's grounds for the [[Euro 2012]] tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15625240|title=A glimpse of England's Euro 2012 base in Krakow|work=BBC Sport }}</ref>

Among most famous players who began their careers at Hutnik youth academy are [[Marcin Wasilewski]], [[Zbigniew Płaszewski]], [[Jan Karaś]], [[Kazimierz Putek]], [[Marek Koźmiński]], [[Dariusz Romuzga]], [[Łukasz Sosin]] and [[Michał Pazdan]].

==Naming history==
*1952–56: ''Stal Nowa Huta''
*1956–84: ''Hutnik Nowa Huta''
*1984–2010: ''Hutnik Kraków''
*2010–17: ''Hutnik Nowa Huta'' <small>Polish pronunciation:</small> {{IPAc-pl|'|h|u|t|ɲ|i|k|-|'|n|o|w|a|-|'|h|u|t|a}}
*2017–''current'': ''Hutnik Kraków''

==Honours==
* '''[[Ekstraklasa]]'''
** '''Third place''': [[1995–96 Ekstraklasa|1995–96]]
* '''[[Polish Cup]]'''
** '''Semi-final''': 1989–90
*'''[[Football Junior Championships of Poland|Polish U-19 championship]]'''
** '''Champions''': 1985, 1993, 1994
** Third place: 1972, 1988
*'''[[Football Junior Championships of Poland|Polish U-17 championship]]'''
** '''Champions''': 1997

==Fans==
Traditionally, Hutnik is considered the third largest team in [[Kraków]], behind fierce city rivals [[KS Cracovia (football)|Cracovia]] and [[Wisła Kraków|Wisła]]. The majority of their fanbase is from the district of [[Nowa Huta]] and club has 3 fan-clubs: [[Igołomia]]&[[Pobiednik (disambiguation)|Pobiednik]]<!--intentional link to DAB page-->, [[Szczyrzyc]], [[Gorals|Górale]] (which compromises of fans from [[Zakopane]] and [[Nowy Targ]]).<ref name="hutnik.org">{{cite web|title=Hutnik Nowa Huta|url=http://www.hutnik.org/php-files/readarticle.php?article_id=20|publisher=www.hutnik.org|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref>

In recent years the team has spent much of its time in the lower divisions unlike their neighbouring rivals, and the city derbies have usually been played against the reserve teams. As a result, they have developed rivalries with other teams such as [[Unia Tarnów (football)|Unia Tarnów]], and [[CWKS Resovia (football)|Resovia Rzeszów]],<ref name="hutnik.org"/> as well as [[KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski]] and [[Stal Stalowa Wola]] with whom they contest the [[Local derbies in Poland|Steelworks derbies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiadomoscisw.pl/news.php?readmore=1911|title=Wiadomości Świętokrzyskie - News: Hutnicze derby dla KSZO|website=www.wiadomoscisw.pl|access-date=2015-11-22|archive-date=2017-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194221/http://www.wiadomoscisw.pl/news.php?readmore=1911|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The fans have friendly relations with fans of [[1.FC Magdeburg]], which started after one of the Magdeburg fans logged onto a Hutnik fan forum.<ref name="hutnik.org"/> They also have good relations with fans of [[Stomil Olsztyn (football)|Stomil Olsztyn]]<ref name="hutnik.org"/> and [[Wisła Płock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stadionowioprawcy.net/ekipy/wisla-plock/|title= Ekipy - Wisła Płock|publisher=Stadionowi Oprawcy}}</ref> There are also some friendly contacts with fans of [[Dynamo Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stadionowioprawcy.net/news/1251-hutnik_nowa_huta_dynamo_kijow_19_07_2014.html|title=Hutnik Nowa Huta - Dynamo Kijów 19.07.2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122185536/http://www.stadionowioprawcy.net/news/1251-hutnik_nowa_huta_dynamo_kijow_19_07_2014.html|archive-date=2015-11-22}}</ref>

==European record==
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Cup 1996-97|1996–97]]
|rowspan=3|[[UEFA Cup]]
|Q1
|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Khazri Buzovna]]
|9–0
|2–2
|'''11–2'''
|-
|Q2
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Sigma Olomouc]]
|3–1
|0–1
|'''3–2'''
|-
|R1
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco]]
|0–1
|1–3
|'''1–4'''
|}

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{Updated|1 October 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=Filip Hołuj}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=Łukasz Kędziora}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=Dawid Burka}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=[[Maciej Urbańczyk]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Szymon Jopek}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=POL|pos=FW|name=Damian Śliwa}}{{Fs player|no=12|nat=POL|pos=GK|name=Damian Hoyo-Kowalski}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=POL|pos=FW|name=Mateusz Sowiński}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Anthony Ikwuka}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=Maksymilian Gandziarowski}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=[[Krystian Bracik]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=Oliwier Soprych}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Szymon Bil}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Ksawery Halo}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Karol Szablowski}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Ksawery Semik}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=POL|pos=GK|name=Jacob Zagrodnik}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=POL|pos=GK|name=Wiktor Nowak}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=UKR|pos=MF|name=Artem Motrych}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Hoyo-Kowalski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Igor Gałek}}
{{Fs player|no=76|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=Patryk Kieliś}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=POL|pos=FW|name=Kacper Prusiński}}
{{Fs player|no=79|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=Kacper Kopyścianski}}
{{Fs player|no=96|nat=HAI|pos=MF|name=[[Wilde-Donald Guerrier]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Mateusz Daniel}}
{{Fs end}}

===Notable players===
''Had international caps for their respective countries at any time.''
{{div col|colwidth=35em}}
* [[Krzysztof Bukalski]]
* [[Wilde-Donald Guerrier]]
* [[Tomasz Hajto]]
* [[Marek Koźmiński]]
* [[Patrik Mišák]]
* [[Zakari Lambo]]
* [[Michał Pazdan]]
* [[Igors Tarasovs]]
* [[Mirosław Waligóra]]
* [[Marcin Wasilewski]]
* [[Kazimierz Węgrzyn]]
* [[Moussa Yahaya]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://hutnikkrakow.com Official website]

{{II liga teamlist}}

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