KKS 1925 Kalisz
Full nameKaliski Klub Sportowy
1925 Kalisz
Nickname(s)Cebulorz (The Onions)
Founded1925
1992 (first reformation)
2005 (second reformation)
GroundStadion Miejski
Kalisz, Poland
Capacity8,166
ChairmanRobert Trzęsała
ManagerPaweł Ozga
LeagueII liga
2022–23II liga, 7th of 18

Kaliski Klub Sportowy 1925 Kalisz, often shortened to just KKS Kalisz, historically in the past named KKS Włókniarz 1925 Kalisz and Włókniarz Kalisz, is a Polish football club based in Kalisz, Poland. The men's senior team is currently playing in the II liga, however the club also possesses women's football and swimming sections.

History

The club has had a long but turbulent history, majority of it spent in amateur or semi-professional divisions. the original club was founded in 1925 as Kaliski Klub Sportwowy Kalisz.

In December 1948, a merger of 7 local clubs from the local textile industry created a new club, which was eventually renamed in February 1950 as Włókienniczy Związkowy Klub Sportowy Włókniarz Kalisz.

However, a dire financial situation caused the club to be liquidated on the 6 March 1992, and many sections of the club ceased to exist. The football section of the club was reformed under the name Wistil in 1991, shortly before its official disbandment, and quickly returned to the name KKS Kalisz after disbandment of the original club.

With lack of on-field successes and failure to climb the league pyramid, the club withdrew half through the Fourth Division in the 2002–2003 season, officially disbanding in March 2003. The club reformed under the name KKS Prosna Kalisz but failed to field a senior team. The fans and management of the club decided to re-establish the club from scratch in 2006, starting from the bottom of the football pyramid, the 8th division, and earned promotion in their first season. In that decision, they also decided to establish a women's football team.[1][2][3][4]

They reached the Polish Cup semifinal in 2023, eliminating Ekstraklasa teams of Widzew Lodz, Gornik Zabrze and Slask Wroclaw, nevertheless being enable to cope Legia Warsaw.[5]

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Polish Cup
2006–07Klasa B (VIII)22212922667Did not qualify
2007–08Klasa A (VII)11664752754Did not qualify
2008–09Liga okręgowa (VI)32136742766Did not qualify
2009–10Liga okręgowa (VI)814313474245Did not qualify
2010–11Liga okręgowa (VI)21956543362Did not qualify
2011–12Liga okręgowa (VI)12361832275Did not qualify
2012–13IV liga (V)71398473348Did not qualify
2013–14IV liga (V)613611473145Did not qualify
2014–15IV liga (V)12253722671Did not qualify
2015–16III liga (IV)813611414145Preliminary round
2016–17III liga (IV)816612444454Round of 32
2017–18III liga (IV)51969523363Did not qualify
2018–19III liga (IV)22167703769Did not qualify
2019–20III liga (IV)11431411245Did not qualify
2020–21[6]II liga (III)517613514057Round of 64
2021–22[7]II liga (III)1313318434842Round of 32
2022–23II liga (III)715910634554Semifinal
Green marks a season followed by promotion

Supporters and rivalries

The club has a relatively large fan-base considering its lack of on-field achievements and lowly league position throughout its history. The ultras number from 150–1000 for matches depending on the rival. The fans have however place a strong emphasis of the hooligan element of support.

The fan movement started in the 90's as a local Widzew Łódź fan-club. They established friendly relations with Ceramika Opoczno in 1995, which lasted until 2000. Also in 1995 the fans established friendly relations with Chrobry Głogów. However, during a match between Chrobry Głogów and Górnik Wałbrzych, huge fight erupted between Widzew and KKS fans, which resulted in KKS no longer being a Widzew fan-club. The friendship with Chrobry lasted until 2007. In the past there were friendly contacts with Pogoń Zduńska Wola and Warta Sieradz fans.[8] Currently the fans have friendly contacts with Widzew Łódź (now as a separate entity not a fan-club),[9] Elana Toruń,[10] and Italian fans of Como.[11][12]

The club has two large rivals: Górnik Konin[13] and Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski. Both rivals sympathise with regional powerhouse Lech Poznań, KKS being one of the very few lower league teams in Greater Poland not to do so. Fans frequently shout Autonomia Kaliska! ("Kaliszan Autonomy!"), referring for autonomy from the Greater Poland region. In turn, their rivals respond with Wielkopolska bez Kalisza! ("Greater Poland without Kalisz!"). As a result of this KKS have rivalries with many other teams in the region who also sympathise with Lech, such as Kania Gostyń, Astra Krotoszyn, Jarota Jarocin, Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce, Polonia Kępno and Victoria Września. With regards to Lech itself, due to large discrepancy in divisions it has extended to only the reserve team and an off-field rivalry with the local Lech fan-club.[14] They also have a strong rivalry with the other Poznań club Warta Poznań.[15]

Current squad

As of 22 September 2020.

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 Maciej Krakowiak
3 DF Poland POL Mateusz Gawlik
4 DF Poland POL Mateusz Żytko
5 DF Poland POL Bartosz Waleńcik
6 MF Poland POL Andrzej Kaszuba
7 FW Poland POL Bartłomiej Maćczak
8 DF Poland POL Mateusz Mączyński
9 DF Poland POL Fabian Hiszpański
10 MF Poland POL Robert Tunkiewicz
11 MF Poland POL Michał Borecki
13 GK Poland POL Kamil Kosut
14 FW Poland POL Mateusz Majewski
15 DF Poland POL Paweł Łydkowski
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Poland POL Tomasz Hołota
19 MF Poland POL Filip Szewczyk
20 MF Poland POL Sebastian Kaczyński
21 MF Poland POL Marcin Radzewicz
23 MF Poland POL Adrian Łuszkiewicz
24 MF Poland POL Mikołaj Zawistowski
28 MF Poland POL Jakub Chojnowski (on loan from Arka Gdynia)
34 GK Poland POL Patryk Pawela
37 MF Poland POL Nikodem Zawistowski
42 MF Poland POL Wiktor Smoliński
77 MF Poland POL Daniel Kamiński
99 FW Poland POL Kamil Sabiłło

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
— FW Poland POL Miłosz Matuszewski (at Wisła Sandomierz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Poland POL Daniel Stanclik (at Piast Żmigród)

Famous players

Players who have played in the Ekstraklasa

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Skarb - KKS 1925 Kalisz". www.90minut.pl.
  3. ↑ "Skarb - KKS 1925 Kalisz (k)". www.90minut.pl.
  4. ↑ "Skarb - Włókniarz Kalisz". www.90minut.pl.
  5. ↑ "Koniec pięknej przygody KKS-u Kalisz w Pucharze Polski. Legia Warszawa zagra w finale" (in Polish). 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ↑ "eWinner II liga 2020/2021". www.90minut.pl.
  7. ↑ "eWinner II liga 2021/2022". www.90minut.pl.
  8. ↑ "Zgody i Kosy | KaKaeSiacy.pl". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  9. ↑ "Nowy układ: Widzew i KKS Kalisz | StylKibica.net - Serwis dla Kibola! Najszybsze źródło informacji kibicowskich". www.stylkibica.net.
  10. ↑ "Elana Toruń – KKS Kalisz 22.04.2018". April 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Górnik Konin - KKS Kalisz 30.05.2015 - Stadionowi Oprawcy!". Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  12. ↑ "Skarb - Włókniarz Kalisz (k)". www.90minut.pl.
  13. ↑ "Trwa mecz Górnik Konin - KKS Kalisz. Wojewoda wielkopolski na trybunach". Głos Wielkopolski. September 18, 2013.
  14. ↑ "KKS Kalisz - Lech II Poznań 26.09.2015 - Stadionowi Oprawcy!". Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  15. ↑ "To My Kibice – Magazyn Polskich Kibiców". tomykibice.pl.
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