Zagłębie Lubin

For the handball sections of the club, see Zagłębie Lubin (women's handball) and Zagłębie Lubin (men's handball).

Zagłębie Lubin

Full name	Zagłębie Lubin Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)	Miedziowi (The Coppers)
Founded	10 September 1945 (1945-09-10) (as OMTUR Lubin)
Ground	Zagłębie Lubin Stadium
Capacity	16,100
Owner	KGHM Polska Miedź
Chairman	Paweł Jeż
Manager	Marcin Włodarski
League	Ekstraklasa
2023–24	Ekstraklasa, 8th of 18
Website	www.zaglebie.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Zagłębie Lubin Stadium

Zagłębie Lubin S.A. (Polish pronunciation: [zaˈɡwɛmbjɛ ˈlubin]) is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin, the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.

History

The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by local members of the Youth Organization of the Association of Workers’ Universities (Organizacja Młodzieży Towarzystwa Uniwersytetów Robotniczych, OMTUR). The team played matches on a pitch at Kościuszko Street. The games of OMTUR Lubin were very popular, attracting crowds of people. Among the opponents, was the team of the local Red Army garrison, which faced the Poles in the autumn of 1945.

In March 1946, Klub Sportowy Zawisza, based on OMTUR Lubin, was formed (the name comes after a medieval knight, Zawisza Czarny). Among its players was Emil Czyżowski of Pogoń Lwów, Tadeusz Rela of Tarnovia Tarnów, and Stanisław Leśniewski, who had briefly played for Dynamo Kyiv. In 1946, Zawisza played in the Group IV, winning promotion to the newly formed A-Klasa. On May 5, 1946 Zawisza Lubin played its first ever league game against MKS Zgorzelec. In 1947, Zawisza won the Cup of Lower Silesia, and in the same year, the team from Lubin faced the team of the Northern Group of Forces, headquartered in nearby Legnica. The game, which Poles won 1–0, was attended by Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky.

In 1949, Zawisza Lubin changed name into Gwardia, and in 1951, to Spojnia. In 1953, the team returned to its original name, Zawisza.

In 1957, rich deposits of copper were discovered in the area of Lubin. With the construction of the Lubin mine, the team gained a rich sponsor (see also KGHM Polska Miedz). In 1961, its name was changed to Górnik ("Miner"). In 1963, Górnik won promotion from the C-Klasa to the B-Klasa. Finally, in 1966, its name was changed to MKS Zagłębie Lubin, with MKS standing for Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy (Inter-Enterprise Sports Club). In 1968, Zagłębie won promotion to the third division. In the 1970s Zagłębie had nine departments: football, volleyball, basketball, boxing, handball, track and field, weight lifting, table tennis and contract bridge. In 1974, Alojzy Sitko became the team's new manager. Zagłębie was a sensation in the 1975–76 Polish Cup, beating the reigning Polish champions Ruch Chorzów, however, they eventually lost to Górnik Zabrze.

In 1975, Zagłębie won a promotion to the second division, only to be relegated after one year. In 1978, it again was promoted and relegated after one year. The team was a sensation in the 1978–79 Polish Cup, beating GKS Katowice, Legia Warsaw and Górnik Zabrze, and reaching the semi-final, where they lost 0–3 to Wisła Kraków.

In 1982, under manager Stanisław Świerk, Zagłębie again won promotion to the second division. In 1985, it was finally promoted to the Ekstraklasa. With a new manager, Eugeniusz Rozanski, and a new stadium, Zagłębie was at that time one of the most powerful sports organization in Poland. On 27 July 1985, Zagłębie played its first Ekstraklasa home game, beating GKS Katowice 1–0, with Eugeniusz Ptak scoring the sole goal. In the 1985–86 season, Zagłębie finished 12th, in 1986–87 they placed 8th, and in 1987–88 - 11th. To avoid relegation, the team from Lubin had to participate in the play-offs, and lost to Górnik Wałbrzych (1–2, 2–2).

After one year in the second division, Zagłębie returned to the Ekstraklasa in June 1989. Managed by Stanisław Świerk, they were the 1989–90 Ekstraklasa runners-up and won a spot in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup. In the first round, Zagłębie faced the Italian side Bologna, losing both games 0–1, 0–1.

In June 1991, managed by Marian Putyra, Zagłębie won the Polish championship, earning a spot in the 1991–92 European Cup, where it faced Brøndby. The Polish champions lost 0–3 in the first leg, and won 2–1 at home, to be eliminated. Among Zagłębie’s top players at that time were Romuald Kujawa and Adam Zejer, both top scorers of the Ekstraklasa in 1990 and 1991.

In 1995 Zagłębie finished 4th, winning a spot in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup, where they lost to the European powerhouse, AC Milan (with Roberto Baggio, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta, Roberto Donadoni, Marcel Desailly, Zvonimir Boban, and manager Fabio Capello).

Away game with Polonia Warsaw played in the 2010–11 Ekstraklasa

In June 2003, after 13 years, Zagłębie was relegated from the Ekstraklasa. Before that, Zagłębie played 20 games in the Intertoto Cup, with 7 victories, 5 ties and 8 losses. Furthermore, in 2001, it was the fifth team in Poland, also reaching the semi-final of the Polish Cup.

After one year, Zagłębie returned to the Ekstraklasa in June 2004, and in spring 2005, it again reached the final of the Polish Cup, losing 0–2 to Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. In 2005–06, under Franciszek Smuda, Zagłębie, with its top scorer Michał Chałbiński, finished third in the league, winning a spot in the European competitions. Furthermore, the team again reached the final of the Polish Cup, losing 2–3 and 1–3 to Wisła Płock. In the UEFA Cup, Zagłębie was eliminated by Dinamo Minsk, following 1–1 and 0–0 draws, losing on away goals.

In the 2006–07 season, Zagłębie won the Polish championship for the second time, and at the beginning of the 2007–08 campaign they lifted the Polish Super Cup.

In the 2013–14 season, Zagłębie reached the Polish Cup final for the third time, this time losing 5–6 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time to Zawisza Bydgoszcz. In the 2015–16 season, Zagłębie finished third in the Ekstraklasa, earning a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifications, where they managed to defeat Bulgarian team Slavia Sofia and Serbian powerhouse Partizan, before being eliminated by Danish side SønderjyskE.

Honours

League

• Ekstraklasa
  • Champions: 1990–91, 2006–07
  • Runners-up: 1989–90
  • Third place: 2005–06, 2015–16
• I liga
  • Champions: 1984–85, 1988–89, 2014–15
  • Runners-up: 2003–04, 2008–09
• II liga
  • Champions: 1974–75, 1977–78
  • Runners-up: 1979–80, 1981–82

Cup

• Polish Cup
  • Runners-up: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2013–14
  • Semi-finalists: 1978–79, 2000–01
• Polish Super Cup
  • Winners: 2007
  • Runners-up: 1991
• Polish League Cup:
  • Runners-up: 2000–01

Youth teams

• Młoda Ekstraklasa
  • Champions: 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Runners-up: 2011–12
• Polish U-19 championship:
  • Champions: 2009, 2010
  • Runners-up: 1990

European record

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away	Agg
1990–91	UEFA Cup	1R		Bologna	0–1	0–1	0–2
1991–92	European Cup	1R		Brøndby	2–1	0–3	2–4
1995–96	UEFA Cup	Q		Shirak	0–0	1–0	1–0
		1R		AC Milan	0–4	1–4	1–8
1996	UEFA Intertoto Cup	GR		SV Ried	2–1		2nd
				Silkeborg		0–0
				Conwy United	3–0
				Charleroi		0–0
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		Vilash Masalli	4–0	3–1	7–1
		2R		Slaven Belupo	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)
2001	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		Hibernians	4–0	0–1	4–1
		2R		Lokeren	2–2	1–2	3–4
2002	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		Dinaburg	1–1	0–1	1–2
2006–07	UEFA Cup	1Q		Dinamo Minsk	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)
2007–08	UEFA Champions League	2Q		Steaua București	0–1	1–2	1–3
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	1Q		Slavia Sofia	3–0	0–1	3–1
		2Q		Partizan	0–0	0–0	0–0 (4–3 p)
		3Q		SønderjyskE	1–2	1–1	2–3

Current squad

As of 28 September 2024

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	BIH	Jasmin Burić
2	DF	POL	Bartosz Kopacz (captain)
5	DF	POL	Aleks Ławniczak
6	MF	POL	Tomasz Makowski
7	MF	POL	Marek Mróz
8	MF	POL	Damian Dąbrowski
9	FW	CZE	Václav Sejk (on loan from Sparta Prague)
11	MF	POL	Arkadiusz Woźniak
13	DF	POL	Mateusz Grzybek
15	MF	POL	Hubert Adamczyk
17	MF	POL	Mateusz Wdowiak
18	MF	POL	Adam Radwański
20	MF	POL	Mateusz Dziewiatowski
21	MF	POL	Tomasz Pieńko
23	FW	POL	Patryk Kusztal

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	DF	POL	Michał Nalepa
26	DF	POL	Jakub Kolan
27	DF	POL	Bartłomiej Kłudka
29	FW	POL	Wojciech Szafranek
30	GK	POL	Dominik Hładun
31	DF	POL	Igor Orlikowski
33	DF	POL	Jarosław Jach
34	GK	POL	Michał Matys
44	MF	POL	Marcel Reguła
55	DF	POR	Luís Mata
77	MF	POL	Kajetan Szmyt
80	FW	POL	Daniel Mikołajewski (on loan from Parma)
90	FW	POL	Dawid Kurminowski
99	MF	POL	Cyprian Popielec

Other players under contract

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	POL	Kacper Bieszczad

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
19	FW	POL	Rafał Adamski (at Warta Poznań until 30 June 2025)
35	MF	POL	Filip Kocaba (at Arka Gdynia until 30 June 2025)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
38	DF	POL	Szymon Karasiński (at Ruch Chorzów until 30 June 2025)

Coaching staff

As of 23 September 2024

Position	Staff
Manager	Vacant
Assistant coaches	Tomasz Fornalik Marcin Kardela Krzysztof Sierocki
Goalkeeping coach	Paweł Primel
Assistant goalkeeping coach	Tomasz Król
Fitness coach	Leszek Dyja
Head physiotherapist	Dariusz Puchalski
Physiotherapists	Jakub Banasik Sławomir Kardasz
Team manager	Karol Sitarski
Sport psychologist	Paweł Habrat
Match analyst	Norbert Onuoha
Head of equipment department	Mariola Waszkowska
Team doctors	Grzeogrz Kozak Jacek Worobiec
Dietician	Mateusz Gawełczyk
Cook	Paweł Ryckiewicz

Source: Zagłębie Lubin

Notable former players

• Krzysztof Piątek
• Piotr Zieliński
• Łukasz Piszczek
• Mariusz Lewandowski
• Dariusz Marciniak
• Bojan Isailović
• Arkadiusz Woźniak
• Adam Matuszczyk
• Maciej Iwański
• Manuel Arboleda
• Zbigniew Szewczyk
• Vadim Rogovskoy
• Jakub Świerczok
• Adam Zejer
• Jarosław Jach
• Costa Nhamoinesu
• Iliyan Mitsanski
• Mouhamadou Traoré
• Darvydas Šernas
• Ľubomír Guldan
• Róbert Jež
• Samuel Mráz
• Piotr Czachowski
• Dariusz Lewandowski
• Wojciech Łobodziński
• Dariusz Jackiewicz
• Filip Jagiełło
• Bartosz Białek
• Łukasz Łakomy

Managers

• Zdzisław Wolsza (1976)
• Alojzy Łysko (1987–88)
• Stanisław Świerk (1988–90)
• Marian Putyra (25 October 1990 – 30 June 1992)
• Jerzy Fiutowski (1993–94)
• Mirosław Dragan (21 April 1994 – 25 October 1994)
• Wiesław Wojno (26 October 1994 – 10 September 1995)
• Andrzej Strejlau (24 October 1995 – 15 June 1996)
• Mirosław Dragan (15 June 1996 – 28 October 1996)
• Adam Topolski (29 October 1996 – 1 October 1997)
• Andrzej Szarmach (1997–98)
• Mirosław Jabłoński (1 July 1998 – 30 June 2001)
• Stefan Majewski (28 June 2001 – 17 November 2001)
• Jerzy Wyrobek (17 November 2001 – 18 June 2002)
• Adam Nawalka (18 June 2002 – 6 October 2002)
• Wiesław Wojno (7 October 2002 – 5 May 2003)
• Adam Topolski (5 May 2003 – 29 July 2003)
• Žarko Olarević (July 2003 – 3 Dec)
• Dražen Besek (23 December 2003 – 6 September 2005)
• Franciszek Smuda (6 September 2005 – 30 June 2006)
• Marek Kusto (interim) (13 December 2005 – 18 December 2005)
• Edward Klejndinst (1 July 2006 – 3 October 2006)
• Czesław Michniewicz (3 October 2006 – 22 October 2007)
• Rafał Ulatowski (22 October 2007 – 11 July 2008)
• Dariusz Fornalak (11 July 2008 – 17 November 2008)
• Robert Jończyk (17 November 2008 – 12 April 2009)
• Orest Lenczyk (16 April 2009 – 30 June 2009)
• Andrzej Lesiak (17 June 2009 – 27 August 2009)
• Franciszek Smuda (28 August 2009 – 18 December 2009)
• Marek Bajor (18 December 2009 – 7 March 2011)
• Marcin Broniszewski (interim) ( 7–10 March 2011)
• Jan Urban (10 March 2011 – 31 October 2011)
• Pavel Hapal (31 October 2011 – 30 July 2013)
• Adam Buczek (interim) (30 July 2013 – 27 September 2013)
• Orest Lenczyk (27 September 2013 – 12 May 2014)
• Piotr Stokowiec (12 May 2014 – 28 November 2017)
• Mariusz Lewandowski (28 November 2017 – 29 October 2018)
• Ben van Dael (29 October 2018 – 31 August 2019)
• Paweł Karmelita (interim) (31 August 2019 – 16 September 2019)
• Martin Ševela (16 September 2019 – 1 July 2021)
• Paweł Karmelita (interim) (1 July 2021 – 16 July 2021)
• Dariusz Żuraw (16 July 2021 – 16 December 2021)
• Paweł Karmelita (interim) (16 December 2021 – 21 December 2021)
• Piotr Stokowiec (21 December 2021 – 8 November 2022)
• Paweł Karmelita (interim) (8 November 2022 – 29 November 2022)
• Waldemar Fornalik (29 November 2022 – 23 September 2024)
• Marcin Włodarski (25 September 2024 - present)

See also

• Zagłębie Lubin II (reserve team)
• Football in Poland

References

• History of Zaglebie Lubin, in Polish. Retrieved January 9, 2016

External links

• Official website (in Polish)
• Unofficial website (in Polish)
• Zagłębie Lubin at 90minut.pl (in Polish)