Kraków Dragoons FC

Kraków Dragoons FC, founded in 2016, is an association football club based in Kraków, Poland.[1][2][3][4]

Krakow Dragoons
Full nameKlub Sportowy Dragoons
Nickname(s)The Expats, Smoki (Dragons)
Founded2016 (2016)
GroundKS Prądniczanka
Capacity1,200
OwnerPartnership - owned by its members
ChairmanDaniel Finnegan (acting)
ManagerHugo Cruz
LeagueKlasa A Kraków I
2022–23Klasa A Kraków III, 8th of 14
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded by a group of expats and started competing in the Polish football league system in the 2019–20 season. The Dragoons played two seasons in Klasa B before eventually being crowned champions of their group at the end of the 2021–22 season and winning promotion to Klasa A.

Since the 2022/2023 season, Dragoons FC is competing in the Fenix Trophy, an UEFA sanctioned tournament for non-professional clubs.

Squad
As of 5 February 2024[5]

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  CHI Gabriel Muñoz-Garcia
2 DF  ENG Josh Dawson
3 DF  UKR Oleksii Bilorukavyi
4 DF  UKR Oleksandr Arshakian
5 DF  ITA Simon Calabrese
6 MF  NED Brian Lemmen
7 DF  POL Michał Nowak
8 MF  ITA Enrico Forabosco (vice-captain)
9 FW  ISR Yuri Samyonov
10 FW  ANG Flavio Nkola
11 FW  IND Rohit Chandran
12 MF  MAR Ayoub Chardal
13 DF  POL Jakub Drobny
14 DF  ARG Roman Bilovol
15 DF  POL Jacek Fąfara
16 DF  ITA Francesco Leuci
18 DF  ITA Edoardo Battaglion
19 DF  POL Piotr Hajnrych
20 MF  POR Daniel Silva (vice-captain)
23 MF  AUS Mark Szczesnowicz (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW  ITA Andrea Latino
25 MF  NED Rob Smits
28 FW  COD Cedrick Mwamba
29 FW  BLR Vałdzis Fuhaš
30 FW  CZE Martin Voženílek
31 MF  BLR Barys Sidareika
32 FW  ENG Jamie Beattie
34 DF  SCO Michael Syska-Lamb
35 MF  TUR Emre Ozan
36 MF  COD Corneille Malonga
37 MF  RSA Keenjino Solomons
38 FW  RSA Taye Johnson
43 DF  ALG Salah Missi
44 FW  POL Barry Chowaniec
61 FW  TUR Emre Bezirkan
83 GK  ITA Lorenzo Bartolomei
93 FW  ITA Alessio Sassini
94 FW  POL Błażej Święcicki
97 DF  POL Szymon Urzędowski
99 GK  POL Marcin Obyrtacz

References
  1. Bandurski, Norbert (2020-03-30). "21 narodowości, jeden zespół. Jak powstał klub obcokrajowców w krakowskiej B klasie?". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  2. Trela, Michał (2020-07-30). "Międzynarodowa B klasa. Kraków Dragoons jedynym w Polsce klubem obcokrajowców". newonce (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. "Krakow Dragoons FC: "We aim to embed grassroots football culture into the local scene"". Kafkadesk. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  4. Bochenek, Tomasz (2022-04-11). "Dragoons Kraków idą po awans. Zespół ekspatów pokonał Opatkowiankę ZDJĘCIA". Gazeta Krakowska. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  5. "Player Charts 2023/2024".


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