Stal Mielec

FKS Stal Mielec (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstal ˈmjɛlɛt͡s]) is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The team competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of the Polish football league system.

This article is about the Polish football club. For the handball team, see SPR Stal Mielec.
Stal Mielec
Full nameFKS Stal Mielec
Nickname(s)Biało-niebiescy (White-blues)
Founded10 April 1939 (1939-04-10)
GroundStadion Miejski w Mielcu
Capacity7,000[1]
ChairmanJacek Klimek
ManagerKamil Kiereś[2]
LeagueEkstraklasa
2023–24Ekstraklasa, 11th of 18
WebsiteClub website

The club was established on 10 April 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's top division, winning the title in 1973 and 1976, but had undergone significant management changes and financial difficulties within the past two decades, which forced the club from participation in the Poland's top league. After winning the third-tier II liga title in 2016, Stal Mielec was promoted to I liga. After finishing first in the I liga in 2020, Stal Mielec was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time since the 1995–96 season.

History

Naming history
  • 1939 – Klub Sportowy PZL Mielec
  • 1946 – Robotniczy Klub Sportowy PZL Zryw Mielec
  • 1948 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Metalowców PZL Mielec
  • 1949 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
  • 1950 – Koło Sportowe Stal przy Wytwórni Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego Mielec
  • 1957 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
  • 1977 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy PZL Stal Mielec
  • 1995 – Autonomiczna Sekcja Piłki Nożnej FKS PZL Stal Mielec
  • 1997 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec
  • 1998 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Lobo Stal Mielec
  • 1999 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec
  • 2002 – Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec
  • 2003 – Klub Sportowy FKS Stal Mielec

1939–1945 - the beginning and interwar period

The football club was one of the first two (next to the volleyball club) at the PZL Mielec, established in 1939. The team was made up of players playing in other clubs in Mielec and employees of the PZL, an aerospace company. In the first match played, the team defeated the Gymnastic Society "Sokół" Mielec with 4–1 victory. Three more matches were played against Dzikovia Tarnobrzeg (2–1), Metal Tarnów (3–1) and a team made up of players from an ammunition factory in Nowa Dęba (6–1). The match against Okęcie Warszawa planned for September did not take place, because World War II started and any sports games were forbidden. However, the matches were played illegally in the meadows beyond the communal forest and in other towns (including Dębica, Kolbuszowa, Sandomierz). The only official match was played against a German military unit and ended with the score 1–2.

Honours

League

Cup

Europe

Youth teams

Stadium
Main article: Stadion Miejski (Mielec)

The construction of the club's current stadium, Stadion Miejski w Mielcu, was concluded in 1953. The stadium underwent a major renovation, completed in 2013. It maintains a seating capacity for 7,000 spectators. Before the 2013 renovation, it maintained seating capacity for 30,000 spectators, and hosted numerous European Champions Cup, UEFA Cup, and Poland national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Individual player awards
  • Ekstraklasa top goalscorer
    • 1973 - Grzegorz Lato - 13 goals
    • 1975 - Grzegorz Lato - 19 goals
    • 1995 - Bogusław Cygan - 16 goals
  • Award given by Przegląd Sportowy
    • Polish Athlete of the Year
      • 1974 - 4th place - Grzegorz Lato
      • 1977 - 5th place - Grzegorz Lato
  • Award given by Sport
    • Player of the Year
    • 1974 - Grzegorz Lato
      • 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak
      • 1977 - Grzegorz Lato
  • Award given by Tempo
    • Goalkeeper of the Year
      • 1979 - Zygmunt Kukla

Reserves
Stal Mielec II
LeagueRegional league, gr. Dębica
2022–23IV liga Subcarpathia, 16th of 18 (relegated) [3]
WebsiteClub website

The club operates a reserve team which currently plays in the Dębica group of the regional league, the sixth tier of the league pyramid. During the 2020–21 season, a third team participated in the regional league, as well as the Subcarpathian Rzeszów–Dębica Polish Cup edition.[4][5]

Current squad
As of 4 June 2024[6]

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  POL Mateusz Kochalski
3 DF  NED Bert Esselink
4 DF  POL Kamil Pajnowski
5 DF  ROU Marco Ehmann
6 DF  BRA Leândro
7 MF  POL Łukasz Gerstenstein (on loan from Śląsk Wrocław)
8 MF  JPN Koki Hinokio
10 MF  POL Maciej Domański
11 MF  POL Krzysztof Wołkowicz
12 GK  POL Mateusz Dudek
13 GK  POL Konrad Jałocha
16 MF  MLT Matthew Guillaumier
17 FW  BLR Ilya Shkurin (on loan from CSKA Moscow)
18 MF  POL Piotr Wlazło
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  POL Mateusz Matras
22 MF  POR Rafael Santos
23 DF  POL Krystian Getinger (captain)
25 MF  POL Łukasz Wolsztyński
27 DF  LVA Alvis Jaunzems
29 MF  POL Jakub Rozwadowski (on loan from Raków Częstochowa)
31 MF  ROU Ion Gheorghe (on loan from Sepsi OSK)
34 MF  POL Alex Cetnar
36 MF  POL Szymon Gierlach
37 MF  POL Mateusz Stępień
42 FW  FIN Kai Meriluoto (on loan from HJK)
55 DF  POL Maksymilian Pingot (on loan from Lech Poznań)
86 MF  POL Igor Strzałek (on loan from Legia Warsaw)

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
14 MF  POL Przemysław Maj (at Czarni Połaniec until 30 June 2024)
30 MF  POL Konrad Guca (at Czarni Połaniec until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
96 MF  POL Krystian Kardyś (at Czarni Połaniec until 30 June 2024)
— MF  POL David Poreba (at Chicago Fire FC II until 31 December 2024)

Notable players

The players below played for their respective countries at any point during their career.

Notable Polish players
Notable foreign players

Managers

See also

References
  1. Stadion Stali Mielec at stalmielec.com
  2. "Kamil Kiereś trenerem Stali Mielec". www.90minut.pl.
  3. "IV liga 2022/2023, grupa: podkarpacka". www.90minut.pl.
  4. "Skarb - Stal III Mielec". www.90minut.pl.
  5. "Puchar Polski 2020/2021, grupa: Podkarpacki ZPN - Rzeszów-Dębica". www.90minut.pl.
  6. "Stal Mielec squad". Stal Mielec. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. "Historia". 29 January 2014.
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