Górnik Zabrze
Association football club in Zabrze, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡurɲiɡ ˈzabʐɛ]), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Polish Championship titles together with Ruch Chorzów. The club was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. Górnik holds the record for winning the most consecutive Polish Championship titles (5) and Polish Cup titles (5). In addition, the club was 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup runners-up.
Full name | Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna[1] | |||
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Nickname(s) | Trójkolorowi (Tri-Colour), Górnicy (The Miners) | |||
Founded | 14 December 1948; 75 years ago (1948-12-14) | |||
Ground | Arena Zabrze | |||
Capacity | 24,563 | |||
Chairman | Vacant | |||
Manager | Jan Urban | |||
League | Ekstraklasa | |||
2023–24 | Ekstraklasa, 6th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Current season |
They currently compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league system. The club plays in a white or dark blue-red kit, and is based at the Arena Zabrze. Their main local rival is Ruch Chorzów.[2]