Stal Mielec
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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.
Full name | FKS Stal Mielec | |||
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Nickname(s) | Biało-niebiescy (White-blues) | |||
Founded | 10 April 1939; 85 years ago (1939-04-10) | |||
Ground | Stadion Miejski w Mielcu | |||
Capacity | 7,000[1] | |||
Chairman | Jacek Klimek | |||
Manager | Kamil Kiereś[2] | |||
League | Ekstraklasa | |||
2023–24 | Ekstraklasa, 11th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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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.