Tychy is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south. The Gostynia river, a tributary of the Vistula, flows through Tychy.
GKS Katowice is a Polish professional football club based in Katowice. They currently compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the I liga in 2024.
Markus Babbel is a German professional football coach and former player who last managed the Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool, and was part of the Germany team that won UEFA Euro 96.
Sebastian Toni Deisler is a German former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder and attacking midfielder.
Arne Friedrich is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender. He formerly was the sporting director of Hertha BSC.
Andreas Ottl is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He signed his first professional contract for Bayern Munich in 2005. He also played for Germany's U-21 Team.
Paweł Łukasz Brożek is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Brozek previously represented various youth squads for Poland. He made his Poland national football team debut in 2005, scored over 30 international appearances and competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.
Piotr Czesław Brożek is a Polish footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for regional league club Świt Krzeszowice.
Marko Rehmer is a German former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
Wojciech Szala is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Łukasz Piotr Piszczek is a Polish professional football manager who serves as an assistant manager of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and former player. Primarily positioned as a right-back, he was also capable of playing as a centre-back.
Andreas "Zecke" Neuendorf is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Rob Maas is a Dutch football manager and former player, who is an assistant coach at PSV.
René Tretschok is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. As a player of Borussia Dortmund he was part of their Champions League victory in 1997. He scored an important goal in the semi-final of their victorious campaign against Manchester United, giving Dortmund a crucial 1–0 lead going into the second leg. He was then rewarded with a place on the bench in the final, however he remained unused for the entire match.
Kostas Konstantinidis is a former professional footballer who works as technical director of Greece national team. A defender, he spent most of his career in Greece and Germany. Born in Germany, he represented Greece internationally.
Alexandro Alves do Nascimento was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. He played in Brazil for Vitória, Palmeiras, Juventude (RS), Portuguesa (SP), Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Vasco da Gama, Boavista (RJ), Fortaleza, Chinese side Shenyang Ginde, in Germany for Hertha BSC, and in Greece for Kavala.
The 2000 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2000 DFB-Ligapokal, the 4th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The 2001 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2001 DFB-Ligapokal, the 5th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The 2002 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2002 DFB-Ligapokal, the 6th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
Bartosz Nowak is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club GKS Katowice. Previously, he played for clubs such as Ruch Chorzów, Stal Mielec, Górnik Zabrze and Raków Częstochowa.
