Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze, 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.
Ruch Chorzów is a Polish professional football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen league titles, and the Polish Cup thrice. As of the 2024–25 season, they compete in the 1. liga, after suffering relegation from the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa.
Waldemar Fornalik is a Polish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin. He spent his entire playing career with Ruch Chorzów. From July 2012 to October 2013, he managed the Poland national team.
Andrzej Niedzielan is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Gerard Wodarz was a Polish footballer who played as a striker. One of the best players of interwar Poland, he was a multiple champion of the country and also played 28 games on the Poland national team, scoring 9 goals.
Antoni Krzysztof Piechniczek is a Polish former professional football manager and player. From 2007 to 2011 he was a senator.
Zygmunt Paweł Maszczyk is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Eugeniusz Kubicki is a Polish former footballer who played as a winger.
Maciej Sadlok is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Ruch Chorzów as a defender.
Wojciech Grzyb is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He is currently the fitness coach of Ruch Chorzów.
Ekstraklasa, officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Mariusz Śrutwa is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
The 2011–12 Polish Cup was the fifty-eighth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 19 July 2011 with the first matches of the extra preliminary round and ended on 24 April 2012 with the final. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
Tomasz Foszmańczyk is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A long-time Ruch Chorzów captain, he retired at the end of the 2023–24 season and became the club's sporting director shortly after.
Alojzy Ludwik Łysko was a Polish football player and manager.
Jerzy Jan Wyrobek was a Polish professional footballer and manager.
Soma Zsombor Novothny is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I liga club Ruch Chorzów.
Mateusz Szwoch is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I liga club Ruch Chorzów.
Łukasz Moneta is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Ruch Chorzów.
Mohamed Mezghrani is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Polish club Ruch Chorzów. He formerly played for Turnhout, Duffel, RKC Waalwijk, USM Alger, as well as Hungarian clubs Budapest Honvéd and Puskás Akadémia, and Polish outfit Warta Poznań.
