KS ROW 1964 Rybnik

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KS ROW 1964 Rybnik
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Full nameKlub Sportowy Rybnickiego Okręgu Węglowego 1964 Rybnik
Founded6 August 1964;61 years ago (1964-08-06)
2003;22 years ago (2003) (refounded as Energetyk ROW Rybnik)
GroundMOSiR Stadium
Capacity10,304
Chairman Mirosław Mosór
Head coach Piotr Mandrysz
League IV liga Silesia
2024–25IV liga Silesia, 5th of 19
Website www.row1964rybnik.com
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KS ROW 1964 Rybnik is a Polish association football club based in Rybnik. The club was formed in 2003 on the basis of RKS Energetyk Rybnik (founded in 1981) and traces its roots back to ROW Rybnik's football section, founded in 1964 and dissolved in the early 1990s. Although continuing the traditions of the original club, it is considered a new entity. The club was called Energetyk ROW Rybnik between 2003 and 2015.

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While KS ROW spent 7 seasons in the Ekstraklasa (1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–77), were runners-up of the 1974–75 Polish Cup and played in the Intertoto Cup (1971, 1973, 1975, 1976), Energetyk ROW's biggest success to date has been the promotion to the 2013–14 I liga, the second tier in Polish league pyramid.

History

The history of football in Rybnik dates back to 1920, when a group of Polish activists, who participated in the Silesian Uprisings, formed a sports organisation in Rybnik. ROW itself was not formed until 1964, when two sports clubs, Górnik Rybnik and Górnik 23 Chwałowice, from nearby Chwałowice, merged. In its heyday (1970s), ROW Rybnik had 13 departments, including the most popular: football and speedway.

ROW Rybnik was officially created on 6 August 1964, upon the decision of local authorities. Its first manager was an influential coal magnate from Upper Silesia and chairman of Rybnik Union of Coal Industry, Jerzy Kucharczyk. ROW originally had 13 departments, including ski-jumping. Each department was financially supported by a different factory: ROW’s football team was sponsored by the Chwałowice Coal Mine.

In the 1966–67 season of Upper Silesian Third Division, ROW emerged as a winner, and was promoted to the second division. In the summer of 1968, ROW won promotion to the Ekstraklasa, finishing below Zagłębie Wałbrzych, but ahead of Zawisza Bydgoszcz and Lech Poznań. After one year, the team was relegated, to once again win promotion to the first level of Polish football, after the 1969–70 season. Once again, ROW was relegated in the summer of 1971, to return to the Ekstraklasa in mid-1972 and remain there for five years.

In the 1974–75 season, ROW managed to reach the final of the Polish Cup, beating Metal Kluczbork, Legia Warsaw, Polonia Bytom, Lech Poznań and Górnik Zabrze in the semifinal. The final game against Stal Rzeszów ended in a draw, and after penalty shootout, Stal won the Polish Cup.

ROW was relegated from the Ekstraklasa after the 1976–77 season, never to return to the top division. After several years at the second level of competition, the team was in 1983 relegated to the third division.

In the early 1990s, ROWs football team was dissolved. Among top players, who put on ROW’s jersey were Henryk Wieczorek, Piotr Mowlik, and Eugeniusz Lerch. Altogether, ROW played seven years in Ekstraklasa: 198 games, 50 victories, 65 draws, 83 losses, 165 goals scored. It played in the Intertoto Cup four times.

Rybnik Municipal Stadium, home venue of ROW Rybnik, in 2007 Amfiteatr 3.JPG
Rybnik Municipal Stadium, home venue of ROW Rybnik, in 2007

Before the 2015–16 season after a fan vote and a board change, the club returned its historical roots and renamed itself "KS ROW 1964", dropping its affiliation with "Energetyk". [1] [2]

Honours

Domestic

European

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate/Position
1971 Intertoto Cup [3] Group 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Åtvidaberg 1–11–42nd
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 2–12–1
Flag of Austria.svg Tirol Innsbruck 1–31–0
1973 Intertoto Cup [4] Group 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro 3–11–21st
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lugano 3–04–0
Flag of Austria.svg VÖEST Linz 3–12–2
1975 Intertoto Cup [5] Group 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ 2–20–01st
Flag of Sweden.svg Öster 2–11–0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper 1–02–0
1976 Intertoto Cup [6] Group 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgården 5–20–34th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg St. Gallen 2–01–4
Flag of Austria.svg Sturm Graz 1–31–2

Current squad

As of 26 September 2021 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Jan Janik
3 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Daniel Rolka
4 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Piotr Jakubowski
5 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Aleksander Folmert
6 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Bartosz Kunat
8 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Jakub Pochcioł
9 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Łukasz Krakowczyk
10 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yaroslav Baranskyi
11 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Konrad Warmiński
12 GK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Paweł Kapusta
13 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Mateusz Cywka
14 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Szymon Balcer
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Kornel Musiatowicz
16 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Olivier Wiora
17 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Andrzej Malik
18 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Nikodem Juraszczyk
20 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Michał Pieczka
22 GK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Aleksander Łubik
24 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Dominik Piekorz
27 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Oliwer Grabczyński
64 GK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Bartosz Barczyk
88 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Adam Byzdra
97 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Olaf Sobik
MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Marcin Chruszcz

References

  1. "Oficjalnie: ROW już nie Energetyk - Aktualności - 12ZAWODNIK.pl". www.12zawodnik.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-06-29.
  2. "Energetyk ROW Rybnik zmienił nazwę" (in Polish).
  3. "Intertoto Cup 1971". mogiel.net. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. "Intertoto Cup 1973". mogiel.net. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. "Intertoto Cup 1975". mogiel.net. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. "Intertoto Cup 1976". mogiel.net. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. "2021/22 squad - ROW 1964 Rybnik".