Full name | Miejski Ludowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska |
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Short name | Znicz BP |
Founded | 18 July 1954[1] |
Stadium | Municipal Stadium [2] |
Capacity | 500 [2] |
Owner | Jacek Jankowski [3] |
Chairman | Jacek Jankowski [4] |
Manager | Przemysław Łapiński [5] |
League | IV liga Warmia-Masuria |
2023–24 | IV liga Warmia-Masuria, 2nd of 16 |
Website | Club website |
Znicz Biała Piska is a Polish semi-professional [3] football club from Biała Piska, Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
The club was founded on 18 July 1954 [1] as Ludowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska, a local LZS club in the local leagues. [6]
In 1974, they ceased activity for four years, before resuming activity in 1978 as Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska, [6] becoming an unaffiliated works team. Despite some minor league successes, [6] by 1996 the club dissolved its senior team, [6] although continued to exist as a sports club focusing on youth development. [6]
Two mergers followed: with Orkan Drygały in 1999 creating Znicz/Orkan Biała Piska [6] restoring the senior team; [6] and with Płomień Ełk in 2000 creating Płomień/Znicz Biała Piska. [6]
Between 2000 and 2004, they played in the fourth division. [6] [1] After relegation in 2004 the club suffered financial and organisational problems, [6] and changed its name to Miejski Ludowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska. [6] [1]
Their fortunes changed however, winning their division in 2011 [6] and a further promotion in 2013 reaching their highest league hierarchy in their history. [6]
In 2018, they won their fifth division with a 30-point lead. [6] Subsequently, in the next two seasons, 2018–19 and 2019–20, the reached the finals of the Warmian-Mazurian Polish Cup, but lost both finals. [6] [3]
Due to the club's remote location and the town's small population, [3] the club has a wide catchment area in order to remain competitive, attract a good calibre of players and keep its youth teams in full squad. [3] Players are recruited regularly from Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Ełk and Pisz. [3]
Znicz has local derbies against GKS Wikielec [7] [8] [9] and Mamry Giżycko. [10]
Notable professional players who played for the club include Oskar Fürst, Vasili Sumnakaev, Artsyom Huzik, Jacek Falkowski, and Vasily Zhurnevich.
Full name | Miejski Ludowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska |
---|---|
Short name | Znicz BP |
Founded | 18 July 1954[1] |
Stadium | Municipal Stadium [2] |
Capacity | 500 [2] |
Owner | Jacek Jankowski [3] |
Chairman | Jacek Jankowski [4] |
Manager | Przemysław Łapiński [5] |
League | IV liga Warmia-Masuria |
2023–24 | IV liga Warmia-Masuria, 2nd of 16 |
Website | Club website |
Znicz Biała Piska is a Polish semi-professional [3] football club from Biała Piska, Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
The club was founded on 18 July 1954 [1] as Ludowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska, a local LZS club in the local leagues. [6]
In 1974, they ceased activity for four years, before resuming activity in 1978 as Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska, [6] becoming an unaffiliated works team. Despite some minor league successes, [6] by 1996 the club dissolved its senior team, [6] although continued to exist as a sports club focusing on youth development. [6]
Two mergers followed: with Orkan Drygały in 1999 creating Znicz/Orkan Biała Piska [6] restoring the senior team; [6] and with Płomień Ełk in 2000 creating Płomień/Znicz Biała Piska. [6]
Between 2000 and 2004, they played in the fourth division. [6] [1] After relegation in 2004 the club suffered financial and organisational problems, [6] and changed its name to Miejski Ludowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska. [6] [1]
Their fortunes changed however, winning their division in 2011 [6] and a further promotion in 2013 reaching their highest league hierarchy in their history. [6]
In 2018, they won their fifth division with a 30-point lead. [6] Subsequently, in the next two seasons, 2018–19 and 2019–20, the reached the finals of the Warmian-Mazurian Polish Cup, but lost both finals. [6] [3]
Due to the club's remote location and the town's small population, [3] the club has a wide catchment area in order to remain competitive, attract a good calibre of players and keep its youth teams in full squad. [3] Players are recruited regularly from Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Ełk and Pisz. [3]
Znicz has local derbies against GKS Wikielec [7] [8] [9] and Mamry Giżycko. [10]
Notable professional players who played for the club include Oskar Fürst, Vasili Sumnakaev, Artsyom Huzik, Jacek Falkowski, and Vasily Zhurnevich.