Gwardia Warsaw

Gwardia Warszawa
Full nameWarszawski Klub Sportowy
Gwardia Warszawa
Nickname(s)Harpagony
Founded1948
Dissolved2018
GroundStadion "WKS" Gwardia
Capacity9,000
2017–18Klasa A, 12th of 14 (dissolved after the season)[1]

WKS Gwardia Warszawa (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡvar.dja varˈʂa.va]) was a Polish sports club based in Warsaw. The club was founded in 1948. The club was dissolved in 2018.

Football

It participated in the Polish 1st League from 1953 to 1960 (8 seasons), 1962–1966 (5 seasons), 1967–1968, 1969–1975, 1978–1979 and 1981–1983. The biggest success was finishing 2nd in the Polish Championship in the 1957 season. Gwardia was the first club in the history of Polish football to take part in the European Cup in the 1955–56 season.

Gymnastics

Gymnast Jan Jankowicz, who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, was a member of the gymnastics club.

Gwardia Warszawa football team in Europe

Season Competition Round Club Score
1955–56 European Cup 1R Djurgården 0–0, 1–4
1957–58 European Cup Q Wismut Aue 3–1, 1–3, 1–1 (Wismut advance by draw)
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Vojvodina 1–1, 1–0
2R Dunfermline Athletic 1–2, 0–1
1973–74 UEFA Cup 1R Ferencvárosi 1–0, 2–1
2R Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–3, 1–0
1974–75 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Bologna 2–1, 1–2, penalties 5–3 for Gwardia
2R PSV Eindhoven 1–5, 0–3

Football honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Klasa A 2017/2018, grupa: Warszawa III". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).