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Reaktywacja Tradycji Sportowych Widzew Łódź
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Full name Reaktywacja Tradycji Sportowych Widzew Łódź
Founded 1910 as TMRF Widzew
1922 as RTS Widzew
2014 reformed as RTS Widzew
Ground
Stadion Widzewa
Łódź, Poland
Capacity 18,008
Chairman
Poland Przemysław Klementowski
Manager
Poland Radosław Mroczkowski
League
II liga (3rd level)
2017–18 1st


















Home colours














Away colours














Third colours




RTS Widzew Łódź (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɛr ˈtɛ ˈɛs ˈvʲidzɛf ˈwut͡ɕ]) is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1922 but traces its roots to TMRF Widzew founded in 1910, referring to the Widzew-district of Łódź. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames Czerwona Armia (Red Army) and Czerwono-biało-czerwoni (Red-white-reds).




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Recent history




  • 2 Achievements


    • 2.1 Domestic


    • 2.2 Europe


    • 2.3 Youth Team




  • 3 Honours in the Polish Ekstraklasa (to 2008 Polish 1st Division)


  • 4 Widzew in Europe


  • 5 Current squad


  • 6 Notable players


  • 7 Managers


  • 8 Stadium


  • 9 Fans


  • 10 TMRF Widzew Łódź


  • 11 See also


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





History


The club traces its roots to 5 November 1910; 108 years ago (1910-11-05) as Towarzystwo Miłośników Rozwoju Fizycznego Widzew (Society of Lovers of Physical Development Widzew) in Widzew, then a suburb (now district) of Łódź. In 1922 the club was founded as Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew (Workers' Sports Society Widzew).


Widzew has won four Polish league championships (in 1981, 1982, 1996 and 1997) and the 1985 Polish Cup.


They have appeared in 117 matches in European Cups, of which they won 42. Widzew knocked European giants Manchester United out of the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, although their biggest achievement was reaching the semi-final of the 1982–83 European Cup, eliminating then 3 times winners Liverpool along the way.



Recent history





New ground


In the beginning of season 2007/2008 Widzew was bought by one of the wealthiest men in Poland – Sylwester Cacek.[1]


In January 2008, while playing in the Second League, the Polish Football Association ruled that Widzew Łódź should be relegated due to their involvement in a corruption scandal. However, Widzew became champion that year, and were allowed to stay in the second division, which was renamed First League (I liga) before the start of the 2008–09 season. Despite the deduction of six points as a penalty, Widzew managed to become champions once again, and were finally promoted to the Ekstraklasa. In total, Widzew played 35 seasons at the highest level before being relegated in the 2013–14 season.


Due to financial problems, Widzew finished last at the end of the 2014–15 I Liga season. Subsequently, the club ruled by Sylwester Cacek went bankrupt.


In consequence local businessmen led by Marcin Ferdzyn and Grzegorz Waranecki decided to take on amateur status as a new association called Stowarzyszenie Reaktywacja Tradycji Sportowych Widzew Łódź (Association of the Reactivation of the Sports Traditions of Widzew Łódź),[2] which continues the tradition of the old RTS Widzew Łódź. The new association was registered in a Polish court on 2.07.2015, and within a few weeks of summer 2015 they managed to find new coach Witold Obarek and collect a new squad, which started the 2015/2016 season in the fifth tier of Polish football. In first season in IV League Widzew has promoted to higher tier. In season 2016/17 Widzew achieved third place in III League, after Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and ŁKS Łódź but next season yielded promotion to II League. Now, on the halfway point of season 2018/19 Widzew is leader with 37 points in 17 matches.



Achievements



Domestic





Ultras of Widzew





Ultras of Widzew




  • Ekstraklasa (First Division):


    • Winner (4): 1981, 1982, 1996, 1997


    • 2nd place (7): 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1999




  • Polish First League (Second Division):

    • Winner (3): 2006, 2009, 2010



  • Polish Cup:

    • Winner (1): 1985



  • Polish SuperCup:


    • Winner (1): 1996


    • Finalist (1): 1997




  • Polish League Cup:

    • Finalist (1): 1977




Europe




  • UEFA Champions League:

    • Semi-Finalist (1): 1983



  • Copa del Sol:

    • Runner-up (1): 2013




Youth Team



  • Polish U-19 Runner Up: 1995

    • Polish U-19 Bronze Medal: 1936, 1937, 1997



Honours in the Polish Ekstraklasa (to 2008 Polish 1st Division)





















































































































































































































































































































































Season
Position
Matches
Points
Goals
W.-D.-L.
1

1948
14 (relegation to 2nd division)
26
13 pts.
31–99
5–3–18
2

1975/76
5
30
32 pts.
33–33
10–12–8
3

1976/77
2
30
38 pts.
46–31
14–10–6
4

1977/78
10
30
28 pts.
34–40
9–10–11
5

1978/79
2
30
39 pts.
37–26
14–11–5
6

1979/80
2
30
36 pts.
47–39
13–10–7
7

1980/81
1
30
39 pts.
39–25
14–11–5
8

1981/82
1
30
39 pts.
45–31
14–11–5
9

1982/83
2
30
38 pts.
50–30
13–12–5
10

1983/84
2
30
42 pts.
43–25
15–12–3
11

1984/85
3
30
38 pts.
34–16
13–12–5
12

1985/86
3
30
41 pts.
40–25
15–11–4
13

1986/87
6
30
36 pts.
34–29
14–7–9
14

1987/88
5
30
31 pts.
28–24
8–15–7
15

1988/89

7
30
29 pts.
27–27
9–12–9
16

1989/90
15 (relegation to 2nd division.)
30
17 pts.
22–39
4–12–14
17

1991/92
3
34
43 pts.
48–28
17–9–8
18

1992/93
5
34
43 pts.
60–42
16–11–7
19

1993/94
6
34
39 pts.
45–33
12–15–7
20

1994/95
2
34
45 pts.
48–25
17–11–6
21

1995/96
1
34
88 pts.
84–22
27–7–0
22

1996/97
1
34
81 pts.
74–20
25–6–3
23

1997/98
4
34
61 pts.
53–34
18–7–9
24

1998/99
2
30
56 pts.
50–33
18–2–10
25

1999/00
7
30
40 pts.
48–54
11–7–12
26

2000/01
12
30
36 pts.
33–40
9–9–12
27

2001/02

Autumn round
– group A:
8
14
11 pts.
9–24
3–2–9

Spring round
– g. relegation:
2
14
31 pts.
19–8
6–7–1
28

2002/03
9
30
37 pts.
29–39
10–7–13
29

2003/04
14 (relegation)
26
19 pts.
25–52
4–7–15
30

2006/07
12
30
28 pts.
27–48
7–7–16
31

2007/08
15 (relegation)
30
26 pts.
27–42
5–11–14
32

2010/11
9
30
43 pts.
41–34
11–10–9
33

2011/12
11
30
39 pts.
25–26
9–12–9
34

2012/13
13
30
33 pts.
30–41
8–9–13
35

2013/14
15 (relegation to 1st division)
37
22 pts.
36–59
8–9–20


Widzew in Europe





New ground





Old ground



















































































































































































































































































Season
Competition
Round

Club
Score

1977–78

UEFA Cup
1R

England

Manchester City
2–2, 0–0


2R

Netherlands

PSV Eindhoven
3–5, 0–1

1979–80

UEFA Cup
1R

France

AS Saint-Étienne
2–1, 0–3

1980–81

UEFA Cup
1R

England

Manchester United
1–1, 0–0


2R

Italy

Juventus FC
3–1, 1–3 p. 4–1


3R

England

Ipswich Town
0–5, 1–0

1981–82

European Cup
1R

Belgium

RSC Anderlecht
1–4, 1–2

1982–83

European Cup
1R

Malta

Hibernians FC
4–1, 3–1


2R

Austria

SK Rapid Wien
1–2, 5–3


1/4F

England

Liverpool F.C.
2–0, 2–3


1/2F

Italy

Juventus FC
0–2, 2–2

1983–84

UEFA Cup
1R

Sweden

IF Elfsborg
0–0, 2–2


2R

Czechoslovakia

Sparta Prague
1–0, 0–3

1984–85

UEFA Cup
1R

Denmark

Aarhus Gymnastik Forening
2–0, 0–1


2R

West Germany

Borussia Mönchengladbach
2–3, 1–0


3R

Soviet Union

FC Dinamo Minsk
0–2, 1–0

1985–86

European Cup Winners' Cup
1R

Turkey

Galatasaray SK
0–1, 2–1

1986–87

UEFA Cup
1R

Austria

LASK Linz
1–1, 1–0


2R

West Germany

Bayer 05 Uerdingen
0–0, 0–2

1992–93

UEFA Cup
1R

Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt
2–2, 0–9

1995–96

UEFA Cup
Q

Wales

Bangor City FC
4–0, 1–0


1R

Ukraine

FC Chornomorets Odessa
1–0, 0–1 p. 5–6

1996–97

UEFA Champions League
Q

Denmark

Brøndby IF
2–1, 2–3


GR

Germany

Borussia Dortmund
1–2, 2–2


GR

Spain

Atlético Madrid
1–4, 0–1


GR

Romania

Steaua Bucureşti
0–1, 2–0

1997–98

UEFA Champions League
1Q

Azerbaijan

Neftchi Baku
2–0, 8–0


2Q

Italy

Parma FC
1–3, 0–4


UEFA Cup
1R

Italy

Udinese Calcio
1–0, 0–3

1999–00

UEFA Champions League
2Q

Bulgaria

Litex Lovech
4–1, 1–4 p. 3–2


3Q

Italy

ACF Fiorentina
1–3, 0–2


UEFA Cup
1R

Latvia

Skonto FC
0–1, 2–0


2R

France

AS Monaco
1–1, 0–2


Current squad



As of 11 August, 2018.[3]

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




























































































No.

Position
Player
2

Poland

DF

Radosław Sylwestrzak
3

Poland

DF

Marcin Pigiel
4

Poland

MF

Maciej Kazimierowicz
6

Poland

DF

Bartłomiej Niedziela
7

Poland

MF

Mateusz Michalski
8

Poland

DF

Sebastian Kamiński
9

Poland

FW

Daniel Świderski
10

Poland

MF

Kacper Falon
13

Lithuania

MF

Simonas Paulius
14

Croatia

MF

Dario Krišto
17

Poland

MF

Marcin Pieńkowski
18

Poland

MF

Daniel Mąka
19

Poland

DF

Damian Paszliński


















































































No.

Position
Player
20

Poland

FW

Michał Miller
21

Poland

GK

Patryk Wolański
22

Poland

MF

Marcel Pięczek
23

Slovakia

FW

Róbert Demjan
28

Poland

DF

Marcin Kozłowski
29

Poland

MF

Michael Ameyaw
30

Poland

DF

Mikołaj Gibas
37

Slovakia

MF

Marek Zuziak
77

Poland

MF

Konrad Gutowski
85

Poland

GK

Maciej Humerski
92

Croatia

FW

Filip Mihaljević
95

Poland

DF

Sebastian Zieleniecki







Notable players













Managers


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Stadium


The club's home stadium was the Stadion Widzewa (Widzew's Stadium), also called Stadion im. Ludwika Sobolewskiego, which opened in 1930. The stadium, which was owned by the city of Łódź, had a capacity of 10,500 seats. In early 2015, it was demolished to make way for a new stadium with 18,000 seats. It was intended the new stadium will be completed by November 2016.


In the 2014–2015 season, its last season as a professional club, Widzewa played their home matches in Byczyna near Poddębice, 40 km west of Łódź.[5]


After bankruptcy and relegation to the 4th division a rebuilt team was forced to play its domestic games in Łódź at UKS SMS Łódź stadium,[6] during the construction of a new Stadion Widzewa stadium.


The first match on new stadium was played on 18 March 2017, Widzew won against Motor Lubawa 2:0.[7] 17,443 fans attended the game.



Fans


Widzew has one of the largest fan-bases in Poland with fan-clubs all around the country. Widzew's biggest rival is ŁKS Łódź, with whom they contest the Łódź Derby. Legia Warsaw are also big rivals, with whom they contest the Derby of Poland, which stems from the fact there were frequent title races between the two clubs. Widzew fans maintain friendly relations with fans of Ruch Chorzów, Elana Toruń, Wisła Kraków and PFC CSKA Moscow.[8]



TMRF Widzew Łódź



TMRF Widzew was a football team created by the active supporters of Widzew in 2014, who were in a long conflict with the club board. Only Widzew supporters were admitted to the squad.



See also



  • Football in Poland

  • List of football teams

  • Champions' Cup/League

  • UEFA Cup



References





  1. ^ Historia Widzewa


  2. ^ Jest nowy Widzew! Reaktywacja Tradycji Sportowych Widzew Łódź


  3. ^ "Widzew Łódź current squad" (in Polish)..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ If not marked in a different way – I league


  5. ^ Byczyna dla Widzewa. Jest umowa. Władze klubu dogadały się z gminą Poddębice


  6. ^ http://www.expressilustrowany.pl/artykul/3932343,rts-widzew-bedzie-gral-na-stadionie-sms,id,t.html RTS Widzew będzie grał na stadionie SMS


  7. ^ https://widzew.com/-/wygrana-na-otwarcie-stadionu-relacja-z-meczu-z-motorem-lubawa/


  8. ^ http://www.widzewtomy.net/




External links








  • Official website (in Polish)


  • Widzew Łódź at 90minut.pl




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