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Lech Poznań II (Polish pronunciation: [lɛx ˈpɔznaj̃]) is the reserve team and the senior academy team of Lech Poznań, a Polish professional football club based in Poznań. The team and its facilities are based in Wronki.

Lech Poznań II

Full name	Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań II
Nickname(s)	Kolejorz (The Railwayman)
Ground	Amica Stadium, Wronki, Poland
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Karol Klimczak
Coach	Artur Węska
League	II liga
2021–22	II liga, 7th of 18[1]
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

They currently play in the third tier of the league pyramid, the highest league a reserve team is allowed to play in.

Overview

The team is intended to be the final step between Lech's academy and the first team, and usually consists promising youngsters between the age of 15 and 22, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience.

Occasionally, first team players are included in line-ups, to give them an opportunity to regain match fitness.

History

They are known for the remarkable feat of winning all 36 games in the 1994-95 IV liga; it was the last season where 2 points were awarded for a win (instead of 3 points), which meant they finished on 72 points (would have been 108 in a 3pt system).^{[citation needed]}

They gained promotion in the 2003–04 season to the third tier after winning the league[2] and beating Jarota Jarocin 2–0 twice, 4–0 on aggregate.[3] In that same season they reached the First Round of the Polish Cup but were knocked out by Górnik Konin 3–1.[4] In the 2006–07 season the reserve teams were scrapped in favour of a central youth league,[5] but in the 2013–14 season they were reinstated, meaning that between 2007 and 2013 the team ceased to exist. They were reinstated to their previous league position for the 2013–14 season.[6]

They won promotion to II liga at the end of the 2018/19 season, making them the highest placed reserves team in Poland at the time.[7]

Current squad

As of 15 May 2022.[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  POL Jakub Niewiadomski 5 DF  POL Patryk Waliś 6 MF  POL Artur Marciniak 7 MF  POL Tymoteusz Klupś 8 MF  POL Łukasz Norkowski 9 FW  POL Łukasz Spławski 10 MF  POL Eryk Kryg 11 FW  POL Filip Wilak 12 GK  POL Łukasz Radliński 13 MF  POL Filip Wolski

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  POL Karol Fietz 15 MF  BLR Sergey Krivets (Captain) 16 MF  POL Maksym Czekała 17 DF  POL Krystian Palacz 18 MF  POL Damian Kołtański 19 DF  POL Arkadiusz Kaczmarek 20 MF  POL Adrian Laskowski 21 MF  POL Patryk Gogół 22 DF  POL Jakub Zagórski 23 FW  POL Oliver Zaręba

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  POL Igor Kornobis — DF  POL Wojciech Onsorge

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  POL Jakub Malec (at Ruch Chorzów until 30 June 2022) 16 MF  POL Igor Ławrynowicz (at Stal Rzeszów until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  POL Karol Drażdżewski (at Jarota Jarocin until 30 June 2022) — DF  POL Kacper Wachowiak (at Unia Janikowo until 30 June 2022)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Artur Węska	Head coach
Karol Bartkowiak	Assistant coach
Maciej Borowski	Goalkeeping coach
Jakub Grzęda	Fitness coach
Jakub Dylewski	Physiotherapist
Tomasz Małek	Team manager

Stadium

The Amica Stadium is a small, modern venue with undersoil heating. The ground holds just over 5,000 spectators – a third of the town's population – and has floodlighting. The stadium staged three games during the 2006 UEFA U-19 European Championships held in Poland. It used to be the home of Amica Wronki.

References

Bibliography

• Jarosław Owsiański, Lech Poznań – przemilczana prawda, Poznań: Drukarnia Beyga, 2017, 978-83-939221-6-1.

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