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Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa or simply Raków, is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league system.

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Raków Częstochowa

Full name	Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)	Medaliki (Medallions)
Founded	March 1921; 101 years ago (1921-03) as Racovia
Ground	Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Capacity	5,500
Owner	Michał Świerczewski
Chairman	Adam Krawczak
Manager	Marek Papszun
League	Ekstraklasa
2021–22	2nd of 18
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Sports club "Racovia" was established in 1921 in the village of Raków. The club dissolved in 1925 due to lack of registration. In 1927, the club was reactivated under the name of the Robotniczy Klub Sportowy (Workers Sports Club) Raków. A year later, the village became a district of Częstochowa. The club operated under the patronage of the Polish Socialist Party and was financially supported by the Częstochowa steelworks. In 1937 the club was promoted to class A. During the German occupation (World War II), the club did not function. In the years 1951-1955 a football stadium with an athletics track was built. In the years 1962-1966 the football team played in the second league. On July 9, 1967, Raków lost 0-2 with Wisła Kraków in the Polish Cup final. In 1972, Raków's players reached the semi-finals of the Polish Cup, which they lost to Legia Warsaw. In the years 1978-1980, 1981-1984 and 1990-1994 the club played in the second league. In 1993, the junior team took 2nd place in the Football Junior Championships of Poland.[1] In 1994, for the first time in club history, Raków were promoted to the first league. It played in the top-flight for four seasons until being relegated in 1997–98. The club suffered back-to-back relegations in 1999–2000 and 2000–01, dropping down to the IV liga. The club finally made it to back to the Polish second division, I liga, in 2016.

Promotion and European football

The club won the I liga in 2018–19, earning promotion to the Ekstraklasa in advance of the 2019–20 season for the first time in 21 years.[2] In the same season, they impressed in the 2018-19 Polish Cup, reaching the semi finals of the competition by beating the likes of Lech Poznań in the round of 32[3] and Legia Warsaw in the quarter finals.[4] They finished in 10th place in the 2019-20 season.

In the 2020–21 season, Raków Częstochowa finished in second place in the league. This was their highest ever league position in their history, and it secured their place in the newly formed UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers for the 2021–22 season, their maiden appearance in European football.[5][6] Further success followed when Raków won its first major trophy on 2 May 2021, defeating I liga side Arka Gdynia in the final of the Polish Cup by a score of 2–1. On 17 July 2021, Raków Częstochowa defeated reigning Ekstraklasa title holders Legia Warsaw in penalties in the Polish Super Cup.[7]

Their first ever appearance in European football was in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, facing Lithuanian team Sūduva, with the game finishing 0–0 (3–4 pens) after both legs.[8] They faced Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan in the third qualifying round, beating them 1–0 on aggregate score.[9] In the final qualifying round, they faced Belgian side Gent, which they beat 1–0 in the first leg,[10] but lost 0–3 in the second leg, losing 1–3 on aggregate,[11] eliminating them from the competition.

On 2 May 2022, Raków defeated Lech Poznań 3–1 and secured its second consecutive Polish Cup.[12] In the race for the league title that season, Raków lost out to the same opponents by just five points, with the champions being decided on the penultimate day of the season. On 9 July 2022, Raków won their second consecutive Polish Super Cup with a 2–0 win over Lech Poznań.[13]

Players and pupils

The club's pupils are Jakub Błaszczykowski, Jerzy Brzęczek and Jacek Magiera. The players were, among others, Jacek Krzynówek and Tomasz Kiełbowicz.

Current squad

As of 14 October 2022[14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BIH Vladan Kovačević 2 DF  CZE Tomáš Petrášek 3 DF  SRB Milan Rundić 4 DF  GRE Stratos Svarnas (on loan from AEK Athens) 5 MF  SWE Gustav Berggren 6 DF  POL Andrzej Niewulis 7 MF  CRO Fran Tudor 8 MF  POL Ben Lederman 9 FW  POL Sebastian Musiolik 11 MF  ESP Ivi 12 GK  POL Kacper Trelowski 14 MF  POL Daniel Szelągowski 17 MF  POL Mateusz Wdowiak 21 FW  LVA Vladislavs Gutkovskis

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  ROU Deian Sorescu 23 MF  POL Patryk Kun 24 DF  CRO Zoran Arsenić 25 DF  ROU Bogdan Racovițan 27 MF  POL Bartosz Nowak 29 GK  POL Xavier Dziekoński 30 MF  UKR Vladyslav Kocherhin 55 MF  POL Szymon Czyż 66 MF  GRE Giannis Papanikolaou 71 MF  POL Wiktor Długosz 76 GK  POL Jakub Rajczykowski 77 MF  POL Marcin Cebula 88 MF  GEO Valerian Gvilia 99 FW  POL Fabian Piasecki

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 16 DF  POL Oskar Krzyżak (at Skra Częstochowa until 30 June 2023) 19 DF  AUS Jordan Courtney-Perkins (at Brisbane Roar until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player 89 FW  POR Pedro Vieira (at Resovia until 30 June 2023) — GK  POL Jakub Mądrzyk (at Stomil Olsztyn until 30 June 2023)

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 — MF  POL Jakub Bator — MF  POL Piotr Malinowski — FW  POL Przemysław Oziębała

Notable players

Players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Raków.

Honours

League

• Ekstraklasa
  • Runners-up: 2020–21, 2021–22
• I liga (second division)
  • Winners: 1993–94, 2018–19
• II liga (third division)
  • Winners: 1962, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1989–90, 2016–17
• III liga (fourth division)
  • Winners: 1936–37, 1956, 2004–05

Cups

• Polish Cup
  • Winners: 2020–21,[5] 2021–22
  • Runners-up: 1966–67[15]
• Polish Super Cup
  • Winners: 2021,[16] 2022

Raków Częstochowa in European football

As of match played 25 August 2022

Competition	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	GS	GA	GD
UEFA Europa Conference League	12	7	3	2	13	6	+9
Total	12	7	3	2	13	6	+7

Results

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Sūduva	0–0 (a.e.t.)	0–0	0–0 (4–3 p)
		3QR	Rubin Kazan	0–0	1–0 (a.e.t.)	1–0
		PO	Gent	1–0	0–3	1–3
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Astana	5–0	1–0	6–0
		3QR	Spartak Trnava	1–0	2–0	3–0
		PO	Slavia Prague	2–1	0–2 (a.e.t.)	2–3

UEFA Team ranking

As of 12 August 2022.[17]

Rank	Team	Points
236	Progrès Niederkorn	5.000
236	Milsami Orhei	5.000
236	Raków Czestochowa	5.000
248	Panathinaikos	4.895
248	OFI Crete	4.895

Coaches and managers

References

External links

• Official website (in Polish)
• Unofficial website (in Polish)
• Raków Częstochowa at 90minut.pl (in Polish)

На других языках

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[de] Raków Częstochowa

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- [en] Raków Częstochowa

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[es] Raków Częstochowa

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[ru] Ракув (футбольный клуб)

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