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

RTS Widzew Łódź

Full name	RTS Widzew Łódź
Founded	1910 as TMRF Widzew 1922 reformed as RTS Widzew 2015 reformed as RTS Widzew
Ground	Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź, Poland
Capacity	18,008
Chairman	Mateusz Dróżdż
Manager	Janusz Niedźwiedź
League	Ekstraklasa
2021–22	I liga, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

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The club was founded in 1910 as Towarzystwo Miłośników Rozwoju Fizycznego Widzew (Society of Physical Development Fans Widzew). Its name comes from the name of the city district Widzew, while RTS stands for Workers' Sports Association (in Polish Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe). The club was founded by Polish workers and German industrialists who were employees of the Widzew textile manufactory called WIMA. Initially, the club was called the Widzew Association for Physical Development (in Polish: Towarzystwo Miłośników Rozwoju Fizycznego Widzew) because at that time Lodz was under the rule of the Russian Tsar and the adjective "workers'" (in Polish: Robotniczy) could not be used in the club's name. The club's mottos are Together We Create Power (in Polish Razem Tworzymy Siłę) and Always 12 (in Polish Zawsze w 12) which is meant to suggest that its fans are the twelfth player on the team. The club plays its matches at its stadium, located in Łódź at 138 Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego Avenue. The stadium bears the unofficial but commonly used name of the Heart of Łódź (in Polish Serce Łodzi).

After the first world war Poland has regained its independence and the club was reactivated in 1922 as Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew Łódź (Workers' Sports Association Widzew Łódź).

Widzew has won four Polish league championships, in 1981–82, 1982–83, 1996–97 and 1997–98, as well as the 1985 Polish Cup.[1]

After winning back-to-back championships in 1981–82 and 1982–83, Widzew reclaimed the league crown 14 years later after a record season once again.[2] During the successful 1996–97 season, Widzew conceded only 22 goals in 34 matches, the least out of all teams in the league. They were also proficient in attack, scoring 84 goals and securing 88 points across the campaign.[3] Thanks in part to the great performance of their goalkeeper Andrzej Woźniak, the team remained unbeaten for the whole season.

In the following 1996–97 season, the team enjoyed another great season. For the second time in the club's history, they secured back-to-back championships, scoring 74 goals across the season and conceding only 21.[4]

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 three-time winners Liverpool along the way.

Recent history

At the beginning of 2007–08 season, Widzew was purchased by one of the wealthiest men in Poland, Sylwester Cacek.[5]

In January 2008, while playing in the second division, the Polish Football Association ruled that Widzew Łódź should be relegated due to their involvement in a corruption scandal. However, Widzew became champions that year and were allowed to stay in the second division, which was renamed 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 Ekstraklasa. In total, Widzew played 35 seasons at the highest level before being relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season.

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

Local businessmen 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),[6] which continues the tradition of the old RTS Widzew Łódź. The new association was registered in a Polish court on 2 July 2015, and within a few weeks of summer 2015, they managed to hire a new coach Witold Obarek and gather a new roster, which started the 2015–16 season in the fifth tier of Polish football. In their first season in IV liga, Widzew won promotion. In the 2016–17 season, Widzew achieved third place in III liga, behind Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and ŁKS Łódź, but next season yielded promotion to II liga. In the 2018–19 season, they finished in fifth place with 55 points. In the 2021–22 season, Widzew finished 2nd, one point ahead of Arka Gdynia, and returned to Ekstraklasa for the first time since the 2013–14 season.[7]

Achievements

Domestic

• Ekstraklasa (First Division):
  • Winner (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1995–96, 1996–97
  • 2nd place (7): 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1994–95, 1998–99
• I liga (Second Division):
  • Winner (3): 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Polish Cup:
  • Winner (1): 1985
• Polish Super Cup:
  • Winner (1): 1996
  • Finalist (1): 1997
• Polish League Cup:
  • Finalist (1): 1977

Europe

• UEFA Champions League/European Cup:
  • Semi-Finalist (1): 1982–83
• Copa del Sol:
  • Runner-up (1): 2013

Youth Team

• Polish U19 Runner Up: 1995
  • Polish U19 Bronze Medal: 1936, 1937, 1997

Results in Ekstraklasa

	Season	Position	Matches	Points	Goals	W.-D.-L.
1	1948	14 (relegation)	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)	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)	37	22 pts.	36–59	8–9–20

Widzew in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score
1977–78	UEFA Cup	1R	Manchester City	2–2, 0–0
		2R	PSV Eindhoven	3–5, 0–1
1979–80	UEFA Cup	1R	AS Saint-Étienne	2–1, 0–3
1980–81	UEFA Cup	1R	Manchester United	1–1, 0–0
		2R	Juventus FC	3–1, 1–3 p. 4–1
		3R	Ipswich Town	0–5, 1–0
1981–82	European Cup	1R	RSC Anderlecht	1–4, 1–2
1982–83	European Cup	1R	Hibernians FC	4–1, 3–1
		2R	SK Rapid Wien	1–2, 5–3
		1/4F	Liverpool F.C.	2–0, 2–3
		1/2F	Juventus FC	0–2, 2–2
1983–84	UEFA Cup	1R	IF Elfsborg	0–0, 2–2
		2R	Sparta Prague	1–0, 0–3
1984–85	UEFA Cup	1R	Aarhus Gymnastik Forening	2–0, 0–1
		2R	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–3, 1–0
		3R	FC Dinamo Minsk	0–2, 1–0
1985–86	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Galatasaray SK	0–1, 2–1
1986–87	UEFA Cup	1R	LASK Linz	1–1, 1–0
		2R	Bayer 05 Uerdingen	0–0, 0–2
1992–93	UEFA Cup	1R	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2, 0–9
1995–96	UEFA Cup	Q	Bangor City FC	4–0, 1–0
		1R	FC Chornomorets Odessa	1–0, 0–1 p. 5–6
1996–97	UEFA Champions League	Q	Brøndby IF	2–1, 2–3
		GR	Borussia Dortmund	1–2, 2–2
		GR	Atlético Madrid	1–4, 0–1
		GR	Steaua București	0–1, 2–0
1997–98	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Neftchi Baku	2–0, 8–0
		2Q	Parma FC	1–3, 0–4
	UEFA Cup	1R	Udinese Calcio	1–0, 0–3
1999–00	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Litex Lovech	4–1, 1–4 p. 3–2
		3Q	ACF Fiorentina	1–3, 0–2
	UEFA Cup	1R	Skonto FC	0–1, 2–0
		2R	AS Monaco FC	1–1, 0–2

Current squad

As of 15 October 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  BUL Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski 4 DF  POL Mateusz Żyro 5 DF  POL Serafin Szota 6 MF  ALB Juljan Shehu 7 MF  CRO Mato Miloš 8 MF  POL Karol Danielak 9 FW  ESP Jordi Sánchez 10 MF  POL Juliusz Letniowski 13 MF  POL Ernest Terpiłowski 16 MF  POL Filip Zawadzki 18 FW  POL Mateusz Kempski 19 MF  POL Bartłomiej Pawłowski 20 MF  POL Patryk Lipski 21 MF  POL Jakub Sypek 22 MF  POL Dominik Kun 23 DF  POL Paweł Zieliński 25 MF  CZE Marek Hanousek

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 GK  SVK Henrich Ravas 27 FW  POL Łukasz Zjawiński (on loan from Lechia Gdańsk) 31 DF  POL Dawid Owczarek 33 DF  AUT Martin Kreuzriegler 44 GK  POL Jakub Wrąbel 70 MF  POL Adam Dębiński 72 GK  UKR Vasyl Lytvynenko 77 MF  NOR Kristoffer Normann Hansen 88 MF  POL Ignacy Dawid 92 DF  POR Fábio Nunes 95 DF  POL Patryk Stępiński

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 — GK  POL Mateusz Ludwikowski (at Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce until the end of 2022-23 season) — MF  POL Radosław Gołębiowski (at Skra Częstochowa until the end of 2022-23 season)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  POL Bartosz Guzdek (at Odra Opole until the end of 2022-23 season) — FW  POL Kacper Karasek (at Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza until the end of 2022-23 season)

Notable players

Managers

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Stadium

The club's home stadium was the Stadion Miejski 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 2014–15 season, its last season as a professional club, Widzew played their home matches in Byczyna near Poddębice, 40 km west of Łódź.[10]

After bankruptcy and relegation to the fifth division, a rebuilt team was forced to play its domestic games in Łódź at UKS SMS Łódź stadium,[11] during the construction of a new Widzew's stadium.

The first match on new stadium was played on 18 March 2017, Widzew won against Motor Lubawa 2:0.[12] 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. GKS Bełchatów is third biggest rival of Widzew. Their fans maintain friendly relations with fans of Ruch Chorzów, Elana Toruń, KKS Kalisz, Wisła Kraków and CSKA Moscow.[13]

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.

Regular season

See also

• Football in Poland
• List of football teams
• Champions' Cup/League
• UEFA Cup

References

External links

• Official website (in Polish)
• Widzew Łódź at www.90minut.pl (in Polish)

На других языках

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[de] Widzew Łódź

Widzew Łódź [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈvidzɛf ˈwutɕ] (offiziell RTS Widzew Łódź SA) ist ein polnischer Fußballverein, der nach dem Łódźer Stadtteil Widzew benannt ist.

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- [en] Widzew Łódź

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[es] Widzew Lodz

El RTS Widzew Lodz (en polaco y oficialmente: Reaktywacja Tradycji Sportowych Widzew Łódź; en español: Reactivación de las tradiciones deportivas de Widzew Lodz) es un club de fútbol de la ciudad de Lodz, en Polonia. Actualmente milita en la Ekstraklasa, máxima categoría del fútbol polaco. Fundado en 1910, juega sus partidos como local en el Estadio Widzew Łódź[2] y disputa el derbi de Łódź frente al ŁKS Łódź.[3] Los colores tradicionales del club son el rojo y el blanco.

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[ru] Видзев (футбольный клуб)

Спортивный клуб «Видзев» Лодзь (польск. Klub Sportowy Widzew Łódź) — польский футбольный клуб из города Лодзь.

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