07-08-2006 The passes are still available for purchase
Tickets for the fall round of the 2006/2007 season are still on sale at the Club’s office between 11am and 7pm. The passes are valid for matches for the 2nd league championship and the Polish Cup. Price list in the “Tickets” section.
05-08-2006 Polonia – Ruch Chorzów 3: 4 (2: 2)
The “Black Shirts” team did not manage to inaugurate the second league season in front of their own audience. Andrzej Wiśniewski’s charges succumbed to Ruch Chorzów 3: 4 (2: 2) after a thrilling meeting. Goals for the hosts were scored by Ivan Udarević and Maciej Tataj (two). A dynamic, quick meeting with a lot of goals – certainly no one who came to Konwiktorska Street was bored.
POLONIA WARSAW – RUCH CHORZÓW 4: 3 (2: 2)
Goals: Udarević (18), Tataj (38, 47)
Polonia: Simunić – Kuzera, Hucika, Udarević Ż, Woźniczka – Friday, Biernacki (37. Kosmalski Ż), Ekwueme, Zasada – Mąka (37. Bąk), Tataj
Spectators: 1,900
20-07-2006 Announcement of the Management Board of KSP Polonia Warszawa SSA
The Management Board of KSP Polonia Warszawa SSA, after hearing the non-final decision of the Discipline Department of the Polish Football Association of July 20, 2006 to punish the club and members of the Management Board and to read the content of the announcement published on the PZPN website regarding the alleged “extortion” by the Club of a license to play in Orange Ekstraklasa and imposed unjustified, severe sanctions, expresses a firm protest against the above-mentioned penalties and charges. Immediately after receiving the written decision of the PZPN Discipline Department, the Management Board of KSP Polonia Warszawa SSA will appeal to the PZPN Appeals Committee.
At the same time, the Management Board of KSP Polonia Warszawa SSA informs that the club has fulfilled the obligations undertaken during the licensing procedure, while the case of Mr. Dariusz Dziekanowski’s claims, which is the reason for alleged extortion, has been discontinued today by the PZPN Discipline Department.
22-06-2006 Personnel changes in the Polish community
Running training in the Park im. Traugutt, the “Black Shirts” team inaugurated preparations for the 2006/07 season. Fifteen players took part in the first class. On Tuesday, Polonia goes to Zegrze for a week-long training camp.
“Black Shirts” will join the second league games with a significantly changed line-up. Coach Andrzej Wiśniewski, who has just extended the contract with the club, thanked the experienced Dariusz Dźwigała, Igor Gołaszewski, Piotr Stokowiec and Maciej Terlecki for further cooperation. Łukasz Jarosiewicz was put on the transfer list.
Ensar Arifović has also left the Polish diaspora. Wiśniewski is interested in further cooperation with Marek Citko. – We will also talk to Adam Cichon, whose contract expires at the end of June. He expressed an initial interest in playing in Polonia – announces Wiśniewski.
The coach emphasizes that there are talks with many players. – We are looking for players better than those we thanked for the game. There will be names and players who are still working with their names, says Andrzej Wiśniewski.
The 1987 juniors will also go to Polonia. They will form the core of the second team, and the best will be invited to the training of the first team. Wiśniewski does not want to comment on the tested players yet. – We have a list with many players. We will talk, test and sign contracts – the coach cuts short.
On Friday, Polish language teachers will have running training. The first training camp in Zegrze will start on Tuesday. In mid-July, they will go to a preparatory camp for Święta Lipka. Sparring plans are being played. It is known that Polonia will face Pogoń Szczecin and Arka Gdynia.
19-06-2006 New authorities of the Polish community
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of KSP Polonia Warszawa SSA appointed a new Supervisory Board of the company. Tadeusz Rafałko, the current plenipotentiary of J.W., became the chairman of the Council. Construction Holding S.A. for the Polish Diaspora.
The Supervisory Board was also composed of Norbert Kotala (director of the Legal Office of J.W. Construction) and Piotr Szczurowski (lawyer of J.W. Construction). The Supervisory Board extended the composition of the company’s Management Board – Marek Ruszkiewicz, the current organizational director, was appointed a new member of the Management Board.
The General Meeting also adopted a resolution providing for the financing of the club by increasing the company’s share capital by J.W. Construction Holding S.A. or finding a new investor. Further decisions regarding the financing of the club are to be taken within the next week.
May 30, 2006 The procession will not reach the Polonia stadium
The Polish Football Association informed that there were changes to the funeral plan of the late Kazimierz Górski. There will be no funeral mass at the Legia stadium, and the funeral procession will not reach the Polonia stadium. Funeral ceremonies will take place on June 2 at 11.00 in the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army (former garrison church, 13/15 Długa Street, Krasińskich Square), from where the funeral procession will go directly to the Powązki Cemetery.
The Condolence Book will be available at the headquarters of the Central Sports Center “Torwar” (ul. Łazienkowska 6 a) from Thursday, June 1, from 9.00 a.m.
On May 30, 2006, the Supervisory Board resigned
On Monday, May 29, the chairman of the Supervisory Board of KSP Polonia Warszawa SSA, Adam Jachowicz, and members of the Supervisory Board, Dagmara Raniecka and Andrzej Pijanowski, resigned. Attorney Jachowicz justified his decision with a complete lack of reaction from the club’s owner, J.W. Construction Holding S.A. “on the results of the Company’s control carried out by the Supervisory Board presented by the Supervisory Board, including in particular the problem of the lack of financing of the Company’s operations and the risk of recognizing KSP Polonia Warszawa SSA as an insolvent company”.
In order to appoint a new Supervisory Board, the club’s Management Board convened an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 19. The General Meeting will also take decisions regarding the further existence of the Company.
May 23, 2006 Kazimierz Górski passed away
It is with deep sadness that we received the news of the death of the legendary Coach, the great Man of Polish football, and the late Kazimierz Górski. We bid farewell to a devoted Friend of the Polish community in Warsaw, a native of Lviv, a Varsovian by choice. We are united in pain with the family of the deceased.
The management board, employees, trainers and footballers of KSP Polonia Warszawa
19-05-2006 Tie in the match with the juniors
The players of the first team of Polonia drew a sparring match with the 1987 “Black Shirts” juniors. The goals for the seniors were scored by Ensar Arifović and the reserves player Roland John.
May 18, 2006 I-league license for the Polish diaspora
The Polish Football Association’s First League Club Licensing Committee decided today to grant a license to play in Orange Ekstraklasa for the 2006/07 season for KSP Polonia Warszawa. From among the league clubs, Lech Poznań and Pogoń Szczecin did not obtain licenses for the next season. Clubs that have not yet received a license may appeal to the PZPN Licensing Appeal Committee within 5 days.
May 16, 2006 Sparring with Polish juniors
This Friday, May 19 at 12, on the pitch of the Białołęka Sports Association (formerly Polfa Tarchomin), the first team of “Black Shirts” will play against the 1987 Polonia juniors. This match will end the season and go on holiday. For juniors led by Michał Libich (assistant coach of the first team) it will be a great opportunity to present their skills in confrontation with seniors.
May 13, 2006 An honorary farewell to the season
The players of Polonia ended the 2005/06 season with a one-goal victory over the Ark. The team from Konwiktorska, trained by Andrzej Wiśniewski, played in Gdynia in a much rejuvenated line-up. For example, Dariusz Dźwigała or Branko Hucik, the goal scorer in the recent match against Pogoń Szczecin, did not go to the game.
In their place, players from the reserve team were appointed – Bartłomiej Fogler, Jacek Moryc and Hubert Lewandowski. Daniel Mąka also got a chance to play from the very first minutes. Such an experimental combination unexpectedly brought success to the Warsaw eleven. Polonia won 1-0 (0-0), and the only goal was scored in the 66th minute by Jacek Kosmalski. Nevertheless, “Czarne Koszule” took the last place in the table, which means a relegation of the team from Orange Ekstraklasa.
Polonia: Fogler – Moryc, Łukasiewicz, Szymanek (38. Żytko) – Piątek (66. Cichon), Ekwueme, Kozubek, Biernacki, Zasada – Mąka, Kosmalski (86. Lewandowski)
10-05-2006 Polonia fell to the second league
The players of “Black Shirts” have not managed to maintain their hopes of keeping in Orange Ekstraklasa. Polonia tied at their own stadium with Pogoń Szczecin 1: 1 (0: 0), but the result should be treated as a defeat for the team from Konwiktorska. It was close, and the game would have ended in a complete flop for the hosts, because it was “Portowcy” who took the lead in the 60th minute. Branko Hucik led to the equalization in the penultimate minute of the match. However, there was not enough time for the winning goal …
Polonia: Simunić – Żytko, Szymanek, Hucika, Kozubek – Biernacki, Gołaszewski (70th Flour), Ekwueme, Cichon – Arifović (46th Rule), Citko (86th Lewandowski)
08-05-2006 There is still a chance
Although some media have already announced the decline of the Polish diaspora from Orange Ekstraklasa, there is still a chance of keeping it. It results from the planned merger of two clubs from Wielkopolska: Lech Poznań and Amika Wronki. The merger is likely to result in one of these clubs not applying for the 1st league license for the 2006/2007 season.
The consequences of such a situation are dealt with in detail in “Resolution No. 3/13 of February 20, 2006 of the Presidium of the Board of the Polish Football Association on the detailed rules of supplementing the central level games in the event of the club not obtaining a license”. In the matter of interest to us, she states that a club that does not obtain a license is classified in the last place in the table and relegated from the league.
In such a situation, only the team that was 16th in the table at the end of the tournament will be relegated from OE, while the 15th team will appear in the play-offs. So let’s fight for this place and it is still within our capabilities. However, for Polonia to be in the 15th, probably the play-off, place in the table, three conditions must be met: 1) Polonia must win with Pogoń and 2) on Saturday with Arka Gdynia, and 3) Arka must lose against Wisła in Krakow on Wednesday . Then “Czarne Koszule” will be equal to Arka with points and thanks to a better balance of direct matches they will overtake Gdynia players in the table. So not everything depends on us, but with a high degree of certainty it can be assumed that Wisła, still fighting for the Polish championship, will not allow itself to lose points at home with the penultimate team in the league. The stakes of the Wednesday match against Pogoń is very high. We are counting on your loud cheering all the time! Of course, the victory with Pogoń, which we believe in, is only the beginning of a bumpy road, because even a 15th place can only give you a pass to the play-offs, and not some maintenance. After the unlucky draw in Wodzisław, we are no longer able to catch up with the 14th place in the Górnik Zabrze table, to which we are losing as much as 8 points. And the play-offs are, as you know, a great unknown. The more so that they are not scheduled until June 14 and 17, i.e. a month after the end of the Orange Ekstraklasa games. At the moment, however, this is our only chance. So let’s be optimistic and take a look at who we can come across in a possible extra time for a place in the OE. At the moment, KSZO Ostrowiec Świetokrzyski is 3rd in the 2nd league, but the 2nd league players still have 8 rounds to play, and the differences in the lead are small. The play-off place is available for at least 7 teams: Widzew Łódź, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, KSZO, ŁKS Łódź, Śląsk Wrocław, Zagłębie Sosnowiec and Jagiellonia Białystok. We keep our fingers crossed that we can play with one of these teams – on June 14 away and on June 17 at Konwiktorska 6. Plan your holidays so that you must be in Warsaw that day! 08-05-2006 Bakaluk for the match with Pogoń Zdzisław Bakaluk from Olsztyn was selected to referee the match between Polonia Warszawa and Pogoń Szczecin. 02-05-2006 Andrzej Wiśniewski in Radio Praga Andrzej Wiśniewski will be a guest of the Tuesday broadcast “Capital of football” on Radio Warszawa Praga (106.2 FM). Beginning at 19.30. We invite you to ask questions to the Polish community trainer at newsroom@rwp.com.pl or by phone at 0 22 670 10 10 or 0 22 670 10 00.