Mazur Ełk

Mazur Ełk
Full nameMiejski Klub Sportowy
Mazur Ełk
Nickname(s)Mazurek
Kolejarz
Founded1 May 1946; 78 years ago (1946-05-01)
GroundMOSiR Stadium
Capacity3,000
ChairmanRadosław Dorszewski
CoachOleksandr Berezovskyi
LeagueIV liga Warmia-Masuria
2023–24IV liga Warmia-Masuria, 12th of 16
Websitehttps://mazurelk.pl

Mazur Ełk is a Polish football club from the town of Ełk in Masuria. They currently play in the IV liga Warmia-Masuria, the fifth level of the Polish league system. The club was founded in 1946.

Historical names

  • 1946 – Wojskowy Klub Sportowy (WKS) Mazur Ełk (dissolved in 1953)
  • 1946 – Kolejowy Klub Sportowy (KKS) Ełk (1949 Związkowy Klub Sportowy (ZKS) Kolejarz Ełk)
  • 1955 – Kolejowy Klub Sportowy (KKS) Mazur Ełk
  • 1990 – Miejski Klub Sportowy (MKS) Mazur Ełk

Support

Mazur Ełk's fans are known for their support beyond the club's stadium through numerous graffiti, including the unofficial club motto Jedno miasto, jeden klub. Graffiti produced by supporters of the club has become so numerous in Ełk that it has attracted satirical responses from a local street artist.[1]

At the beginning of the millennium, organised support at Mazur Ełk was politically left-leaning with fans displaying anti-Nazi banners in the stadium during matches.[2]

Historically, fans of Mazur Ełk maintained a friendship with those of Legia Warsaw, however they now have a longstanding friendship with supporters of the teams Jagiellonia Białystok[3] and Warmia Grajewo.[4]

Mazur Ełk's Stefan Marcinkiewicz stadium

Notable players

References

  1. ^ Wasilewski, Karol (2 March 2014). "Sport nienawiścią podszyty" (in Polish). Gazeta Olsztynska. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Mniejsze Kluby: Mazur Ełk". To My Kibice! (in Polish). 2 (113): 52. February 2011. ISSN 1642-6991.
  3. ^ Wasilewski, Karol (2 March 2014). "Sport nienawiścią podszyty" (in Polish). Gazeta Olsztynska. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Mniejsze Kluby: Mazur Ełk". To My Kibice! (in Polish). 2 (113): 52. February 2011. ISSN 1642-6991.


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