Odlew Poznań

Odlew Poznań
Full nameHusarski Klub Sportowy
Odlew Poznań
Founded2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Groundul. Ptasia Training Facilities
Capacity1,000
ChairmanMichał Bartkowiak
CoachJan Andrzejewski
LeagueKlasa B Greater Poland IV
2023–24Klasa B Greater Poland IV, 11th of 14
Websitehttp://www.odlew.poznan.pl

HKS Odlew Poznań is a Polish amateur association football club from Poznań, Greater Poland. Despite its lowly position in the football league pyramid, the club has gained widespread notoriety and almost legendary status[1] for its humorous approach to football and promotion of football at the amateur level, making it one of the best supported and recognisable non-professional football clubs.

Etymology

The club name was chosen on the basis of the popular 1988 comedy film Piłkarski Poker which, although fictitious, was later widely seen to have been an accurate representation of match-fixing practices at the time. One of the fictitious clubs in the league was a team by the name Odlew Poznań, which only had a few seconds' worth of appearances in the film and a very minor role to the plot, the chairman of the club being even denied a speaking part.[2]

The founders of the club were inspired by the Warsaw-based club Karmazyn Warsaw,[2][Note 1] who similarly gained notoriety for their poor performances and humorous approach to amateur football.

The abbreviation "HKS" stands for Husarski Klub Sportowy,[3] meaning Hussar Sports Club, chosen as there were no other clubs with such a name (as opposed to the popular "KS", "PKS" or "FC" abbreviations).

History and humour

Alternate club crest

Originally the club was set up by Gazeta Wyborcza reporters, although the club has moved away from its image as a "reporter club".

After having the worst record of all the teams in Greater Poland in their inaugural season in 2002 in the lowest division B-klasa, the club adopted slogans such as "We're the worst, we want to be better", "A real defeat is not to lose, but not to try in the first place", "Hope dies last", "Odlew will always stay up" (they play in the bottom division, therefore there is no relegation from the division) and modifying the former popular advert "Almost like Żywiec - Almost makes a huge difference" to "Almost like Odlew".[4] Their recent fortunes have varied, almost gaining promotion a few times to the A-klasa (but having never been able to achieve promotion) means that the club is now regularly achieving its goal to not be the worst-placed team in the country.[5] On their website, the table is routinely turned upside down. "This way we can be top" is the official reason.[6]

To celebrate their 10th anniversary in 2012, the club organised a match with the (arguably) best amateur team in the world, the champion of San Marino, F.C. Domagnano,[7] prompting a "best v worst team in the world" comparison. Odlew only just lost the match 0–1 after a hard-fought evenly matched game.[8]

The club secured a very lucrative (especially for a club its size) sponsorship agreement with Europe's largest brewery Obolon.[9][10] Later Odlew challenged the Waldemar Fornalik's national team to a match after a series of disappointing results by the national side, claiming "there are no weak sides anymore"; however, the challenge was not accepted.[11]

Ground

They play at the training ground of Lech Poznań, therefore having the comfort of one of the best pitches for an amateur team, at ul. Ptasia (Bird Street) which has prompted their "stadium" to be nicknamed Arena auf Ptasia[12] and Bird Arena.[13]

Supporters and rivalries

The club boasts such fans such as Czesław Michniewicz, Bogusław Baniak, Rafał Ulatowski, Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata, and Franciszek Smuda, who when asked is there any team he is afraid of replied "Yes, Odlew".[6]

They have good relations with local professional teams Lech and Warta, often playing friendly matches against them.[14] After the establishment of KKS Wiara Lecha, the frequent encounters were immediately dubbed the "Poznań Derby", prompting major mobilisation among the Lech fans due to the opposition of Gazeta Wyborcza and media in general, although Odlew was quick to denounce its ties to the newspaper. Odlew so far has lost ever derby game against Wiara Lecha.[15][16]

The club even had a short-lived ultras group Młoda Nabojka.[17] The fans also frequently appear supporting the Poland national team in other sports, as well as having produced supporter merchandise common for fans of much larger teams, such as scarves and flags.[17]

Currently, the fans (and players) maintain good relations with Błękitni Owińska, as well of course their protoplast Karmazyn Warszawa. Their main rivals are listed as the WZPN match observers, Rakieta Biedrusko and referee "Mr Paluszak from Stryków".[18]

Notes

  1. ^ At the time when Odlew was founded, Karmazyn Warszawa played in the Warsaw klasa C, the eight level of association football. The club withdrew after the 2001/02 season due to organizational issues.

References

  1. ^ "Odlew Poznań - NKS Niepruszewo". Peryferia Futbolu (in Polish). 2014-09-07. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  2. ^ a b "Historia Odlewu". HKS Odlew Poznań (in Polish). 8 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. ^ "Sensacja antropologiczna". HKS Odlew Poznań (in Polish). 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Błażej Sienkowski (2013-12-27). "TOP 13 najsłabszych klubów z największych polskich miast. Odlew Poznań daleko w tyle!". 2x45.info (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  6. ^ a b Chołdrych, Piotr (2012-06-17). "Odlew fight a losing battle in Poznan". UEFA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  7. ^ Radosław Nawrot (2012-04-13). "Odlew Poznań kontra San Marino". Sport.pl Poznań (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  8. ^ "B-klasowy Odlew Poznań kontra wielokrotny mistrz San Marino". 13 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Odlew z Obolonem!". HKS Odlew Poznań (in Polish). 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  10. ^ "HKS Odlew Poznań ma sponsora". Nasze Miasto - Poznań (in Polish). 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  11. ^ Radosław Nawrot (2013-03-30). "B-klasowy Odlew Poznań znów zaskakuje. Rzuca wyzwanie reprezentacji Polski". Sport.pl Poznań (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  12. ^ "Ks Odlew Poznań". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  13. ^ "Ks Odlew Pozna?". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  14. ^ "Odlew nigdy nie spadnie". Onet Ofsajd (in Polish). 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  15. ^ "DWL: Kibole Rozstrzelali Odlew". LechNews.pl (in Polish). 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  16. ^ "B-klasa: K.K.S. Wiara Lecha wygrywa w derbach Poznania". Nasze Miasto - Poznań (in Polish). 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  17. ^ a b "Odlew Poznań – czyli piłkarskie życie w B – Klasie. | PoProstuFutbol". Archived from the original on 1 February 2015.
  18. ^ "Nasze zgody". KS Odlew Poznań (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2018-05-29.

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