Sokół Nisko

Sokół Nisko
Full nameMiejski Klub Sportowy Sokół Nisko[1]
Founded1919; 106 years ago (1919)
GroundNisko Stadium
Capacity1,600
ChairmanPiotr Wałek
CoachJarosław Pacholarz
LeagueIV liga Subcarpathia
2023–24Regional league Stalowa Wola,
1st of 15 (promoted)
Websitehttps://sokolnisko.pl

Miejski Klub Sportowy Sokół Nisko, commonly referred to as Sokół Nisko (Polish pronunciation: [sɔˈkuw niskɔ]), is a Polish football club based in Nisko, Podkarpackie Voivodeship. In the 2024–25 season, they compete in the IV liga Subcarpathia, after winning the Stalowa Wola group of the regional league the season prior.[2] The club's name literally means falcon in Polish, and it comes from the Polish Gymnastic Society Sokół.[3]

Sokół's main club building

History

The club was founded in 1919, primarily participating in the Lwów's sub-district B-class.[3] After World War II, from 1944 the club operated under the name OMTUR Nisko, and later, in the early period of the Polish People's Republic, it operated under other names under the nomenclature of sports associations: Zenit Nisko, Związkowiec Nisko and Ogniwo Nisko.[4][3] The greatest success of this team were appearances in III liga, then the third tier.[5] From the 2008–09 season, the team regularly plays between the 5th and 6th football's level.[5]

In the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, the club won the Polish Cup at the level of the Stalowa Wola sub-district, defeating Tłoki Gorzyce after penalties and Siarka Tarnobrzeg in extra time with a score of 5–4.

Honours

Stadium

They play their home matches at the Nisko Stadium at the 20 Tadeusz Kościuszko Street. The capacity of the stadium is 1,600 places (950 with seats).[5]

Players

Players

For a list of all former and current Sokół Nisko players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Sokół Nisko players.

Notable players

Club statistics

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts
2015–16 IV liga Subcarpathia (V)[6] 2nd of 16 19 8 3 65 30 65
2016–17 IV liga Subcarpathia (V)[6] 5th of 18 16 6 12 41 48 54
2017–18 IV liga Subcarpathia (V)[6] 11th of 17 11 4 17 42 51 37
2018–19 IV liga Subcarpathia (V)[6] 15th of 18 11 3 20 41 67 36
2019–20 Klasa okręgowa Stalowa Wola (VI)[6] 1st of 16[note 1] 12 2 1 49 13 38
2020–21 IV liga Subcarpathia (V)[6] 16th of 22[note 2] 11 10 13 57 61 43
2021–22 Klasa okręgowa Stalowa Wola (VI)[6] 1st of 15 23 1 4 98 26 70
2022–23 IV liga Subcarpathia (V)[6] 15th of 18 7 5 22 33 78 26
2023–24 Klasa okręgowa Stalowa Wola (VI)[6] 1st of 18 24 0 4 81 20 72
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Supporters

Sokół Nisko fans have a friendship with supporters of the local giant Stal Stalowa Wola.[8] They also had their fan group that suspended its activities in 2019.[9]

Reserve team

Sokół Nisko II served as the Sokół's reserve side. The greatest success of this team was promotion to the sixth-tier liga okręgowa (regional league). In the years 2009–2013 Sokół II played in klasa B, in the season 2012–13 they won the promotion back to klasa A.[10] After taking a place in the relegation zone after the 2013–14 season, they did not continue to play in the following years.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ The competition has been abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Sokół Nisko, were promoted to the IV liga
  2. ^ Initially, the above-mentioned place kept them in the IV liga, since due to the relegation of KS Wiązownica from the III to IV liga, Sokół was relegated back to the klasa okręgowa for the 2021–22 season.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Miejski Klub Sportowy "SOKÓŁ" w Nisku". www.bip.powiatnizanski.pl. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Radość w Nisku! Sokół pokonał Siarkę II i awansował do 4 ligi!" [Joy in Nisko! Sokół defeated Siarka II and advanced to the 4th league!] (in Polish). 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Sokół Nisko – klub, który nigdy nie latał wysoko". Retro Futbol (in Polish). 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Byli i obecni sportowcy świętowali 90-lecie Sokoła Nisko". Echo Dnia Podkarpackie. October 6, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c "Miejski Klub Sportowy Sokół Nisko". 90minut (in Polish).
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sezony - Sokół Nisko". 90minut (in Polish).
  7. ^ Wiśniewski, Damian (July 1, 2021). "Wisła Sandomierz wycofała się z trzeciej ligi. Co to oznacza dla Sokoła Nisko i innych drużyn?". Echo Dnia Podkarpackie.
  8. ^ "Ekipy - Stal Stalowa Wola". Stadionowi Oprawcy (in Polish).
  9. ^ "Kibice Sokoła Nisko zawiesili działalność". Stadionowi Oprawcy (in Polish).
  10. ^ "Klasa B 2012/2013, grupa: Stalowa Wola III". 90minut (in Polish).
  11. ^ "Klasa A 2013/2014, grupa: Stalowa Wola I". 90minut (in Polish).
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