Znicz Biała Piska is a Polish semi-professional[3] football club from Biała Piska, Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
The club was founded on 18 July 1954[1] as Ludowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska, a local LZS club in the local leagues. [6]
In 1974, they ceased activity for four years, before resuming activity in 1978 as Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska,[6] becoming an unaffiliated works team. Despite some minor league successes,[6] by 1996 the club dissolved its senior team,[6] although continued to exist as a sports club focusing on youth development.[6]
Two mergers followed: with Orkan Drygały in 1999 creating Znicz/Orkan Biała Piska[6] restoring the senior team;[6] and with Płomień Ełk in 2000 creating Płomień/Znicz Biała Piska.[6]
Between 2000 and 2004, they played in the fourth division.[6][1] After relegation in 2004 the club suffered financial and organisational problems,[6] and changed its name to Miejski Ludowy Klub Sportowy Znicz Biała Piska.[6][1]
Their fortunes changed however, winning their division in 2011[6] and a further promotion in 2013 reaching their highest league hierarchy in their history.[6]
In 2018, they won their fifth division with a 30-point lead.[6] Subsequently, in the next two seasons, 2018–19 and 2019–20, the reached the finals of the Warmian-Mazurian Polish Cup, but lost both finals.[6][3]
Due to the club's remote location and the town's small population,[3] the club has a wide catchment area in order to remain competitive, attract a good calibre of players and keep its youth teams in full squad.[3] Players are recruited regularly from Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Ełk and Pisz.[3]
Znicz has local derbies against GKS Wikielec[7][8][9] and Mamry Giżycko.[10]
Notable professional players who played for the club include Oskar Fürst, Vasili Sumnakaev, Artsyom Huzik, Jacek Falkowski, and Vasily Zhurnevich.
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