GKS Górnik 1979 Łęczna

GKS Górnik 1979 Łęczna was a short-lived fan-owned phoenix club founded in 2011 by Górnik Łęczna fans who were unhappy with the name change to GKS Bogdanka. The club eventually changed its name back in 2013 but the fan owned counterpart has continued to operate in amateur football leagues until 2014.

Not to be confused with Górnik Łęczna.
Górnik 1979
Full nameGórnicy Kibice Sportowcy Górnik 1979 Łęczna
Nickname(s)Zielono-Czarni
Founded2011
Dissolved2014
GroundJohn Paul II Lane
Łęczna, Poland
Capacity1000
OwnerStowarzyszenie Kibiców
Górnika Łęczna
ManagerMirosław Staniec
Piotr Mazurkiewicz
LeagueA-klasa (VII tier)
Website[ Club website]

The club has relative success, gaining promotion in its first season to the A-klasa, and advancing through a few rounds of the local Polish Cup.[1] The club had also several players who transferred from the original Górnik Łęczna in protest of the name change.[2]

On 22 August 2014 the club withdrew from all competitions and ceased to operate, the reason cited were the lack of funds and the fact that the original Górnik Łęczna team went back to its original name scrapping the GKS Bogdanka name.[3]

References
  1. "Historia". gornik-leczna.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. "Skarb - Górnik 1979 Łęczna". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. "Górnik 1979 Łęczna Archives". gornik-leczna.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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