Motor Lublin

The history of Motor Lublin dates back to December 1950, when a group of sports enthusiasts decided to form a football team, supported by FSC Lublin Automotive Factory. Motor was at first called Stal (Steel) Lublin, and its team began playing in the lower level of Polish football tier (also called Class B). After one year, the team won promotion to Class A, which was the equivalent of the 4th Division. In the spring of 1953, Stal FSC Lublin debuted in the third level, the so-called Lublin-Rzeszów Inter-Voivodeship Class (Lubelsko-Rzeszowska Klasa Miedzywojewodzka), but was relegated after one year. Stal FSC returned to the third level in 1955, and in 1957, the club changed its name into Robotniczy Klub Sportowy (Workers' Sports Club) Motor. After the Polish league adopted an autumn–spring format, Motor missed promotion to the Second Division in August 1961, losing a play-off to Start Łódź. In 1964, Motor became the champion of the Lublin region, and in the playoffs, it beat Włókniarz Łódz, KS Warszawianka, Mazur Ełk and Warmia Olsztyn. They did not win promotion, as two of their games were voided - this was because one of Motor's players was not registered. In the 1964–65 season, Motor once again won the local championships, qualifying for the playoffs. Since both Motor and CKS Czeladź finished in the first position in the playoff round, an additional game was necessary between the two teams. This game took place on 5 August 1965 in Łódź. Supported by 7,000 fans, Motor won…

Ekstraklasa 12 seasons in the top division: 1980–81 – 1981–82, 1983–84 – 1986–87, 1989–90 – 1991–92, 2024–25 – present I liga 23 seasons in the second division: 1965–66, 1968–69 – 1971–72, 1973–74 – 1979–80, 1982–83, 1987–88 – 1988–89, 1992–93 – 1995–96, 2007–08 – 2009–10, 2023–24 Polish Cup Quarter-finalists: 1978–79, 1981–82, 2022–23 Polish U-19 Championship Champions: 1971 Third place: 1970, 1976 UEFA Intertoto Cup Participants in 1982 – played against Lyngby BK, MSV Duisburg and FC Luzern