Raków Częstochowa

Sports club "Racovia" was established in 1921 in the village of Raków. The club dissolved in 1925 due to lack of registration. In 1927, the club was reactivated under the name of the Robotniczy Klub Sportowy (Workers Sports Club) Raków. A year later, the village became a district of Częstochowa. The club operated under the patronage of the Polish Socialist Party and was financially supported by the Częstochowa steelworks. In 1937, the club was promoted to Klasa A (third level). During the German occupation (World War II), the club did not function. In the years 1951–1955, a Raków Municipal Stadium with an athletics track was built. In the years 1962–1966, the football team competed in the second league. On 9 July 1967, Raków lost 0–2 to Wisła Kraków in their first Polish Cup final appearance. In 1972, Raków's players reached the semi-finals of the Polish Cup, which they lost to Legia Warsaw. In the years 1978–1980, 1981–1984 and 1990–1994 the club played in the second league. In 1993, the junior team took 2nd place in the Football Junior Championships of Poland. In 1994, for the first time in club history, Raków were promoted to Ekstraklasa. They competed in the top-flight for four seasons until being relegated after the 1997–98 season. The club suffered back-to-back relegations in 1999–2000 and 2000–01, dropping down to the IV liga. The club finally made it to back to the Polish second division, I liga, in 2016.

Promotion and European football

The club won the I…

League

Ekstraklasa Winners: 2022–23 Runners-up: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2024–25 I liga (second division) Winners: 1993–94, 2018–19 II liga (third division) Winners: 1962, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1989–90, 2016–17 III liga (fourth division) Winners: 1936–37, 1956, 2004–05

Cups

Polish Cup Winners: 2020–21, 2021–22 Runners-up: 1966–67, 2022–23, 2025–26 Polish Super Cup Winners: 2021, 2022 Runners-up: 2023