Stal Mielec

Naming history

1939 – Klub Sportowy PZL Mielec 1946 – Robotniczy Klub Sportowy PZL Zryw Mielec 1948 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Metalowców PZL Mielec 1949 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec 1950 – Koło Sportowe Stal przy Wytwórni Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego Mielec 1957 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec 1977 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy PZL Stal Mielec 1995 – Autonomiczna Sekcja Piłki Nożnej FKS PZL Stal Mielec 1997 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec 1998 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Lobo Stal Mielec 1999 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec 2002 – Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec 2003 – FKS Stal Mielec 2018 – PGE FKS Stal Mielec 2024 – FKS Stal Mielec

1939–1945 – the beginning and interwar period

The football club was one of the first two (next to the volleyball club) at the PZL Mielec, established in 1939. The team was made up of players playing in other clubs in Mielec and employees of the PZL, an aerospace company. In the first match played, the team defeated the Gymnastic Society "Sokół" Mielec 4–1. Three more matches were played against Dzikovia Tarnobrzeg (2–1), Metal Tarnów (3–1) and a team made up of players from an ammunition factory in Nowa Dęba (6–1). A match against Okęcie Warsaw planned for September did not take place, because World War II started and all sports games were forbidden. However, the matches were played illegally in the meadows beyond the communal forest and in other towns (including Dębica, Kolbuszowa, Sandomierz). The only official…

League

Ekstraklasa Champions: 1972–73, 1975–76 Runners-up: 1974–75 I liga Champions: 1960, 1984–85, 1987–88 II liga Champions: 1955, 1968–69, 2015–16 III liga Champions: 2012–13 (group Lublin–Subcarpathia) V liga Champions: 1998–99 Klasa A Champions: 1950, 1954 Klasa B Champions: 1949

Cup

Polish Cup Runners-up: 1975–76

Europe

European Cup First round: 1973–74, 1976–77 UEFA Cup Quarter-finalists: 1975–76 First round: 1979–80, 1982–83

Youth teams

Polish U-19 Championship Runners-up: 1964, 2007 Polish U-17 Championship Champions: 2007 Runners-up: 1996, 2012

Ekstraklasa top goalscorer 1973 - Grzegorz Lato - 13 goals 1975 - Grzegorz Lato - 19 goals 1995 - Bogusław Cygan - 16 goals Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite Player of the Year 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak 1977 - Grzegorz Lato Newcomer of the Year 1975 - Zbigniew Hnatio 1978 - Włodzimierz Ciołek Przegląd Sportowy Polish Athlete of the Year 1974 - 4th place - Grzegorz Lato 1977 - 5th place - Grzegorz Lato Sport Player of the Year 1974 - Grzegorz Lato 1976 - Henryk Kasperczak 1977 - Grzegorz Lato Tempo Goalkeeper of the Year 1979 - Zygmunt Kukla