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Hutnik Warsaw

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Hutnik Warszawa
Full nameBielański Klub Sportowy
Hutnik Warszawa
Nickname(s)Hutnicy (The Steelworkers)
Founded21 April 1957; 67 years ago (1957-04-21)
GroundMarymoncka 42 Street
Capacity8,000
ChairmanMaciej Purchała
ManagerMichał Piros
LeagueIV liga Mazovia
2023–24IV liga Mazovia, 5th of 18
WebsiteClub website

Hutnik Warszawa, known in English as Hutnik Warsaw, is a Polish professional football club based in the Bielany district of Warsaw, Poland. It was founded on 21 April 1957 as Hutniczy Klub Sportowy (Steelworkers' Sports Club) and renamed Bielański Klub Sportowy (Bielany Sports Club) in 2001.

History

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Hutnik has never played in the top division, and the highest position it has achieved in the second-tier was a sixth-place finish in the 1992–93 season. The successes in the Polish Cup include reaching the quarterfinal in 1991, as well as winning the Cup on a regional level on 4 June 2008, after defeating Legia Warsaw II 1–0 in the final.

Despite not being the most successful of clubs in terms of trophy-winning, Hutnik has always been particularly active in developing young, mostly local, players; several former Hutnik players even went on to play for the Poland national team. Michał Żewłakow, previous captain of the national team, is a former Hutnik player.

Hutnik was traditionally sponsored by the nearby steel mill (Huta Warszawa) and the privatisation of that steelworks – and thus the ending of the sponsorship – marked the beginning of the club's steady decline. In the summer of 2012 Hutnik's disastrous financial condition finally resulted in dissolution of the club but the club was re-formed starting from the bottom of the league pyramid (8th level, known as B-Klasa).

Managers

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Three of the former Hutnik managers, Strejlau, Wójcik and Engel, went on to manage the Poland national team, while Zamilski managed Polish youth national teams.

Records

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  • Biggest win: 22–0 against WKS II Rząśnik (2012–13)
  • Biggest defeat: 0–8 against MKS Mława (1963–64) and Warmia Grajewo (2002–03)
  • Highest league position: 6th in II liga (1992–93)
  • Lowest league position: 1st in Klasa B Warsaw I (2012–13)
  • Most league games for the club: Mariusz Szymaniak (345 appearances, 1997–2009, 2012–14)
  • Most league goals for the club: Mariusz Szymaniak (135 goals)
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