Odra Opole
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| Full name | Opolski Klub Sportowy Odra Opole |
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| Nickname(s) | Blue-Reds | ||
| Founded | 16 June 1945 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Miejski Opole, Poland |
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| Capacity | 4,750[1] | ||
| Chairman |  Krystian Golec |
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| Manager | Wojciech Mielnik |
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| League | III liga Opolsko-Śląska Group | ||
| 2014–2015 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Odra Opole (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɔdra ɔˈpɔlɛ]) is a football club based in Opole, Poland, currently playing in the Polish Third League.
Contents
History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The club was founded by resettled Poles from Lwów in 1945 as Lwowianka (female inhabitant of Lwów) but because the communist authorities disliked the name, the club's name has been soon changed to more politically appropriate Budowlani Opole (Builders Opole). This name was changed again in 1953 to its present form – Odra Opole. The club played in the Polish First League in periods of 1953, 1956–1958 (3 seasons), 1960–1966 (7 seasons), 1967–1970, 1971–1974 and 1976–1981. The best result was a First League 3rd place in 1963–64 season. While actually being relegated from First League (then called Second League) in the 1997–98 season, they merged with Varta Namysłów for one season and played by the name Odra/Varta Opole in the 1998–99 season of the First League.
In 2009, Odra Opole withdrew from the Polish First League after becoming insolvent. In June of the same year, a new club by the name of Oderka Opole was established. Oderka plans to apply for acceptance into the Polish Fourth League to which Odra's reserves had won promotion.[2] Oderka Opole played in Opolska (Opole) Group in Polish Fourth League and promoted to Opolsko-Slaska (Opole-Silesia) Group of Polish Third League in 2009–10 season. Oderka renamed her name to tradinitional one in 2011–12 season and promoted to Zachodnia (West) group of Polish Second League in 2012–13 season. However, Odra's return to third level was brief and relegated again to fourth one due to reducing teams for unifiying third level despite finishing as 12th.
League Participations
First Level: 1953, 1956–1958 (3 seasons), 1960–1966 (7 seasons), 1967–1970, 1971–1974, 1976–1981
Second Level: 1951–1952 (2 seasons), 1954–1955 (2 seasons), 1959, 1966–1967, 1970–1971, 1974–1976, 1981–1984, 1985–1986, 1987–1988, 1997–2002, 2006–2009
Third Level: 1948–1950 (3 seasons), 1984–1985, 1986–1987, 1988–1997, 2002–2006, 2013–2014
Fourth Level: 2010–2013, 2014–
Fifth Level: 2009–2010
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Second League (II) | 8th |
| 2000–01 | Second League (II) | 4th |
| 2001–02 | Second League (II) | 18th (relegated) |
| 2002–03 | Third League (III) | 5th |
| 2003–04 | Third League (III) | 4th |
| 2004–05 | Third League (III) | 12th |
| 2005–06 | Third League (III) | 2nd (promoted 1) |
| 2006–07 | First League (III) | 10th |
| 2007–08 | First League (II) | 13th |
| 2008–09 | First League (II) | 17th (relegated) |
| 2009–10 | Fourth League (V) | 1st (promoted) |
| 2010–11 | Third League (IV) | 5th |
| 2011–12 | Third League (IV) | 6th |
| 2012–13 | Third League (IV) | 1st (promoted) |
| 2013–14 | Second League (III) | 12th (relegated) |
| 2014–15 | Third League (IV) | 2nd |
1: promotion play-off won.
Honours
National Honours
- Polish League Cup
- Winners (1): 1977
- 3rd place in the Ekstraklasa: 1963/1964
- 3rd place in Polish Cup: 1961/1962
- Semifinal of the Polish Cup: 1954/1955, 1961/1962, 1966/1967, 1980/1981, 2000/2001
- Youth Teams:
- Polish U-19 Champion: 1972
- Polish U-19 Runner Up: 1968, 1976, 1981
- Polish U-19 Bronze Medal: 1984
International Honours
- first round of the 1977-78 UEFA Cup
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ↑ http://www.oderkaopole.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1008&Itemid=106
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- (Polish) Official website
- Website dedicated to the history of Odra Opole
- (Polish) Odra Opole at the 90minut.pl website
