Arka Gdynia

Arka Gdynia
Full name	Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia
Nickname(s)	Yellow-Blue, Herrings , "Władcy Północy"
Founded	1929, as Klub Sportowy Gdynia
Ground	Stadion GOSiR; Gdynia, Poland
Capacity	15,139
Chairman	Wojciech Pertkiewicz
Manager	Grzegorz Niciński
League	I Liga
2014–15 I Liga	10th
Website	Club home page
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Stadion GOSiR

Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia (Polish pronunciation: [ˈarka ˈɡdɨɲa]) is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I Liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929.^[2] Its activities were interrupted between 1939–1945 due to the German occupation of Poland.

Achievements

Ekstraklasa (First division):
- 7th place (1): 1978
Polish Cup:
- Winner (1): 1979
- Semi-Finalist (3): 1982, 2012, 2014
Youth Teams:
- Polish U-19 Champion: 2012
- Polish U-19 Runner Up: 1956, 2013
- Polish U-19 Bronze Medal: 2009
- Polish U-17 Runner Up: 2010

League Participation

By tier:^[3]

First Tier: 1974-75, 1976–82, 2005–07, 2008-2011;
Second Tier: 1961-62 (2 seasons), 1964–68, 1969–74, 1975–76, 1982–84, 1985–87, 1988–89, 1992–95, 2001–05, 2007–08, 2011 – present;
Third Tier: 1954-80 (7 seasons), 1962–64, 1968–69, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–92.

Fans

Arka is one of the most supported clubs in Poland, drawing in support from mostly across Pomerania. Outside the Tricity, Arka has fan-clubs in all major cities and towns in the region, such as Tczew, Wejherowo, Braniewo and Kościerzyna for example, as well as fan-clubs in places further away such as Zakopane and Lublin Voivodeship, and even two fan-clubs in Germany set up by expatriate Arka fans, in Oberhausen and Stuttgart.^[4]

The fans have an alliance with fans of Cracovia Kraków and Lech Poznań, and the three are known as the "The Great Triad" (Wielka Triada). Fans of Lechia Gdańsk, Śląsk Wrocław and Wisła Kraków also share a friendship called "The Three Kings of Great Cities" (Trzej Królowie Wielkich Miast) and any match between the two alliances is a considered a big rivalry.^[5]

Arka fans maintain alliances with several other fans aside from Cracovia and Lech, many of them lasting now for decades: fans of Górnik Wałbrzych (since 1983), Zagłębie Lubin (since 1983), Gwardia Koszalin (since 1989), and KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (since 2004) are all considered good friends.^[6] The friendship with Polonia Bytom fans dates back to 1974, and is one of the longest friendships in supporter history which has survived to date.^[7]

The greatest rivalry is with their neighbours Lechia Gdańsk, with whom they contest the Tricity Derby. They contest the other Tricity Derby usually called the Derby of Gdynia with their other fierce rivals Bałtyk Gdynia, however due to Bałtyk's successive relegations and their declining numbers of fans this rivalry is slowly beginning to lose importance.

Current squad

As of 13 August 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Tadeusz Socha
3	DF	Krzysztof Sobieraj
6	MF	Antoni Łukasiewicz
7	MF	Michał Renusz
8	MF	Marcus da Silva
9	FW	Paweł Abbott
11	FW	Rafał Siemaszko
13	GK	Konrad Jałocha (on loan grom Legia Warsaw)
14	MF	Michał Nalepa
15	MF	Damian Mosiejko
16	FW	Maciej Wardziński
17	FW	Sebastian Szerszeń
19	MF	Miroslav Božok

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Mateusz Czapłygin
21	DF	Tomasz Wojcinowicz
22	MF	Patrik Lomski
23	DF	Marcin Warcholak
24	GK	Jakub Miszczuk
25	MF	Paweł Wojowski
27	MF	Maciej Koziara
28	MF	Grzegorz Tomasiewicz
29	DF	Michał Marcjanik
30	GK	Kamil Kotkowski
32	DF	Przemysław Stolc
33	DF	Alan Fialho (on loan from Fluminense)
34	MF	Rashid Yussuf