Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
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Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski is a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland.
History
Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on April 30 1922 (under the name Dyskobolia Grodzisk).After several decades on lower league football, the club was taken over in the mid-1990s by Zbigniew Drzymała, president of the Groclin auto company, and enjoyed an instant string of promotions culminating in the promotion to top level football in 1997.
Not having its own youth backbone, the club was based on players predominantly over 30 years, mostly with former league experience. After performing reasonably in the autumn period of the 1997/98 season, they experienced a sudden drop in form, which resulted in relegation. However within a year Groclin was in the top flight again. With many more younger and success-hungry players this time, the club performed disastrously in the autumn of 1999, gathering just five points from fifteen games. An unexpected (and some say suspicious) form increase in the spring resulted in eight victories in a row, which were more than enought to fight off relegation.
The club has been in the top flight ever since, enjoying the second league place on two occasions (2003 and 2005). The first runner-up title made them eligible to play in the UEFA Cup, in which they eliminated Hertha BSC and Manchester City (with just three goals in four games!) before failing to Girondins Bordeaux. The second flirt with the cup was less successful, resulting in a first round debacle against RC Lens.
Colours
The club colours are green and white.
Achievements
- Orenge Ekstraklasa (First league):
- * Runners-up (2): 2003, 2005
- Polish Cup:
- * Winner (1): 2005
Current first team squad
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- Sebastian Mila, midfield, capped for the Polish national football team
- Grzegorz Rasiak, striker, capped for the Polish national football team
See also
External links
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