Hetman Białystok, formerly Gwardia Białystok, is a Polish sports club based in Białystok. The football departments currently plays in the second group of Klasa A Podlaskie.
History Gwardia was organized in 1948 as a Polish Milicja Obywatelska (Communist Police) club. The name Gwardia used to be a common name for any Citizens' Militia's sports' club in Poland. Many players were soldiers serving in the Polish People's Army who were assigned to the units in or near Białystok City.
Gwardia was the first team from Białystok after World War II to advance to the second tier, but survived there only one season (1951–52) before being relegated to the third division.
With the End of communism in Poland and the cessation of sponsorship, the club was forced to temporarily disappear in 1990.
The club was reactivated soon after when it changed its name from Gwardia to Hetman. The club also added three other sections: amateur boxing, judo, and contract bridge.
Honours III liga, group II: 1953 Polish Cup (Białystok regionals): 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94
Current squad
Other departments The club also has a section of boxing, judo and duplicate bridge.
Notable boxers
Paweł Głażewski Grzegorz Kiełsa Andrzej Liczik Łukasz Maszczyk Kamil Szeremeta Krzysztof Zimnoch
References
External links Hetman Białystok web page Hetman Białystok (football club) at 90minut.pl Polish Soccer Podlasie Regional Association