Hutnik Kraków (Polish pronunciation: ) is a Polish football club based in Nowa Huta, Kraków, currently competing in the II liga, the third tier of Polish football.
History The club was founded in 1950. Hutnik have played seven seasons in the Polish top-flight. The team's greatest success is a third place in the 1995–96 season, as a result of which they qualified for the UEFA Cup. In that tournament, Hutnik eliminated Khazri Buzovna from Azerbaijan (9–0 and 2–2), Czech side Sigma Olomouc (0–1 and 3–1), but were themselves eliminated by Monaco (0–1 and 1–3).
The team was dissolved due to its debts and refounded by its fans as Hutnik Nowa Huta in 2010. They were admitted to Polish fifth division.
The England national team trained at Hutnik's grounds for the Euro 2012 tournament.
Among most famous players who began their careers at Hutnik youth academy are Marcin Wasilewski, Zbigniew Płaszewski, Jan Karaś, Kazimierz Putek, Marek Koźmiński, Dariusz Romuzga, Łukasz Sosin and Michał Pazdan.
Naming history 1952–56: Stal Nowa Huta 1956–84: Hutnik Nowa Huta 1984–2010: Hutnik Kraków 2010–17: Hutnik Nowa Huta Polish pronunciation: 2017–current: Hutnik Kraków
Honours Ekstraklasa Third place: 1995–96 Polish Cup Semi-final: 1989–90 Polish U-19 championship Champions: 1985, 1993, 1994 Third place: 1972, 1988 Polish U-17 championship Champions: 1997
Fans Traditionally, Hutnik is considered the third largest team in Kraków, behind fierce city rivals Cracovia and Wisła. The majority of their fanbase is from the district of Nowa Huta and club has 3 fan-clubs: Igołomia&Pobiednik, Szczyrzyc, Górale (which compromises of fans from Zakopane and Nowy Targ).
In recent years the team has spent much of its time in the lower divisions unlike their neighbouring rivals, and the city derbies have usually been played against the reserve teams. As a result, they have developed rivalries with other teams such as Unia Tarnów, and Resovia Rzeszów, as well as KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and Stal Stalowa Wola with whom they contest the Steelworks derbies.
The fans have friendly relations with fans of 1.FC Magdeburg, which started after one of the Magdeburg fans logged onto a Hutnik fan forum. They also have good relations with fans of Stomil Olsztyn and Wisła Płock. There are also some friendly contacts with fans of Dynamo Kyiv.
European record Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate1996–97UEFA CupQ1 Khazri Buzovna9–02–211–2Q2 Sigma Olomouc3–10–13–2R1 AS Monaco0–11–31–4
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Notable players Had international caps for their respective countries at any time.
Krzysztof Bukalski Wilde-Donald Guerrier Tomasz Hajto Marek Koźmiński Patrik Mišák Zakari Lambo Michał Pazdan Igors Tarasovs Mirosław Waligóra Marcin Wasilewski Kazimierz Węgrzyn Moussa Yahaya
References
External links Official website