KKS Lech Poznań - last updated on 7 April 2008
(Courtesy of Jakub Malicki)
Club name: KKS Lech Poznań SA
Foundation: March 19th 1922
City: Poznań
Colours: Blue and white
Website: www.lech.poznan.pl
Honours:
Polish Championship - 5 (1982-83, 1983-84, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93)
Pucharu Polski - 4 (1981-82, 1983-84, 1987-88, 2003-04)
Superpuchar Polski - 3 (1990, 1992, 2004)
A bit of history:
Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in
Poznań. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of
Poland. It originates from the established in 1922 Lutnia
Poznań, which since then has changed its name several times.
From August 1922 the club played as TS Liga Dębiec, next from 1925 as TS Liga Poznań (Dębiec was merged to
Poznań) and KS KPW Liga Poznań (1930-33).
From 1933 until 1994 club has been linked closely to Polish State Railways (PKP). That is why its popular nickname is Kolejorz which means The Railwayman in local slang.
The club's debut in Polish First League took place in March 1948. The brightest era of
Lech were the early 1980's and early 1990's. Lech Poznań is the most popular football club in the Greater Poland region.
In may 2006 Amica Sport SSA was merged to
Lech and the club this joint was named as KKS Lech Poznań.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
KKS Poznań
KS ZZK Poznań
KKS Lech Poznań
PKP Lech Poznań
WKP Lech Poznań
KKS Lech Poznań SA
