KS_Mewa_Gniew
Mewa Gniew
Association football club in Gniew, Poland
KS Mewa Gniew is a football club based in Gniew, Kociewie, Poland. As of the 2022–23 season, the club finished 10th in Klasa A, the seventh level in the Polish league pyramid.[1]
| Full name | Klub Sportowy Mewa Gniew | |
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| Nickname(s) | Mewa (The seagulls) | |
| Founded | 1958 | |
| Ground | GOSiR | |
| Capacity | 300 (80 seated) | |
| Chairman | Rafał Kokot | |
| Manager | Wojciech Klemczyk | |
| League | Klasa A | |
| 2022/2023 | Klasa A, 10th of 14 | |
| Website | Club website | |
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Mewa Gniew was formed in 1958.[2] The club was formerly sponsored by the local Rolls Royce factory and during this time were renamed KS Mewa RR-WIP Gniew for branding purposes.[3]
In 2001 Mewa Gniew beat rivals KS Majewo 5–3 in a Tczew County derby.[4] During the winter break of the 2010–11 season the club were forced to withdraw from the Klasa A and dissolve the senior team,[5] with the majority of their players transferring to local rivals.[6]
In 2013 the club entered the Puchar Sołtysa sports tournament which took place in Kursztyn finishing in third place.[7] The following year Mewa Gniew received 5 445,76 PLN in funding from the local government.[8] The same year the club reformed their senior squad and entered the Klasa B, finishing in 6th place for the 2014/15 season.[9] At the close of the 2017–2018 season Mewa Gniew gained promotion from the Klasa B as champions of the division.[10]
Mewa Gniew play at the 300 capacity Gminny Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji w Gniewie, a municipal stadium located in their home town.[11] In 2020 59,600 PLN was allocated for the modernisation of the ground for the following season.[12]
Mewa Gniew's traditional home colours were green and yellow.[13] In recent years they have played in a red shirt with white arms, black shorts, and red socks.[14]
The Poland international Grzegorz Bonin began his career at Mewa Gniew following in the footsteps of his elder brother who was a player at the club.[15]
As with most of the region of Kociewie, allegiances are split along the Tricity rivalry with supporters of Mewa Gniew having friendly relations with those of Lechia Gdańsk, although the town also hosts an Arka Gdynia fan club.[16] The club has played against both teams in different competitions. In 1997 Mewa Gniew were drawn at home against Arka Gdynia in the Polish Cup against whom they lost 7–2.[17] In the 2001/2002 season they met Lechia Gdańsk, who had been reformed in the Klasa A,[18] losing 13-1 away and 9–1 at home in what was to be Lechia's best ever start to a season.[19]
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- "Mewa Gniew z 9 miejscem na koniec sezonu". kociewie24.pl (in Polish). July 2021.
- Pazdyk, Grzegorz (September 2014). "Grzegorz Bonin - żywot człowieka poczciwego". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish).
- "Fan Cluby". stylkibica.net (in Polish). February 2023.
- "Arka Gdynia S.A. Oficjalny Serwis Internetowy - Klub > Rekordy". arka.gdynia.pl (in Polish).
- "Klasa A 2001/2002, grupa: Gdańsk IV". 90minut.pl (in Polish).
- Osowski, Tomasz. "Niesamowity start trenerski Tomasza Kaczmarka w Lechii Gdańsk. Lepiej było tylko w... VI lidze!". wyborcza.pl (in Polish).