Jagiellonia Białystok

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Jagiellonia Białystok SSA
Full name Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna
Jagiellonia Białystok
Nickname(s) Jaga
Founded 1920
Ground Hetman Stadium
(Capacity 25 000)
Chairman Flag of Poland Aleksander Puchalski
Manager Flag of Poland Artur Płatek
League Orange Ekstraklasa
2007/2008 Orange Ekstraklasa, --
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Jagiellonia Białystok, pron. IPA: [jagʲɛˈlɔɲa bʲaˈwɨstɔk], is a Polish football club.

Founded in 1920, it is based in Białystok, Poland. Currently plays at MOSiR Stadium in Białystok. The club was most successful in the eighties.

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[edit] Current Team 2007/08

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Poland GK Maciej Kudrycki
4 Flag of Poland FW Karol Janik
5 Flag of Poland MF Adrian Karankiewicz
6 Flag of Poland MF Michał Renusz
7 Flag of Poland FW Remigiusz Sobociński
8 Flag of Poland MF Mariusz Marczak
9 Flag of Poland MF Dariusz Łatka
10 Flag of Brazil MF Bruno
12 Flag of Poland GK Grzegorz Sandomierski
13 Flag of Poland MF Mariusz Dzienis
14 Flag of Poland DF Marek Wasiluk
15 Flag of Poland MF Aleksander Kwiek
16 Flag of Poland MF Bartłomiej Niedziela
No. Position Player
17 Flag of Chile DF Alexis Norambuena
20 Flag of Poland DF Adrian Napierała
21 Flag of Poland MF Jacek Falkowski
24 Flag of Poland FW Marcin Truszkowski
27 Flag of Poland MF Dariusz Jarecki
28 Flag of Poland MF Jacek Markiewicz
31 Flag of Poland FW Łukasz Tumicz
32 Flag of Poland DF Łukasz Nawotczyński
33 Flag of Poland MF Radosław Kałużny
38 Flag of Poland MF Tomasz Sokołowski I
69 Flag of Serbia FW Vuk Sotirović
99 Flag of Poland GK Jacek Banaszyński

[edit] Major achievements

  • 2.Liga Champions 1986/87 (promoted to 1.Liga)
  • Finish 8th in 1.Liga: 1987/88 and 1988/89
  • Polish Cup final round in 1989 (Jagiellonia - Legia 2 : 5)
  • 2.Liga (1990/91 - third in the league) Lost play-off promotion on penalties to Zaglebie Sosnowiec
  • 2.Liga Runners-up 1991/92 (promoted to 1.Liga)
  • Polish Cup Semi-Final in 2004
  • The club came very close again to promotion to the Ekstraklasa in the 2005-2006 season but lost in the playoffs to Arka Gdynia (final score 2-0 in the first leg, and 2-1 in the second)
  • The club placed 2nd in the 2.Liga in 2006-2007 and were promoted to the Ekstraklasa, after forced relegations of Arka Gdynia and Gornik Leczna due to corruption.

[edit] Hymn of Jagiellonia

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Foreign players

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Ekstraklasa 2007-08
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