The "Gdańsk Derby" ( Polish : Derby Gdańska ) is the name given to describe football matches between teams in Gdańsk , Poland . While this term can be used for any team in Gdańsk historically this term has been used for games involving Gedania Gdańsk , Lechia Gdańsk and Stoczniowiec Gdańsk , historically the three biggest teams in the city of Gdańsk . Lechia Gdańsk is both the most successful team in Gdańsk as well as the most successful team in the derby. Through most of the derby's history, the derby has been played in the second and third divisions, with more recent Gdańsk Derbies being played in the regional divisions. There has never been a Gdańsk Derby in the top division as Lechia Gdańsk are currently the only team from Gdańsk to have ever played in the Ekstraklasa .
23-514: The first post-war football match in Gdańsk was played by Milicyjny KS Pogoń, playing against Soviet soldiers who were stationed in Gdańsk at the time. The first recorded competitive post-war derby was between Lechia Gdańsk and WKS 16 Dywizji on 9 September 1945 with Lechia winning the game 9-1. It is also the same two teams who hold the record for the biggest win in the derby, with Lechia winning away at WKS 16 Dywizji 13–0 on 30 September 1945. The record for
46-400: A draw with Lechia winning 9 and Gedania winning 3 of the 12 competitive games they have played in. Lechia and Stoczniowiec did not play each other until 1967 after Lechia were relegated to the third tier, after which the two teams faced each other in 15 of the next 16 seasons, with the longest spell coming during 10 consecutive seasons of the teams playing in the same division. During this time
69-462: Is a list of games involving the smaller teams of Gdańsk. There is a high possibility that these lists are incomplete, mainly due to the poor record keeping of games in the 1940s and 1950s in the lower leagues at the time, and the difficulty of retrieving information online. All games involving Lechia Gdańsk are known due to the clubs record keeping throughout the years and the ease of accessibility of these results. The clubs are listed in date order of
92-700: The Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2023 , the Polish Super Cup has been played 33 times. The most successful club is Lech Poznań , who won 6 times. The most common participant has been Legia Warsaw , as they have played fourteen final games and lost their eight following finals since 2012. Unlike the Polish Cup , there is no extra time played in the competition, therefore in case of
115-469: The Lechia II team have been included due to the team being competitive in regional divisions and the main team likely to not play a derby game in the immediate future ) Games: 18, Lechia II wins: 11, Draws: 5, Defeats: 2 Lechia II goals: 51, goals conceded: 22 The teams with an asterisk * shows the minimum amount. For instance it is known 16 Dywizji played in both the second and third tiers, but after 1946
138-501: The Lechia vs Stoczniowiec rivalry was at its highest. In contrast to Lechia and Gedania never drawing, Lechia and Stoczniowiec drew a third of their games against each other. Lechia and Stoczniowiec have not played each other competitively since 1983, a period of time when Lechia saw success winning back to back promotions, getting back to the Ekstraklasa , and winning the Polish Cup while in
161-470: The big three teams in the derby due to all three teams being created in 1945 and being among the few teams to not be dissolved which resulted in the teams playing each other often over the following decades. The only other two teams who are now able to play in the Gdańsk Derby are Jaguar Gdańsk and Portowiec Gdańsk , both teams being formed after the other three and having had much lower levels of success in
184-418: The club has seen a growth and progression up the leagues. In 2014 the club was added to the "White and Green Future" program organised by Grupa Lotos and has seen the academies teams growing to cater for nearly 500 boys while also expanding and improving their facilities and being able to provide more training sessions for the children in the academy. Alongside football Jaguar has a section for fishing with
207-421: The club owning a 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) fishery. The club also has a section for Judo, with Jaguar providing training sessions in 5 different venues around the city of Gdańsk. Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup ( Polish : Superpuchar Polski , pronounced [supɛrˈpuxar ˈpɔlskʲi] ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if
230-573: The club was formed in 2001 it has often played in the regional divisions in Poland. Jaguar have had a football team in the IV liga (fifth tier) since 2016, with the team finishing mid-table in their first three seasons. While the team currently have a team in the Polish leagues, the club has stated that the main focus for the club is developing the club through the academy. It has been since this focus on its youth academies
253-500: The colours the currently use and have previously used. Below are the home kits worn by Gedania, Jaguar, Lechia, Portowiec, and Stoczniowiec for the 2021–22 season. Jaguar Gda%C5%84sk Jaguar Gdańsk is a sports club based in Gdańsk , Poland. The club was founded in 2001, with the academy being officially registered on 20 September 2017. The club's main sporting section is football, but also serves areas in judo and fishing. Since
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#1732923665801276-1642: The first fixture between the two teams. Games:3, Lechia wins: 3, WKS 16 Dywizji wins: 0, Draws: 0 Lechia goals: 27, WKS 16 Dywizji goals: 4 Games:4, Lechia wins: 3, Milicyjny wins: 1, Draws: 0 Lechia goals: 14, Milicyjny goals: 11 Games:4, Lechia wins: 2, Flota Nowy Port wins: 1, Draws: 1 Lechia goals: 9, Flota Nowy Port goals: 4 Games:3, Lechia wins: 2, Płomień: 1, Draws: 0 Lechia goals: 26, Płomień goals: 12 Games:2, Lechia wins: 2, Pogoń: 0, Draws: 0 Lechia goals: 6, Pogoń goals: 1 Games:1, Lechia wins: 1, Bałtyk: 0, Draws: 0 Lechia goals: 12, Bałtyk goals: 0 Games:1, Lechia wins: 1, Pocztowy: 0, Draws: 0 Lechia goals: 9, Bałtyk goals: 1 Games: 7, Lechia wins: 5, Portowiec wins: 2, Draws: 0 Lechia goals: 7, Portowiec goals: 4 Games: 14, Gedania wins: 4, Portowiec wins: 4, Draws: 6 Gedania goals: 21, Portowiec goals: 25 Games: 11, Stoczniowiec wins: 7, Portowiec wins: 3, Draws: 1 Stoczniowiec goals: 41, Portowiec goals: 13 Games:2, Stoczniowiec wins: 0, MOSiR wins: 1, Draws: 1 Stoczniowiec goals: 1, MOSiR goals: 3 Games:6, Gedania wins: 2, MOSiR wins: 2, Draws: 2 Gedania goals: 4, MOSiR goals: 4 Games:2, MOSiR wins: 0, Portowiec wins: 2, Draws: 0 Gedania goals: 3, Portowiec goals: 8 Games:1, Lechia wins: 1, Flotylla: 0, Draws: 0 Lechia goals: 2, Flotylla goals: 0 Games: 2, Jaguar wins: 2, Portowiec wins: 0, Draws: 0 Jaguar goals: 4, Portowiec goals: 2 Games: 17, Gedania wins: 7, Jaguar wins: 7, Draws: 3 Gedania goals: 26, Jaguar goals: 26 Games: 2, Jaguar wins: 1, Stoczniowiec wins: 0, Draws: 1 Jaguar goals: 3, Stoczniowiec goals: 0 (
299-406: The highest scoring game was contested between Lechia Gdańsk and Płomień Gdańsk on 9 December 1945, with the game finishing as an 11–4 win to Lechia. Lechia also holds the record for documented fixtures, having played in at least 69 Gdańsk Derbies also holding the record for the most wins with 41. Stoczniowiec Gdańsk hold the record for having the documented most draws, while Gedania hold the record for
322-419: The leagues and has been involved in many Gdańsk Derby's in recent years. The "big three" or "main three" teams in the Gdańsk Derby are Gedania Gdańsk , Lechia Gdańsk and Stoczniowiec Gdańsk . All three teams were founded in 1945 after the end of World War II, along with many other sports and football clubs in Gdańsk. While the other teams were eventually closed down, these three teams have kept functioning to
345-401: The leagues. Lechia are considered the biggest team in Gdańsk by some margin. This is due to them being the only team from Gdańsk to play in the Ekstraklasa and having won the Polish Cup twice, most recently in 2019. Stoczniowiec would be seen as Gdańsk's second biggest team due to the number of years they spent in the second and third divisions. In recent years however they have struggled in
368-444: The lower divisions and have funded themselves as one of the lowest ranked teams in Gdańsk. Gedania have also struggled in recent years and have only seen success outside of the regional leagues during the 1945-51 period of their history. Portowiec has often only played in the regional leagues other than short spells in the third division during the 1970s and 1980s. The youngest team of those listed, Jaguar Gdańsk, has slowly been rising up
391-427: The most documented defeats in the derby. At least 14 teams have played in the Gdańsk Derby, with the derby having been played more than 100 times since 1945. The majority of the teams who featured in the derby in the 1940s only experienced short spells of playing in the league, most likely due to their sports clubs closing down or merging with other clubs. Gedania Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk and Stoczniowiec Gdańsk are seen as
414-456: The present day. Each team has had its period of success, and times when they could be seen as the biggest team in Gdańsk; Gedania during the early 1950s, Lechia during the 1940s, 1950s, 1980s, and since the turn of the century, and Stoczniowiec in the 1960s and 1970s. Both teams faced each other often in their early years, with the teams playing 9 times in the league in the first six years of their creations. After 1951, when Lechia were promoted to
437-402: The team's performance is unknown. This is a display of all of the known statistics. It is important to note that in Polish football it is much more common for a club to change its name than in other countries. Therefore it is important when looking at historic fixtures to remember the clubs previous names as well. Here is a list of the active clubs in Gdańsk and the names they have gone by, and
460-531: The third tier, and the Polish SuperCup while also playing in European competitions the following season in the second tier. Despite the two teams not playing since 1983 their paths did cross again in 1998 when the two teams merged creating Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk . Due to this merger Stoczniowiec dropped down to the fifth tier for the following season, with Lechia having to restart in the sixth tier in 2001 after it
483-415: The top division, the teams did not face each other again until the 2003-04 season. This was due to Lechia having to restart from the lower tiers and passing Gedania on their way back up through the divisions. Since 2004 the teams have not faced each other competitively, with the regional cup game in 2004 currently being the last Gdańsk derby between the two teams. A Gedania and Lechia game has never resulted in
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#1732923665801506-775: The years after their formation, the team started to slip down into the lower divisions, in contrast Stoczniowiec often found themselves moving between the second and third divisions. It wasn't until Stoczniowiec had to restart in the lower divisions did the two teams met regularly. From 2001-2011 the teams met 14 times in the league, with Gedania often edging out the games winning five to Stoczniowiec two. The two teams have not met competitively since 2011. Games: 12, Gedania wins: 3, Lechia wins: 9, Draws: 0 Gedania goals: 21, Lechia goals: 43 Games: 31, Lechia wins: 12, Stoczniowiec wins: 7, Draws: 12 Lechia goals: 32, Stoczniowiec goals: 19 Games: 20, Gedania wins: 6, Stoczniowiec wins: 5, Draws: 9 Gedania goals: 27, Stoczniowiec goals: 24 This
529-409: Was evident that the merger team was dropping down the leagues after successive relegation's. While Lechia are now back in the top division Stoczniowiec have never recovered from their pre-merger times when they were competitive in the second and third tiers. After their first meeting in 1952 the two teams started to go in different directions. With Gedania being one of the biggest teams in Gdańsk during
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