Bałtyk Gdynia

Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea.

Bałtyk Gdynia
Full nameStowarzyszenie Klub Sportowy
Bałtyk Gdynia
Nickname(s)Kadłuby
Founded1930
GroundStadion Miejski
Gdynia, Poland
Capacity15,500
ChairmanJacek Paszulewicz
ManagerRobert Reiwer
LeagueIII liga, group II
2021–2214th of 18

History

The club was established in 1930 by football enthusiasts from the developing city. Bałtyk is the oldest football club from Gdynia, which still plays with its original name.

Bałtyk played 7 seasons in the Polish first league and 19 in Polish second league. They also appeared once in the Intertoto Cup, in 1983. In 1977, Baltyk's U-19 team won bronze in the Polish Championship, and in 1982, Baltyk won silver in the U-19 championship of Poland.

In 2019 and 2020 the club fell victim to a career fraudster causing the club to sign player contracts promising money that did not exist. The perpetrator was never caught however the club managed to negotiate a recovery plan and by 2021 the club was solvent again.[1]

Fans

The fans are known as "Kadłuby" (The Hulls). Once one of the strongest fan groups in the 80's, as the team started to fall down the leagues only a handful of loyal supporters now remain in Gdynia and several smaller towns in the region.

In the past the fast used to have short-lived friendly relations with fans of Lech Poznań, Pogoń Lębork and Ferencváros at various points in their history. Currently they have good relations with fans of Kotwica Kołobrzeg and Cartusia Kartuzy.

The two Tricity derby rivals Lechia Gdańsk and Arka Gdynia are considered the most fierce. The games against Arka, also known as the Gdynia derby have a long history and the fans often contend for dominance in the city. The controversy surrounding the two club's stadium use is also a serious cause of tension between the two.

Due to Bałtyk languishing in the lower leagues for several years, the club has developed rivalries with other clubs, mainly Gryf Słupsk.

Bałtyk in Europe

Season Competition Round Club Score
1983 Intertoto Cup GR Denmark Boldklubben 1903 1–1, 2–1
Sweden IFK Göteborg 0–3, 0–0
Austria Admira Wacker Mödling 3–1, 2–3

Current squad

As of 2 March 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Poland POL Michał Bartkowiak
GK Poland POL Paweł Bochiński
GK Poland POL Paweł Rabin
DF Poland POL Aleksander Drozdowicz
DF Poland POL Fabian Lengiewicz
DF Poland POL Maciej Kaźmierczak
DF Poland POL Jan Klimek
DF Poland POL Arkadiusz Korpalski
DF Poland POL Miłosz Waszczuk
MF Poland POL Jakub Bach
MF Poland POL Oskar Bohm
MF Poland POL Jan Bożym
MF Poland POL Marcel Brodnicki
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Poland POL Mateusz Długołęcki
MF Poland POL Karol Fietz
MF Poland POL Adam Gołuński
MF Poland POL Mikołaj Kośnik
MF Poland POL Filip Łukasik
MF Poland POL Bartosz Ossowski
MF Poland POL Oktawian Skrzecz
MF Poland POL Dominik Wołowski
MF Poland POL Łukasz Kowalczyk
FW Poland POL Igor Jankowski
FW Poland POL Marcel Sluga
FW Eritrea ERI Ezana Kahsay
FW Poland POL Hubert Żuber

Former players

References

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