Lech Poznań II
Lech Poznań II (Polish pronunciation: [lɛx ˈpɔznaj̃]) is the reserve team and the senior academy team of Lech Poznań, a Polish professional football club based in Poznań. The team and its facilities are based in Wronki.
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| Full name | Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań II | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Kolejorz (The Railwayman) | |||
| Ground | Amica Stadium, Wronki, Poland | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Chairman | Karol Klimczak | |||
| Coach | Rafał Ulatowski | |||
| League | II liga | |||
| 2019–20 | 13th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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They currently play in the third tier of the league pyramid and the highest league a reserve team is allowed to play in.
History
They are known for the remarkable feat of winning all 36 games in the 1994-95 IV liga; it was the last season where 2 points were awarded for a win (instead of 3 points), which meant they finished on 72 points (would have been 108 in a 3pt system).
They gained promotion in the 2003–04 season to the third tier after winning the league and beating Jarota Jarocin 2–0 twice, 4–0 on aggregate. In that same season they reached the First Round of the Polish Cup but were knocked out by Górnik Konin 3–1. In the 2006–07 season the reserve teams were scrapped in favour of a central youth league, but in the 2013–14 season they were reinstated, meaning that between 2007 and 2013 the team ceased to exist. They were reinstated to their previous league position for the 2013–14 season.
Stadium
The Wronki Stadium is small and modern with undersoil heating. The ground holds just over 5,000 spectators – a third of the town's population – and has floodlighting. The stadium staged three games during the 2006 UEFA U-19 European Championships held in Poland. It used to be the home of Amica Wronki.
Bibliography
- Jarosław Owsiański, Lech Poznań – przemilczana prawda, Poznań: Drukarnia Beyga, 2017, 978-83-939221-6-1.