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GKS Tychy
Full nameGórniczy Klub Sportowy Tychy
Founded20 April 1971; 55 years ago (1971-04-20)
GroundStadion Miejski
Capacity15,300
Owner(s)The Seelig Group
Chien Lee[1]
ChairmanMaximilian Kothny
ManagerRené Poms
LeagueII liga
2025–26I liga, 18th of 18 (relegated)
Websitehttps://kp-gkstychy.pl
Current season

GKS Tychy is a Polish professional football club, based in Tychy, that competes in the Polish II liga. The club was founded in 1971. It played in the Ekstraklasa between 1974–1977 and 1995–1997. Their biggest success was a second-place finish in the 1975–76 Ekstraklasa season.

History

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The history of GKS Tychy dates back to 20 April 1971, when the government of the county of Tychy, together with Communist party activists (PZPR), decided to form a powerful sports organization. As a result of the merger of Polonia Tychy, Górnik Wesoła and Górnik Murcki, a strong, multi-department sports club was formed, with football and ice hockey as its major departments. Before the creation of GKS Tychy, ice hockey players of Górnik Murcki had twice won the Polish Cup (1967 and 1971).

The decision to merge the teams from Murcki and Wesoła was not welcomed by members of local communities, who wanted to keep their organizations. The Tychy County government did not care about these concerns, as the plan was to form a strong club, with top class athletes. GKS Tychy was financially supported by local coal mines, from Tychy, Lędziny, Wesoła and Bieruń. A new, 20,000 stadium was built, together with a swimming pool and ice-skating rink. By 1973, GKS Tychy had over 600 athletes in seven departments, including football, ice hockey, wrestling, and track and field.

Two years after its creation, the football team of GKS Tychy won promotion to the second level of Polish football tier, and in early summer of 1974, the team was promoted to Ekstraklasa. With its topscorer Roman Ogaza, Tychy in August 1974 debuted in Ekstraklasa, in a 1–1 game vs. Lech Poznań. In 1975–76 Ekstraklasa, GKS Tychy finished second, after Polish champion Stal Mielec, and in the UEFA Cup, it played against West German side Köln. In the first leg, in Cologne (15 September 1976), Tychy lost 0–2. In the second leg, which took place on 29 September 1976 at Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Polish team tied 1-1, after a goal by Roman Ogaza. Ogaza himself was a member of Polish football team, which won silver in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, becoming the first athlete in the history of Tychy to win an olympic medal.

In the 1976–77 Ekstraklasa, GKS Tychy, to the surprise of experts, was relegated from Polish top division, despite the fact that its top players remained at Tychy. After several seasons in Polish Second Division, GKS was once again relegated (1983) to the third level of Polish football tier, remaining there until 1993. After a merger with Sokół Pniewy, the new team, called Sokół Tychy-Pniewy, played in 1995–96 Ekstraklasa and 1996–97 Ekstraklasa. Due to financial difficulties, the team was dissolved in 1997. Soon afterwards, new organization, called Tyski Klub Sportowy Tychy was founded. Later on, the team eventually returned to the historic name GKS Tychy and won promotion to the I liga (second tier) in 2012. In the 2020–21 season GKS qualified to promotion play-offs to the Ekstraklasa, but lost to the final winner Górnik Łęczna.

In April 2021, The Seelig Group (TSG) and Chien Lee of NewCity Capital together acquired 75% of GKS Tychy and became the controlling shareholders. Tyski Sport S.A. remains as 25% shareholder.[1]

Home stadium

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Stadion Miejski, home venue of GKS Tychy

The Stadion Miejski (English: Municipal Stadium) is located in Tychy, Poland. It is the home ground of GKS Tychy. The stadium holds 15,300 people.[2]

Previous names

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  • 20 April 1971 – 1996: Górniczy Klub Sportowy Tychy
  • 1996: Sokół Tychy
  • 1997: Górniczy Klub Sportowy Tychy
  • 1998: TKS Tychy
  • 2000: Górnośląski Klub Sportowy Tychy '71
  • 2008: Górniczy Klub Sportowy Tychy

GKS Tychy in Europe

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Season Competition Round Club Score
1976–77 UEFA Cup 1R Germany 1. FC Köln 0–2, 1–1

Players

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Current squad

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As of 29 July 2026[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  CRO Matija Horvat
6 MF  POL Oskar Wojtczak
8 MF  SVK Matúš Begala
9 FW  POL Mateusz Lewandowski
10 MF  POL Damian Kądzior (vice-captain)
11 MF  POL Mateusz Koniuszy
13 GK  POL Tymoteusz Proczek
14 DF  POL Łukasz Tumala
16 DF  POL Paweł Olkowski
17 FW  POL Dawid Kasprzyk
19 MF  POL Michał Trąbka
21 DF  POL Bartosz Jankowski
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  POL Igor Łasicki (captain)
27 DF  POL Bartosz Brzęk
30 MF  POL Piotr Gębala
31 GK  POL Kacper Myszkowski
39 GK  POL Jakub Mądrzyk
44 MF  POL Nico Baier
45 DF  POL Daniel Hoyo-Kowalski
75 DF  POL Józef Chorosiński
77 MF  AUT Josip Eškinja
79 MF  POL Marcin Kozina
99 FW  POL Tymoteusz Ryguła

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF  POL Miłosz Krzak

Notable players

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Had international caps for their respective countries.[4] Players listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Tychy.

Managerial history

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Caretaker managers listed in italics.

Coaching staff

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As of 11 March 2026
Position Staff
ManagerAustria René Poms
Assistant coachesPoland Marcin Paczkowski
Croatia Dino Škvorc
Goalkeeping coachPoland Bartosz Kowalczyk
Assistant goalkeeping coachPoland Hubert Makowski
Match analystPoland Jakub Słota
Fitness coachPoland Damian Fos
Team managerPoland Mateusz Długasiewicz
KitmanPoland Sławomir Skowroński
PhysiotherapistsPoland Robert Cypcer
Poland Radosław Krowiak
MasseurPoland Janusz Wolski

Other sports

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Active sections:

References

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  1. 1 2 Bulenda, Jacek (27 April 2023). "Tychy Investment Company Limited sfinalizował pierwszy etap inwestycji w Klub Piłkarski GKS Tychy S.A." [Tychy Investment Company Limited has finalized the first stage of investment in Klub Piłkarski GKS Tychy S.A.]. silesion.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "SLX Delivers Sound Quality and Safety for Tychy Municipal Stadium". Front of House Magazine. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kadra" (in Polish). GKS Tychy. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "GKS 71 Tychy". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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