KS Lublinianka

KS Lublinianka SSA
Full name Klub Sportowy Lublinianka Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s) Wojskowi
Founded 1921
Ground Arena Lublin
Lublin, Poland
Ground Capacity 15,500
Chairman Krzysztof Gil
Manager Marek Sadowski
League III Liga
2014/2015 13th place

KS Lublinianka is a professional Polish football (soccer) club based in Lublin. It was founded in 1921 asWKS Lublin (Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Lublin, English: Military Sports Club) and was supported by the Lublin garrison of the Polish Army. In 1923 WKS Lublin was renamed to Klub Sportowy Lublinianka. In 1938 the club won the Football Junior Championships of Poland. Heretofore they spent 11 seasons in the Polish First League and in the season 1969/1970 season they reached the quarterfinals of the Polish Cup. Lublinianka currently plays in the Polish Third League.

Lublinianka is the oldest sports organization in the city of Lublin, and one of the oldest in the region. It continues the traditions of pre-1939 Wojskowy Klub Sportowy (Military Sports Club) Unia Lublin. The origins of Lublinianka date back to 1921. At that time, it had two departments: football, and track and field. In 1923, the organization split into WKS Lublin and KS Lublinianka, to be reunited in 1927 as WKS Unia.

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