Górnik Łęczna (women) explained

Clubname:Górnik Łęczna
Founded:2002
Ground:Stadion Górnika Łęczna
Capacity:7,226
Manager:Szymon Gieroba
League:Ekstraliga
Season:2021–22
Position:2nd of 12
Website:http://gksgornik.leczna.pl/gks/gks/

Górnik Łęczna is a Polish women's football club from Łęczna, Lublin Voivodeship, founded in 2002. It is a section of the wider Górnik Łęczna sports-club.

The women's section of Górnik Łęczna played for years in the second and third tier leagues of Poland. In 2006-07 the team reached the semi-finals of the Polish Cup but lost to Medyk Konin.[1] In the 2009–10 season with the expansion of the Ekstraliga Kobiet the team finally gained promotion to it by finishing second in its 2nd tier division.[2] In its Ekstraliga debut Górnik was 5th.[3] They won the Polish Cup in 2018.

In the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League season they reached the round of 32, defeated by Paris Saint-Germain.

Honours

European competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregate
2020–21UEFA Women's Champions LeagueFirst qualifying roundSplit4–14–1
Second qualifying roundApollon Limassol2–12–1
Round of 32Paris Saint-Germain0–21–61–8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Puchar Polski kobiet 2006/2007. www.90minut.pl.
  2. Web site: I liga kobiet 2009/2010, grupa: południowa. www.90minut.pl.
  3. http://es.women.soccerway.com/national/poland/ekstraliga/2010-2011/regular-season/ 2010-11 table