Korona Kielce

Korona Kielce, Polish pronunciation: [kɔˈrɔna ˈkʲɛltsɛ], (Korona – Crown – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish football club, playing in the I liga. In the years 2002–08 the club belonged to Polish holding company Kolporter Holding and achieved its greatest success – in 2005, winning promotion to the first division (Ekstraklasa). Since then Korona has spent five seasons in the Polish soccer top level. In the 2006–07 season Korona played in the final of the Polish Cup. As a result of alleged corruption, after the 2007–08 season the club was relegated to I liga. After a one-year banishment Korona returned to the Ekstraklasa. In the 2019–20 season, Korona finished in 14th place and were relegated to the I liga.

History

The club was founded in 1973 after the union of two clubs from Kielce – Iskra and SHL. The new club got its first promotion to the Polish 2nd league in 1975. Unfortunately, the team did not play very well and was soon relegated. The next promotion was in 1982. Korona played in the 2nd league until 1990 when it was once again relegated. 1996 brought several changes. Nida Gips from Gacki became the new sponsor and the club's name changed to Miejski Klub Sportowy Sekcja Futbolowa Korona. During the 1998–99 season Korona again played in the 2nd league but dropped down at the end of the season. In 2000 Korona merged with another club from Kielce – Blekitni Kielce and was renamed to Kielecki Klub Pilkarski Korona.

In 2002, the golden era for Korona had begun. Kolporter became the new sponsor, Krzysztof Klicki the new chairman, and the club's name changed to Kielecki Klub Pilkarski Kolporter Korona. In 2003, the team was again renamed, this time to Sportowa Spolka Akcyjna Kolporter Korona. The goal was simple – to be the best Polish football team. The dream started to become reality in 2005 when Korona won the 2nd league and for the first time in the club's history was promoted to the Polish premier league.

Korona's first match in the E

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