Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, they compete in the 2026–27 II liga, the third tier of Polish football, following successive promotions from the 2022–23 III liga and 2023–24 II liga, then the 2024–25 I liga relegation.
Stal's greatest success are 12th place in the 1993–94 Ekstraklasa, 1990–91 I liga championship and the quarter-final of the 1991–92 Polish Cup. It is the fourth best team in the history of the I liga, second professional association football division.
Since the spring round of the 2019–20 season, Stalowa Wola has played its home games at the 3,764-capacity Subcarpathian Football Center. Previously the team had played at the MOSiR Stadium from the 1930s, when the stadium was built. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Siarka Tarnobrzeg, and matches between the two sides are known as the great derby of Subcarpathia.
The club's traditional colours are green and black, and the club is known as Stalówka and Hutnicy (Steelworkers). At the beginning of its existence, it was associated with the Huta Stalowa Wola. In May 2010, a joint-stock sport company was built up under the name "Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna". It is the lawful successor and continuator of the "ZKS Stal Stalowa Wola" tradition. In July 2018, the city of Stalowa Wola took over the club's majority stake.
History In 1938, , who served as the director of Huta Stalowa Wola, founded Klub Sportowy Stalowa Wola (''Sports Club Stalowa Wola''). At that time, the club possessed a pitch devoid of running tracks and stands, and its players were purely amateurs. Training sessions were scheduled post work hours, with matches held exclusively on Sundays. The inaugural match occurred on 4 May 4, 1939, coinciding with Saint Florian's Day, the patron saint of steelworkers.
Post-World War II, the club resumed its operations. Stal emerged victorious in the 1953 season of Klasa A (4th level).Stal Stalowa Wola mistrzem klasy A. „Nowiny Rzeszowskie-Nowiny Sportowe", p. 1, September 15, 1953, edition This triumph marked the first elevation of footballers from Stalowa Wola to the II liga (2nd level) in 1973, under the guidance of Jerzy Kopa. The team remained in the second league until 1987, when they secured promotion to Ekstraklasa following a play-off victory against Górnik Knurów. Stal Stalowa Wola featured in Ekstraklasa during the subsequent seasons: 987–88, 1991–92, 1993–94 and 1994–95. Notable achievements of Stal include reaching the quarter-finals of the Polish Cup in the 1991–92 edition.
Following their triumph in the 2001–02 II liga (fourth group), Stal ascended to the I liga. However, in their debut season at the higher tier, they finished fifteenth, landing in the relegation zone. Stal made a reappearance at this level in 2006 but descended to the third tier after the 2009–10 season of I liga, securing the penultimate position in the league, ahead of only Motor Lublin. In the 2009–10 Polish Cup edition, Stal advanced to the round of 16, notably eliminating the defending champion Lech Poznań, featuring Robert Lewandowski in their squad, in a penalty shootout (0–0, p. 4–1). From 2010 to 2020, Stal maintained a consistent presence in the II liga.
The 2019–20 II liga season began severely for the Subcarpathian team – they had one point in the initial five matches. After the loss to Błękitni Stargard (0–1), the coach Paweł Wtorek resigned. He was replaced by Szymon Szydełko, who was unable to turn around the club's fortunes. Stalówka finished the season in 15th, thus becoming relegated to III liga.II liga 2019/2020, 90minut.pl Szydełko stayed at the club, beginning another season with a victory in the Polish Cup over the II liga side Skra Częstochowa (3–1 win). On October 31, 2020, after the 0–3 loss to Wisła Puławy, Szymon Szydełko was released from his contract (at the time of his release, Stal was sixth, 18 points behind to first place). On November 4, 2020, Jaromir Wieprzęć was announced as his successor. They were not able to win the promotion back the following season, finding themselves remaining in the fourth-tier III liga.
In the 2022–23 season, Stal won the Polish Cup of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and were promoted to the II liga – securing promotion in the penultimate round by winning 7–0 over Wisła Sandomierz and reaching a six-point lead over Avia Świdnik.
Stal Stalowa Wola achieved back-to-back promotions through the play-offs in the 2023–24 season. Their 2–1 victory over KKS 1925 Kalisz in the play-off final marked their return to the second tier after a 14-year absence. However, despite their efforts, the team was relegated back to the third tier with two matches remaining in the 2024–25 I liga season.
Naming history 1938–1944 – Klub Sportowy Stalowa Wola (Sports Club Stalowa Wola) 1944–1947 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Stalowa Wola (Association Sports Club Stalowa Wola) 1947–1949 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Metal Stalowa Wola (Association Sports Club Metal Stalowa Wola) 1949–1952 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Stal Stalowa Wola (Association Sports Club Stalowa Wola) 1952–1957 – Koło Sportowe Stalowa Wola (The Sports Network Stalowa Wola) 1957–1958 – Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Stal Stalowa Wola, in short MKS Stal Stalowa Wola 1958–2010 – Zakładowy Klub Sportowy Stal Stalowa Wola, in short ZKS Stal Stalowa Wola 2010–current – Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna (Stal Stalowa Wola Football Joint Stock Company), in short Stal Stalowa Wola P.S.A.
Stadium
Stal Stalowa Wola plays its home matches at the Subcarpathian Football Center at the Hutnicza 10a Street. It opened in 2020 and has been the home stadium of Stal Stalowa Wola since its completion. The stadium has lighting and a heated pitch. It holds 3,764 people (including 258 seats for visitors fans). In the first match at the new stadium, on 29 February 2020, Stal drew 0–0 with Bytovia Bytów (it was also the inauguration of artificial lighting).
Honours I liga Champions: 1990–91 Polish Cup Quarter-finalists: 1991–92
Subcarpathian Stalowa Wola Polish Cup: Winners: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Subcarpathian Polish Cup: Winners: 2021–22, 2022–23 Runners-up: 2020–21
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Former players
Notable players Players who have been capped, including national youth football teams.
Waldemar Adamczyk Józef Dankowski Mohamed Essam Michał Janicki Danko Kovačević Préjuce Nakoulma Maciej Nalepa Rezső Patkoló (Rudolf Patkolo) Piotr Piechniak Dawid Pietrzkiewicz Kacper Śpiewak Sebastian Zalepa
Players who have played in the team of the Stal Stalowa Wola's stars against the Wisła Kraków's stars in 2017.
Wojciech Niemiec Mirosław Mścisz Wiesław Pędlowski Paweł Rybak Artur Kopeć Jerzy Zygarek Mieczysław Ożóg Dariusz Michalak Paweł Szafran Marek Kusiak Arkadiusz Bilski Janusz Góreczny Dariusz Bartnik Piotr Piechniak Marek Drozd Daniel Radawiec Dariusz Brytan Antoni Fijarczyk
Coaching staff
Caretaker manager Mariusz Arczewski Assistant coach Przemysław Stelmach Goalkeeping coachTeam manager Tomasz Wietecha Fitness coach Radosław Turek Match analyst Adrian Golik Physiotherapist Anna Galant
Coaches over the years List of coaches 2014–2016 Jaromir Wieprzęć 2016 Andrzej Kasiak 2016 Ryszard Kuźma 2016–2017 Rafał Wójcik 2017 Janusz Białek 2017–2018 Krzysztof Łętocha 2018 Tadeusz Krawiec 2018 Jaromir Wieprzęć 2018 Krzysztof Łętocha 2018–2019 Wojciech Fabianowski 2019 Paweł Wtorek 2019 Czesław Palik 2019–2020 Szymon Szydełko 2020–2021 Jaromir Wieprzęć 2021 Damian Skakuj 2021 Roland Thomas 2021–2022 Łukasz Bereta 2022–2023 Łukasz Surma 2023–2025 Ireneusz Pietrzykowski 2025 Maciej Jarosz (caretaker) 2025 Marcin Płuska2025–2026 Maciej Musiał2026 Dariusz Kantor2026 Przemysław Cecherz2026 Jarosław Skrobacz2026– Mariusz Arczewski (caretaker)
Records All-time records Ekstraklasa: 55th (103 points reached) – as of 23.08.2025 I liga: 6th (1339 points reached) – as of 23.08.2025
Ekstraklasa records Number of seasons: 4 First game: 0–1 (H) v Zagłębie Lubin (August 9, 1987) Biggest win: 4–0 (A) v Igloopol Dębica (November 23, 1991) Biggest defeat: 0–6 (A) v Górnik Zabrze (August 27, 1994) Longest series of victories: 2 (three times) Longest series of defeats: 4 (two times) Highest attendance at the MOSiR Stadium: 12,000 v Legia Warsaw 1–0 (October 30, 1994) (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Polish Cup records The following list is not complete. Season Round Club Home Away1991–923R Unia Tarnów 4–14R Śląsk Wrocław 2–11/8 Ruch Chorzów 2–0QF Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 0–1 0–0 1992–934R Polger Police 0–11993–942R Radomiak Radom 1–1 1994–954R Bełchatów 1–01/8 Raków Częstochowa 0–22008–092R Bełchatów 1–01/8 Stal Sanok 0–22009–101R Wisła Płock 2–12R Lech Poznań 0–0 1/8 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 0–32010–11EPR Concordia 1–22011–12EPR Puszcza Niepołomice 1–1 2013–14EPR Czarni Rokitki II 4–2PR Raków Częstochowa 2–01R Cracovia 1–02R Śląsk Wrocław 1–32014–151PR KS Polkowice 3–22PR Sparta Jazgarzew 5–21R Olimpia Grudziądz 2–02R Lechia Gdańsk 2–11/8 Śląsk Wrocław 0–12015–16PR Grunwald Ruda Śląska 4–21R Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 1–02R Piast Gliwice 2–2 1/8 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 1–22016–17PR Radomiak Radom 0–42017–18PR Polonia Bytom 3–01R Sokół Ostróda 1–22018–19PR Legionovia Legionowo 2–32019–201R Chemik Police 4–02R Katowice 0–0 1/8 Lech Poznań 0–22020–21PR Skra Częstochowa 3–11R Lechia Gdańsk 0–4 RGN Olimpia Pysznica 8–1 Tanew Wólka Tanewska 2–0 Sparta Jeżowe 2–0 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 0–0 Karpaty Krosno 2–0 Wisłoka Dębica 0–12021–22RGN Stal Gorzyce 4–1 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 2–2 Sokół Kamień 1–0 LZS Zdziary 4–1JKS Jarosław 1–0Karpaty Krosno 3–02022–231RPuszcza Niepołomice 1–2 RGNŁęg Stany 9–1Stal Gorzyce 3–0Sparta Jeżowe 7–0Sokół Kamień 2–0Cosmos Nowotaniec 1–0Sokół Sieniawa 1–02023–241R Znicz Pruszków 2–02R Carina Gubin 0–12024–25PROlimpia Elbląg 4–21RArka Gdynia 2–2 2025–26PRSkra Częstochowa 3–11RKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój II 1–32026–27PRŚląsk Wrocław II 2–3
Stal's places in Ekstraklasa 1987–88
1991–92
1993–94
1994–95
Supporters Stal Stalowa Wola fans have a friendship with supporters of GKS Jastrzębie, Łada Biłgoraj, Polonia Przemyśl, Sokół Nisko and Stal Rzeszów. Stal's major rivals are Hutnik Kraków, Korona Kielce, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Motor Lublin, Siarka Tarnobrzeg and Stal Mielec. The team's fan group is called "Stalówka The Firm". In 2020 officially begun a friendship with Ultras of Italian giants Inter Curva Nord Milano.
Derbies There are games between Stal and Siarka Tarnobrzeg (called the great derby of Subcarpathia), Motor Lublin (called the east derby) and KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (called the metallurgical derby).
Between Stal and Siarka
Matches Stal wins Remis Siarka wins 47 19 16 12
Between Stal and Motor
Matches Stal wins Remis Motor wins 28 13 7 8
Between Stal and KSZO
Matches Stal wins Remis KSZO wins 17 7 5 5
Stal Stalowa Wola II
Stal Stalowa Wola II is a Polish football team, which serves as the reserve side of Stal Stalowa Wola. Reactivated in 2012, they started in the B class and won the championship in their debut season (2012–13). From 2019 to 2021, they competed in the IV league but were relegated to the regional league in 2021. They play their home matches at the training pitch of the Subcarpathian Football Center.
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Stal Stalowa Wola results