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Raków Częstochowa
Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna is a professional football club, based in Częstochowa, Poland. Sports club "Racovia" was established in 1921 in the village of Raków. The club dissolved in 1925 due to lack of registration. In 1927, the club was reactivated under the name of the Robotniczy Klub Sportowy (Workers Sports Club) Raków. A year later, the village became a district of Częstochowa. The club operated under the patronage of the Polish Socialist Party and was financially supported by the Częstochowa steelworks. In 1937, the club was promoted to Klasa A. During the German occupation (World War II), the club did not function. In the years 1951–1955, a Raków's stadium with an athletics track was built. On 9 July 1967, Raków appeared in their first Polish Cup final. In 1994, for the first time in club history, Raków were promoted to Ekstraklasa. They competed in the top-flight for four seasons until being relegated after the 1997–98 season. The club suffered back-to-back relegations in 1999–2000 and 2000–01, dropping down to the IV liga. Finally made it to back to the Polish second division, I liga, in 2016. Raków won the I liga in 2018–19, earning promotion to Ekstraklasa for the first time in 21 years. On 7 May 2023, Raków won the Ekstraklasa championship for the first time in their history and made it to the last qualifying round of the Champions League. Relegated to the Europa League, Raków is in Group D paired with Atalanta, Sporting CP and Sturm Graz.
Published on Sep 21, 2023