Polonia Bydgoszcz
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| Track address |
ul. Sportowa 2 Bydgoszcz | ||||||||
| Country | Poland | ||||||||
| Founded | 1920 | ||||||||
| Team manager | Zenon Plech | ||||||||
| Team captain | Andreas Jonsson | ||||||||
| League | 2nd League | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
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| Colours | White and Red | ||||||||
| Track size | 348 metres (381 yd) | ||||||||
| Track record time | 60.11 | ||||||||
| Track record date | 20 June 1999 | ||||||||
| Track record holder | Tomasz Gollob | ||||||||
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Polonia Bydgoszcz is a Polish sports club based in Bydgoszcz most known for its speedway team ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz who currently race in the Speedway Ekstraliga (the top division). The club has won the Polish Speedway League Championship seven times, the latest in 2002, and European Team Championship three times, the latest in 2001. The club also has a football team who play in the lower leagues but in the past had more success.
Club history
- 1920 - Creation of Klub Sportowy "Polonia" (Sport's Club "Polonia")
- 1946 - Creation of motorcycle section in Polonia
- 1948 - First start in Team Speedway Polish Championship
- 1951
- First start in the top division (Firist League)
- First medal in Polish Championship: Zbigniew Raniszewski - bronze in IMP
- 1955 - First Team Polish Champion title
- 1959 - Rider Mieczysław Połukard - first Polish rider to ride in the Individual World Championship Final
- 1968 - First ride in Relegation playoffs
- 1982 - First Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
- 1985 - Mieczysław Połukard death on track
- 1991 - Tony Rickardsson and Peter Karlsson - first foreigners in Team
- 2007 - Team was relegated from the top division first time in history
Management
Polonia Bydgoszcz since 27 October 2006 is Joint stock company (pl: spółka akcyjna or S.A.).
- board of directors:
- President: Leszek Tillinger
- supervisory board:
- President: Bartosz Rakoczy
- Members: Bogdan Sawarski and Roman Woźniak
- annual general meeting:
- 80 % - BTŻ Polonia Bydgoszcz (Voluntary association)
- 20 % - City Bydgoszcz
2012 Team
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2008 Team
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2007 Team
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Łopaczewski and Mazur was started only in PC Junior Team and PC Junior Pair
- Statistics in 2007 Speedway Ekstraliga[2]
| Pos | Name | Match | Heats | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | E | F | X | T | Pts | Bon | Total | Joker | CMA | Home | Away | ||
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| 13 |  Andreas Jonsson | 11 | 58 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 6 | 121 | 8 | 2.017 | 11.00 | 8.07 | 2.065 | 1.963 | ||
| 26 | Jonas Davidsson | 9 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 69 | 1.683 | 7.67 | 6.73 | 1.400 | 1.952 | |||
| 29 |  Rafał Okoniewski | 15 | 78 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 116 | 12 | 128 | 1.641 | 8.53 | 6.56 | 1.973 | 1.341 | |||
| 33 | Krystian Klecha | 12 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 9 | 68 | 1.511 | 5.67 | 6.04 | 1.667 | 1.278 | |||
| 36 |  Emil Saifutdinov | 9 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 9 | 60 | 1.463 | 6.67 | 5.85 | 1.833 | 1.174 | ||||
| 37 | Krzysztof Buczkowski | 13 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 83 | 4 | 1.446 | 6.38 | 5.79 | 1.586 | 1.296 | ||
| 38 | Michał Szczepaniak | 15 | 70 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 15 | 98 | 1.400 | 6.53 | 5.60 | 1.632 | 1.125 | |||
| 41 | Mariusz Staszewski | 11 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 57 | 1.357 | 5.18 | 5.43 | 1.632 | 1.130 | ||||
| 42 | Marcin Jędrzejewski | 13 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 66 | 1.347 | 5.08 | 5.39 | 1.762 | 1.036 |
Competitions in Bydgoszcz
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Speedway Grand Prix
Polonia Bydgoszcz hosts the Speedway Grand Prix of Poland in the Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium (1998-99, since 2001). In 2000 Polonia hosts Speedway Grand Prix of Europe. Tomasz Gollob won in Bydgoszcz SGP 6 times.
Pomeranian-Kuyavian Derby
The Pomeranian-Kuyavian Derby is the name given to speedway matches between Polonia Bydgoszcz and Unibax Toruń.
Criterium of Aces
The Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces (Polish: Kryterium Asów Polskich Lig Żużlowych im. Mieczysława Połukarda) usually referred to as the Criterium of Aces (Kryterium Asów) is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polonia Bydgoszcz.
The Criterium of Aces held in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz. It is seen by riders and fans as the official opening of the new season. First staged in 1982, although a similar meeting was held in the 1951 as Criterium of Aces (Criterium Asów). The most successful rider in Criterium history is Tomasz Gollob (former Polonia's rider). He won Criterium 14 times between 1990 and 2008.
Honours
| Competitions | Total | Golden medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | |||
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| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | ||
| Team (DMP) (since 1948) |
25 | 7 | 1955, 1971, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 | 7 | 1951, 1953, 1972, 1986, 1987, 1993, 2005 | 11 | 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006 |
| Team U-21 (MDMP) (since 1978) |
7 | 1 | 1976, 1989 | 3 | 1986, 1988, 1992 | 3 | 1977, 1978, 1987, 2002 |
| Pairs (MPPK) (since 1974) |
18 | 11 | 1974, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 | 6 | 1979, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006 | 1 | 2010 |
| Pairs U-21 (MMPPK) (1980 U-23; since 1983) |
7 | 1 | 1980 | 4 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 2006 | 2 | 1988, 2001 |
| Individual (IMP) (since 1948) |
18 | 8 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 | 5 | 1953, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2003 | 5 | 1951, 1955, 1972, 1990, 1997 |
| Individual U-21 (MIMP) (since 1967) |
12 | 8 | 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992 | 1 | 1987 | 3 | 1969, 1976, 1988 |
| Total Polish Championship medals: 87 | Gold: 36 | Silver: 26 | Bronze: 25 | ||||
| Competitions | Total | I place | II place | III place | |||
| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | ||
| European Club (KPE) (since 1998) |
3 | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2001 | ||||
| Team Cup (DPP) (?) |
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| Golden Helmet (ZK) (since 1961) |
16 | 10 | 1981, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 | 4 | 1967, 1972, 1996, 2002 | 2 | 2002, 2005 |
| Silver Helmet U-21 (SK) (since 1966) |
13 | 6 | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 1992, 2007 | 2 | 1968, 1988 | 5 | 1966, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| Bronze Helmet U-19 (BK) (1976-81; since 1983) |
10 | 2 | 1984, 2002 | 4 | 1985, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2000 | 4 | 1991, 1999, 2005, 2006 |
Stadium
The stadium is located on ulica Sportowa 2 (Sports Street). It contains 20,000 seats. The track is 348 metres long and has a granite surface. The track record was made by Tomasz Gollob (60.11 sec on June 20, 1999).
Notes
- ↑ (pl) SportoweFakty.pl
- ↑ (pl) www.SportoweFakty.pl
See also
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