Korona Kielce
association football club in Poland
Korona Kielce (Polish pronunciation: [kɔˈrɔna ˈkʲɛlt͡sɛ], Korona – Crown – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to 2008, the club belonged to a Polish holding company Kolporter Holding and achieved its greatest success – winning promotion to the top tier in 2005. Since then, Korona has spent 17 seasons in the Polish football top level (as of 2024–25). In the 2006–07 season, Korona played in the final of the Polish Cup.
Honours
League
Ekstraklasa
Fifth place: 2011–12, 2016–17
I liga
Champions: 2004–05
II liga (group IV)
Champions: 1989–90, 1996–97, 2003–04
Cup
Polish Cup
Runners-up: 2006–07
Semi-finalists: 2006–07, 2018–19
Ekstraklasa Cup
Quarter-finalists: 2007–08
Youth teams
Polish U-19 Championship
Champions: 2009, 2019
Runners-up: 1997
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.
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