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Gwardia Warsaw

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Gwardia Warszawa
Full nameWarszawski Klub Sportowy
Gwardia Warszawa
Nickname(s)Harpagony
Founded1948
Dissolved2018
GroundStadion "WKS" Gwardia
Capacity9,000
2017–18Klasa A, 12th of 14 (dissolved after the season)[1]

Gwardia Warszawa (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡvar.dja varˈʂa.va]) was a Polish sports club based in Warsaw. The club was founded in 1948. It participated in the Polish 1st League from 1953 to 1960 (8 seasons), 1962–1966 (5 seasons), 1967–1968, 1969–1975, 1978–1979 and 1981–1983. The biggest success was finishing 2nd in the Polish Championship in the 1957 season. Gwardia was the first club in the history of Polish football to take part in European cup in 1955–56 season. The club was dissolved in 2018.

Gwardia Warszawa football team in Europe

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Season Competition Round Club Score
1955–56 European Cup 1R Sweden Djurgården 0–0, 1–4
1957–58 European Cup Q East Germany Wismut Aue 3–1, 1–3, 1–1 (Wismut advance by draw)
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 1–1, 1–0
2R Scotland Dunfermline Athletic 1–2, 0–1
1973–74 UEFA Cup 1R Hungary Ferencvárosi 1–0, 2–1
2R Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–3, 1–0
1974–75 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Italy Bologna 2–1, 1–2, penalties 5–3 for Gwardia
2R Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–5, 0–3

Achievements

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Klasa A 2017/2018, grupa: Warszawa III". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
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