Elana Toruń
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| Full name | Elana Toruń | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Elanowcy | ||
| Founded | 28 August 1968 | ||
| Ground | Torun City Stadium Toruń, Poland |
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| Capacity | 4,300[1] | ||
| Chairman |  ? |
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| Manager | Krzysztof Jabłoński |
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| League | III Liga | ||
| 2014/15 (IV Liga) | 1st | ||
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Elana Toruń is a Polish football club based in Toruń. As of the 2015/16 season the team competes in the III Liga, which sits at the 4th tier of the Polish football league system.
History
The team was at the 2nd level of the Polish pyramid in the 1990s, but were relegated in 1998/99.[2] During the following season the club changed their name to TKP Torun, but they were relegated again to the 4th level.[3] The club were often referred to as Torunski KP, but by the 2007/08 season they had returned to their original name of Elana Torun and were back playing in the Polish 3rd level.[4]
Current squad
- As of 26 September 2015.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Supporters
Elana fans are commonly known as Elanowcy and include a small ultras group of around 100-1000 (depending on match) fanatical supporters. Apart from Toruń, there are fan-clubs in Gniewkowo, Golub-Dobrzyń, Ostaszewo, Aleksandrów Kujawski, Ciechocinek, Kowalewo Pomorskie, Obrowo, Lubicz and Wąbrzeźno.[6]
They have a long-standing friendship with fans of Ruch Chorzów and KS Myszków (who are also Ruch fans), and friendly relations with Widzew Łódź fans from Grudziądz.[7]
As the city of Toruń has a rivalry with Bydgoszcz that extends even beyond sport,[8] Elana competes the Cuiavian derby[9] with Zawisza and Polonia. They also compete with fans of speedway club Apator Toruń.
References
- ↑ Torun City Stadium (stadiony.net)
- ↑ 1998/99 Polish football league results and tables at RSSSSF
- ↑ 1998/99 Polish football league results and tables at RSSSSF
- ↑ 2007/08 Polish football league results and tables at RSSSSF
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.elanowcy.pl/info.html
- ↑ http://www.elanowcy.pl/index.php
- ↑ http://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/portretymiast/1571489,1,bydgoszcz-i-torun----wieczna-rywalizacja.read
- ↑ http://ocb03.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205:elana-toru-zawisza-bydgoszcz&catid=48:przyjaciele&Itemid=98
External links
- (Polish) Official website
- (Polish) Elana Toruń at torunskaelana.futbolowo.pl
- (Polish) Elana Toruń at elanowcy.pl
- (Polish) Elana Toruń at facebook.com
- (Polish) Elana Toruń (90minut.pl)
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