RTP Unia Racibórz
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RTP Unia Racibórz is a women's football club from Racibórz
, Poland
.
The club Unia Racibórz was founded back on 27 April 1946 as Plan Raciborz KS and has undergone several name changes, June 1949 to November 1949 it was named ZKS Raciborz Chemist, ZKS Union Raciborz until 18 March 1957, Union Raciborz KS up to the 1997-98 season before adopting the current name RTP Union Raciborz. The club was only having a men's football team until 2001, when the women started training, which was registered for league play in the 2002-03 season.
In January 2008 after discrepancies over the use of finances the men's section split from RPT Unia and now plays as KP Unia Racibórz in the 5th tier leagues of Poland. Thus RTP Unia Racibórz is a pure women's football club today.
In 2006-07 the club gained promotion into Ekstraliga Kobiet
, Poland's first league for women. In their first season in the Ekstraliga the took 3rd place, but only one year later the team won the championship and ended the dominance of KS AZS Wrocław
, who had won the title the last eight times. Unia was able to defend the title in 2009-10.
In the 2009-10 Champions League, the started in the round of 32, but lost to SV Neulengbach
. Later that season Unia won their first national cup after beating Pogoń Women Szczecin 7-1 in the final. The following season, Unia again lost the round of 32 champions league legs, this time to Brøndby
. After a third title in a row, they again will play in the champions league.
Racibórz
Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
The club Unia Racibórz was founded back on 27 April 1946 as Plan Raciborz KS and has undergone several name changes, June 1949 to November 1949 it was named ZKS Raciborz Chemist, ZKS Union Raciborz until 18 March 1957, Union Raciborz KS up to the 1997-98 season before adopting the current name RTP Union Raciborz. The club was only having a men's football team until 2001, when the women started training, which was registered for league play in the 2002-03 season.
In January 2008 after discrepancies over the use of finances the men's section split from RPT Unia and now plays as KP Unia Racibórz in the 5th tier leagues of Poland. Thus RTP Unia Racibórz is a pure women's football club today.
In 2006-07 the club gained promotion into Ekstraliga Kobiet
Ekstraliga Kobiet
The Ekstraliga Kobiet is the top level women's football league of Poland.The women's league startet out to play a champion in 1979-80. The first title holder was Czarni Sosnowiec in 1980. In 2005 the league was renamed to Ekstraliga Kobiet. The winner of the league qualifies for the UEFA Women's...
, Poland's first league for women. In their first season in the Ekstraliga the took 3rd place, but only one year later the team won the championship and ended the dominance of KS AZS Wrocław
KŚ AZS Wrocław
KŚ AZS Wrocław is a Polish women's football club from Wrocław.AZS Wrocław was founded in 1997 from the women's section of AZS-AWF Wrocław. The club plays in the highest league Ekstraliga Kobiet and has won the championship eight times in a row from 2001 to 2008, before finishing 2nd to RTP Unia...
, who had won the title the last eight times. Unia was able to defend the title in 2009-10.
In the 2009-10 Champions League, the started in the round of 32, but lost to SV Neulengbach
SV Neulengbach
SV Neulengbach is an Austrian association football club from Neulengbach. The club was founded in 1923 but is most notably for its women's football section which was founded in 1996....
. Later that season Unia won their first national cup after beating Pogoń Women Szczecin 7-1 in the final. The following season, Unia again lost the round of 32 champions league legs, this time to Brøndby
Brøndby IF (women)
Brøndby IF is a women's football club from Brøndby, Denmark. It is the female team of Brøndby IF.The team is one of Denmark's best women's teams, having won six championships and 5 cups in the 2000s...
. After a third title in a row, they again will play in the champions league.
Titles
- Polish championships: 2009, 2010, 2011
- Polish cup-winner: 2010, 2011
- Polish indoor championships: 2008, 2009
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Cup | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | II liga kobiet, grupa: śląska (II) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 20 | |||
| 2003-04 | II liga kobiet, grupa: opolska (II) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 2004-05 | II liga kobiet, grupa: opolska (II) | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 16 | 52 | |||
| 2005–06 | I liga kobiet, grupa: południowa (II) | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 34 | 39 | semi-final | ||
| 2006–07 | I liga kobiet, grupa: wschodnia (II) | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 6 | 60 | quarter-final | ||
| 2007–08 | Ekstraliga Kobiet (I) | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 34 | final | ||
| 2008–09 | Ekstraliga Kobiet (I) | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 11 | 53 | semi-final | ||
| 2009–10 | Ekstraliga Kobiet (I) | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 12 | 52 | winner | ||
| 2010–11 | Ekstraliga Kobiet (I) | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 7 | 47 | winner | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
UEFA competitions record
| Season | Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Champions League | First Round | 1-3 1-0 |  NeulengbachSV Neulengbach SV Neulengbach is an Austrian association football club from Neulengbach. The club was founded in 1923 but is most notably for its women's football section which was founded in 1996.... |
| 2010-11 | Champions League | First Round | 1-3 1-0 |  BrøndbyBrøndby IF (women) Brøndby IF is a women's football club from Brøndby, Denmark. It is the female team of Brøndby IF.The team is one of Denmark's best women's teams, having won six championships and 5 cups in the 2000s... |
| 2011-12 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 0-1 |  Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava (women) ŠK Slovan Bratislava Ženy is a women's football team representing SK Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Women's First League It has won five leagues, including the three last ones as of 2011.-Honours:* 6 Slovak leagues... |
| 8-0 |  Ada Velipojë |
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