Ruch Chorzów(Polish:[ˈruxˈxɔʐuf]) is a Polish professionalfootballclub based inChorzów,Upper Silesia.It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteenPolish Championships,and thePolish Cupthrice. As of the2024–25 season,they compete in theI liga,after suffering relegation from the2023–24 Ekstraklasa.

Ruch Chorzów
Full nameKlub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów
Nickname(s)Niebiescy(The Blues),
Niebieska eRka(The Blue R),
HKS(fromHajducki Klub Sportowy)
Founded20 April 1920;104 years ago(1920-04-20)
GroundRuch Chorzów Stadium
Silesian Stadium
Capacity9,300[1]
55,211
ChairmanSeweryn Siemianowski
ManagerDawid Szulczek
LeagueI liga
2023–24Ekstraklasa,17th of 18 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.ksruch.com/
Current season

Ruch's home venue is theRuch Chorzów Stadium,with a capacity of 9,300 seats.[1]As it is currently under renovation, Ruch temporarily hosts their games at theSilesian Stadiumwith a capacity of 55,211 seats. The club is known for itsSilesian identity.[2]Ruch Chorzów has also had a very successful female handball team (9 times national champions).

Names

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Years Name
1920–1923 KSRuch Bismarkhuta
1923 KS Ruch Wielkie Hajduki
1923–c. 1924 KS RuchBBCWielkie Hajduki
c. 1924–1939 KS Ruch Wielkie Hajduki
1939–1940 KS Ruch Chorzów
1940–1945(as a part of German Gauliga) Bismarckhütter SV 99
1945–1948 KS Ruch Chorzów
1948–1949 ZKSRuch Chorzów
1949 KS Chemik Chorzów
1949–1955 ZSUnia Chorzów
1955–c. 1956 ZKS Unia-Ruch Chorzów
c. 1956–2002 KS Ruch Chorzów
2002–2004 KS Ruch w Chorzowie
2004–2008 Ruch ChorzówSSA
2008–2017 Ruch ChorzówSA
2017–2018 Ruch Chorzów SA w restrukturyzacji
2018–current Ruch Chorzów SA

History

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Municipal House of Culture "Batory" in Chorzów, place where the club was founded

The club was founded on 20 April 1920 inBismarkhuta(GermanBismarckhütte,historicallyHajduki), one of the many heavily industrialised municipalities in the eastern part ofUpper Silesia,a disputed province between Poland and Germany. The main incentive was an appeal of the Polish Plebiscite Committee a few months earlier that led to creation of around one hundred sport associations. It took place in between the first and secondSilesian Uprisings,to which the nameRuchis a supposedcover reference.[3]The Polish wordruchis however also a common noun formovement,not as strongly associated with Polishness as names of many other clubs established after the appeal (like Polonia, Powstaniec etc.). On the other hand, the club's first match, a 3–1 win against Orzeł Józefowiec, was played on 3 May 1920, the day of thefirst Polish Constitution.After theUpper Silesia plebisciteand the third Silesian Uprising in 1921 Bismarkhuta became part of Poland and theSilesian Voivodeship.The municipality was renamed toWielkie Hajdukion 1 January 1923,[4]hence the club was known as Ruch Wielkie Hajduki until another merger into the town Chorzów (created in 1934 from amalgamation ofKrólewska Huta,ChorzówandHajduki Nowe) in the early 1939, with a short period in 1923 after the fusion with the older local German clubBismarckhütter Ballspiel Club,when it was known asRuch BBC Wielkie Hajduki.After the merger the team played its games on the former BBC's pitch known asna Kalinie.[5]The popular nickname of the clubNiebiescy(The Blues) clung to the team already in the 1920s.[6]

Ruch Wielkie Hajduki, Silesian Vice-Champions in 1924

In autumn of 1920 Ruch won the promotion to the nascent SilesianKlasa A(see also:Lower Level Football Leagues in Interwar Poland). The Blues were third out of fourteen teams in its first season, unfinished due to the third Silesian Uprising. The next year Ruch won the championship of the SilesianKlasa Aand represented the region in the1922 Polish Football Championship.In 1924 the club finished second in the regional top league, behindAKS Królewska Huta,before 1924 considered German and known asVerein für Rasenspiele Königshütte,the first team Ruch had developed a local rivalry with. In 1925 the Silesian Klasa A did not play, insteadStanisław Flieger's Cuptook place, ultimately won by Ruch, which gave the side a start in the only interwar Polish Cup competition in1926.On 4 July 1926Józef Sobota,before 1920 a BBC's player, became the first Ruch's player (and the fourth from Upper Silesia) of thePoland national team,who also scored a goal (againstEstonia). In the same year, two weeks after the national Cup Ruch won for the second time the regional Klasa A, firmly establishing itself as one of the strongest football clubs in this densely populated region and as such it was among the founding clubs of the Polish national league in1927.In1933Ruch won its first Championship as the first side from Silesia, with all the players who were born not further as a few kilometers from thena Kaliniepitch.[7]Thus the first truly golden era began. The local steel mill (since 1934 known as Huta Batory) began to financially support the side. In the winter of 1933 the most noteworthy players such asEdmund Giemsa,Teodor PeterekandGerard Wodarzwere joined by legendaryErnst Wilimowski,bought from1. FC Kattowitz,who with Peterek and Wodarz were collectively nicknamedthe three kingsand helped to win another 4 championships (1934,1935,1936,1938). On 1 November 1934 the club, as the last in the league, employed its first coach, Gustav Wieser.[8]The side was also a leader in the unfinished season1939.The successes rendered the club the most popular in the voivodeship and accelerated building of the new stadium in the years 1934-1935, the currentRuch Chorzów Stadium.

Ruch in 1938

During theWorld War IIGerman occupation of Polandin 1939, the club was officially discontinued but unofficially was simply renamed Bismarckhütter SV 99 and joined theGauliga Oberschlesienin 1941.[9]The club was officially re-established after the war. In 1947 Ruch won the regional championships. In 1948, under communist pressure (Stalinisation), the club was renamed Unia Chorzów, in 1955 it became Unia-Ruch, and finally in 1956 returned to the name Ruch. As Unia the club finished third in the first season of the reactivated national league in 1948 and in 1950 as the second team. In 1951 the club won the reactivated Polish Cup edition and were rewarded with the title of the National Champions (even though they were only sixth inthe league). The next two years the club also won the title, first in1952after final againstPolonia Bytom,another local bitter rival, and in1953after finishing the league on the top position. The most renowned player of that era wasGerard Cieślik,who dedicated his whole life to the club and became its icon.

Ruch in 1968

The years 1957-1966 are considered a lost decade, completely overshadowed by the successes of the new biggest regional rival,Górnik Zabrze,even though the club won the championships in1960.A record of its kind in the national football history as the team consisted of only 14 players, 11 of whom originated in the town of Chorzów. The turn of the tide came in the season1967–68when Ruch won the 10th championship title breaking Górnik Zabrze's streak of five consecutive titles. Another golden era forthe Bluesarrived in the early 1970s withMichal Vičanas a coach. In1972–73the club finished second, in1973–74they won the only double in the history (the championship and the cup) and advanced up tothe quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.In1974–75they again won the league and qualified to thequarter-finals of the European Cup.The most praised players of that times wereBronisław Bula,Zygmunt MaszczykandJoachim Marx.

These successes were followed by a bad financial plight and mediocre results until1978–79,when the club won its 13th Championship title. In the 1980s the club was one of the poorest in the national league. The worst came in the season1986–87,when the club, the only one in the country which so far played all the seasons of the official national top league, was relegated to the second tier. Especially shifty were the circumstances of the relegation decider, againstLechia Gdańsk,when Ruch's goalkeeperJanusz Jojkoscored an infamous and bizarreown goaland the club lost the game 1–2.[10]After one year Ruch returned to the top flight as winners of the seconed league and won the 14th Championship title, as the second freshly-promoted club in the national history (the first was Cracovia in1937), a feat, especially as it was still one of the poorest clubs in the top tier and over half of the players were home-grown,[11]including e.g.Dariusz Gęsiorand the most renownedKrzysztof Warzycha,who was also, with 24 goals, the top scorer of the season.

Ruch Chorzów players celebrating promotion to the2008–09 Polish Cupfinal

After thepolitical turnover in Poland in 1989,Ruch did not fare well for the first two seasons. The funds from the transfer of Krzysztof Warzycha toPanathinaikosran out quickly. The team began to compete with the top teams first in1991–92finishing in the fifth spot, fourth the next year, furthermore the second team (Ruch II) reached the Polish cup final. Ruch was demoted for the second time in the history in the1994–95 season.As before the stay in the second tier lasted one season. While playing in the second league Ruch won its third Polish Cup trophy. In 1998 Ruch reached the final of theUEFA Intertoto Cupand in the1999–2000 seasonfinished third in the league. The crisis came during the2002–03 campaign,when the club was relegated from the top tier for the third time. In the following season, Ruch was in danger of being demoted to the third tier for the first time in history, however the club won the relegation play-offs againstStal Rzeszów(1–1, 2–0). In 2005, the club was restructured as ajoint-stock company.The Blues won the promotion to the top flight in the 2006–07 season. In 2009, the side reached the Polish Cup final, the next year The Blues finished third in the league. The best season in the recent history was2011–12,when Ruch was vice-champion (only 1 point behind the champions,Śląsk Wrocław) and reached the final of the national cup, which they lost 0–3 toLegia Warsaw.

Home game withJagiellonia Białystokin the2009–10 Ekstraklasa

In 2017, it was decided that for the first time in the history of Polish football, in accordance with the Restructuring Law, SA will initiate an accelerated arrangement procedure aimed at agreeing the terms of debt repayment with creditors. These proceedings were opened before the Katowice District Court on 23 June 2017.[12]In these proceedings all 255 creditors were offered to reduce the debt, spread it into installments or convert the debt into club shares. On 30 November 2017 creditors gathered in court to decide whether or not to accept the offer. The majority agreed and the agreement was adopted, ultimately the agreement became final on 13 March 2018.[13]According to the provisions of the agreement, Ruch is to repay PLN 8 million złoty within 5 years. Installments are spread over 400 thousand złoty every quarter.

Ruch started the 2017–18 season inNice I ligawith a six-point deduction for unpaid debts. After a disastrous season in which the Blues suffered heavy defeats, including 0–6 in a home match againstPogoń Siedlceon the club's 98th anniversary, a 6–1 away defeat againstMiedź Legnicaand a 6–0 away loss toWigry Suwałki,the club finished last in the league, being 11 points off the play-off place, which resulted in the first relegation to thethird levelin Ruch's history.

Ruch ended the 2018–19 season in theII ligain last place, eight points off of safety. It was the third season in a row in which the Blues were relegated from last place in the table.

In 2020–21, Ruch dominated group III of theIII ligaand were promoted to the II liga, 11 points ahead of second placedPolonia Bytom.

Away game withMotor Lublinin the2021–22 II liga

Ruch finished the2021–22 seasonin third place, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team facedRadunia Stężyca,which they beat 1–0 after a goal fromDaniel Szczepanin the 118th minute.[14]The final was played in Chorzów, where Ruch faced 5th placedMotor Lublin- on 29 May, Ruch won 4–0 and was promoted for the second season in a row, returning to theI ligafor the first time since the2017–18 season.[15]

Ruch finished the2022–23 seasonas runners-up, after defeating GKS Tychy 1–0 on the last matchday, with the sole goal scored again by Daniel Szczepan. In result, Ruch returned to Ekstraklasa after 7 years of absence, with a streak of three straight promotions.

However, Ruch were relegated back to the second division after just a single season back in the top flight, finishing the2023–24 campaignin 17th and second-last.[16]

Honours

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  • ^(In 1951,Wisła Krakówwas theleaguechampion, however, the championship title was awarded to theCupwinners, Ruch Chorzów.)
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    Youth teams

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    Players

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    Current squad

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    As of 17 February 2025[17]

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    1 GK POL Jakub Szymański
    7 MF POL Miłosz Kozak
    8 MF POL Patryk Sikora(captain)
    10 MF POL Filip Starzyński
    11 FW POL Jakub Myszor(on loan fromRaków Częstochowa)
    13 MF POL Łukasz Moneta
    14 MF ESP Nono
    15 DF POL Martin Konczkowski
    16 DF UKR Yehor Tsykalo(on loan fromTeplice)
    17 DF CRO Andrej Lukić
    19 MF POL Filip Lachendro
    20 MF POL Szymon Szymański
    21 DF POL Maciej Sadlok
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    23 DF BEL Mohamed Mezghrani
    24 MF POL Bartłomiej Barański(on loan fromLech Poznań)
    25 MF SVK Denis Ventúra
    27 MF POL Mateusz Szwoch
    28 DF POL Filip Borowski(on loan fromLech Poznań)
    30 MF POL Jakub Sobeczko
    38 DF POL Szymon Karasiński(on loan fromZagłębie Lubin)
    77 MF POL Wojciech Łaski(on loan fromJagiellonia Białystok)
    80 MF POL Jakub Adkonis(on loan fromLegia Warsaw)
    82 GK POL Jakub Bielecki
    86 FW HUN Soma Novothny
    88 GK SVN Martin Turk
    95 FW POL Daniel Szczepan

    Other players under contract

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    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    6 MF POL Mateusz Chmarek

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    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    22 GK POL Marcel Potoczny(atPniówek Pawłowiceuntil 30 June 2025)
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    MF POL Kamil Lipiński(atPodlasie Biała Podlaskauntil 30 June 2025)

    Notable former players

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    Managerial history

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    [18]

    Name From To
    Gustav Wieser Oct 1934 July 1935
    Günther Ringer Aug 1936 Nov 1937
    Ferenc Fogl June 1938 Jan 1939
    Péter Szabó Jan 1939 July 1939
    František Dembický Jan 1948 Dec 1948
    Gerard Wodarz July 1949 Dec 1949
    Ryszard Koncewicz Jan 1950 June 1952
    Ewald Cebula July 1952 June 1954
    Adam Niemiec July 1954 Dec 1956
    Mikołaj Beljung Feb 1957 Oct 1957
    Czesław Suszczyk Oct 1957 Dec 1957
    Janos Steiner Jan 1958 Dec 1958
    Ewald Cebula Jan 1959 Dec 1959
    Janos Steiner Jan 1960 May 1960
    Ewald Cebula May 1960 June 1960
    Lajos Szolár June 1960 Dec 1960
    Gerard Wodarz Jan 1961 April 1961
    Gerard Cieślik April 1961 July 1961
    Sándor Tátrai July 1961 Oct 1963
    Franciszek Tim Oct 1963 Nov 1963
    Augustyn Dziwisz Dec 1963 Sept 1964
    Artur Woźniak Sept 1964 June 1966
    Teodor Wieczorek July 1966 April 1969
    Eugeniusz Pohl
    Hubert Pala
    May 1969 June 1969
    Jerzy Nikiel July 1969 Nov 1969
    Tadeusz Foryś Dec 1969 June 1971
    Hubert Pala June 1971 June 1971
    Michal Vičan July 1971 April 1976
    Rudolf Kapera April 1976 June 1976
    Frantisek Havranek July 1976 Oct 1977
    Teodor Wieczorek Oct 1977 June 1978
    Leszek Jezierski June 1978 Nov 1980
    Antoni Piechniczek Nov 1980 Jan 1981
    Józef Zwierzyna Jan 1981 Sept 1981
    Piotr Czaja Sept 1981 May 1982
    Orest Lenczyk 1 July 1982 1 Feb 1984
    Alojzy Łysko Feb 1984 Dec 1984
    Name From To
    Władysław Jan Żmuda 1 Jan 1985 1 May 1987
    Jacek Góralczyk April 1987 May 1987
    Jacek Machciński May 1987 July 1987
    Jerzy Wyrobek 1 July 1987 1 July 1990
    Zdzisław Podedworny July 1990 March 1991
    Edward Lorens 1 April 1991 1 May 1994
    Albin Wira 3 May 1994 4 May 1995
    Jerzy Wyrobek 5 May 1995 23 Sept 1996
    Orest Lenczyk 24 Sept 1996 23 March 1999
    Edward Lorens 23 March 1999 30 June 2000
    Jan Żurek 1 July 2000 21 Aug 2000
    Jan Rudnow Aug 2000 Dec 2000
    Bogusław Pietrzak 1 Dec 2000 11 April 2002
    Orest Lenczyk 11 April 2002 9 Oct 2002
    Piotr Mandrysz 10 Oct 2002 30 June 2003
    Jerzy Wyrobek 1 July 2003 5 May 2005
    Dariusz Fornalak 5 May 2005 22 Nov 2005
    Edward Lorens 22 Nov 2005 27 Nov 2005
    Marek Wleciałowski 28 Nov 2005 15 June 2007
    Dusan Radolsky 15 June 2007 10 Sept 2008
    Bogusław Pietrzak 10 Sept 2008 27 April 2009
    Waldemar Fornalik 27 April 2009 10 July 2012
    Tomasz Fornalik 12 July 2012 5 Sept 2012
    Jacek Zielinski 5 Sept 2012 16 Sept 2013
    Dariusz Fornalak(caretaker) 16 Sept 2013 18 Sept 2013
    Ján Kocian 18 Sept 2013 6 Oct 2014
    Waldemar Fornalik 7 Oct 2014 22 Apr 2017
    Krzysztof Warzycha 24 Apr 2017 10 Sep 2017
    Juan Ramón Rocha 10 Sep 2017 5 Apr 2018
    Dariusz Fornalak 5 Apr 2018 1 Nov 2018
    Marek Wleciałowski 1 Nov 2018 18 Apr 2019
    Karol Michalski 18 Apr 2019 18 Jun 2019
    Łukasz Bereta 18 Jun 2019 23 Jun 2021
    Jarosław Skrobacz 24 Jun 2021 6 Nov 2023
    Jan Woś 6 Nov 2023 29 Dec 2023
    Janusz Niedźwiedź 29 Dec 2023 24 Aug 2024
    Karol Szweda(caretaker) 24 Aug 2024 27 Aug 2024
    Dawid Szulczek 27 Aug 2024 current

    Ruch in Europe

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    Away game withFeyenoordin the quarter-finals of the1973–74 UEFA Cup
    Season Competition Round Club Score
    1972–73 UEFA Cup 1R Fenerbahçe 3–0, 0–1
    2R Dynamo Dresden 0–1, 0–3
    1973–74 UEFA Cup 1R Wuppertaler SV 4–1, 4–5
    2R Carl Zeiss Jena 3–0, 0–1
    3R Budapest Honvéd 0–2, 5–0
    QF Feyenoord 1–1, 1–3
    1974–75 European Cup 1R Hvidovre IF 0–0, 2–1
    2R Fenerbahçe 2–1, 2–0
    QF Saint-Étienne 3–2, 0–2
    1975–76 European Cup 1R KuPS 5–0, 2–2
    2R PSV Eindhoven 1–3, 0–4
    1979–80 European Cup 1R Dynamo Berlin 1–4, 0–0
    1989–90 European Cup 1R CSKA Sofia 1–1, 1–5
    1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Q Llansantffraid 1–1, 5–0
    1R Benfica 1–5, 0–0
    1998 Intertoto Cup 1R Austria Wien 1–0, 2–2
    2R Örgryte 1–2, 1–0
    3R Estrela da Amadora 1–1, 1–1
    4R Debrecen 1–0, 3–0
    5R Bologna 0–1, 0–2
    2000–01 UEFA Cup Q Žalgiris Vilnius 1–2, 6–0
    1R Inter Milan 0–3, 1–4
    2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Shakhter Karagandy 2–1, 1–0
    2Q Valletta 1–1, 0–0
    3Q Austria Wien 1–3, 0–3
    2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2Q Metalurg Skopje 3–1, 3–0
    3Q Viktoria Plzeň 0–2, 0–5
    2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q FC Vaduz 3–2, 0–0
    3Q Esbjerg 0–0, 2–2
    PO Metalist Kharkiv 0–0, 0–1 (a.e.t)

    Crest

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    Ruch Chorzów has a very specific crest and is one of the most recognizable football crests in Poland. There isn't information who was the author of the prototype and in which year the crest was used for the first time. The oldest confirmed source is letterhead from 1929. The club colours are blue and white. They accompany the team from the very beginning of the club's existence and already in the twenties it was written about Ruch - "Niebiescy"(en.The Blues).This color has become the symbol of the club. Except for the emblem of Unia Chorzów (around 1949-1955), the shield of the crest has always been, more or less precisely, the blueReuleaux trianglewith the club's full name on the rim. The white center of the sign is filled with an acronym. In the late 1980s, the monogram was decorated with thin lines, emphasizing the activity, militancy and mobility of the signet itself, and thereby reflecting the name of the club in a slightly expressive way (Ruch means Movement in English). In September 2007, it was decided to make a facelift of the logo, which was to be a sign of the continuous evolution of the brand of Ruch Chorzów. Shading was introduced to the sign in order to plasticize the drawing, give depth and spaciousness to the whole crest. In this way, they tried to show the spirit of nowadays and to gain the identity of a modern and attractive brand. However, trends for gradients quickly passed, while the crest in this version stayed for a long time and received many opponents. In 2021, after the jubilee year, starting its second century, the club decided to return to the most acceptable version of the crest among fans.


    Due to the lack of a consistent chronology of individual marks, the above listing of all crests with dates is approximate and conventional. The set above does not include jubilee signs.[19][20]

    Upper Silesian symbolism

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    Masts with flags at theRuch Chorzów Stadium
    Łukasz Surma(19.11.2016 Górnik Łęczna - Ruch Chorzów)
    Tomasz Foszmańczyk(01.05.2022 Ruch Chorzów - Znicz Pruszków)

    Ruch Chorzów proudly emphasizes itsSilesianorigin. The club is considered to be "synonymous with Silesianess" and has been called "the most Silesian of Silesian clubs".[21][22]On the stadium mast hangs theUpper Silesian flag,[23]the stadium announcer often declaresTooor!(en. Goal!) over the tannoy after goals scored,[24]while the club mascot is named Adler, an anthropomorphic eagle, stylized as agolden eaglefrom theUpper Silesian coat of arms,who speaks only in theSilesian language.In fan stores there are many products with Upper Silesian symbols,[25]on social media the club tags all posts with the hashtag#MySomRuch(en. We are Ruch), and on the club’s television channel people often uses theSilesian language.An example of which may be the video promoting the match againstZagłębie Sosnowiec.[26]

    The symbolism ofUpper Silesiais also often displayed from a sporting angle. On July 15, 2015, on Silesian Flag Day, the club presented new away kits for the2015/2016 season.The yellow jersey, blue shorts and yellow socks alluded to theflag of Upper Silesia,intended to emphasize the Silesian character of Ruch, in whose traditions the club is so deeply rooted.[27]The debut of the kits took place on the 80th anniversary of the stadium, and the team played in such a set for the first time in history. On that day, the coat of arms of theSilesian Voivodeshipwas additionally on the sleeve, and the announcer during the match spoke entirely in theSilesian language.[28]

    In the2016–17 season,the team’s jerseys had a largecoat of arms of Upper Silesiawith the inscription "Upper Silesia". Initially, only the first match was played in such kits, and all of them went to a charity auction, but after many requests from fans and the approval of the winners of these auctions, the emblem was printed on kits once again and from the 13th round they were in use until the end of the season.[29]

    On 23 April 2022, in a match againstRadunia Stężyca,Ruch's captainTomasz Foszmańczykput on a captain's armband with the Upper Silesian flag for the first time in the club's history.[30]

    Supporters and rivalries

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    Derby againstGórnik Zabrze(2008)

    Ruch's popularity exploded in the 1930s and has remained strong ever since, especially in Upper Silesia. A specific subculture ofszalikowcy(a name derived fromszalik- scarf) developed in the 1970s, as elsewhere in the country, but regionally only after having first appeared among fans ofPolonia Bytom.[31]There are alsohooligans(Psycho Fans, formed in the mid 1990s) andultras(Nucleo Ultra '03 from 2003, replaced by Ultras Niebiescy, formed in 2008).

    Expressions of Upper Silesian identity are often displayed in the form of golden-blue flags, on banners (like the controversial[why?]Oberschlesienexample,[32][33]now banned, orTo my Naród Śląski[34](It's us - Silesian Nation), or through chants.

    Ruch's supporters maintain friendships with fans ofWidzew Łódź(since 2005),Elana Toruń,andAtlético Madrid.[35]The biggest animosity is held against the followers ofGórnik Zabrze(with whomThe Great Silesian Derbyis contested),GKS Katowice,Polonia Bytom(the oldest Silesian derby[36][37]),Zagłębie Sosnowiec,Legia Warszawa,andLech Poznań.[31]

    Notable individual supporters of Ruch are, among others:

    Notes

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    1. ^abStadion Miejski (Chorzów)Archived28 March 2014 at theWayback Machineat ruchchorzow.com.pl
    2. ^Willis, Craig; Hughes, Will; Bober, Sergiusz."ECMI Minorities Blog. National and Linguistic Minorities in the Context of Professional Football across Europe: Five Examples from Non-kin State Situations".ECMI.Archivedfrom the original on 14 March 2023.Retrieved14 March2023.
    3. ^Andrzej Gowarzewski, 1995, p. 15
    4. ^Jacek Kurek, Historia Wielkich Hajduk, Chorzów Batory-Wielkie Hajduki 2001, p. 11.
    5. ^O powstaniu KS Ruch i boisku na Kalinie, Chorzowianin nr 22 (398) z 28.05.2008, p. 19-20. See also Jacek Kurek, Historia Wielkich Hajduk, Chorzów Batory-Wielkie Hajduki 2001, p. 105, 119; Encyklopedia piłkarska FUJI, kolekcja klubów, tom I: Ruch Chorzów, Andrzej Gowarzewski, Katowice 1995; p. 19.
    6. ^Encyklopedia piłkarska FUJI, kolekcja klubów, tom I: Ruch Chorzów, Andrzej Gowarzewski, Katowice 1995; p. 12.
    7. ^Analiza miejsc urodzenia piłkarzy na podstawie biogramów zamieszczonych w Encyklopedii piłkarskiej FUJI, kolekcja klubów, tom I: Ruch Chorzów, Andrzej Gowarzewski, Katowice 1995.
    8. ^Encyklopedia piłkarska FUJI, kolekcja klubów, tom I: Ruch Chorzów, Andrzej Gowarzewski, Katowice 1995; p. 43.
    9. ^Ruch Chorzów profileArchived27 February 2009 at theWayback MachineAlbion Road, accessed: 15 April 2009
    10. ^Murray, Scott (23 October 2007)."The Joy of Six: own goals".Guardian.co.uk.
    11. ^O tytuł mistrza, p. 146
    12. ^"RUCH CHORZÓW S.A.: otwarcie przyśpieszonego postępowania układowego".Bankier.pl.23 June 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 12 September 2021.Retrieved12 September2021.
    13. ^"RUCH CHORZÓW S.A.: Uprawomocnienie Postanowienia Sądu Rejonowego Katowice-Wschód w Katowicach w przedmiocie zatwierdzenia układu restrukturyzacyjnego".7 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 12 September 2021.Retrieved12 September2021.
    14. ^"2. liga. Ruch Chorzów – Radunia Stężyca 1:0 (po dogr.)".tvp sport.25 May 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 29 May 2022.Retrieved29 May2022.
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