2020–21 Piast Gliwice season

In the 2020–21 season, Piast Gliwice competed in Ekstraklasa and this season's edition of the Polish Cup.[1][2] They competed in the UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, but were eliminated in the third qualifying round, following the 3–0 defeat to Copenhagen.[3]

Piast Gliwice
2020-21 season
ChairmanPaweł Żelem
ManagerWaldemar Fornalik
StadiumStadion Miejski, Gliwice
Ekstraklasa4th
Polish CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jakub Świerczok (14 goals)

All:
Jakub Świerczok (16 goals)
Biggest win4–0 v Resovia (PC)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Lech Poznań (EKS)
0–3 v Copenhagen (UEL)
All statistics correct as of 27 November 2020.

Players

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As of 10 October 2020[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   POL Jakub Szmatuła
2 DF   DEN Mikkel Kirkeskov
3 MF   POL Tomasz Jodłowiec
4 DF   POL Jakub Czerwiński
5 DF   SVK Tomáš Huk
6 DF   POL Michał Chrapek
7 MF   POR Tiago Alves
10 MF   HUN Kristopher Vida
11 FW   POL Michał Żyro
12 GK   POL Patryk Królczyk
14 MF   SVK Jakub Holúbek
16 FW   POL Dominik Steczyk (on loan from Nürnberg)
17 MF   POL Patryk Lipski
18 MF   POL Patryk Sokołowski
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   POL Sebastian Milewski
20 DF   POL Martin Konczkowski
21 MF   ESP Gerard Badía (captain)
22 DF   POL Tomasz Mokwa
23 MF   POL Javier Hyjek
26 GK   SVK František Plach
28 DF   POL Bartosz Rymaniak
29 MF   POL Remigiusz Borkała
33 GK   POL Karol Szymański
34 DF   POL Piotr Malarczyk
67 MF   POL Michał Rakowiecki
70 FW   POL Jakub Świerczok (on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad)
77 FW   POL Arkadiusz Pyrka
99 FW   POL Karol Stanek

Competitions

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Ekstraklasa

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Śląsk Wrocław 30 11 10 9 36 32 +4 43[a] Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
5 Warta Poznań 30 13 4 13 33 32 +1 43[a]
6 Piast Gliwice 30 11 9 10 39 32 +7 42[b]
7 Lechia Gdańsk 30 12 6 12 40 37 +3 42[b]
8 Zagłębie Lubin 30 11 8 11 38 40 −2 41
Source: ekstraklasa.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Number of wins; 9) Number of away wins; 10) Fairplay ranking; 11) Draw[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Śląsk Wrocław 6, Warta Poznań 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Piast Gliwice 4, Lechia Gdańsk 1.


Polish Cup

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15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) Round of 64 Resovia 0–4 Piast Gliwice Rzeszów
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Łączy nas piłka
90minut
Stadium: Stadion Resovii
Attendance: 712
Referee: Mariusz Złotek (Stalowa Wola)
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) Round of 32 Stal Mielec 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Piast Gliwice Mielec
17:40 CET (UTC+01:00)
Łączy nas piłka
90minut
Stadium: Stadion Stali
Attendance: 0
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Wrocław)
Penalties
Note: Match originally scheduled on 31 October 2020, 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) was postponed due to COVID-19 disease detection in Piast Gliwice team.

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying phase

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First qualifying round
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Dinamo Minsk  0–2  Piast Gliwice
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lazar Lukić (Serbia)
Second qualifying round
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Piast Gliwice  3–2  Hartberg
Report
Third qualifying round
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Copenhagen  3–0  Piast Gliwice
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References

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  1. ^ "Tabela PKO BP Ekstraklasy 2020/2021 - PKO BP Ekstraklasa - Strona oficjalna". Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. ^ "Fortuna PP: Resovia 0-4 Piast".
  3. ^ "Copenhagen-Piast 2021 History | UEFA Europa League".
  4. ^ "Piast Gliwice current squad" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Podręcznik Ekstraklasy na sezon 2020/2021" [Ekstraklasa handbook for the 2020/2021 season] (PDF). ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Ekstraklasa S.A. 24 July 2020. pp. 31–32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.