Kraków Dragoons FC

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Kraków Dragoons FC, founded in 2016, is an association football club based in Kraków, Poland.[1][2][3][4]

Krakow Dragoons
Full nameKlub Sportowy Dragoons
Nickname(s)The Expats, Smoki (Dragons)
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
GroundCentrum Sportowo-Rekreacyjne UJ
Capacity330 (seated)
OwnerPartnership - owned by its members
ChairmanDaniel Finnegan (acting)
ManagerHugo Cruz
LeagueKlasa A Kraków I
2023–24Klasa A Kraków I, 6th of 14
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded by a group of expats and started competing in the Polish football league system in the 2019–20 season. The Dragoons played two seasons in Klasa B before eventually being crowned champions of their group at the end of the 2021–22 season and winning promotion to Klasa A.

Since the 2022/2023 season, Dragoons FC is competing in the Fenix Trophy, an UEFA sanctioned tournament for non-professional clubs.

Squad

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As of 5 February 2024[5]

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   CHI Gabriel Muñoz-Garcia
2 DF   ENG Josh Dawson
4 DF   UKR Oleksandr Arshakian
5 DF   ITA Simon Calabrese
6 MF   NED Brian Lemmen
7 DF   POL Michał Nowak
8 MF   ITA Enrico Forabosco (Captain)
9 FW   ISR Yuri Samyonov
10 FW   ANG Flavio Nkola
11 FW   IND Rohit Chandran
13 DF   POL Jakub Drobny
14 DF   ARG Roman Bilovol
16 DF   ITA Francesco Leuci
18 DF   ITA Edoardo Battaglion
19 DF   POL Piotr Hajnrych
20 MF   POR Daniel Silva (vice-captain)
23 MF   AUS Mark Szczesnowicz
24 FW   ITA Andrea Latino
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF   NED Rob Smits
28 FW   COD Cedrick Mwamba
29 FW   BLR Vałdzis Fuhaš
30 FW   CZE Martin Voženílek
31 FW   BLR Barys Sidareika
33 MF   ITA Omar Atzori
34 DF   SCO Michael Syska-Lamb
35 MF   TUR Emre Ozan
36 MF   COD Corneille Malonga
43 DF   ALG Salah Missi
44 FW   POL Barry Chowaniec
61 FW   TUR Emre Bezirkan
83 GK   ITA Lorenzo Bartolomei
93 FW   ITA Alessio Sassini
94 FW   POL Błażej Święcicki
97 DF   POL Szymon Urzędowski
99 GK   POL Marcin Obyrtacz

References

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  1. ^ Bandurski, Norbert (2020-03-30). "21 narodowości, jeden zespół. Jak powstał klub obcokrajowców w krakowskiej B klasie?". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  2. ^ Trela, Michał (2020-07-30). "Międzynarodowa B klasa. Kraków Dragoons jedynym w Polsce klubem obcokrajowców". newonce (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. ^ "Krakow Dragoons FC: "We aim to embed grassroots football culture into the local scene"". Kafkadesk. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  4. ^ Bochenek, Tomasz (2022-04-11). "Dragoons Kraków idą po awans. Zespół ekspatów pokonał Opatkowiankę ZDJĘCIA". Gazeta Krakowska. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  5. ^ "Player Charts 2023/2024".