Nörda Karwia is a football club based in Karwia, Kashubia, Poland. As of the 2024–25 season, the club competes in Klasa B, the eighth level in the Polish league pyramid.[1] The club is notable both for incorporating the Kashubian language in its name and for playing in the most northerly football league ground in Poland.[2]
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| Full name | Klub Sportowy Nörda Karwia | ||
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| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Chairman | Jarosław Dettlaff | ||
| Manager | Przemysław Szweda | ||
| League | Klasa B Gdańsk I | ||
| 2023–24 | Klasa B Gdańsk I, 9th of 14 | ||
| Website | http://nordakarwia.futbolowo.pl | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1994 and had its most successful period from 2008, when Nörda spent five seasons in the Klasa A.[2] Their most successful campaign was the 2008–09 season in which they finished 8th in the Klasa A with 38 points.[3] After taking over at the end of 2017 the current manager, Jarosław Pieper, prevented the club dissolving and kept them in the league.[2] Under Pieper's tutelage the team managed to reach 5th place in the Klasa B 2019 season and aimed to fight for a higher position the following season.[4]
Ground
editNörda plays at Stadion Boisko w Karwii, the most northerly league football stadium of any football club in Poland. The ground is located just 50 metres from the Baltic Sea. In 2008, the club's pitch was destroyed by wild boar.[2]
Colours
editThe club's home strip incorporates the yellow and blue colours of the regional club Arka Gdynia who have a strong fanbase in the town.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Keeza Klasa B 2023/2024, grupa: Gdańsk I". 90minut.pl.
- ^ a b c d Tomasik, Szymon. "[100 meczów na 100-lecie PZPN] Nörda Karwia – Solar Władysławowo (44/100)". www2.laczynaspilka.pl.
- ^ "Klasa A 2008/2009, grupa: Gdańsk I". www.90minut.pl.
- ^ "NORDA Karwia 5 w rozgrywkach ligowych". karwia.pl.
- ^ "Fan Cluby | StylKibica.net - Serwis dla Kibola! Najszybsze źródło informacji kibicowskich". www.stylkibica.net.
- ^ Sokołowski, Kacper (11 January 2023). "The Star of the North". Terrace Edition. Retrieved 15 May 2024.