Lech Poznań II

Lech Poznań II (Polish pronunciation: [lɛx ˈpɔznaj̃]) is the reserve team and the senior academy team of Lech Poznań, a Polish professional football club based in Poznań. The team and its facilities are based in Wronki.

Lech Poznań II

Full name	Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań II
Nickname(s)	Kolejorz (The Railwayman)
Ground	Lech Poznań Academy Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Co-chairmen	Karol Klimczak Piotr Rutkowski
Coach	Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
League	III liga, group II
2024–25	III liga, group II, 5th of 18
Website	http://www.lechpoznan.pl/
Home colours Away colours

They currently play in group II of the fourth tier of the league pyramid.

Overview

The team is intended to be the final step between Lech's academy and the first team, and usually consists promising youngsters between the age of 15 and 22, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience.

Occasionally, first team players are included in line-ups, to give them an opportunity to regain match fitness.

History

They are known for the remarkable feat of winning all 36 games in the 1994–95 IV liga season; it was the last season where 2 points were awarded for a win (instead of 3 points), which meant they finished on 72 points (would have been 108 in a three-point system).^{[citation needed]}

They gained promotion in the 2003–04 season to the third tier after winning the league and beating Jarota Jarocin 2–0 twice, 4–0 on aggregate.^[1] In that same season, they reached the 1st round of the Polish Cup, but were knocked out by Górnik Konin following a 3–1 loss.^[2] After the 2006–07 season,^[3] the reserve teams were scrapped in favour of a central youth league, meaning that between 2007 and 2013 the team ceased to exist. They were reinstated to their previous league position for the 2013–14 season.^[4]

They won promotion to II liga at the end of the 2018–19 season, making them the highest placed reserves team in Poland at the time.^[5] They remained at the third tier for five years, before being relegated from the 2023–24 II liga after finishing 16th.^[6]

Honours

• III liga
  • Greater Poland North
    • Champions: 2003–04^[7]
    • Runners-up: 2001–02,^[8] 2002–03^[9]
  • Group II
    • Champions: 2018–19^[10]
    • Runners-up: 2016–17^[11]

• Polish Cup (Greater Poland regionals)
  • Winners: 2002–03^[12]

• Polish Cup (Poznań regionals)
  • Winners: 1990–91, 1996–97,^[13] 2002–03^[14]
  • Runners-up: 2004–05,^[15] 2005–06^[16] 2013–14,^[17] 2014–15,^[18] 2015–16^[19]

Players

Current squad

As of 27 February 2025^[20]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 DF  POL Adrian Lis 2 DF  POL Jakub Skowroński 3 DF  POL Maciej Orłowski 5 DF  POL Maciej Wichtowski (captain) 6 DF  POL Kacper Wołowiec 7 MF  POL Igor Stankiewicz 8 FW  POL Kamil Jakóbczyk 10 FW  POL Artur Pląskowski 12 GK  POL Wojciech Zborek

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  POL Jan Niedzielski 14 MF  POL Filip Warciarek 16 DF  POL Igor Kornobis 17 MF  POL Jakub Kendzia 18 DF  POL Karol Kalata 21 MF  POL Maksym Pietrzak 22 MF  POL Aleksander Nadolski — MF  POL Maksymilian Dziuba

Coaching staff

As of 4 February 2025^[20]

Position	Staff
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak	Head coach
Karol Bartkowiak	Assistant coach
Kamil Olsztyński	Goalkeeping coach
Filip Zaranek	Match analyst
Patryk Przybylski	Fitness coach
Damian Bartkiewicz	Team doctor
Hubert Rewers	Physiotherapist
Tomasz Małek	Team manager

Stadium

The Lech Poznań Academy Stadium in Wronki is a small, modern venue with undersoil heating. The ground holds just over 5,000 spectators – a third of the town's population – and has floodlighting. The stadium staged three games during the 2006 UEFA U-19 European Championships held in Poland. It used to be the home of Amica Wronki.