Resovia (football)

Resovia Rzeszów, commonly referred to as Resovia, is a Polish professional association football club from Rzeszów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. It is part of the multi-sports club CWKS Resovia, and is one of the oldest football clubs in Poland. As of the 2025–26 season, they compete in the II liga.

Resovia

Full name	CWKS Resovia Rzeszów Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)	Resoviacy (The Resoviaks) Sovia Wojskowi (The Martials) Maltańscy Wojownicy (The Maltese Warriors) Reska
Short name	Resovia
Founded	1905; 120 years ago (1905)
Stadium	Stadion Miejski w Rzeszowie
Capacity	3,420
Owner	CWKS Resovia
Chairman	Leszek Ochab
Manager	Piotr Kołc
League	II liga
2024–25	II liga, 10th of 18
Website	cwks-resovia.pl
Home colours Away colours

Among the achievements of Resovia's football team are: Championship of Lwów League in 1937, semifinals of the Polish Cup in 1981, and runners-up in the Second Division in 1983.

History

Resovia was officially registered in 1905^[1] in the then Austrian Poland, but the history of the club dates back to several football teams, formed by students of local high schools in 1905–1907. As a result, in different sources the date of the foundation of Resovia is presented as 1905, 1907, and 1910. During World War I, when most of Austrian Galicia was occupied by the Russian Empire, the activities of Resovia were suspended. The organization was recreated in 1919, and in June 1920, first stadium was opened on Krakowska Street.

Resovia was formed as a football club, but in the 1920s, other departments were added (tennis, track and field, cycling). In 1932, volleyball team was formed, later the departments of boxing, table tennis and basketball were added. On February 12, 1933, Resovia was merged with football team of the 17th Infantry Regiment, which was garrisoned in Rzeszow. As a result of the merger, the organization changed its name into Wojskowo-Cywilne Towarzystwo Sportowe (WCTS, Military-Civilian Sports Association) Resovia.

In the 1930s, Resovia was among top teams of the Lwow Regional League (see Lower Level Football Leagues in Interwar Poland). In 1937, it won the regional championship, qualifying to the first round of the Ekstraklasa playoffs, where it faced Unia Lublin, Strzelec Janowa Dolina and Rewera Stanislawow. Resovia finished in the second spot, behind Unia Lublin.

The cooperation with the military ended in 1938, when Resovia received support from Rzeszów branch of the H. Cegielski – Poznań factory (currently: Zelmer Household Appliances). In 1938–1939, Resovia's official name was Sports Club H. Cegielski Poznań Resovia.

League history

As of the 2024–25 season

Name	Level	Number of seasons
Ekstraklasa	1	-
I liga	2	20
II liga	3	38
III liga	4	15

Club names

• 1909–1933 – Cywilno-Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Resovia
• 1933 – Ogniwo Rzeszów (after merger with KS Wisłok Rzeszów)
• 1956–1967 – MZKS Resovia
• 1967 – CWKS Resovia (after merger with KS Bieszczady Rzeszów)
• 2003–2005 – CWKS Resovia Cenowa Bomba Resgraph
• 2005–2018 – CWKS Resovia
• 2018–2023 – "Apklan" Resovia
• 2023–present – CWKS Resovia

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 2025^[2]

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 GK  POL Jakub Tetyk 2 DF  POL Jakub Banach 3 DF  POL Gracjan Czapniewski 4 DF  POL Krystian Szymocha 5 MF  POL Radosław Bąk 6 MF  POL Adrian Małachowski 8 MF  POL Dawid Pieniążek 9 FW  POL Dawid Bałdyga 10 MF  POL Jakub Letniowski 11 FW  POL Bartosz Zimnicki 13 GK  POL Mikołaj Kwiatek 17 MF  POL Dawid Hanc

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  POL Bartosz Grasza 21 DF  POL Bartosz Ciszewski 22 MF  POL Kornel Rębisz 23 DF  POL Mateusz Geniec 25 FW  POL Gracjan Jaroch 26 MF  SVK Jakub Jordán Jokel (on loan from Polonia Bytom) 39 GK  POL Filip Zwoliński 66 DF  POL Maciej Kowalski-Haberek (captain) 69 FW  CZE Jan Silný 77 DF  POL Patryk Romanowski 80 MF  POL Dominik Banach

Other players under contract

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 35 DF  POL Karol Chuchro 97 FW  POL Filip Mikrut

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  POL Olaf Leś

Out on loan

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 7 MF  POL Filip Zawadzki (at Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki until 30 June 2026) 15 FW  POL Damian Kotecki (at Ekoball Stal Sanok until 30 June 2026)

Notable players

Spirydion Albański Stanisław Baran Michał Benkowski Adrian Bergier Jarosław Białek Piotr Chlipała Piotr Codello Jan Domarski Konrad Domoń Łukasz Dzierżęga Oskar Fryc Sebastian Głaz Michał Iliński Witold Jakubowski Tomasz Jakuszewski Piotr Kamiński Łukasz Korab

Kamil Kościelny Tomasz Król Marek Kusiak Damian Łanucha Bartosz Madeja Piotr Marynowski Dawid Mastej Łukasz Morawski Maciej Nalepa Jarosław Piątkowski Marcin Pietrucha Mateusz Podstolak Krystian Prymula Mateusz Siedlarz Waldemar Sotnicki Szymon Stencel Piotr Szalacha

Mateusz Szyszko Paweł Ślęzak Sławomir Świst Rafał Turczyn Jakub Warchoł Mariusz Wiktor Rafał Zawiślan Chris Lonsdale Ilja Zítka Pavol Húšťava Ján Krupa Lubomir Ivanski

Coaching staff

As of 24 July 2025^[3]

Manager	Piotr Kołc
Assistant manager	Aleksander Adamus
Assistant coach	Paweł Młynarczyk
Goalkeeping coach	Bartosz Szelong
Match analyst	Sergiusz Kowalski
Strength and conditioning coach	Jakub Kurek
Physiotherapist	Radosław Maciąg
Physiotherapist & team manager	Karolina Rzeszutek

Notable coaches

• Miroslav Čopjak (until 2010)
• Wojciech Borecki (interim, 2010)
• Artur Łuczyk (2010–2011)
• Szymon Grabowski (2017–2020)

See also

• Resovia (sports club)
• Resovia (basketball)
• Resovia (volleyball)