Motor Lublin
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| Full name | Lubelski Klub Piłkarski Motor Lublin |
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| Nickname(s) | Żółto-Biało-Niebiescy (Yellow, White and Blues), Motorowcy |
| Founded | December 1950 |
| Ground |
Arena Lublin Lublin, Poland |
| Capacity | 15,500 |
| Chairman | Leszek Bartnicki |
| Manager | Marcin Sasal |
| League | III Liga |
| 2015/2016 | III Liga, 1st place |
Motor Lublin (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmɔtɔr ˈlublin]) is a Polish professional football team based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950 with their nickname The Yellow, White and Blues reflecting their official colours. They currently play in the Polish Third League.
The history of Motor Lublin dates back to December 1950, when a group of sports enthusiasts decided to form a football team, supported by FSC Lublin Automotive Factory. Motor was at first called Stal (Steel) Lublin, and its team began playing in the lower level of Polish football tier (also called Class B). After one year, the team won promotion to Class A, which was the equivalent of the 4th Division. In the spring of 1953, Stal FSC Lublin debuted in the third level, the so-called Lublin-Rzeszów Inter-Voivodeship Class (Lubelsko-Rzeszowska Klasa Miedzywojewodzka), but was relegated after one year.
Stal FSC returned to the third level in 1955, and in 1957, the club changed its name into Robotniczy Klub Sportowy (Workers’ Sports Club) Motor. In 1960, Polish leagues switched to the autumn-spring system, and in August 1961, Motor lost playoffs against Start Łódź, failing to qualify to the Second Division. In 1964, Motor became the champion of the Lublin region, and in the playoffs, it beat Włókniarz Łódz, Warszawianka Warszawa, Mazur Ełk and Warmia Olsztyn. The team did not qualify, as two of its games were voided, due to the fact that one of Motor’s players was not registered.
In the 1964/65 season, Motor once again won local championships, qualifying to the playoffs. Since both Motor and CKS Czeladź finished in the first position in the playoff round, an additional game was necessary between the two teams. This game took place on August 5, 1965 in Łódź. Supported by 7,000 fans, Motor won 3–0, winning promotion to the second level of Polish football. Motor was relegated after one season, but in the early summer of 1968, it returned to the Second Division, to remain there until 1972.
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