Unia Racibórz
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| Full name | Raciborskie Towarzystwo Pilkarskie Unia Racibórz |
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Ground | OSiR-u Stadium,raciborz. |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| President | Remigiusz Trawiński |
| Head coach | Remigiusz Trawiński |
| League | Ekstraliga |
| 2012–13 | 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
RTP Unia Racibórz is a women's football club from Racibórz, Poland. They club won five national championships, three Polish Cups and participated in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Furthermore, there is a men's football club, KP Unia Racibórz, which was founded in 1946 and currently plays in local, Silesian league, 5th level of Polish football system. Men's football team of Unia was twice U-19 Champion of Poland (1954, 1956), and spent two seasons in the Ekstraklasa (1963/64, 1964/65).
In January 2008 after discrepancies over the use of finances the men's section split from RPT Unia and now plays as KP Unia Racibórz in the 5th tier leagues of Poland. Thus RTP Unia Racibórz is a pure women's football club today.
Unia Racibórz was founded on 27 April 1946 as men's team Klub Sportowy Plania Raciborz, and has undergone several name changes. From June 1949 to November 1949 it was named ZKS Chemik Raciborz, then it was called ZKS Unia Raciborz (until 18 March 1957), and KS Unia Raciborz, up to the 1997-98 season before adopting the current name RTP Union Raciborz. The club was only having a men's football team until 2001, when the women started training, which was registered for league play in the 2002-03 season.
Men's team of Unia Racibórz won in 1957 regional competition of Opole Silesia, and qualified for the Second Division playoffs. After beating Victoria Częstochowa, Wawel Wirek and Lublinianka, Unia won promotion to the 1958 Second Division, which at that time was the second level of Polish football system, consisting of 24 teams, divided into two groups, North and South. In its first Second Division season, Unia was 4th in Group South, behind Górnik Radlin, Szombierki Bytom and Stal Mielec. Unia was twice U-19 Champion of Poland, in 1954 and 1956. Based on this very talented generation of young players, in 1959 Unia was very close to the promotion to the Ekstraklasa, finishing the season in the 2nd spot of Group South of the Second Division, one point behind Zagłębie Sosnowiec.
In 1960, Unia was moved to Group North of the Second Division, finishing the season in the third spot, behind Lech Poznań and Zawisza Bydgoszcz. For the 1961 season, one group of the Second Division was formed, with 18 teams. Unia finished in the 5th position, with Gwardia Warszawa as the champion of the Polish second level. In 1962, after another change, Unia was 4th in Group A of the Second Division. Finally, in 1963, Unia won promotion to the elite Ekstraklasa, finishing as the second team of the national Second Division, four points behind Szombierki Bytom, and one point above .
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