WKS Gwardia Warszawa () was a Polish sports club based in Warsaw. The club was founded in 1948 before being dissolved in 2018.
Football The club participated in the Polish 1st League from 1953 to 1960 (8 seasons), 1962–1966 (5 seasons), 1967–1968, 1969–1975, 1978–1979 and 1981–1983. The biggest success was finishing 2nd in the Polish Championship in the 1957 season. Gwardia was the first club in the history of Polish football to take part in the European Cup in the 1955–56 season.
Gymnastics Gymnast Jan Jankowicz, who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, was a member of the gymnastics club.
Gwardia Warszawa football team in Europe Season Competition Round Club Score1955–56European Cup1RDjurgården0–0, 1–41957–58European CupQWismut Aue3–1, 1–3, 1–1 (Wismut advance by draw)1969–70Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1RVojvodina1–1, 1–02RDunfermline Athletic1–2, 0–11973–74UEFA Cup1RFerencvárosi1–0, 2–12RFeyenoord Rotterdam1–3, 1–01974–75UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RBologna2–1, 1–2, penalties 5–3 for Gwardia2RPSV Eindhoven1–5, 0–3
Football honours Ekstraklasa Runners-up: 1957 Third place: 1959, 1972–73 Polish Cup Winners: 1953–54 Runners-up: 1973–74 Poland Under-19 Championship: Runners-up: 1960, 1978 European Cup First round: 1955–56 European Cup Winners' Cup Second round: 1974–75
See also Football in Poland List of football teams Champions' Cup/League UEFA Cup
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