Hutnik Kraków

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Hutnik Kraków, full name Klub Sportowy Hutnik Kraków and nicknamed Gumiory, is a Polish football club from Kraków. It was founded on 21 March 1950. After debts, the club was dissolved and re-founded by its fans in 2010 as Hutnik Nowa Huta. They play at the Suche Stawy Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,500. The club’s chairman is Artur Trębacz and the manager is Krzysztof Świątek. In the 2024–25 season they compete in II liga and are placed 8th out of 18.

Hutnik Kraków has spent seven seasons in Poland’s top division. The club’s best result came in the 1995–96 season, finishing third and earning a UEFA Cup place. In Europe, Hutnik defeated Khazri Buzovna from Azerbaijan (9–0 and 2–2) and Sigma Olomouc (0–1 and 3–1) before losing to Monaco (0–1 and 1–3).

The England national team trained at Hutnik’s grounds for Euro 2012. Notable players who began their careers in Hutnik's youth system include Marcin Wasilewski, Zbigniew Płaszewski, Jan Karaś, Kazimierz Putek, Marek Koźmiński, Dariusz Romuzga, Łukasz Sosin and Michał Pazdan.

Traditionally, Hutnik is considered Kraków’s third-largest club, behind Cracovia and Wisła. Most supporters come from the Nowa Huta district, and the club has three official fan clubs: Igołomia&Pobiednik, Szczyrzyc, and Górale (covering fans from Zakopane and Nowy Targ). In recent years Hutnik has spent much time in the lower divisions, so city derbies are often against reserve teams. The team has rivalries with Unia Tarnów, Resovia Rzeszów, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and Stal Stalowa Wola in what are known as Steelworks derbies. The club also enjoys friendly relations with 1. FC Magdeburg, and good ties with Stomil Olsztyn and Wisła Płock, along with some contacts with Dynamo Kyiv.