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2023–24 Raków Częstochowa season

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Raków Częstochowa
2023–24 season
ChairmanPiotr Obidziński
ManagerDawid Szwarga
StadiumMiejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
(Domestic competitions)
Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy[note 1]
(European competitions)
Ekstraklasa7th
Polish CupQuarter-finals
Polish Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ante Crnac (8)

All:
Ante Crnac (8)

The 2023–24 season was Raków Częstochowa's 103rd season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Polish top division Ekstraklasa. They also competed in the Polish Cup, the Polish Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 9 September 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Serbia SRB Vladan Kovačević
3 DF Serbia SRB Milan Rundić
4 DF Greece GRE Stratos Svarnas
5 MF Sweden SWE Gustav Berggren
7 MF Croatia CRO Fran Tudor
8 MF Poland POL Ben Lederman
9 FW Poland POL Łukasz Zwoliński
10 MF Spain ESP Ivi
11 FW Ecuador ECU John Yeboah
12 GK Greece GRE Antonis Tsiftsis (on loan from Asteras Tripolis)
14 MF Serbia SRB Srđan Plavšić
15 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adnan Kovačević
18 DF Poland POL Adrian Gryszkiewicz
19 FW Croatia CRO Ante Crnac
20 MF Brazil BRA Jean Carlos
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Poland POL Dawid Drachal
22 MF Romania ROU Deian Sorescu
24 DF Croatia CRO Zoran Arsenić (captain)
25 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Racovițan
27 MF Poland POL Bartosz Nowak
30 MF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Kocherhin
33 DF Poland POL Kamil Pestka
66 MF Greece GRE Giannis Papanikolaou
77 MF Poland POL Marcin Cebula
89 GK Poland POL Kacper Bieszczad (on loan from Zagłębie Lubin)
91 FW Poland POL Tomasz Walczak
93 MF Germany GER Sonny Kittel
99 FW Poland POL Fabian Piasecki

Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Poland POL Piotr Malinowski
MF Poland POL Daniel Szelągowski
FW Poland POL Przemysław Oziębała

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Poland POL Szymon Czyż (at Górnik Zabrze until 30 June 2024)
16 DF Poland POL Oskar Krzyżak (at Warta Poznań until 30 June 2024)
26 GK Poland POL Xavier Dziekoński (at Korona Kielce until 30 June 2024)
39 GK Poland POL Jakub Mądrzyk (at Miedź Legnica until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
71 MF Poland POL Wiktor Długosz (at Ruch Chorzów until 30 June 2024)
76 GK Poland POL Jakub Rajczykowski (at Skra Częstochowa until 30 June 2024)
GK Poland POL Kacper Trelowski (at Śląsk Wrocław until 30 June 2024)
MF Poland POL Tobiasz Kubik (at Skra Częstochowa until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Greece Stratos Svarnas Greece AEK Athens €800,000 1 July 2023
MF Ecuador John Yeboah Poland Śląsk Wrocław €1,500,000 6 July 2023
MF Germany Sonny Kittel Germany Hamburger SV Free 20 July 2023 [3]
MF Serbia Srđan Plavšić Serbia Red Star Belgrade €400,000 25 July 2023
FW Croatia Ante Crnac Croatia Slaven Belupo €1,300,000 1 September 2023

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Poland Patryk Kun Poland Legia Warsaw Free 1 July 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 June 2023 Friendly Raków Częstochowa Poland 4–0 Poland Puszcza Niepolomice
11:30
2 July 2023 Friendly Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–1 Poland Raków Częstochowa
15:30
5 July 2023 Friendly Raków Częstochowa Poland 2–1 Romania Universitatea Cluj
11:00

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ekstraklasa 22 July 2023 9 March 2024 Matchday 1 31 13 10 8 51 34 +17 041.94
Polish Cup 2 November 2023 27 February 2024 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 3 3 +0 066.67
Polish Super Cup 15 July 2023 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 11 July 2023 30 August 2023 Second qualifying round Play-off round 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 050.00
UEFA Europa League 21 September 2023 14 December 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 016.67
Total 47 19 14 14 65 53 +12 040.43

Last updated: 10 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Ekstraklasa

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Lech Poznań 34 14 11 9 47 41 +6 53
6 Górnik Zabrze 34 15 8 11 45 41 +4 53
7 Raków Częstochowa 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
8 Zagłębie Lubin 34 13 8 13 43 50 −7 47
9 Widzew Łódź 34 13 7 14 45 46 −1 46
Source: ekstraklasa.org 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[4]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
31 13 10 8 51 34  +17 49 9 5 1 30 8  +22 4 5 7 21 26  −5

Last updated: 10 May 2024.
Source: Ekstraklasa

Results by round

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Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2023. Source: Ekstraklasa
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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25 November 2023 16 Raków Częstochowa 1–1 Cracovia Częstochowa
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
3 December 2023 17 Śląsk Wrocław v Raków Częstochowa Wrocław
17:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Wrocław

Polish Cup

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2 November 2023 Round of 32 ŁKS Łódź 0–2 (a.e.t.) Raków Częstochowa Łódź
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla
Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski
6 December 2023 Round of 16 Raków Częstochowa v Cracovia Częstochowa
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"

Polish Super Cup

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15 July 2023 Final Raków Częstochowa 0–0
(5–6 p)
Legia Warsaw Częstochowa
20:10 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Referee: Szymon Marciniak

UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round
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11 July 2023 First leg Raków Częstochowa Poland 1–0 Estonia Flora Częstochowa, Poland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Attendance: 5,242[5]
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
18 July 2023 Second leg Flora Estonia 0–3
(0–4 agg.)
Poland Raków Częstochowa Tallinn, Estonia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Attendance: 3,204[6]
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
Note: Raków Częstochowa won 4–0 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
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26 July 2023 First leg Raków Częstochowa Poland 3–2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Częstochowa, Poland
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Attendance: 5,451[7]
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
2 August 2023 Second leg Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–1
(3–4 agg.)
Poland Raków Częstochowa Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 31,257[8]
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
Note: Raków Częstochowa won 4–3 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
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8 August 2023 First leg Raków Częstochowa Poland 2–1 Cyprus Aris Limassol Częstochowa, Poland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Attendance: 5,500[9]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
15 August 2023 Second leg Aris Limassol Cyprus 0–1
(1–3 agg.)
Poland Raków Częstochowa Limassol, Cyprus
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
  • Cebula Yellow card 21'
  • Tudor 49'
  • K. Waskowski (not on pitch) Yellow card 61'
  • L. Włodarek (not on pitch) Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Alphamega Stadium
Attendance: 3,959[10]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Note: Raków Częstochowa won 3–1 on aggregate.

Play-off round

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22 August 2023 First leg Raków Częstochowa Poland 0–1 Denmark Copenhagen Sosnowiec, Poland[note 1]
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy
Attendance: 11,600[11]
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
30 August 2023 Second leg Copenhagen Denmark 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
Poland Raków Częstochowa Copenhagen, Denmark
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 34,737[12]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Note: Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATA SCP STU RAK
1 Italy Atalanta 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 1–1 1–0 2–0
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 3–0 2–1
3 Austria Sturm Graz 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4[a] Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–2 1–2 0–1
4 Poland Raków Częstochowa 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4[a] 0–4 1–1 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as a tiebreaker.
21 September 2023 1 Atalanta Italy 2–0 Poland Raków Częstochowa Bergamo, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 13,698[13]
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
5 October 2023 2 Raków Częstochowa Poland 0–1 Austria Sturm Graz Sosnowiec, Poland[note 1]
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy
Attendance: 8,993[14]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
26 October 2023 3 Raków Częstochowa Poland 1–1 Portugal Sporting CP Sosnowiec, Poland[note 1]
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy
Attendance: 10,518[15]
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
9 November 2023 4 Sporting CP Portugal 2–1 Poland Raków Częstochowa Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 32,940[16]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
30 November 2023 5 Sturm Graz Austria 0–1 Poland Raków Częstochowa Graz, Austria
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 12,517[17]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
14 December 2023 6 Raków Częstochowa Poland 0–4 Italy Atalanta Sosnowiec, Poland[note 1]
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy
Attendance: 10,386[18]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Raków Częstochowa played their UEFA Champions League play-off and UEFA Europa League group stage home matches at the Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy in Sosnowiec, instead of their regular stadium, the Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków", in Częstochowa, which does not meet UEFA requirements.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Informacje o sprzedaży biletów na mecz z FC Kopenhaga" [Information on ticket sales for the match with FC Copenhagen] (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Current squad". Raków Częstochowa. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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  4. ^ "Podręcznik Ekstraklasy na sezon 2021/2022" [Ekstraklasa handbook for the 2021/2022 season] (PDF). ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Ekstraklasa SA. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Raków Częstochowa vs. Flora Tallinn" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Flora Tallinn vs. Raków" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Raków vs. Qarabağ" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Qarabağ vs. Raków" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Raków vs. Aris Limassol" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Aris Limassol vs. Raków" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 1st Leg – Raków Częstochowa v Copenhagen" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 2nd Leg – Copenhagen v Raków Częstochowa" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Atalanta vs. Raków Częstochowa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Raków Częstochowa vs. Sturm Graz" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Raków Częstochowa vs. Sporting CP" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Sporting CP vs. Raków Częstochowa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Sturm Graz vs. Raków" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Raków Częstochowa vs. Atalanta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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