The last defeat of Stal in Mielec, in the PKO Ekstraklasa, took place in the 23rd round (3 March) of the 2022/23 season, when we succumbed to the Piast Gliwice team 0-2. The streak of 10 matches without defeat started in the return round of the last season – 3 April (26. round, Stal – Jagiellonia Białystok 1-1; Stal – Miedź Legnica 1-1; Stal – Korona Kielce 2-1; Stal – Lechia Gdańsk 0-0; Stal – Warta Poznań 1-0) and continues in the current competition (Stal – Cracovia 2-2; Stal – Piast Gliwice 0-0; Stal – Śląsk Wrocław 3-1; Stal – Radomiak Radom 2-0; Stal – Zagłębie Lubin 4-2).

The longest number of matches without losing a set of points in the top division at the Solski 1 stadium happened to our team six times. The two longest series – 26 and 20 matches in Mielec without defeat for the Stalowcy took place, of course, in both seasons ending with winning the Polish championship (1972/73 and 1975/76), extended by the preceding and following league struggles. Third on that list was 12 games in the 1978/79 season (3rd in the league). The last streak of 11 matches without a win for the visitors was recorded under the coaching leadership of Grzegorz Lato , who returned from 11 years abroad (Belgium, Mexico, Canada) in the 1992/93 season.

We have to believe that with the right motivation from the club’s management, the coaching staff and our fans, which will influence the continued good play of the white-blue footballers, there is a chance to jump onto the box – that’s a minimum of the next three opponents (10th round, Stal – Korona Kielce; 12th round, Stal – Warta Poznan; 15th round, Stal – Górnik Zabrze).

LET’S DO IT TOGETHER!

Here is the full list of successful defences of Solski’s Fortress 1 in the Ekstraklasa:

26 matches

1971/72 season – 4 matches

21.05.1972, 19th round, Stal – Pogoń Szczecin 3-1

01.06.1972, 21st round, Stal – Legia Warszawa 2-1

11.06.1972, 23rd round, Stal – Górnik Zabrze 0-0

21.06.1972, 25th round, Stal – Łódzki KS 4-0

1972/73 season – 13 matches

26.07.1972, 1st round, Stal – Pogoń Szczecin 3-1

06.08.1972, 3rd round, Stal – Legia Warszawa 1-0

03.09.1972, 5th round, Stal – ROW Rybnik 1-1

17.09.1972, 6th round, Stal – Łódzki KS 1-1

01.10.1972, 8th round, Stal – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 0-0

22.10.1972, 10th round, Stal – Gwardia Warszawa 5-0

05.11.1972, 12th round, Stal – Polonia Bytom 3-0

18.03.1973, 15th round, Stal – Górnik Zabrze 0-0

08.04.1973, 17th round, Stal – Lech Poznań 3-2

06.05.1973, 20th round, Stal – Wisła Kraków 2-0

20.05.1973, 22nd round, Stal – Ruch Chorzów 2-1

10.06.1973, 24th round, Stal – Odra Opole 0-0

24.06.1973, 26th round, Stal – Zagłębie Walbrzych 2-0

1973/74 season – 9 matches

25.08.1973, 1st round, Stal – ROW Rybnik 0-0

16.09.1973, 5th round, Stal – Gwardia Warszawa 2-1

07.10.1973, 7th round, Stal – Slask Wroclaw 1-0

31.10.1973, 9th round, Stal – Wisła Kraków 2-2

04.11.1973, 10th round, Stal – Zagłębie Wałbrzych 1-0

14.11.1973, 12th round, Stal – Odra Opole 2-1

28.11.1973, 3rd round, Stal – Łódzki KS 7-0 (postponed)

02.12.1973, 14th round, Stal – Polonia Bytom 1-0

17.03.1974, 17th round, Stal – Pogoń Szczecin 0-0

20 matches

1975/76 season – 15 matches

02.08.1975, 1st round, Stal – Wisła Kraków 1-1

10.08.1975, 3rd round, Stal – Legia Warszawa 6-0

20.08.1975, 5th round, Stal – Łódzki KS 2-2

21.09.1975, 7th round, Stal – Szombierki Bytom 2-1

28.09.1975, 9th round, Stal – Stal Rzeszów 1-0

01.11.1975, 11th round, Stal – GKS Tychy 0-0

16.11.1975, 13th round, Stal – Lech Poznań 3-1

30.11.1975, 15th round, Stal – ROW Rybnik 1-1

07.03.1976, 17th round, Stal – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2-0

20.03.1976, 19th round, Stal – Pogoń Szczecin 2-0

31.03.1976, 21st round, Stal – Górnik Zabrze 2-1

11.04.1976, 23rd round, Stal – Slask Wroclaw 0-0

28.04.1976, 25th round, Stal – Ruch Chorzów 0-0

19.05.1976, 27th round, Stal – Widzew Łódź 3-0

30.05.1976, 29th round, Stal – Polonia Bytom 0-0

1976/77 season – 5 matches

22.08.1976, 1st round, Stal – Slask Wroclaw 1-1

29.08.1976, 3rd round, Stal – Górnik Zabrze 2-0

05.09.1976, 5th round, Stal – Legia Warszawa 1-1

19.09.1976, 7th round, Stal – ROW Rybnik 3-1

03.10.1976, 9th round, Stal – Arka Gdynia 2-1

11 matches

1976/77 season – 9 matches

13.11.1976, 12th round, Stal – Wisła Kraków 1-0

28.11.1976, 14th round, Stal – Ruch Chorzów 1-1

05.03.1977, 17th round, Stal – Widzew Łódź 1-0

20.03.1977, 19th round, Stal – Pogoń Szczecin 3-0

30.03.1977, 21st round, Stal – GKS Tychy 3-0

17.04.1977, 23rd round, Stal – Lech Poznań 2-0

04.05.1977, 25th round, Stal – Lech Poznan 4-1

10.05.1977, 27th round, Stal – Odra Opole 1-1

22.05.1977, 29th round, Stal – Szombierki Bytom 1-0

1977/78 season – 2 matches

30.07.1977, 2nd round, Stal – Widzew Łódź 0-0

07.08.1977, 4th round, Stal – Zawisza Bydgoszcz 2-1

12 matches

1978/79 season – 12 matches

30.07.1978, 1st round, Stal – Widzew Łódź 1-1

09.08.1978, 4th round, Stal – Śląsk Wrocław 1-0
23.08.1978, 6th round, Stal – GKS Katowice 4-0

10.09.1978, 8th round, Stal – Polonia Bytom 0-0

30.09.1978, 10th round, Stal – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1-1

07.10.1978, 11th round, Stal – Arka Gdynia 5-2

19.11.1978, 15th round, Stal – Legia Warszawa 1-0

11.03.1979, 17th round, Stal – Pogoń Szczecin 2-0

18.03.1979, 18th round, Stal – Odra Opole 2-0

31.03.1979, 20th round, Stal – Wisła Kraków 2-1

22.04.1979, 22nd round, Stal – Gwardia Warszawa 2-0

06.05.1979, 24th round, Stal – ŁKS Łódź 1-0

11 matches

1980/81 season – 5 matches

18.04.1981, 22nd round, Stal – Ruch Chorzów 2-1

10.05.1981, 24th round, Stal – Lech Poznań 1-0

27.05.1981, 26th round, Stal – Arka Gdynia 2-2

07.06.1981, 28th round, Stal – Wisła Kraków 5-3

10.06.1981, 29th round, Stal – Górnik Zabrze 1-0

1981/82 season – 6 matches

15.08.1981, 2nd round, Stal – Ruch Chorzów 1-1

26.08.1981, 4th round, Stal – Górnik Zabrze 2-0

12.09.1981, 6th round, Stal – Legia Warszawa 2-0

26.09.1981, 9th round, Stal – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 0-0

18.10.1981, 11th round, Stal – Lech Poznań 2-2

08.11.1981, 13th round, Stal – Pogoń Szczecin 1-1

11 matches

1992/93 season – 11 matches

15.08.1992, 2nd round, Stal – Łódzki KS 1-1

22.08.1992, 4th round, Stal – Jagiellonia Białystok 4-1

02.09.1992, 6th round, Stal – Olimpia Poznań 2-0

26.09.1992, 9th round, Stal – Ruch Chorzów 2-1

24.10.1992, 13th round, Stal – GKS Katowice 2-1

04.11.1992, 11th round, Stal – Widzew Łódź 1-1 (replay, postponed)

07.11.1992, 15th round, Stal – Szombierki Bytom 1-1

21.11.1992, 17th round, Stal – Pogoń Szczecin 1-1

06.03.1993, 18th round, Stal – Wisła Kraków 0-0

20.03.1993, 20th round, Stal – Siarka Tarnobrzeg 2-0

03.04.1993, 22nd round, Stal – Zagłębie Lubin 0-0

Compiled and collated by:
Leszek Śledziona

Photo: Leszek Śledziona Archive