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