Stal Mielec

Naming history

1946 – Robotniczy Klub Sportowy PZL Zryw Mielec

1948 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Metalowców PZL Mielec

1949 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec

1950 – Koło Sportowe Stal przy Wytwórni Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego Mielec

1957 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec

1977 – Fabryczny Klub Sportowy PZL Stal Mielec

1995 – Autonomiczna Sekcja Piłki Nożnej FKS PZL Stal Mielec

1997 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec

1998 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Lobo Stal Mielec

1999 – Mielecki Klub Piłkarski Stal Mielec

1939–1945 – the beginning and interwar period

The football club was one of the first two (next to the volleyball club) at the PZL Mielec, established in 1939. The team was made up of players playing in other clubs in Mielec and employees of the PZL, an aerospace company. In the first match played, the team defeated the Gymnastic Society "Sokół" Mielec 4–1. Three more matches were played against Dzikovia Tarnobrzeg (2–1), Metal Tarnów (3–1) and a team made up of players from an ammunition factory in Nowa Dęba (6–1). A match against Okęcie Warsaw planned for September did not take place, because World War II started and all sports games were forbidden. However, the matches were played illegally in the meadows beyond the communal forest and in other towns (including Dębica, Kolbuszowa, Sandomierz). The only official match was played against a German military unit and ended with the score 1–2.