Widzew Łódź is a historic football institution from Łódź, Poland, founded in 1910 and identified with red-and-white tradition, resilient football and a powerful supporter culture. The club’s modern home, Stadion Widzewa Łódź, is known among supporters as Serce Łodzi and places compact, covered stands close to the pitch. Its identity combines industrial-city roots with a celebrated European legacy, community backing and a reputation for dramatic recovery. This profile brings together the club’s recorded 2026 team picture and its longer sporting context.
Widzew Łódź Upcoming matches by league
Ekstraklasa
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- Regular Season - 9
Widzew Łódź
Wieczysta Kraków
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- Regular Season - 10
Piast GliwiceNo H2HWidzew Łódź
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- Regular Season - 11
Widzew ŁódźNo H2HWisla Krakow
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- Regular Season - 12
Widzew ŁódźNo H2HGornik Zabrze
Friendlies Clubs
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- Club Friendlies
Beşiktaş
Widzew Łódź
Widzew Łódź Last matches by league
Ekstraklasa
Cup
Friendlies Clubs
Widzew Łódź Team Roster
Widzew Łódź’s recorded squad contains 30 players: five attackers, nine defenders, four goalkeepers and 12 midfielders. The attacking group includes A. Zeqiri, K. Świderski, P. Meïssa Ba and Paulinho Bóia, while the midfield offers Fran Álvarez, L. Lerager, E. Kornvig and G. Papanikolaou. Defensive options include Carlos Isaac, J. Gazibegović, M. Żyro and S. Kapuadi. B. Drągowski, J. Krzywanski and V. Ilić are among the listed goalkeepers. Shirt numbers are recorded for most players in the latest squad listing, although some squad members are listed without one.
position Goalkeeper
F. Golanski
Bartłomiej Drągowski
Veljko Ilić
Jan Krzywanski
position Defender
Carlos Isaac Muñoz Obejero
Steve Nkanu Kapuadi
Mateusz Żyro
Ricardo Visus Contreras
Christopher Cheng
Przemysław Wiśniewski
Mario García Alvear
Jusuf Gazibegović
Marcel Krajewski
position Midfielder
Giannis Papanikolaou
Juljan Shehu
Mariusz Fornalczyk
Emil Nestved Kornvig
Francisco Javier Álvarez Rodríguez
Lindon Selahi
Darian Males
Antoni Klukowski
Lukas Reiff Lerager
K. Nawrocki
Szymon Czyż
Stipe Biuk
Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva
position Attacker
Karol Grzegorz Świderski
Samuel Akere
Paulo Henrique Pereira da Silva
Sebastian Bergier
Last Widzew Łódź Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment is Željko Sopić, who began on 1 March 2025. Patryk Czubak is also listed from 1 January 2025, and the overlapping entries do not establish a sole current holder. Before them, Daniel Myśliwiec led the team from September 2023 to February 2025, following Janusz Niedźwiedź from July 2021 to September 2023. Enkelejd Dobi is recorded from August 2020 to June 2021. The timeline therefore presents recent managerial change without assigning a current role where the dated information remains inconclusive.
Željko Sopić
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Željko Sopić | Croatia | 1 March 2025 | |
| Patryk Czubak | Poland | 1 January 2025 | |
| Daniel Myśliwiec | Poland | 1 September 2023 | 1 February 2025 |
| Janusz Niedźwiedź | Poland | 1 July 2021 | 1 September 2023 |
| Enkelejd Dobi | Albania | 1 August 2020 | 1 June 2021 |
| Marcin Kaczmarek | Poland | 1 July 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| Jacek Paszulewicz | Poland | 7 April 2019 | |
| Radoslaw Mroczkowski | Poland | 1 June 2018 | 1 April 2019 |
| Artur Skowronek | Poland | 1 January 2014 | 1 June 2014 |
| Radoslaw Mroczkowski | Poland | 1 June 2011 | 1 September 2013 |
| Czesław Michniewicz | Poland | 1 November 2010 | 1 June 2011 |
| Marek Zub | Poland | 1 September 2007 | 1 April 2008 |
| Franciszek Smuda | Poland | 1 March 2004 | 1 June 2004 |
| Franciszek Smuda | Poland | 1 April 2003 | 1 July 2003 |
| Franciszek Smuda | Poland | 1 August 2002 | 1 December 2002 |
Widzew Łódź Transfers
Recent recorded arrivals include free-agent additions Paulinho Bóia from Nacional and G. Papanikolaou from Rizespor. J. Gazibegović joined from 1. FC Köln on loan, while Mario García arrived from Racing Santander and K. Świderski from Panathinaikos in recorded transfers. S. Akere, P. Meïssa Ba and A. Klukowski are listed as returning from loans, alongside several other returns from Polish and overseas clubs. Earlier activity includes transfers for S. Kapuadi, P. Wiśniewski, Carlos Isaac and E. Kornvig, plus free-agent arrivals L. Lerager and T. Bała. These recent entries do not represent a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dani Silva |
FC Midtjylland
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Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| D. Males |
BSC Young Boys
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Transfer | 24 August 2026 |
| S. Biuk |
Valladolid
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Free agent | 20 August 2026 |
| Paulinho Bóia |
Nacional
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Free agent | 2 August 2026 |
| Paulinho Bóia |
Nacional
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Free agent | 1 August 2026 |
| G. Papanikolaou |
Rizespor
|
Free agent | 25 July 2026 |
| J. Gazibegović |
1. FC Köln
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Loan | 25 July 2026 |
| Mario García |
Racing Santander
|
Transfer | 9 July 2026 |
| K. Świderski |
Panathinaikos
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| G. Papanikolaou |
Rizespor
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| Pawel Kwiatkowski |
Warta Poznań
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| A. Klukowski |
Polonia Warszawa
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| K. Radomski |
Kluczbork
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| K. Cybulski |
Stal Mielec
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| P. Meïssa Ba |
RED Star FC 93
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Recent recorded departures include loans for K. Cybulski to Stal Mielec, S. Andreou to Estoril, T. Teklić to Mardin 1969 and O. Bukari to FK Crvena Zvezda. Leon Madej left for Zaglebie Sosnowiec as a free agent, while P. Therkildsen, S. Kozlovský and B. Pawłowski also departed as free agents. D. Gallapeni moved to Wisla Plock in a transfer, and further loans or free-agent exits involved M. Kikolski, K. Radomski, A. Klukowski and Pawel Kwiatkowski. These recent entries do not represent a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Akere |
Wisla Plock
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Loan | 8 September 2026 |
| P. Meïssa Ba |
Nancy
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Free agent | 31 August 2026 |
| A. Zeqiri |
Standard Liege
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Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| Leon Madej |
Zaglebie Sosnowiec
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Free agent | 11 August 2026 |
| K. Cybulski |
Stal Mielec
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Loan | 10 August 2026 |
| Leon Madej |
Zaglebie Sosnowiec
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Free agent | 10 August 2026 |
| S. Andreou |
Estoril
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Loan | 5 August 2026 |
| T. Teklić |
Mardin 1969
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Loan | 3 August 2026 |
| O. Bukari |
FK Crvena Zvezda
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Loan | 15 July 2026 |
| M. Kikolski |
GKS Katowice
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Gallapeni |
Wisla Plock
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| B. Pawłowski |
Arka Gdynia
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Kozlovský |
Slovan Bratislava
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| P. Therkildsen |
Odense
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| A. BÅocki |
Mławianka Mława
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recent movement record covers a busy reshaping of Widzew Łódź’s squad across both incoming and outgoing channels. Arrivals combine permanent transfers, loans, free-agent moves and a substantial group of returns from temporary spells elsewhere. The return entries include S. Akere and P. Meïssa Ba, while the newer additions bring a mixture of domestic and international club backgrounds. Departures likewise span loans, free-agent exits and transfers, with several players moving to Polish clubs and others heading abroad. Some names appear more than once because the timeline captures separate loan movements or a return followed by another change, as with T. Teklić, D. Gallapeni and K. Radomski. This pattern describes recorded transactions, not a complete seasonal balance. No fee figures are recorded in the listed movements, so the available information supports a classification of movement types and destinations rather than a financial comparison.
Leagues Widzew Łódź has participated in
Recent recorded participation includes Ekstraklasa and the Cup, each logged through 2025, alongside Friendlies Clubs through 2025. These entries are the latest competitions in the participation history and remain recent in the profile. I Liga is recorded for 2020 and 2021, making it historical here, while II Liga - East appears only for 2019 and is also historical. The competition record therefore spans Poland’s top flight, domestic cup football, lower divisions and club friendlies, with no participation year newer than 2025 supplied.
More about Widzew Łódź
Widzew Łódź is a Polish football club from the Widzew district of Łódź, founded in 1910. Its formal corporate identity is Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew Łódź Spółka Akcyjna, while the shorter name is used across the club’s sporting and public life. Red and white are central to the visual identity, reflected in the traditional kit, crest and supporter culture. The club is widely associated with a resilient, high-intensity style and with the idea of a team defined by character.
Widzew’s historical profile reaches well beyond domestic competition. The club has won the Polish league on multiple occasions and has also lifted the domestic cup. Its strongest eras are linked to the late 1970s and 1980s, with another important peak in the mid-1990s. Those periods established a reputation for competitive European football, including a memorable European Cup semi-final appearance and notable victories over major continental opponents.
The club’s home is Stadion Widzewa Łódź on Aleja Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, commonly known among supporters as Serce Łodzi. The stadium’s four covered, steep stands sit close to the pitch, a design that concentrates noise and gives match days an intense atmosphere. The venue is closely tied to the club’s identity and to the wider Widzew district.
Widzew also carries a distinctive social story. Its roots lie in a workers’ and industrial city, and its modern structure as a joint-stock company remains linked to strong regional association and cooperative backing. A loyal supporter base played a major role in the club’s recovery after institutional crises, helping sustain the organisation and support its return through the divisions. That combination of history, community resilience, red-and-white symbolism and European memory gives Widzew Łódź a distinctive place in Polish football.
Last matches statistics for Widzew Łódź
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Widzew Łódź
2 - 0
Puszcza Niepołomice
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Widzew Łódź
2 - 2
Motor Lublin
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3 / 18 |
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84 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
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Wisla Plock
0 - 0
Widzew Łódź
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3 / 17 |
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87 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
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Jagiellonia
0 - 2
Widzew Łódź
|
5 / 16 |
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69 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
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Widzew Łódź
1 - 2
Korona Kielce
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Slask Wroclaw
3 - 3
Widzew Łódź
|
7 / 13 |
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67 | 7 | 3 1 | 3 |
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Widzew Łódź
2 - 3
Lech Poznan
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7 / 14 |
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75 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
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Widzew Łódź
0 - 1
Korona Kielce
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Widzew Łódź
0 - 0
Radomiak Radom
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2 / 15 |
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0% | 14 | 4 | 3 |
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Legia Warszawa
1 - 1
Widzew Łódź
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2 / 12 |
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0% | 17 | 3 | 1 |
Detailed statistics Widzew Łódź
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).