Unia Janikowo was founded in 1958, and its greatest successes are reaching the 1/16 finals of the Polish Cup in the 2007/08 and 2022/21 seasons and 16th place in the second league in the 2006/07 season. The club has been struggling with serious financial problems for many months, and the board cannot stabilize the situation after its predecessors. So he decided to ask for the fans’ support to join the spring round games.
Unia Janikowo asks fans for support on the verge of bankruptcy. “We will stand over the abyss”
Back in December, we reported about . The debt of the club was then about PLN 340,000. Added to this was the transfer ban imposed by the FIFA tribunal until the obligations towards the players are repaid. In addition, proceedings against the Union were pending in PZPN, which was sued by a former player, Maciej Stefanowicz, for PLN 155,000.
Even then, the start in the spring round was questionable, and now the situation has not improved. The club’s authorities decided to ask football fans all over the country for support. They organized a collection on the zrzutka.pl portal, entitled “For the further future of the Union of Janikowo”. Its goal is to collect PLN 100,000.
Interestingly, the club had to declare bankruptcy already in 2013 and instead of playing in the IV league, it had to join the B class games as a new company. What does the club’s authorities refer to. “When in 2013, shortly after the collapse of MLKS Unia Janikowo, KS Unia Janikowo was established, none of us could have imagined that exactly 10 years after its creation, we would stand on the precipice of another collapse of senior football in Janikowo. Places such as Unia Janikowo are the history of over 65- summer history and tradition” – we read at the beginning of the collection description.
The club refers to years of tradition and indicates that it is a “piece of memories” for hundreds or even thousands of Janikowo residents. The approximately 10,000-strong community of Janikowo certainly remembers the best years of the club, which is an important part of their everyday life.
“Sports clubs are non-governmental associations and as such they implement what we, ordinary citizens, need. The economic situation is not cheerful. As you read, our problems are big. in the country is difficult and obtaining external support is difficult. Local governments also cut support due to lower income from the state budget “- describe the situation of the club’s managers from the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The Janikowo Union can be supported —>>> .
If the club manages to stabilize its financial problems, Unia Janikowo will play the first match of the spring round on March 4, 2023. The players of Michał Orlik will play at home with the team of Sokół Kleczew. At the moment, the Union is in 17th place, with a loss of 4 points from the last place above the relegation zone.
Source: Sport
Tristin is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his in-depth and engaging writing on sports. He currently works as a writer at 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the sports industry.
