Wisła Kraków played in the European Cup in the 1970s, and in the 21st century it played in the qualifiers for Champions Leaguebut it has never advanced to the main phase of the competition. In addition, it has played in the Europa League, and in the current season in the qualifiers for the Europa League, and then for the Europa Conference League. However, we are talking about the current first-league team of the “White Star”, which is led by Kazimierz Moskal.
Wisła Kraków did not stand a chance in the final tournament of the Champions League in amp football
However, it is different in the case of the amputee football (a type of football played by players after unilateral amputation of the lower limb – in the case of field players, or the upper limb in goalkeepers) team of Wisła Kraków, which literally conquered the Old Continent! The “White Star” played in the final during the weekend tournament Champions League in amp football, which has been played in Italian Sassuolo since Friday.
In the group stage, Wisła won against Turkish Sahinbey 3-0, English Everton 8-0 and Irish Cork City 3-1. This gave the Polish club the promotion to semi-finalin which they gave no chance to the Italian Vicenza Calcio Amputati. The result? 4:1 for Wisła Kraków!
IN final tournament in Sassuolo Wisła Kraków faced CD Flamencos Amputados Sur. The “White Star” took the lead after a goal by Przemysław Świercz and this result remained until the break. Then the rivals from Spain equalized, but it was of no use! Why? Well, the victory for Wisła Kraków was secured by David Mendes with a goal for 2:1. Thus, the Kraków team reached for a historic triumph in the Champions League in amp football!
In the case of Wisła Kraków, we can say that third time's a charm. Why? Two years ago, Wisła Kraków lost in the Champions League final to Turkish Etimesgut 2:5, and a year ago 2:3, also to Turkish Sahinbey.