Holy War (Kraków)


The Holy War, also known as the Kraków derby, is a rivalry in Polish football between Wisła Kraków and Cracovia (football)|KS Cracovia], the two biggest clubs in Kraków and reportedly the oldest in Poland, both founded in 1906. The term Holy War was coined by the defender from KS Cracovia, Ludwik Gintel. It is also the theme of a song devoted to their never-ending shenanigans, played by Andrusy.

Highlights

The earliest extant records of the Holy War originate from the newspaper published on 20 September 1908 informing that the match played at Błonia Park between the two teams resulted in a 1–1 draw. Earlier matches were also reported, but their results are missing from archives of the local media. The first competition in accordance with the 1904 official FIFA standards, took place on 8 May 1913 at the Cracovia stadium in Kraków, with the home team winning over Wisła 2–1.
The Holy War is considered the most intense rivalry in Poland and one of the most intense in all of Europe. Despite the fact that the two stadiums are less than a kilometer away, the fans are two bitter rivals against each other, often resulting in fights between them as well as the police.

Clubs

Cracovia and Wisła Kraków are two of the oldest still existing football clubs in Poland.

All-time results

SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamResultAway team
1934–35I Liga05-05-1935Wisła Kraków4 - 0KS Cracovia
1934–35I Liga08-09-1935KS Cracovia5 - 0Wisła Kraków
1936–37I Liga27-05-1937Wisła Kraków1 - 1KS Cracovia
1936–37I Liga05-09-1937KS Cracovia1 - 0Wisła Kraków
1937–38I Liga01-05-1938Wisła Kraków2 - 2KS Cracovia
1937–38I Liga02-10-1938KS Cracovia2 - 1Wisła Kraków
1938–39I Liga07-05-1939Wisła Kraków5 - 1KS Cracovia
1947–48I Liga06-06-1948Wisła Kraków0 - 2KS Cracovia
1947–48I Liga31-10-1948KS Cracovia1 - 1Wisła Kraków
1947–48I Liga Playoffs05-12-1948KS Cracovia3 - 1Wisła Kraków
1948–49I Liga26-05-1949Wisła Kraków0 - 1KS Cracovia
1948–49I Liga15-09-1949KS Cracovia0 - 0Wisła Kraków
1949–50I Liga22-06-1950Wisła Kraków1 - 0KS Cracovia
1949–50I Liga10-09-1950KS Cracovia1 - 3Wisła Kraków
1950–51I Liga22-06-1951KS Cracovia0 - 0Wisła Kraków
1950–51I Liga02-09-1951Wisła Kraków5 - 0KS Cracovia
1952–53I Liga12-04-1953KS Cracovia4 - 2Wisła Kraków
1952–53I Liga08-10-1953Wisła Kraków3 - 0KS Cracovia
1953–54I Liga20-06-1954KS Cracovia0 - 0Wisła Kraków
1953–54I Liga31-10-1954Wisła Kraków1 - 1KS Cracovia
1955–56Puchar Polski20-11-1955Wisła Kraków3 - 1KS Cracovia
1957–58I Liga20-04-1958Wisła Kraków1 - 2KS Cracovia
1957–58I Liga14-08-1958KS Cracovia1 - 1Wisła Kraków
1958–59I Liga20-11-1966KS Cracovia0 - 1Wisła Kraków
1958–59I Liga13-09-1959Wisła Kraków2 - 3KS Cracovia
1961–62I Liga11-06-1961Wisła Kraków1 - 0KS Cracovia
1961–62I Liga24-09-1961KS Cracovia0 - 1Wisła Kraków
1966–67I Liga20-11-1966KS Cracovia1 - 2Wisła Kraków
1966–67I Liga10-06-1967Wisła Kraków3 - 0KS Cracovia
1969–70I Liga24-09-1969KS Cracovia2 - 3Wisła Kraków
1969–70I Liga24-05-1970Wisła Kraków2 - 0KS Cracovia
1982–83I Liga11-09-1982Wisła Kraków0 - 0KS Cracovia
1982–83Puchar Polski22-09-1982KS Cracovia2 - 2 pWisła Kraków
1982–83I Liga23-04-1983KS Cracovia2 - 1Wisła Kraków
1983–84I Liga13-08-1983Wisła Kraków0 - 0KS Cracovia
1983–84I Liga17-03-1984KS Cracovia0 - 0Wisła Kraków
1995–96II Liga24-09-1995Wisła Kraków0 - 1KS Cracovia
1995–96II Liga15-05-1996KS Cracovia0 - 2Wisła Kraków

SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamResultAway team
1995–96II Liga24-09-1995Wisła Kraków0 - 1KS Cracovia
1995–96II Liga15-05-1996KS Cracovia0 - 2Wisła Kraków
2004–05I Liga02-10-2004Wisła Kraków0 - 0KS Cracovia
2004–05I Liga05-05-2005KS Cracovia0 - 1Wisła Kraków
2005–06Ekstraklasa22-11-2005Wisła Kraków3 - 0KS Cracovia
2005–06Ekstraklasa11-03-2006KS Cracovia1 - 1Wisła Kraków
2006–07Ekstraklasa27-10-2006Wisła Kraków3 - 0KS Cracovia
2006–07Ekstraklasa13-05-2007KS Cracovia0 - 0Wisła Kraków
2007–08Ekstraklasa20-10-2007KS Cracovia1 - 2Wisła Kraków
2007–08Ekstraklasa20-04-2008Wisła Kraków2 - 1KS Cracovia
2008–09Ekstraklasa31-08-2008KS Cracovia1 - 1Wisła Kraków
2008–09Ekstraklasa Cup09-10-2008Wisła Kraków2 - 0KS Cracovia
2008–09Ekstraklasa Cup26-11-2008KS Cracovia0 - 0Wisła Kraków
2008–09Ekstraklasa22-03-2009Wisła Kraków4 - 1KS Cracovia
2009–10Ekstraklasa22-11-2009Wisła Kraków0 - 1KS Cracovia
2009–10Ekstraklasa11-05-2010KS Cracovia1 - 1Wisła Kraków
2010–11Ekstraklasa05-11-2010KS Cracovia0 - 1Wisła Kraków
2010–11Ekstraklasa15-05-2011Wisła Kraków1 - 0KS Cracovia
2011–12Ekstraklasa06-11-2011KS Cracovia1 - 0Wisła Kraków
2011–12Ekstraklasa30-04-2012Wisła Kraków1 - 0KS Cracovia
2013–14Ekstraklasa21-09-2013KS Cracovia1 - 1Wisła Kraków
2013–14Ekstraklasa23-02-2014Wisła Kraków3 - 1KS Cracovia
2014–15Ekstraklasa28-09-2014KS Cracovia1 - 0Wisła Kraków
2014–15Ekstraklasa21-03-2015Wisła Kraków2 - 1KS Cracovia
2015–16Ekstraklasa24-07-2015KS Cracovia1 - 1Wisła Kraków
2015–16Ekstraklasa29-11-2015Wisła Kraków1 - 2KS Cracovia
2016–17Ekstraklasa05-08-2016KS Cracovia2 - 1Wisła Kraków
2016–17Ekstraklasa10-12-2016Wisła Kraków1 - 1KS Cracovia
2017–18Ekstraklasa12-08-2017Wisła Kraków2 - 1KS Cracovia
2017–18Ekstraklasa13-12-2017KS Cracovia1 - 4Wisła Kraków
2018–19Ekstraklasa07-10-2018KS Cracovia0 - 2Wisła Kraków
2018–19Ekstraklasa17-03-2019Wisła Kraków3 - 2KS Cracovia
2019–20Ekstraklasa29-09-2019Wisła Kraków0 - 1KS Cracovia
2019–20Ekstraklasa03-03-2020KS Cracovia0 - 2Wisła Kraków
2020–21Ekstraklasa04-12-2020KS Cracovia1 - 1Wisła Kraków
2020–21Ekstraklasa24-04-2021Wisła Kraków0 - 0KS Cracovia
2021–22Ekstraklasa07-11-2021Wisła Kraków1 - 0KS Cracovia
2021–22Ekstraklasa01-05-2022KS Cracovia0 - 0Wisła Kraków

  • 1982 Puchar Polski match ended 2–2, Wisła won 5–3 on penalties.

Players on both sides

In the following, all players are listed who were under contract with the first team of both clubs from the first season played in the Polish First League in 1927.
NamePositionWisła KrakówKS Cracovia