Ruch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen league titles, and the Polish Cup thrice. They currently compete in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Ruch's home venue is the Ruch Stadium, with a capacity of 9,300 seats. As it is currently under renovation, Ruch temporarily hosts their games at the Stadion Śląski with a capacity of 55,211 seats. The club is known for its Silesian identity. Ruch Chorzów has also had a very successful female handball team.
Ruch Wielkie Hajduki, Silesian Vice-Champions in 1924
Ruch in 1938
Ruch in 1968
Masts with flags at the Ruch Chorzów stadium
Chorzów is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa River.
Teatr Rozrywki
Chorzow Stary
Steelworks at Königshütte, 1872–1875 ("Das Eisenwalzwerk" by Adolf von Menzel)
Ulica Wolności (Freedom Street), one of the main areas of commerce in the city