Puszcza Niepołomice wrote a unique chapter in Polish football history with their remarkable rise to the top division. Founded in 1923, the club spent decades as a mainly local institution before gradually climbing through the Polish league system. In 2023, exactly one hundred years after its foundation, Puszcza achieved a historic first promotion to the Ekstraklasa. Known as the Żubry, the team plays at Stadion Miejski w Niepołomicach, one of the most intimate grounds in Poland’s top flight.