Upper Silesian
Upper Silesian metro area
50.25, 19.00Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
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13 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Volleyball • Int'l Volleyball
GKS Katowice Volley
Katowice
Notable Venues1 venue
Football/Soccer
Stadion Śląski
Chorzów
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams2 teams
Other Men’s Teams4 teams
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
GTK Gliwice
Gilwice
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Dąbrowa Górnicza
Speedway • Other Sports
ROW Rybnik
Rybnik
Speedway • Other Sports
Śląsk Świętochłowice (speedway)
Świętochłowice
Major Sporting Events
Annual Sporting Events1 event
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
Athletics
• Chorzów
Championship History
36 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Upper Silesian, across all sports, newest first. 36 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Show all 36 titles
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | Jastrzębski Węgiel | PlusLiga (Poland) |
| 2023 | — | Jastrzębski Węgiel | PlusLiga (Poland) |
| 2021 | — | Jastrzębski Węgiel | PlusLiga (Poland) |
| 2019 | — | Piast Gliwice | Ekstraklasa |
| 2004 | — | Ivett Jastrzębie Borynia | PlusLiga (Poland) |
| 1989 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1988 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1987 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1986 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1985 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1980 | — | Szombierki Bytom | Ekstraklasa |
| 1979 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1975 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1974 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1972 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1971 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1968 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1967 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1966 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1965 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1964 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1963 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1962 | — | Polonia Bytom | Ekstraklasa |
| 1961 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1960 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1959 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1957 | — | Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa |
| 1954 | — | Polonia Bytom | Ekstraklasa |
| 1953 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1952 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1951 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1938 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1936 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1935 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1934 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
| 1933 | — | Ruch Chorzów | Ekstraklasa |
Top Companies
2 companies
Total Market Cap: $6B across 2 companies
Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
2018 COP 24 Conference
Katowice • International Summit
Screen of Upper Silesian
#811 by film pedigree · score 0.2 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Dorota Kobiela
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities3 entries
Medical University of Silesia
Katowice, Poland
Silesian University of Technology
Gliwice, Poland
University of Silesia in Katowice
Katowice, Poland
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Katowice Airport
Katowice • 4 - Regional
Suburban Rail (13 stations)1 entry
Szybka Kolej Regionalna
Silesia • 13 stations