GKS Katowice will play six friendly matches in the summer. See who GKS Katowice will play in the control matches. The opponents of the Katowice team will be: Świt Szczecin (match on June 25), Arka Gdynia (June 28), Piast Gliwice and Miedź Legnica (both matches on July 1), Stal Rzeszów (July 11) and Maccabi Netanja (July 15). There are also two groupings planned - June 17-19 in Bielsko-Biała and June 22 - July 2 in Opalenica. On Thursday, July 23, the Katowice team will play the first match of the 2nd round of the Europa League qualifying. Our opponent and the location of the match will be known during the draw, which will take place on June 17. The start of the new Ekstraklasa season has been scheduled for the weekend of July 25-26 - this was announced in a GKS statement. GKS Katowice finished the season 25/26 in a great fifth place. As a result, after 23 years, the club from Katowice will play in the European cup qualifying. They will participate in the UEFA Conference League 2026/27 qualifying. GieKSa will be seeded only in the 2nd round. Their potential opponents may be, among others, CSKA 1948 Sofia (Bulgaria), Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia), Universitatea Cluj (Romania), or Hapoel Tel Awiw (Israel).