ABSTRACT
The article examines the role of mobilisation of social capital in the process of rescuing/rebuilding football clubs by their supporters in Poland. Considering that the issue of mobilisation of resources in the circles of football supporters has not been investigated so far, the article fills an important gap in the study of football fan activism. The paper is based on qualitative material from desk research and semi-structured interviews. The analysis reveals three main forms of using social capital by supporters: call to arms, appropriable social organisation and intentional social organisation. Each of these forms is illustrated with a study of the most typical case: Lechia Gdańsk, Odra Wodzisław and Hutnik Kraków, respectively.
