Polish Football League 1927-1939 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Beginnings

In the years 1921–1926, the football championships were organized in a non-league way. Firstly, there were regional games, then 9 champions of those regions were divided into 3 groups - western, southern and northern (with 3 teams in each) and finally, there were champions of these groups playing each other in the big finale.

However, this was not practical and some time in early 1927, representatives of several Polish clubs decided to follow other European countries (with the exception of Germany

Germany

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) and organize the all-national Polish Football League. This proposal was strongly opposed by PZPN (Polish Football Association) and by one of strongest football organizations of the country - Cracovia, whose director was also the director of PZPN.

First season - 1927

Nevertheless, even without PZPN's support, the teams decided to go on with their idea. The League was officially formed on March 1, 1927 and on April 3, 1927 first games of the 14-team League took place. Originally, a spot in it was reserved for Cracovia, but after its refusal, it was given to Jutrzenka Kraków

Jutrzenka Kraków

Jutrzenka Kraków was a Jewish minority Polish football club during the interwar period. The club existed until 1939. Fans and players of the club were generally associated with the Bund political party. The main rival of Jutrzenka was the club Makkabi Kraków, which was associated with the Zionist...

. The first, historic champion of the League became Wisła Kraków, but only after a fierce competition with a German-minority team 1. FC Katowice

1. FC Katowice

1. FC Kattowitz was an ethnically German association football club playing in what was Kattowitz, Silesia Province in Germany and was active during the inter-war period and World War II when the two countries struggled over control of the region...

. Relegated was only one team, this was Jutrzenka.

On December 18, 1927, PZPN post factum officially announced that champion of the League was champion of Poland, and this automatically ended the conflict. It also meant that Cracovia would enter the League.

This is the list of teams which in November 1927 finished the games (notice: in interbellum Poland, games of the League were held in spring-autumn order):

1. TS Wisła Kraków

2. 1. FC Katowice

1. FC Katowice

3. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

Warta Poznań is a football club based in Poznań, Poland. Founded in 1912, the club are two-time winners of the Polish Football Championship, in 1929 and 1947, but currently reside in the Polish First League. The name means the Guard in Polish and also a name of river Warta on which Poznań is...

4. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

LKS Pogoń Lwów is a former Polish professional sports club which was located in Lwów , and existed from 1904 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. It was the second oldest Polish football club behind other teams from Lwów - Czarni and Lechia...

5. WKS Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

6. Klub Turystow Łódź

7. Łódź

8. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

9. 1. LKS Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów was one of the first Polish professional sports clubs with the well developed football section as well as hockey among the several other sports. The football club was started in the late 19th century in Lwów as a school football section Sława Lwów...

10. Toruń

11. ŻKS Hasmonea Lwów

Hasmonea Lwów

Hasmonea Lwów was a Polish-Jewish sports club based in the city of Lwów . Created in 1908, it was the first sports club exclusively for Jewish members. It was named after the Hasmonean royal dynasty...

12. Ruch Wielkie Hajduki

Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: 14 time national champion, and 3 time winner of the Polish Cup. Currently the team plays in the top Polish league, the Ekstraklasa. Their stadium capacity...

13. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

Klub Sportowy Warszawianka is a former Polish multi-sport club from Warsaw. Founded in 1921 by the famous Warsaw families of Luxemburgs and Loths . Hues - black-white, the logo consisted of a black capital letter W.-History:At first, the club's main effort was concentrated on football...

RELEGATED:

14. ŻTS Jutrzenka Kraków

Jutrzenka Kraków

All clubs were Klub Sportowy (KS) - Sport Clubs except otherwise noted. For example Legia was a military sport club (Wojskowy Klub Sportowy). TS stands for sport association (Towarzystwo Sportowe). Ż identifies that a club is Jewish - Żydowskie.

1928

After the 1927 season, Jutrzenka Kraków was relegated and Śląsk Świętochłowice won promotion, but since Cracovia came to terms with the League, this renowned team was automatically added. As a result, there was an unusual situation, with 15 teams on the League. Wisła Kraków again turned out to be the best, with Warta Poznań finishing on the second position. Relegated were 3 teams - Hasmonea Lwów

Hasmonea Lwów

, Śląsk Świętochłowice, and TKS Toruń.

This is the final table:

1. Wisła Kraków.

2. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

3. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

4. Cracovia (newcomer).

5. 1. FC Katowice

1. FC Katowice

.

6. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

7. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

.

8. Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów

.

9. Klub Turystow Łódź.

10. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

11. ŁKS Łódź.

12. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

RELEGATED:

13. Hasmonea Lwów

Hasmonea Lwów

.

14. Śląsk Świętochłowice (newcomer).

15. TKS Toruń.

1929

Three sides were relegated and one (Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

RKS Garbarnia Kraków is a Polish football and sports club from Ludwinow - a historical district of the city of Kraków. The club’s unusual name comes from the nearby tannery of the Dluzynski brothers, which was the original club sponsor...

) promoted, which again meant uneven number of teams - 13. Garbarnia was a sensation of the 1929 season, becoming the winner. However, in December 1929, after the games had been finished, PZPN changed the result of the Klub Turystow Łódź - Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

match. Originally, Łódź 's side won 2-1, however it was verified as 0-3 in favor of Warta, as reportedly, the scorer of Klub Turystow's both goals was not permitted to have appeared on the field. This controversial decision added two points to Warta and deprived Garbarnia of the championship. Also, Klub Turystow was demoted, together with 1. FC Katowice

1. FC Katowice

.

This is the final table:

1. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

2. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

(newcomer).

3. Wisła Kraków.

4. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

5. ŁKS Łódź.

6. Cracovia.

7. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

.

8. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

9. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

10. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

11. Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów

.

RELEGATED:

12. 1. FC Katowice

1. FC Katowice

.

13. Klub Turystow Łódź.

1930

After nine years, the first, historic champion of Poland, Cracovia, regained the title. Its main rival, Wisła Kraków, finished with just point less, and Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

was third. As the League consisted of even (12) number of teams, only one team was demoted. It was LTS-G Łódź, which had spent in the League only one year.

This is the final table:

1. Cracovia.

2. Wisła Kraków.

3. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

4. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

.

5. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

6. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

.

7. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

8. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

9. Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów

.

10. ŁKS Łódź.

11. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

RELEGATED:

12. LTS-G Łódź (newcomer).

1931

Finally, Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

won the championships, this time without any doubts. Again, Wisła Kraków finished on the second position, and once more - just a point less. Also, Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

for another time was third, demoted was a newcomer = Lechia Lwów

Lechia Lwów

Lechia Lwów was the first Polish professional football club, founded on summer 1903 in Lwów....

.

This is the final table:

1. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

.

2. Wisła Kraków.

3. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

4. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

5. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

6. ŁKS Łódź.

7. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

8. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

.

9. Cracovia.

10. Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów

.

11. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

RELEGATED:

12. Lechia Lwów

Lechia Lwów

Lechia Lwów was the first Polish professional football club, founded on summer 1903 in Lwów....

(newcomer).

1932

Cracovia again returned to the top, just ahead of another renowned team, Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

. Third was Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

and Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

was demoted. The newcomer - Strzelec Siedlce, finished on the 9th position.

This is the final table:

1. Cracovia.

2. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

3. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

4. ŁKS Łódź.

5. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

6. Wisła Kraków.

7. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

8. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

9. Strzelec Siedlce (newcomer).

10. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

.

11. Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów

.

RELEGATED

12. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

1933

In this season, PZPN decided to divide the League into two groups - Eastern and Western each of them consisted of 6 teams. Interesting is the fact that in Western group there were as many as 4 teams from Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

. For the first time the League was won by Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

Group East:

1. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

2. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

3. ŁKS Łódź.

4. Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów

.

5. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

6. Strzelec Siedlce.

Group West:

1. Cracovia.

2. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

3. Wisła Kraków.

4. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

.

5. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

6. Podgórze Kraków (newcomer).

First three teams in both groups were promoted to the Champions Group, last three went to the Relegation Group. These are the final tables:

Champions Group - final table

1. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

2. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

3. Wisła Kraków.

4. Cracovia

5. ŁKS Łódź.

6. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

Relegation Group - final table

1. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

2. Strzelec Siedlce.

3. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

4. Podgorze Kraków.

RELEGATED:

5. Czarni Lwów

Czarni Lwów

.

6. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

1934

The League returned to its original form, with one group, covering the whole country. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

again proved its quality, winning the games, Cracovia was second. The newcomer, Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

, finished ninth. Second newcomer, Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

, won a special tournament, thus saving its spot in the League.

This is the final table:

1. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

2. Cracovia.

3. Wisła Kraków.

4. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

(newcomer).

5. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

6. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

7. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

8. ŁKS Łódź.

9. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

(newcomer).

10. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

RELEGATED:

11. Podgórze Kraków.

12. Strzelec Siedlce.

1935

For the third time in a row, Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

became the Champion. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

finished second, and the newcomer, Śląsk Świętochłowice, was fifth. Sensational was relegation of one of the most renowned teams of Polish football, Cracovia.

This is the final table:

1. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

2. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

3. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

4. Wisła Kraków.

5. Śląsk Świętochłowice (newcomer).

6. ŁKS Łódź.

7. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

.

8. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

9. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

RELEGATED:

10. Cracovia.

11. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

1936

Ruch Chorzów

is still dominating, again winning the League. Second was Wisła Kraków, third - Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

. The newcomer, Dąb Katowice

Dab Katowice

Dąb Katowice was a former Polish sports club from Upper Silesian capital of Katowice. Founded in 1911 as SV Eiche , the club existed until September 9, 1968, when a merger with GKS Katowice took place and a new organization took over the name GKS.Dąb had numerous sports sections, including...

, was eight. Starting in this year, the League shrank to ten teams and this remained until the outbreak of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. Relegated were Śląsk Świętochłowice and Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

.

This is the final table:

1. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

2. Wisła Kraków.

3. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

4. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

.

5. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

6. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

7. ŁKS Łódź.

8. Dąb Katowice

Dab Katowice

(newcomer).

RELEGATED:

9. Śląsk Świętochłowice.

10. Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

1937

This year was sensational, as two newcomers became champion and vice-champion. Cracovia marked its return by winning the League, second was AKS Chorzów

AKS Chorzów

AKS Chorzów is a sports club in based in Chorzów, Poland. It is one of the earliest sports organizations in Upper Silesia and is still well-known nationally for its football and handball teams...

. Relegated were Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

and Dąb Katowice

Dab Katowice

.

This is the final table:

1. Cracovia (newcomer).

2. AKS Chorzów

AKS Chorzów

AKS Chorzów is a sports club in based in Chorzów, Poland. It is one of the earliest sports organizations in Upper Silesia and is still well-known nationally for its football and handball teams...

(newcomer).

3. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

4. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

5. Wisła Kraków.

6. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

7. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

8. ŁKS Łódź.

RELEGATED:

9. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

.

10. Dąb Katowice

Dab Katowice

1938

This time, Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

returned, winning the games, ahead of Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

and Wisła Kraków. One newcomer, Śmigły Wilno, was relegated, another - Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

, was fourth.

This is the final table:

1. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

2. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

3. Wisła Kraków.

4. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

(newcomer).

5. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

6. AKS Chorzów

AKS Chorzów

AKS Chorzów is a sports club in based in Chorzów, Poland. It is one of the earliest sports organizations in Upper Silesia and is still well-known nationally for its football and handball teams...

.

7. Cracovia.

8. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

RELEGATED:

9. ŁKS Łódź.

10. Śmigły Wilno (newcomer).

1939

Games of this season were not finished, due to the outbreak of World War II

World War II

. On August 31, 1939, Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

was first, second was Wisła Kraków, with two games less. Newcomers - Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

and Union Touring Łódź were respectively eight and tenth.

This is the final table:

1. Ruch Chorzów

Ruch Chorzów

.

2. Wisła Kraków.

3. Pogoń Lwów

Pogon Lwów

.

4. AKS Chorzów

AKS Chorzów

AKS Chorzów is a sports club in based in Chorzów, Poland. It is one of the earliest sports organizations in Upper Silesia and is still well-known nationally for its football and handball teams...

.

5. Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

.

6. Cracovia.

7. Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

.

8. Garbarnia Kraków

Garbarnia Kraków

.

9. Warszawianka Warszawa

Warszawianka Warszawa

.

10. Union Touring Łódź.

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Beginnings

First season - 1927

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1938

1939

See also

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