1921 Polish Football Championship Explained

Competition:Polish Football Championship
Season:1921
Dates:21 August 1921 –
30 October 1921
Winners:Cracovia (1st title)
Matches:20
Total Goals:84
League Topscorer:Józef Kałuża
(9 goals)[1]
Biggest Home Win:Pogoń 7–0 Warta
Biggest Away Win:ŁKS 1–6 Polonia
Highest Scoring:Cracovia 7–1 ŁKS
[2]
Longest Wins:4 matches
Cracovia
Longest Unbeaten:8 matches
Cracovia
Longest Winless:8 matches
ŁKS Łódź
Longest Losses:5 matches
ŁKS Łódź
Highest Attendance:10,000[3]
Cracovia 2–0 Pogoń
[4]
Prevseason:1920
Nextseason:1922

1921 Polish Football Championship was the 2nd edition of the Polish Football Championship (Non-League) and 1st completed season ended with the selection of a winner. The championship was decided in final tournament played among five teams (winners of the regional A-Class championship). The champions were Cracovia, who won their 1st Polish title.

Competition modus

The final tournament started on 21 August 1921 and concluded on 30 October 1921 (spring-autumn system). The season was played as a round-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the title. A total of 5 teams participated. Each team played a total of 8 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.

Teams

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team Location Venue Qualified as
Kraków Regional A-Class Championship winner
Boisko przy ulicy Srebrzyńskiej Łódź Regional A-Class Championship winner
Park Sportowy "Stadion za rogatką stryjską" Lwów Regional A-Class Championship winner
Boisko w Parku Sobieskiego na Agrykoli Warsaw Regional A-Class Championship winner
Boisko przy placu Ciętym Poznań Regional A-Class Championship winner

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Józef KałużaCracovia9
2 Wacław KucharPogoń Lwów8
3 Bolesław KotapkaCracovia7
Marian EinbacherWarta Poznań

Medal squads

(Tournament appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1st Cracovia
Goalkeepers: Stefan Popiel (6 / -4), Eugeniusz Latacz (1 / -1), Gustaw Rogalski (1 / -2).
Defenders: Tadeusz Synowiec (8), Stanisław Mielech (1 / 3), Gustaw Nowak (1), Leon Sperling (1), Henryk Limanowski (1).
Midfielders: Zdzisław Styczeń (8), Ludwik Gintel (8 / 4), Stanisław Cikowski (8 / 3), Stefan Fryc (8), Zygmunt Chruściński (3 / 1), Tadeusz Dąbrowski (1).
Forwards: Józef Kałuża (8 / 9), Bolesław Kotapka (6 / 7), Adam Kogut (6 / 4).

Manager: Imre Pozsonyi.

2nd Polonia Warsaw
Goalkeepers: .
Defenders: .
Midfielders: .
Forwards: .

One own goal scored by .

Manager: .

3rd Warta Poznań
Goalkeepers: .
Defenders: .
Midfielders: .
Forwards: .

Manager: .

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Królowie Strzelców . pl . 90minut.pl . 5 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Match report . pl . wikipasy.pl . 7 January 2007 . 10 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Klubowa historia polskiej piłki nożnej do 1970 roku/Suplement–Tabele. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305222437/http://goxo.pl/hp-sup-13.pdf . dead . 5 March 2016 . pl . goxo.pl . 5 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Match report . pl . wikipasy.pl . 7 January 2007 . 19 June 2013.