1923 Polish Football Championship Explained

Competition:Polish Football Championship
Season:1923
Dates:12 August 1923 –
4 November 1923
Winners:Pogoń Lwów
(2nd title)
Matches:27
Total Goals:142
League Topscorer:Mieczysław Batsch
(17 goals)[1]
Biggest Home Win:Pogoń 13–0 Lauda
Biggest Away Win:Lublin 0–8 Pogoń
Highest Scoring:Pogoń 13–0 Lauda
Longest Wins:7 matches
Pogoń
Longest Unbeaten:7 matches
Pogoń
Longest Winless:6 matches
Iskra
Longest Losses:6 matches
Iskra
Highest Attendance:8,500[2]
Pogoń 3–0 Wisła
[3]
Prevseason:1922
Nextseason:1925

1923 Polish Football Championship was the 4th edition of the Polish Football Championship (Non-League) and 3rd completed season ended with the selection of a winner. The championship was decided in final tournament played among eight teams (winners of the regional A-Class championship) participated in the league which was divided into 2 groups: an Eastern and a Western one. The winners of both groups, Pogoń Lwów and Wisła Kraków, played a 2 leg final match for the title (and one additional match on neutral ground in Warsaw). The champions were Pogoń Lwów, who won their 2nd Polish title.

By the PZPN decision, the next Polish championships were not to take place until 1925, because the Polish championships in 1924 were abandoned as a result of preparations of the Poland national team to participate in the 1924 Olympic Football Tournament.

Competition modus

The final tournaments started on 12 August 1923 and concluded on 4 November 1923 (spring-autumn system). In each of groups the season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 8 teams participated. Each team played a total of 6 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. The winners of both groups played a 2 leg final match for the title.

Final tournament tables

Final matches

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Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mieczysław BatschPogoń Lwów17
2 Józef GarbieńPogoń Lwów10
3 Wacław KucharPogoń Lwów9

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Królowie Strzelców . pl . 90minut.pl . 5 May 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Match report . pl . historiawisly.pl . 18 November 2008 . 16 June 2018.