1926 Polish Football Championship Explained

Competition:Polish Football Championship
Season:1926
Winners:Pogoń Lwów (4th title)
Matches:24
Total Goals:145
League Topscorer:Józef Garbień
Wacław Kuchar
(11 goals)[1]
Biggest Home Win:Pogoń 12–0 Lublinianka
Cracovia 12–0 Lublinianka
(12 September 1926)[2]
Biggest Away Win:1 ppLeg 0–8 Polonia
Highest Scoring:Pogoń 12–0 Lublinianka
Cracovia 12–0 Lublinianka
(12 September 1926)
Longest Unbeaten:8 matches
Pogoń Lwów
Longest Winless:4 matches
Lublinianka
1 ppLeg
Longest Losses:4 matches
Lublinianka
1 ppLeg
Prevseason:1925
Nextseason:1927

1926 Polish Football Championship was the 6th edition of the Polish Football Championship (Non-League) and 5th completed season ended with the selection of a winner. The championship was decided in final tournament played among nine teams (winners of the regional A-Class championship) participated in the league which was divided into 3 groups: a Northern, a Southern and a Western one. The winners of each groups, Polonia Warsaw, Pogoń Lwów and Warta Poznań, played a Final Group tournament. The champions were Pogoń Lwów, who won their 4th Polish title.

It was the last edition of the Polish championships during the Second Polish Republic played in a non-league formula, because in 19271939 the champion of the country was chosen in the league. The next Polish non-league championship was held after the end of World War II – in 1946.

Competition modus

The final tournaments started on 15 August 1926 and concluded on 28 November 1926 (spring-autumn system). In each of groups the season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 9 teams participated. Each team played a total of 4 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 each groups played a Final Group tournament for the title.

Final tournament tables

Final Group

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Józef GarbieńPogoń Lwów11
Wacław KucharPogoń Lwów
3 Mieczysław BatschPogoń Lwów7
Józef KubińskiCracovia
Władysław PrzybyszWarta Poznań
Aleksander TupalskiPolonia Warsaw

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Królowie Strzelców . pl . 90minut.pl . 5 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Match report . pl . wikipasy.pl . 24 February 2007 . 19 June 2013.