1922 Polish Football Championship

1922 Polish Football Championship was the 3rd edition of the Polish Football Championship (Non-League) and 2nd 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: a Northern and a Southern one. The winners of both groups, Warta Poznań and Pogoń Lwów, played a 2 leg final match for the title. The champions were Pogoń Lwów, who won their 1st Polish title.

Polish Football Championship
Season1922
Dates29 July 1922 –
22 October 1922
ChampionsPogoń Lwów (1st title)
Matches played26
Goals scored154 (5.92 per match)
Top goalscorerWacław Kuchar
(21 goals)[1]
Biggest home winPogoń 12–0 Ruch
Biggest away winRuch 0–7 Cracovia
(30 July 1922)[2]
Highest scoringPogoń 12–0 Ruch
Highest attendance10,000
Cracovia 4–1 Pogoń
(10 September 1922)[3]
1921
1923
Eight regional A-Classes, whose winners competed in the national championship.

Competition modus

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The final tournaments started on 29 July 1922 and concluded on 22 October 1922 (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

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Northern Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Warta Poznań 6 6 0 0 33 6 +27 12
2 ŁKS Łódź 6 3 0 3 17 9 +8 6
3 Polonia Warsaw 6 2 0 4 13 14 −1 4
4 Strzelec Wilno 6 1 0 5 9 33 −24 2
Source: rsssf.com

Southern Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pogoń Lwów 6 5 0 1 37 8 +29 10
2 Cracovia 6 5 0 1 34 7 +27 10
3 WKS Lublin 6 1 0 5 6 32 −26 2
4 Ruch Hajduki Wielkie 6 1 0 5 8 38 −30 2
Source: rsssf.com

Final matches

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pogoń Lwów 5–4 Warta Poznań 1–1
in Poznań
4–3
in Lwów

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Wacław Kuchar Pogoń Lwów 21
2   Mieczysław Batsch Pogoń Lwów 14
3   Wawrzyniec Staliński Warta Poznań 12

References

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  1. ^ "Królowie Strzelców". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Match report". wikipasy.pl (in Polish). 7 January 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Match report". wikipasy.pl (in Polish). 7 January 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

Bibliography

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  • Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2000). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 (in Polish). GiA, Katowice. ISBN 83-88232-02-9.
  • Gowarzewski, Andrzej (1994). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. 75 lat PZPN. Księga jubileuszowa (in Polish). GiA, Katowice. ISBN 83-902751-1-2.
  • Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2000). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Album 80 lat PZPN (in Polish). GiA, Katowice.
  • Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2010). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Album 90 lat PZPN (in Polish). GiA, Katowice.
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