1923 Polish Football Championship

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Polish Football Championship
Season1923
Dates12 August 1923 –
4 November 1923
Champions Pogoń Lwów
(2nd title)
Matches played27
Goals scored142 (5.26 per match)
Top goalscorer 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 winning run7 matches
Pogoń
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Pogoń
Longest winless run6 matches
Iskra
Longest losing run6 matches
Iskra
Highest attendance8,500 [2]
Pogoń 3–0 Wisła
(14 October 1923) [3]
← 1922
1925 →
Eight regional A-Classes, whose winners competed in the national championship. PL Aklasa 1923.jpg
Eight regional A-Classes, whose winners competed in the national championship.

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.

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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

Eastern Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Pogoń Lwów ↑6600423+3912
2 Polonia Warsaw 64022412+128
3Lauda Wilno6114426−223
4 WKS Lublin 6015139−381
Source: rsssf.com

Western Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Wisła Kraków ↑6411206+149
2 Warta Poznań 6321209+118
3 ŁKS Łódź 63122111+107
4Iskra Siemianowice6006136−350
Source: rsssf.com

Final matches

Pogoń Lwów 3–0 Wisła Kraków
Wa. Kuchar Soccerball shade.svg39', 64'
Garbień Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report
Park Sportowy, Lwów
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Aleksander Rząsa (Kraków)
Wisła Kraków 2–1 Pogoń Lwów
Reyman Soccerball shade.svg17'
W. Kowalski Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Wa. Kuchar Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stadion Wisły, Kraków
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Aleksander Rząsa (Kraków)
Pogoń Lwów 2–1 (a.e.t.) Wisła Kraków
Wa. Kuchar Soccerball shade.svg44'
Garbień Soccerball shade.svg118'		 Report Reyman Soccerball shade.svg46'
Park Sobieskiego na Agrykoli, Warsaw
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Artur Marczewski (Łódź)

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Poland.svg Mieczysław Batsch Pogoń Lwów 17
2 Flag of Poland.svg Józef Garbień Pogoń Lwów 10
3 Flag of Poland.svg Wacław Kuchar Pogoń Lwów 9

References

  1. ↑ "Królowie Strzelców". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Klubowa historia polskiej piłki nożnej do 1970 roku/Suplement–Tabele" (PDF). goxo.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 18 November 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

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