1946 Polish Football Championship

Polish Football Championship

Season	1946
Dates	25 August 1946 – 1 December 1946
Champions	Polonia Warsaw (1st title)
Matches played	26
Goals scored	153 (5.88 per match)
Top goalscorer	Henryk Spodzieja (8 goals) [1]
Biggest home win	Warta 10–2 PKS
Biggest away win	Skra 3–5 Tęcza ŁKS 3–5 Polonia (6 October 1946) [2] Tęcza 1–3 Warta
Highest scoring	Warta 10–2 PKS
Longest winning run	3 matches AKS Polonia
Longest unbeaten run	4 matches AKS Polonia Warta
Longest winless run	3 matches AKS
Longest losing run	2 matches AKS ŁKS Warta
Highest attendance	25,000 [3]
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The 1946 Polish Football Championship was the 20th edition of the Polish Football Championship and 18th completed season ended with the selection of a winner. The first season of the Polish championship after the end of World War II. Played by 18 regional champions in a cup system (qualifying round, first round and second round). The championship was decided in final tournament played among four teams. The champions were Polonia Warsaw, who won their 1st Polish title.

Main phase (central)

Qualifying round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ognisko Siedlce	7–0	KKS Olsztyn
Burza Wrocław	1–2	PKS Szczecin

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
AKS Chorzów	5–3	Pomorzanin Toruń
RKU Sosnowiec	6–2	Gedania Gdańsk
Radomiak Radom	5–0	Lublinianka Lublin
Warta Poznań	10–2	PKS Szczecin
Skra Częstochowa	3–5	Tęcza Kielce
Polonia Warsaw	5–0	Ognisko Siedlce
Wisła Kraków	4–0	Czuwaj Przemyśl
ŁKS Łódź	8–1	Orzeł Gorlice

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Tęcza Kielce	1–3	Warta Poznań
Wisła Kraków	2–3	Polonia Warsaw
ŁKS Łódź	3–1	Radomiak Radom
AKS Chorzów	4–0	RKU Sosnowiec

Final tournament table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Polonia Warsaw	6	4	1	1	18	12	+6	9
2	Warta Poznań	6	2	2	2	16	17	−1	6
3	AKS Chorzów	6	2	1	3	17	11	+6	5
4	ŁKS Łódź	6	2	0	4	16	27	−11	4

Source: rsssf.com

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Henryk Spodzieja	AKS Chorzów	8
2	Jerzy Szularz	Polonia Warsaw	7
	Tadeusz Świcarz	Polonia Warsaw

References

1. "Królowie Strzelców". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
2. "Match report". wikiliga.pl (in Polish). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
3. "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.

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• Poland – List of final tables at RSSSF (in English)
• List of Polish football championships (in English)
• List of Polish football championships (in Polish)