1947 Polish Football Championship

Polish Football Championship

Season	1947
Dates	30 March 1947 – 30 November 1947
Champions	Warta Poznań (2nd title)
Matches played	6
Goals scored	24 (4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mieczysław Gracz (4 goals) [1]
Biggest home win	Warta 4–1 AKS (2 November 1947) [2] Wisła 3–0 AKS (16 November 1947) [3] Warta 5–2 Wisła (30 November 1947) [4]
Biggest away win	AKS 1–4 Wisła (9 November 1947) [5]
Highest scoring	Warta 5–2 Wisła (30 November 1947) [4]
Highest attendance	25,000 [6]
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The 1947 Polish Football Championship was the 21st edition of the Polish Football Championship and 19th completed season ended with the selection of a winner. It was the last edition of the Polish championship played in a non-league formula, since 1948 the champion of the country was chosen in the league. The champions were Warta Poznań, who won their 2nd Polish title.

Competition modus

The championship was decided in a series of tournaments. The tournaments started on 30 March 1947 and concluded on 30 November 1947 (spring-autumn system). 28 teams was divided into 3 groups. In each of groups the season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 28 teams participated. Each team played a total of 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 group played a Final Group tournament for the title.

Final tournament tables

Group 1

Poster advertising a game between Skra Częstochowa and Polonia Bytom

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wisła Kraków	16	14	1	1	101	9	+92	29	Qualification to final group
2	Polonia Warsaw	16	10	4	2	70	26	+44	24
3	Polonia Bytom	16	10	2	4	57	35	+22	22
4	KKS Poznań	16	10	1	5	91	28	+63	21
5	Polonia Świdnica	16	7	1	8	32	39	−7	15
6	Szombierki Bytom	16	7	1	8	31	46	−15	15
7	Skra Częstochowa	16	6	0	10	36	63	−27	12
8	Ognisko Siedlce	16	3	0	13	30	107	−77	6
9	Motor Białystok	16	0	0	16	14	109	−95	0

Source: rsssf.com

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AKS Chorzów	18	14	2	2	61	21	+40	30	Qualification to final group
2	KS Cracovia	18	12	5	1	75	18	+57	29
3	Rymer Niedobczyce	18	10	2	6	58	40	+18	22
4	RKU Sosnowiec	18	9	4	5	39	33	+6	22
5	Radomiak Radom	18	7	4	7	48	34	+14	18
6	Pomorzanin Toruń	18	7	4	7	41	42	−1	18
7	Gedania Gdańsk	18	7	3	8	47	44	+3	17
8	Orzeł Gorlice	18	5	2	11	35	52	−17	12
9	ZZK Łódź	18	4	1	13	31	73	−42	9
10	Grochów Warszawa	18	1	1	16	21	99	−78	3

Source: rsssf.com

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Warta Poznań	16	14	0	2	68	18	+50	28	Qualification to final group
2	Garbarnia Kraków	16	13	0	3	60	19	+41	26
3	ŁKS Łódź	16	12	1	3	78	24	+54	25
4	Tęcza Kielce	16	8	1	7	34	36	−2	17
5	Lublinianka Lublin	16	7	3	6	39	43	−4	17
6	Czuwaj Przemyśl	16	5	2	9	24	33	−9	12
7	WMKS Katowice	16	5	1	10	25	49	−24	11
8	KKS Olsztyn	16	2	3	11	19	61	−42	7
9	PKS Szczecin	16	0	1	15	13	77	−64	1

Source: rsssf.com

Final Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Warta Poznań (C)	4	4	0	0	13	3	+10	8
2	Wisła Kraków	4	2	0	2	9	8	+1	4
3	AKS Chorzów	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mieczysław Gracz	Wisła Kraków	4
2	Henryk Czapczyk	Warta Poznań	3
	Bolesław Gendera	Warta Poznań
	Marian Skrzypniak	Warta Poznań
	Bolesław Smólski	Warta Poznań

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. "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
4. "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 12 August 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
5. "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
6. "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)