LGSF Kaunas

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LGSF Kaunas
Full nameLietuvos gimnastikos ir sporto federacija
Founded1927
Dissolved1944
League Lithuanian football championship

LGSF Kaunas (English: Lithuanian gymnastics and sports federation) was a Lithuanian football club from Kaunas. It was one of the most successful football clubs from Kaunas during interbellum.

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History

LGSF was founded on May 17, 1922, by physical education worker Karolis Dineika and professor Juozas Eretas. It was a club that was cultivated by Lithuanian Christian Democrats party. Its basis was Ateitininkai and Pavasarininkai sports sections and independent clubs. Organization had over 80 sections. Until 1930 it published newspaper Jėga ir grožis ("Power and Beauty"). LGSF had strong football, basketball and track and fields teams. It was dissolved in 1944.

Football department was established only in 1927, because this game was disliked by Dineika. In that year the team started playing in B class, in 1928 it was promoted to A class. Team visited Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Netherlands. In 1939 Vilnius department was founded (LGSF Vilnius).

International games

OpponentResultLocationDate
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg SK České Budějovice 2–3Lithuania1935
Flag of Estonia.svg Puhkekodu Tallinn0–5 Tallinn 1935
Flag of Estonia.svg JS Estonia Tallinn 2–3 Tallinn 1935
Flag of Poland.svg Polonia Warsaw 2–2Poland1939
Flag of Poland.svg YSK Brest-Litovsk7–1Poland1939
Flag of Poland.svg Gardin2–4Poland1939
Flag of Poland.svg Jagiellonia Białystok 5–0Poland1939
Flag of Poland.svg Śmigły Wilno 5–2 and 5–2Poland1939

Achievements