Polish Football in The Interwar Period

Polish Football In The Interwar Period

The interwar period of Polish football began in the late fall of 1918 after First World War, when Poland regained independence, which had been lost at the end of 18th century (see: Partitions of Poland). The newly created country soon started to organize its administration and several national organizations. Among them was the PZPN - Polski Zwiazek Pilki Noznej (Polish Football Association), which was created on December 20 and 21, 1919 in Warsaw. According to some sources, several officials representing around 30 Polish Football clubs were then present in Warsaw, but the list of them has been lost.

Many Polish Football clubs were not founded in 1918, but much earlier. The first centers of Polish football were Kraków and Lwów, where a club were established as early as 1903 (Czarni Lwów, the first Polish sports club). However, before 1918 it was impossible to create an independent, uniquely Polish Federation, because Poland as such did not exist.

Read more about Polish Football In The Interwar Period:  Humble Beginnings, Crucial Year - 1921, Early 1920s, The Late 1920s and Early 1930s, 1932-1936, 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936-1939: The Last Years of Interwar Poland, See Also

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