1925 Polish Football Championship

Polish Football Championship
Season1925
Dates29 March 1925 – 30 August 1925
ChampionsPogoń Lwów (3rd title)
Matches played25
Goals scored90 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorerHenryk Reyman
(11 goals)[1]
Biggest home winWisła 5–0 Warta
(30 August 1925)[2]
Biggest away winPogoń W. 0–5 Pogoń L.
Highest scoringŁKS 3–6 Wisła
(11 June 1925)[3]
Longest winning run7 matches
Pogoń Lwów
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Pogoń Lwów
Longest winless run4 matches
AKS Chorzów
Longest losing run4 matches
AKS Chorzów
← 1923
1926 →
Nine regional A-Classes, whose winners competed in the national championship.

1925 Polish Football Championship was the 5th edition of the Polish Football Championship (Non-League) and 4th completed season ended with the selection of a winner. The championship was decided in final tournament played among nine teams (winners of the regional A-Class championship) participated in the league which was divided into 3 groups: an Eastern, a Northern and a Southern one. The winners of each groups, Pogoń Lwów, Warta Poznań and Wisła Kraków, played a Final Group tournament. The champions were Pogoń Lwów, who won their 3rd Polish title.

The championships were held after a one-year break, as the 1924 Polish Championships were abandoned due to the preparations of the Poland national team to participate in the 1924 Olympic Football Tournament.

Competition modus

The final tournaments started on 29 March 1925 and concluded on 30 August 1925 (spring-autumn system). In each of groups the season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 9 teams participated. Each team played a total of 4 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 groups played a Final Group tournament for the title.

Final tournament tables

Eastern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pogoń Lwów ↑ 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 8
2 Pogoń Wilno 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 2
3 Lublinianka Lublin 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2
Source: rsssf.com

Northern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Warta Poznań ↑ 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5 6
2 TKS Toruń 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 4
3 Polonia Warsaw 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 2
Source: rsssf.com

Southern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wisła Kraków ↑ 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6
2 ŁKS Łódź ↑ 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 AKS Chorzów 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
Source: rsssf.com

Additional Playoff Match

Team 1  Score  Team 2
ŁKS Łódź 3–6
in Lwów[3] 		Wisła Kraków ↑

Final Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pogoń Lwów 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7
2 Warta Poznań 4 1 1 2 5 12 −7 3
3 Wisła Kraków 4 1 0 3 6 4 +2 2
Source: rsssf.com

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Poland Henryk Reyman Wisła Kraków 11
2 Poland Mieczysław Batsch Pogoń Lwów 7
3 Poland Stefan Schmidt Warta Poznań 6

References

  1. ^ "Królowie Strzelców". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 18 August 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 18 August 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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