1921 Polish Football Championship

1921 Polish Football Championship was the 2nd edition of the Polish Football Championship (Non-League) and 1st completed season ended with the selection of a winner. The championship was decided in final tournament played among five teams (winners of the regional A-Class championship). The champions were Cracovia, who won their 1st Polish title.

Polish Football Championship

Season	1921
Dates	21 August 1921 – 30 October 1921
Champions	Cracovia (1st title)
Matches played	20
Goals scored	84 (4.2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Józef Kałuża (9 goals)[1]
Biggest home win	Pogoń 7–0 Warta (16 October 1921)
Biggest away win	ŁKS 1–6 Polonia (23 October 1921)
Highest scoring	Cracovia 7–1 ŁKS (28 August 1921)[2]
Longest winning run	4 matches Cracovia
Longest unbeaten run	8 matches Cracovia
Longest winless run	8 matches ŁKS Łódź
Longest losing run	5 matches ŁKS Łódź
Highest attendance	10,000[3] Cracovia 2–0 Pogoń (21 August 1921)[4]
← 1920 1922 →

Five regional A-Classes, whose winners competed in the national championship.

Competition modus

The final tournament started on 21 August 1921 and concluded on 30 October 1921 (spring-autumn system). The season was played as a round-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the title. A total of 5 teams participated. Each team played a total of 8 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.

Teams

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Venue	Qualified as
Cracovia	Kraków	Stadion Cracovii	Kraków Regional A-Class Championship winner
ŁKS Łódź	Łódź	Boisko przy ulicy Srebrzyńskiej	Łódź Regional A-Class Championship winner
Pogoń Lwów	Lwów	Park Sportowy "Stadion za rogatką stryjską"	Lwów Regional A-Class Championship winner
Polonia Warsaw	Warsaw	Boisko w Parku Sobieskiego na Agrykoli	Warsaw Regional A-Class Championship winner
Warta Poznań	Poznań	Boisko przy placu Ciętym	Poznań Regional A-Class Championship winner

Final tournament table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cracovia	8	7	1	0	31	7	+24	15
2	Polonia Warsaw	8	5	0	3	13	9	+4	10
3	Warta Poznań	8	3	2	3	14	24	−10	8
4	Pogoń Lwów	8	3	0	5	19	13	+6	6
5	ŁKS Łódź	8	0	1	7	7	31	−24	1

Source: rsssf.com

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Józef Kałuża	Cracovia	9
2	Wacław Kuchar	Pogoń Lwów	8
3	Bolesław Kotapka	Cracovia	7
	Marian Einbacher	Warta Poznań

Medal squads

(Tournament appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1st Cracovia

Goalkeepers: Stefan Popiel (6 / -4), Eugeniusz Latacz (1 / -1), Gustaw Rogalski (1 / -2). Defenders: Tadeusz Synowiec (8), Stanisław Mielech (1 / 3), Gustaw Nowak (1), Leon Sperling (1), Henryk Limanowski (1). Midfielders: Zdzisław Styczeń (8), Ludwik Gintel (8 / 4), Stanisław Cikowski (8 / 3), Stefan Fryc (8), Zygmunt Chruściński (3 / 1), Tadeusz Dąbrowski (1). Forwards: Józef Kałuża (8 / 9), Bolesław Kotapka (6 / 7), Adam Kogut (6 / 4). Manager: Imre Pozsonyi.

2nd Polonia Warsaw

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3rd Warta Poznań

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