A contribution to the history of football in the Lublin region in 1922–1939
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Keywords

history of football
Lublinianka
football club
the Lublin region
Lublin District Football Association

How to Cite

Józefacki, E. (2022). A contribution to the history of football in the Lublin region in 1922–1939. Sport and Tourism Central European Journal, 4(4), 47–65. https://doi.org/10.16926/sit.2021.04.25

Abstract

The main purpose of the article is to collect and organize all the facts related to the history of football in the Lublin region. Determining the time limit from the establishment of the Lublin Regional Football Association from February 26, 1922 to the memorable Polish Junior Football Championship until 1939, in which Unia Lublin defeated Wisła Kraków with a result of 3:2. The final thread of the article is the junior final match which was played on June 4, 1939 in Warsaw as the pre-match of the Poland-Switzerland match which ended with the result 1:1. The article shows what the first official football matches looked like, what the clubs participating in the national games had to face, and how the structures of the Lublin District Football Association organization changed over the years. Most of the facts presented in this article can be found in the chronicles of football clubs from the very beginning of their operation, as well as in the annual reports on sports and organizational activities that were submitted during general meetings by club leaders during the period in question.

https://doi.org/10.16926/sit.2021.04.25
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