PIŁKA NOŻNA NA KRESACH POŁUDNIOWO-WSCHODNICH II RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ W ŚWIETLE CZASOPISMA „SPORT” (1922–1927). ZARYS PROBLEMATYKI
FOOTBALL IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN BORDERLANDS OF THE SECOND POLISH REPUBLIC IN THE LIGHT OF THE PERIODICAL SPORT (1922–1927). AN OUTLINE OF THE ISSUES

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present football in the South-Eastern Borderlands of the SecondPolish Republic as reflected in the periodical Sport (1922–1927). Sport served as the press organof the Lwów District Football Association (LZOPN). The Lwów ZOPN’s territorial scope covered theStanisławów and Tarnopol voivodeships and a large part of the Lwów voivodeship. It is worth em-phasizing the fairly dynamic development of the Lwów ZOPN and its internal structures—one ofthe most organized districts in Poland. Between 1922 and 1927, the number of football clubswithin the LZOPN increased.The Lwów ZOPN ran Class A, Class B, and Class C competitions. The leading football teams in-cluded LKS Pogoń Lwów, 1. LKS Czarni Lwów, Hasmonea Lwów, and Lechia Lwów; among the “pro-vincial” sides were Polonia Przemyśl and Rewera Stanisławów. From 1922 to 1926, the strongestteam in the LZOPN—and in Poland—was Pogoń Lwów, which won the Polish championship four times. The breakthrough year for the sport was 1927, when the Polish Football League was inau-gurated. Among the fourteen top clubs, the LZOPN was represented by three sides (Pogoń, Czarni,Hasmonea). Players from the Lwów ZOPN also took part in matches of the Polish national teamand participated in intercity fixtures as well as international and domestic games (inter-clubfriendlies).

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