Lechia Lwów was the first Polish

Poland

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 professional football

Football (soccer)

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 club, founded on summer 1903 in Lwów.

During the Second Republic of Poland

Second Polish Republic

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 the club was one of four teams from Lwów that played in the Polish Football First league

Football in Poland

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 (season 1931 - 12th). The club became two times champion of Lviv District League (liga okręgowa) where it spent 17 seasons. After invasion of Poland by the Soviet forces the club was reorganized as FC Lokomotiv Lviv.

General information

• Full name: Lwowski Klub Sportowy (Lwów’s Sports Club) "Lechia" Lwów
• Founded: 1903 in Lwów
• Hues: White-Green
• Sections: football
  Football (soccer)
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  , ice-hockey, boxing
  Boxing
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See also

• History of football in Poland
• Czarni Lwów
  Czarni Lwów
  Czarni Lwów was one of the first Polish professional sports clubs with the well developed football section as well as hockey among the several other sports. The football club was started in the late 19th century in Lwów as a school football section Sława Lwów...
  
  
• Pogoń Lwów
  Pogon Lwów
  LKS Pogoń Lwów is a former Polish professional sports club which was located in Lwów , and existed from 1904 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. It was the second oldest Polish football club behind other teams from Lwów - Czarni and Lechia...
  
  
• Hasmonea Lwów
  Hasmonea Lwów
  Hasmonea Lwów was a Polish-Jewish sports club based in the city of Lwów . Created in 1908, it was the first sports club exclusively for Jewish members. It was named after the Hasmonean royal dynasty...
  
  
• Lechia Gdańsk
  Lechia Gdansk
  Lechia Gdańsk is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk, Poland. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland. The club was founded by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Lechia Lwów. Founded in 1945, Lechia was a powerhouse in Polish football during the mid-1950s...
  
  
• Sports in Poland