Lechia Lwów
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Lechia Lwów was the first Polish
Poland
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 professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club, founded on summer 1903 in Lwów.

During the Second Republic of Poland
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...

 the club was one of four teams from Lwów that played in the Polish Football First league
Football in Poland
Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...

 (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)
    Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

    , 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
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