1926 Polish Football Championship
# 1926 Polish Football Championship

1926 Polish Football Championship was the 6th edition of the Polish Football Championship (Non-League) and 5th completed season ended with the selection of a winner. The championship was decided in final tournament played among nine teams (winners of the regional A-Class championship) participated in the league which was divided into 3 groups: a Northern, a Southern and a Western one. The winners of each groups, Polonia Warsaw, Pogoń Lwów and Warta Poznań, played a Final Group tournament. The champions were Pogoń Lwów, who won their 4th Polish title.

It was the last edition of the Polish championships during the Second Polish Republic played in a non-league formula, because in 1927–1939 the champion of the country was chosen in the league. The next Polish non-league championship was held after the end of World War II – in 1946.

## Competition modus

The final tournaments started on 15 August 1926 and concluded on 28 November 1926 (spring-autumn system). In each of groups the season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 9 teams participated. Each team played a total of 4 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. The winners of each groups played a Final Group tournament for the title.

## Final tournament tables

### Northern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Polonia Warsaw ↑ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 8 |
| 2 | TKS Toruń | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 | WKS 1 ppLeg Wilno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |

### Southern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pogoń Lwów ↑ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 8 |
| 2 | Cracovia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 4 |
| 3 | Lublinianka Lublin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | −38 | 0 |

### Western Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Warta Poznań ↑ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 8 |
| 2 | Klub Turystów Łódź | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 |
| 3 | Ruch Chorzów | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 |

### Final Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pogoń Lwów | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | Polonia Warsaw | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Warta Poznań | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Józef Garbień | Pogoń Lwów | 11 |
| 1 | Wacław Kuchar | Pogoń Lwów | 11 |
| 3 | Mieczysław Batsch | Pogoń Lwów | 7 |
| 3 | Józef Kubiński | Cracovia | 7 |
| 3 | Władysław Przybysz | Warta Poznań | 7 |
| 3 | Aleksander Tupalski | Polonia Warsaw | 7 |
