Poland - Polonia Minor - Clubs in First and Second Division

cities and towns (population):
Kraków (Cracow) – 740.700
Tarnów – 122.400
Nowy Sącz – 82.900
Chrzanów – 42.300
Brzesko – 17.700

1920/1921:

national championship: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/4 place in Cracovian Group, qualifited to final group, then 1^st/5 place, title Polish Champion), Wisła Kraków (2^nd/4 place in Cracovian Group), Maccabi Kraków (3^rd/4 place in Cracovian Group), Jutrzenka Kraków (4^th (last) place in Cracovian Group, all 19 teams)

1922:

national championship: Cracovia Kraków (2^nd/4 place in Southern Group, all 8 teams)

1923:

national championship: Wisła Kraków (1^st/4 place in Northern Group, qualifited to final matches, then 0:3, 2:1 and 1:2 with Pogoń Lwów, all 8 teams)

1924:

no championship due to Olympic Games preparation

1925:

national championship: Wisła Kraków (1^st/3 place in Southern Group, qualifited to final group, then 3^rd (last) place, all 9 teams)

1926:

national championship: Cracovia Kraków (2^nd/3 place in Southern Group, all 9 teams)

1927:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Jutrzenka Kraków (14^th (last) place, relegation), after season coopted Cracovia Kraków

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (2^nd/4 place in finals)

1928:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/15 place, title Polish Champion), Cracovia Kraków (4^th/15 place)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (1^st/3 place in Southern Group, all 10 teams, qualifited to final group, then 1^st/3 place, promotion)

1929:

1^st division: Garbarnia Kraków (2^nd/13 place), Wisła Kraków (3^rd/13 place), Cracovia Kraków (6^th/13 place)

2^nd division: Podgórze Kraków (2^nd/3 place in Group 2, all 12 teams)

1930:

1^st division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Wisła Kraków (2^nd/12 place), Garbarnia Kraków (6^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Wawel Kraków (2^nd/3 place in Group 2, all 13 teams)

1931:

1^st division: Garbarnia Kraków (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Wisła Kraków (2^nd/12 place), Cracovia Kraków (9^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Podgórze Kraków (3^rd (last) place in Group 2, all 13 teams)

1932:

1^st division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Wisła Kraków (6^th/12 place), Garbarnia Kraków (10^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Podgórze Kraków (1^st/3 place in Group 2, qualifited to semifinals, then 1:0 and 2:1 with Polonia Przemyśl, qualifited to final matches, then 0:0, 1:1 and 4:2 with Legia Poznań, promotion, all 13 teams)

1933:

1^st division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/6 place in Western Group, qualifited to Title Group, then 4^th/6 place), Wisła Kraków (3^rd/6 place in Western Group, qualifited to Title Group, then 3^rd/6 place), Garbarnia Kraków (4^th/6 place in Western Group, qualifited to Relegation Group, then 6^th (last) place), Podgórze Kraków (6^th (last) place in Western Group, qualifited to Relegation Group, then 4^th/6 place, all 12 teams)

2^nd division: Olsza Kraków (3^rd (last) place in Group 2, all 13 teams)

1934:

1^st division: Cracovia Kraków (2^nd/12 place), Wisła Kraków (3^rd/12 place), Garbarnia Kraków (4^th/12 place), Podgórze Kraków (11^th/12 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Grzegórzecki Kraków (3^rd (last) place in Group 2, all 14 teams)

1935:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (4^th/11 place), Garbarnia Kraków (7^th/11 place), Cracovia Kraków (10^th/11 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Podgórze Kraków (given bye to semifinal and final, 3^rd (last) place in Final Group)

1936:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (3^rd/10 place), Garbarnia Kraków (4^th/10 place)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/4 place in Group 3, all 15 teams, qualifited to Final Group, then 1^st/4 place, promotion)

1937:

1^st division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/10 place, title Polish Champion), Wisła Kraków (5^th/10 place), Garbarnia Kraków (9^th/10 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Podgórze Kraków (3^rd (last) place in Group 2, all 14 teams)

1938:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (3^rd/10 place), Cracovia Kraków (7^th/10 place)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (1^st/4 place in Group 3, all 15 teams, qualifited to Final Group, then 1^st/4 place, promotion)

1939 (non finished due to the outbreak of Second World War):

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (2^nd/10 place after 12 games), Cracovia Kraków (6^th/10 place after 13 games), Garbarnia Kraków (8^th/10 place after 13 games)

2^nd division: Falbok Chrzanów (2^nd/3 place in Group 2, all 14 teams)

1946:

regional champion: Wisła Kraków (4:0 with HKS Czuwaj Przemyśl in 2^nd round national championship, 2:3 with Polonia Warszawa in quarterfinals)

1947:

league qualifications: Wisła Kraków (1^st/9 place in Group 1, qualifited to 1^st division and final group, then 2^nd/3 place), Cracovia Kraków (2^nd/10 place in Group 2, qualifited to 1^st division), Garbarnia Kraków (2^nd/9 place in Group 3, qualifited to 1^st division), Orzeł Gorlice (8^th/10 place in Group 2)

2^nd division: Tarnovia Tarnów (1^st/4 place in Group 1, all 20 teams, qualifited to final group, then 3^rd/5 place, qualifited to 1^st division)

1948:

1^st division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/14 place after play-off 3:1 with Wisła Kraków, title Polish Champion), Wisła Kraków (2^nd/14 place after play off 1:3 with Cracovia Kraków), Tarnovia Tarnów (11^th/14 place, relegation), Garbarnia Kraków (12^th/11 place, relegation)

2^nd division: KS Chełmek (2^nd/4 place in Group 1, all 20 teams)

1949:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Cracovia Kraków (2^nd/12 place)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (1^st/10 place in Northern Group, promotion), Tarnovia Tarnów (2^nd/10 place in Southern Group), Włókniarz Chełmek (6^th/10 place in Southern Group, all 20 teams)

1950:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Cracovia Kraków (4^th/12 place), Garbarnia Kraków (6^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Tarnovia Tarnów (3^rd/10 place in Eastern Group), Włókniarz Chełmek (6^th/10 place in Eastern Group, all 20 teams)

1951:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/12 place, no title because of winning Polish Cup by Ruch Chorzów, which was named the “Champions of Poland”), Cracovia Kraków (5^th/12 place), Garbarnia Kraków (11^th/12 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Wawel Kraków (1^st/8 place in Group 4, qualifited to final group, then 2^nd/4 place, promotion), Tarnovia Tarnów (4^th/8 place in Group 4), KS Chełmek (7^th/8 place in Group 4, all 31 teams)

1952:

1^st division: Cracovia Kraków (2^nd/6 place in Group 1), Wisła Kraków (2^nd/6 place in Group 2), Wawel Kraków (4^th/6 place in Group 2, all 12 teams)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (1^st/10 place in Group 4, qualifited to promotion play-offs, then 1:1 and 2:3 with Odra Opole, still in 2^nd division), Tarnovia Tarnów (2^nd/10 place in Group 4), Hutnik Nowa Huta (Kraków) (7^th/10 place in Group 4, relegation), KS Chełmek (8^th/10 place in Group 4, relegation, all 40 teams)

1953:

1^st division: OWKS (Wawel) Kraków (2^nd/12 place, withdrew after season like every military club), Wisła Kraków (3^rd/12 place), Cracovia Kraków (10^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Tarnovia Kraków (9^th/14 place), Garbarnia Kraków (10^th/14 place)

1954:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (8^th/11 place), Cracovia Kraków (11^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (3^rd/11 place, promotion), Tarnovia Tarnów (7^th/11 place)

1955:

1^st division: Garbarnia Kraków (6^th/12 place), Wisła Kraków (7^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Wawel Kraków (4^th/14 place), Cracovia Kraków (5^th/14 place), Tarnovia Tarnów (14^th (last) place, relegation)

1956:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (5^th/12 place), Garbarnia Kraków (12^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Wawel Kraków (3^rd/14 place), Cracovia Kraków (6^th/14 place)

1957:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (9^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/12 place in Southern Group, promotion), Garbarnia Kraków (4^th/12 place in Southern Group), Wawel Kraków (8^th/12 place in Southern Group), KS Chełmek (11^th/12 place in Southern Group, relegation, all 24 teams)

1958:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (7^th/12 place), Cracovia Kraków (10^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Wawel Kraków (9^th/12 place in Southern Group), Garbarnia Kraków (11^th/12 place in Southern Group, relegation, all 24 teams)

1959:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (7^th/12 place), Cracovia Kraków (11^th/12 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Wawel Kraków (3^rd/12 place in Southern Group), Unia Tarnów (7^th/12 place in Southern Group, all 24 teams)

1960:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (8^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (2^nd/12 place in Southern Group, promotion), Garbarnia Kraków (4^th/12 place in Southern Group), Unia Tarnów (7^th/12 place in Southern Group), Wawel Kraków (9^th/12 place in Southern Group, all 24 teams)

1961:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (4^th/14 place), Cracovia Kraków (11^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Wawel Kraków (6^th/18 place), Unia Tarnów (8^th/18 place), Garbarnia Kraków (10^th/18 place)

1962:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (3^rd/7 place in Group B, 6^th/14 place in all over league after play-offs 1:1 and 1:4 with Legia Warszawa), Cracovia Kraków (7^th (last) place in Grou A, relegation, 14^th (last) place in all over league after play-offs 0:3 and 0:1 with Stal Mielec)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (4^th/8 place in Group D), Wawel Kraków (5^th/8 place in Group D), Unia Tarnów (8^th (last) place in Group C, relegation, all 16 teams)

1962/1963:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (8^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (4^th/16 place), Cracovia Kraków (5^th/16 place), Wawel Kraków (12^th/16 place)

1963/1964:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (13^th/14 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (5^th/16 place), Garbarnia Kraków (7^th/16 place), Wawel Kraków (16^th (last) place, relegation)

1964/1965:

1^st division: any teams

2^nd division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/16 place, promotion), Cracovia Kraków (5^th/16 place), Garbarnia Kraków (9^th/16 place)

1965/1966:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (2^nd/14 place)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/16 place, promotion), Garbarnia Kraków (10^th/16 place), Hutnik Kraków (12^th/16 place)

1966/1967:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (10^th/14 place), Cracovia Kraków (14^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (5^th/16 place), Hutnik Kraków (7^th/16 place)

1967/1968:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (12^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (3^rd/16 place), Unia Tarnów (6^th/16 place), Hutnik Kraków (8^th/16 place), Cracovia Kraków (10^th/16 place)

1968/1969:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (7^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (2^nd/16 place, promotion), Garbarnia Kraków (6^th/16 place), Unia Tarnów (7^th/16 place), Hutnik Kraków (12^th/16 place)

1969/1970:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (8^th/14 place), Cracovia Kraków (14^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Kraków (8^th/16 place), Hutnik Kraków (10^th/16 place), Unia Tarnów (13^th/16 place, relegation)

1970/1971:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (8^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (3^rd/16 place), Garbarnia Kraków (9^th/16 place), Cracovia Kraków (16^th (last) place, relegation)

1971/1972:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (9^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (7^th/16 place), Garbarnia Kraków (16^th (last) place, relegation)

1972/1973:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (5^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (3^rd/16 place, qualifited to promotion play-offs, then 0:0 and 0:1 with Odra Opole, still in 2^nd division)

1973/1974:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (5^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (14^th/16 place in Northern Group, relegation), Garbarnia Kraków (16^th (last) place in Southern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1974/1975:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (4^th/16 place)

2^nd division: any teams

1975/1976:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (3^rd/16 place)

2^nd division: any teams

1976/1977:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (10^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (11^th/16 place in Southern Group), Unia Tarnów (16^th (last) place in Southern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1977/1978:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (14^th/16 place in Southern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1978/1979:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (13^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (7^th/16 place in Eastern Group, all 32 teams)

1979/1980:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (5^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (4^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Hutnik Kraków (9^th/16 place in Eastern Group, all 32 teams)

1980/1981:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (2^nd/16 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (2^nd/16 place in Eastern Group), Cracovia Kraków (10^th/16 place in Eastern Group, all 32 teams)

1981/1982:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (8^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (1^st/16 place in Eastern Group, promotion), Hutnik Kraków (3^rd/16 place in Eastern Group, all 32 teams)

1982/1983:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (5^th/16 place), Cracovia Kraków (14^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (6^th/16 place in Eastern Group, all 32 teams)

1983/1984:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (11^th/16 place), Cracovia Kraków (15^th/16 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (10^th/16 place in Eastern Group, all 32 teams)

1984/1985:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (3^rd/16 place in Eastern Group), Cracovia Kraków (16^th (last) place in Eastern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1985/1986:

1^st division: any teams

2^nd division: Wisła Kraków (2^nd/16 place in Eastern Group), Hutnik Kraków (4^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Unia Tarnów (15^th/16 place in Eastern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1986/1987:

1^st division: any teams

2^nd division: Wisła Kraków (4^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Hutnik Kraków (5^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Sandecja Nowy Sącz (16^th (last) place in Eastern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1987/1988:

1^st division: any teams

2^nd division: Wisła Kraków (2^nd/16 place in Eastern Group, qualifited to promotion play-offs, then 0:1 and 4:2 with Górnik Knurów, promotion), Hutnik Kraków (10^th/16 place in Eastern Group, all 32 teams)

1988/1989:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (12^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (3^rd/16 place in Eastern Group, all 32 teams)

1989/1990:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (9^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (1^st/20 place, promotion)

1990/1991:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (3^rd/16 place), Hutnik Kraków (5^th/16 place)

2^nd division: any teams

1991/1992:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (7^th/18 place), Hutnik Kraków (12^th/18 place)

2^nd division: Sandecja Nowy Sącz (17^th/18 place in Eastern Group, relegation), Cracovia Kraków (18^th (last) place in Eastern Group, relegation, all 35 teams)

1992/1993:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (10^th/18 place), Hutnik Kraków (14^th/18 place)

2^nd division: any teams

1993/1994:

1^st division: Hutnik Kraków (7^th/18 place), Wisła Kraków (15^th/18 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Okocimski Brzesko (14^th/18 place in Eastern Group, all 36 teams)

1994/1995:

1^st division: Hutnik Kraków (9^th/18 place)

2^nd division: Wisła Kraków (3^rd/18 place in Western Group), Okocimski Brzesko (4^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Unia Tarnów (5^th/18 place in Eastern Group, all 36 teams)

1995/1996:

1^st division: Hutnik Kraków (3^rd/18 place)

2^nd division: Wisła Kraków (2^nd/18 place in Eastern Group, promotion), Unia Tarnów (5^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Cracovia Kraków (7^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Okocimski Brzesko (10^th/18 place in Eastern Group, all 36 teams)

1996/1997:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (12^th/18 place), Hutnik Kraków (16^th/18 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Wawel Kraków (5^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Okocimski Brzesko (6^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Unia Tarnów (7^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Cracovia Kraków (11^th/18 place in Eastern Group, all 36 teams)

1997/1998:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (3^rd/18 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (2^nd/18 place in Eastern Group), Wawel Kraków (6^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Okocimski Brzesko (9^th/18 place in Eastern Group, withdrew after season), Unia Tarnów (10^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Cracovia Kraków (14^th/18 place in Eastern Group, relegation, all 35 teams)

1998/1999:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (9^th/15 place in Eastern Group), Unia Tarnów (11^th/15 place in Eastern Group, relegation), Wawel Kraków (13^th/15 place in Eastern Group, relegation, all 29 teams)

1999/2000:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (2^nd/16 place)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (17^th/24 place, relegation)

2000/2001:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/16 place)

2^nd division: any teams

2001/2002:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (2^nd/8 place in Group A, qualifited to Title Group, then 2^nd/8 place, all 16 teams)

2^nd division: Hutnik Kraków (16^th/20 place, relegation)

2002/2003:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion)

2^nd division: any teams

2003/2004:

1^st division: Wisła Kraków (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion)

2^nd division: Cracovia Kraków (3^rd/16 place, qualifited to promotion play-offs, then 4:0 and 4:0 with Górnik Polkowice, promotion)

2004/2005 (is playing now):

1^st division: Wisła Kraków, Cracovia Kraków

2^nd division: any teams

SEASONS:

1^st division (1927-1939 and 1948-2004/2005):
Wisła Kraków – 65 seasons (9 titles)
Cracovia Kraków – 27 seasons (5 titles)
Garbarnia Kraków – 15 seasons (1 title)
Hutnik Kraków – 7 seasons
Podgórze Kraków – 2 seasons
Wawel Kraków – 2 seasons
Jutrzenka Kraków – 1 season

2^nd division (1927-1939 and 1947-2004/2005):
Hutnik Kraków – 30 seasons
Garbarnia Kraków – 27 seasons
Cracovia Kraków – 25 seasons
Wawel Kraków – 15 seasons
Unia Tarnów – 14 seasons
Tarnovia Tarnów – 8 seasons
KS/Włókniarz Chełmek – 6 seasons
Wisła Kraków – 6 seasons
Okocimski Brzesko – 5 seasons
Podgórze Kraków – 5 seasons
Sandecja Nowy Sącz – 2 seasons
Falbok Chrzanów – 1 seasons
Grzegórzecki Kraków – 1 season
Olsza Kraków – 1 season

Poland - Regional Analysis

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Author: Maks Saczywko (maks890@poczta.onet.pl), Goleniów (Western Pomerania, Poland)
Last updated: 19 Feb 2005

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