See also Germany 1902-1945 for some information on war-time tournaments in currently Polish regions which were integrated in the German league structure at the time, such as Danzig, Pommern and Schlesien.
Białystok - Grodno A-Class
A-Class Clubs in fall 1938:
WKS Grodno
Makabi Białystok
Strzelec Białystok
Cresovia Grodno
Makabi Grodno
Ognisko Białystok
Makabi Łomża
Kraków A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
KS Chełmek
Cracovia II Kraków
Fablok Chrzanów
Garbarnia II Kraków
Grzegorzecki Kraków
Korona Kraków
Krowodrza Kraków
Makabi Kraków
KS Tarnów-Moscice
Olsza Kraków
Podgorze Kraków
Tarnovia Tarnów
Wisła II Kraków
Zwierzyniecki Kraków
Łódź A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
Burza Pabianice
ŁKS Łódź
ŁTSG Łódź
PTC Pabianice
SKS Łódź
Sokol Pabianice
Sokol Zgierz
Strzelecki KS Łódź
Union-Touring II Łódź
WIMA Łódź
WKS Łódź
Zjednoczeni Łódź
Lwów A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
Czarni Lwów
Hasmonea Lwów
Junak Drohobycz
Korona Sambor
Lechia Lwów
Pogon II Lwów
Pogoń Stryj
Polonia Przemyśl
Resovia Rzeszów
Sian Przemyśl
RKS Lwów
Ukraina Lwów
WKS Jarosław
Pomerania A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
Bałtyk Gdynia
Ciszewski Bydgoszcz
AKS Grudziądz
Gryf Toruń
Kotwica Gdynia
Pomorzanin Toruń
Polonia Bydgoszcz
Unia Tczew
Poznań A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
HCP Poznań
KPW Poznań
Legia Poznań
Pentatlon Poznań
Polonia Leszno
Polonia Poznań
Stella Gniezno
Warta II Poznań
Silesia A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
BBTS Bielsko
Concordia Knurów
KS Chorzów Stary
Czarni Chropaczow
Dąb Katowice
Ligocianka Ligota
Naprzód Lipiny
KKS Pogon Katowice
Policyjny KS Katowice
Polonia Karwina (added in March 1939 after the annexation of Zaolzie into Poland)
Śląsk Świętochłowice
Wawel Wirek
Stanisławów A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
WCKS (SKS) Rewera Stanisławów
KS Strzelec "Gorka" Stanisławów
KSZN Rypne
KS Strzelec "Raz, Dwa, Trzy" Stanisławów
KS Pokucie Kolomyja (WKS 49 pp)
KS Strzelec Broszniow
KS Bystrzyca Nadworna
TESP Kalus
All-Time Table Stanisławów Liga okręgowa (1933-1939)
Seas Pd Pts GF- GA Titles
1.WCKS (SKS) Rewera Stanisławów 6 65 96 214- 83 4
2.KS Strzelec "Gorka" Stanisławów 6 66 91 133- 81 1
3.KSZN Rypne 4 52 65 138- 73
4.KS Strzelec "Raz, Dwa, Trzy" Stanisławów 5 60 49 91-138
5.KS Pokucie Kolomyja (WKS 49 pp) 5 60 37 73-168
6.KS Strzelec Broszniow 3 40 31 61-102
7.WCKS (SKS) Pogon Stryj 1 13 21 38- 8 1
8.KS Bystrzyca Nadworna 2 28 19 33- 61
9.TESP Kalusz 1 14 14 25- 20
10.KS Stanisławowia Stanisławow 3 24 13 30- 61
11.ST Prolom Stanisławow 2 26 12 26- 67
NB: Pogon Stryj entered for one season only, returning to the Lwów regional league afterwards
Volhynia A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
Hasmonea Łuck
Hasmonea Rowne
Policyjny Klub Sportowy Łuck
Pogon Rowne
Strzelec Janowa Dolina
Strzelec Kowel
Strzelec Rowne
Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Dubno
WKS Luck
Warszawa A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
CWS Warszawa
Fort Bema Warszawa
Granat Skarzysko
Okecie Warszawa
Orkan Sochaczew
PWATT Warszawa
PZL Warszawa
SK Starachowice
Skra Warszawa
Znicz Pruszków
Zagłębie Dąbrowskie-Częstochowa A-Class
A-Class Clubs in spring 1939:
Brygada Częstochowa
Brynica Czeladź
CKS Czeladź
Sarmacja Będzin
RKS Skra Częstochowa
Unia Sosnowiec
Warta Częstochowa
Warta Zawiercie
Zaglebianka Będzin
Zaglebie Dąbrowa Górnicza
1939/40
NB: underground; 14 participants
[Oct 22, Bronowice]
Wisła 3-1 Krowodrza
1940
NB: first wartime championship with unofficial permission of German authorities
Start: Aug 7 [all games played at Juvenia Park]
Participating teams (8):
Bloki
Cracovia
Garbarnia
Groble
Juvenia
Sparta
Wisła
Zwierzyniecki
Top Final Table:
1.Wisła 7 7 0 0 52- 8 14 Champions
2.Cracovia
3.Garbarnia
1941
NB: second wartime championship
[Jun 14-Oct 19, 79 matches played at Juvenia Park]
Participating teams (13):
AKS
Bloki
Cracovia
Debnicki
Garbarnia
Groble
Juvenia
Kazimierz
Pradniczanka
Sparta
Wawel
Wisła
Zwierzyniecki
NB: Wisła and Cracovia finished equal on points in first and second place.
Championship Decider
Wisła 3-2 Cracovia
1942
Champions: Polonia (underground championship)
1943
NB: played at several fields in the city and in the suburbs;
22 participating teams in 3 groups.
Available information
[Aug 1]
Lagiewianka awd Wisła [abandoned in 82'; Lagiewianka officials and fans entered
[Aug 8] pitch to beat up referee and Wisła players; awarded 0-3]
Groble abd Nadwislan [abandoned due to riots]
Dabski abd Czarni [abandoned due to riots]
[Aug 10]
all matches cancelled
[Aug ?]
Rakowiczanka abd Cracovia [abandoned due to riots]
[Oct 17]
Wisła awd Cracovia [abandoned after Wisła players attacked referee and left
the field; awarded 0-3]
Champions: Polonia (underground championship)
1944
Not completed
1940 13 participating teams (Pochodnia, Czarni, Bimber, 10 others) Final match [Sep 13] Czarni 3-1 Bimber 1941 No championship 1942 Participating teams from Warsaw and its suburbs, such as Wolomin, Góra Kalwaria, Brwinów, and Piaseczno. Champions: Polonia Warszawa 1943 Champions: Polonia Warszawa Runners-up: Okecie Warszawa 1944 Not finished.
Łódź - 1942 Participating teams (13): Wólka Wola Wicher Cytadela Widzew Zdrowie Ruda Chojny Retkinia Harcerze Klapitka Pabianice Zgierz Final match [date ?] Cytadela abd Wólka [abandoned in 80'] Łódź - 1942 [Oct 24] Wólka abd Wicher [interrupted by German police; many players and spectators arrested] Lublin - 1943 Champions: Unia Piotrków Trybunalski - 1940 Participating teams (5?): Huta (now Concordia) Bugaj - Zryw Pekin - Ruch Arba (former Zaklad Skórzany) Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (region) - Early 1940s Champions: AKS Niwka
Sources: wikipedia, wikipedia, Herzog, M./F. Brändle (Hrsg.): Europäischer Fußball im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 2015. – (Issler Dialoge ; 19)
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