Pogoń Lwów
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LKS Pogoń Lwów is a former Polish professional sports club which was located in Lwów, Lwów Voivodeship (now Lviv in Ukraine), 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. With numerous departments, among them football, ice hockey and track and field, Pogoń was a major force of Polish sports in the interbellum period; its football team was never relegated from the elite Polish Football League. The club ceased to exist in September 1939, following German and Soviet aggression on Poland. On 2 July 1939, Pogoń played last pre-war official home game, drawing 1–1 with AKS Chorzów. The last pre-war game of the Pogoń's football team took place in Warsaw on 20 August 1939. Lwów's side lost 1–2 to Polonia Warsaw, scorer of the last goal was the 20-year-old forward Piotr Dreher. A club under the same name wishing to continue its traditions was formed in 2009.
Full name | Lwowski Klub Sportowy Pogoń Lwów | ||
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Founded | 1904 | ||
Dissolved | 1945 | ||
Ground | Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Sports Park, 43 Jan Kiliński Street, Lwów | ||
Capacity | about 10 000 | ||
League | Polish Football League 1927–1939 | ||
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