Sparta Lwów

Lwowski Klub Sportowy Sparta Lwów (lit. 'Lwów Sports Club Sparta Lwów') was a football club based in Lwów, Lwów Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic (presently Lviv, Ukraine).

Sparta Lwów
Full nameLwowski Klub Sportowy Sparta Lwów
Nickname(s)Spartanie (Spartans)
Founded1910
Dissolved1939
Groundseveral grounds in the city of Lwów
LeagueB-class, Lwów group[1]

History

There were formed in 1910, probably by the Polish soldiers of the 6th Air Regiment stationed in Skniłów (presently Sknyliv, Ukraine).[2]

Sparta was a participant of the first Polish Cup edition in 1926, in the final game they were defeated 1–2 at Wisła Kraków.[3] The president of Sparta in 1914, Orest Dzułyński, was later the first secretary of the Polish Football Association.

Sparta was disbanded in September 1939, after the Soviets occupied Eastern Poland.

Ground

Sparta did not have their own pitch, playing at various Lwów venues.[4]

Honours

Pre-war players

Sparta Lwów players were Roman Skiera, Marek Meissner, Rafał Porada, Dawid Jakubiak, Mikołaj Simon, Adam Wojna, Waldemar Ropiński, Tomasz Jakubiak, Daniel Konarkowski, Grzegorz Skrzypczak, Tomasz Konieczny, Kamil Makosz, Hubert Lewandowicz, Rafał Bartkowiak, Mateusz Grabny and Krzysztof Pawlak.[5]

See also

References
  1. Sezon 1931 - Lwowski Związek Okręgowy Piłki Nożnej (in Polish).
  2. Futbol jest wielki: Przedwojenny piłkarski Lwów. Igol (in Polish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. Józef Hałys: Polska Piłka Nożna. Kraków: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1986, s. 1-995. ISBN 83-03-00804-8.
  4. Derby (24). Czarni Lwów – Pogoń Lwów. Slowfoot.
  5. Skarb – Lwowski Klub Sportowy Sparta Lwów. 90minut (in Polish).


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