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Football

Football. Football. F ootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football . The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the first match of Polish N ational F ootball T eam was played in 1921. The history of football in Poland.

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  1. Football Football

  2. Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the first match of Polish National Football Team was played in 1921.

  3. The history of football in Poland The history of football in Poland started in the late 19th century with the rising popularity of the new sport. At the time, the Polish state was partitioned. The first decades of Polish football are therefore connected with the history of Football in Austria. The first Polish football clubs were Lechia Lwów , Czarni Lwów, Pogoń Lwów, Resovia Rzeszów, Cracovia and Wisła Kraków. The Polish National Footbal Federation, called PZPN, was founded on 20thDecember1919 in Warsaw when 31 delegates elected Edward Cetnarowski as the first president.

  4. Football Association FIFA, the Polish representation at the Olympic Games in Paris 1924. 20April1923 the Polish Football Association was officially adopted in the structure of the organization, and already in 1924 the first Polish National Team took part in the Olympic football tournament in Paris. In the only match they played they loose against Hungary.The first Polish Cup and league competitions. At the turn of 1925 and 1926 seasons was the premiere edition of the Polish Cup . The first trophy received Wisła Kraków after a victory over Sparta Lions. Another edition of the Polish Cup was conducted in 1951. On 15thJanuary 1928 Football League became an autonomous member of the football panel.

  5. TodayCurrently there are around 5,700 football clubs, playing in ten league levels.

  6. Most Popular Polish Footballers Ireneusz Jeleń Artur Boruc Jerzy Dudek Euzebiusz Smolarek Jakub Błaszczykowski Maciej Żurawski

  7. EURO 2012 On 18th april 2007 the President of UEFAannounced that the hosts of the 2012 UEFA Championships will be Poland and Ukraine.

  8. Stadiums

  9. Slavek and Slavko official mascots of Euro 2012

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