Young Leaders Rally Cup
Founded1 April 1952
Abolished21 July 1952
Region Poland
Number of teams12
Most successful club(s)Wawel Kraków (1 title)

The Cup of the Rally of Young Leaders (also called the Young Leaders Rally Cup and the Cup of the Polish Youth Union) (Polish: Puchar Zlotu Młodych Przodowników) was the first League Cup in Polish football. The tournament was created by the then president of the Polish Football Association with all 12 teams of the I liga being involved. Due to the league being delayed until after the 1952 Summer Olympics the tournament provided the players a chance to show off their skills with a chance of being called up into the Olympic squad. The tournament took place in Warsaw with the 12 teams being split into 2 groups of 6, with teams in each group playing each other twice. The tournament took its name from the youth rally that was taking place in the city from 20 to 22 July 1952.[1][2]

The final took place on 20 July 1952 in the Polish Army Stadium. The final was between the winners of each group, Wawel Kraków and Cracovia, with Wawel winning the final.[3][4][5] There were also playoffs for the 3rd and 5th places.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos. Club Played Pts GF GA Notes
1 Wawel Kraków 10 19 37 7 To play Cracovia in the final
2 Wisła Kraków 10 11 17 12 To play AKS Chorzów in the 3rd place playoff
3 Lechia Gdańsk 10 11 13 14 To play Lech Poznań in the 5th place playoff
4 Polonia Warsaw 10 9 19 16 Knocked out
5 Polonia Bytom 10 5 10 25
6 Polonia Bytom 10 5 5 27

Group 2

Pos. Club Played Pts GF GA Notes
1 Cracovia 10 16 22 14 To play Wawel Kraków in the final
2 AKS Chorzów 10 14 20 9 To play Wisła Kraków in the 3rd place playoff
3 Lech Poznań 10 12 22 16 To play Lechia Gdańsk in the 5th place playoff
4 Legia Warsaw 10 10 19 18 Knocked out
5 Górnik Radlin 10 7 11 16
6 ŁKS Łódź 10 1 9 30

Finals stage

All finals took place in the Polish Army Stadium on 20 July 1952.

Fifth place playoff

Lech Poznań vs Lechia Gdańsk – 2:1 (2:1)

Third place playoff

Wisła Kraków vs AKS Chorzów – 2:1 (1:1)

Final

Wawel Kraków5–2Cracovia
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 50,000 [6]

Final standings

1st: Wawel Kraków
2nd: Cracovia
3rd: Wisła Kraków
4th: AKS Chorzów
5th: Lech Poznań
6th: Lechia Gdańsk

References

  1. ^ "1952". poloniabytom.com.pl.
  2. ^ "Odkrywamy karty historii - rok 1952". lechia.net.
  3. ^ "Cracovia w pogoni za marzeniami". m.gpcodziennie.pl.
  4. ^ "Wawel Kraków". 90minut.pl.
  5. ^ "Puchar niemile widziany". watch-esa.pl.
  6. ^ Przegląd Sportowy wydanie specjalne z 21 lipca 1952
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