Warta Poznań

Beginnings (1912–1918)

On 15 June 1912, the Warta Poznań Sports Club (Klub Sportowy Warta Poznań) was established, which later became known as "the first lady of Wielkopolska". Its founders were young Poles who previously played in the German clubs in Poznań, including Marian Bey, Stefan Malinowski, Stefan Mórkowski, brothers Edmund and Franciszek Szyc and Ludwik Zysnarski. They were included in the first board of the club, whose first president - as the oldest member of the board - became Franciszek Szyc. His brother Edmund was appointed secretary, and Marian Bey was the team captain. At the founding meeting, white and green were chosen as statutory colours. In addition to football, Warta formed an athletics section in 1912 and then a tennis section in 1914. During German rule, matches involving Polish teams were forbidden, which prompted the decision to organize the first Wielkopolska football championship in 1913, in which three teams participated: Warta Poznań, Posnania and Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski. Warta became the first champion. The results were as follows: Posnania - Warta 1–1, Warta - Ostrovia 3–2, Ostrovia - Warta 3–4, Warta - Posnania 2–2. The inaugural championship of the region resulted in a surge of football popularity in Poznań. New football teams emerged such as Trytonia founded in Łazarz and a team called Sparta established in Jeżyce. In 1914, despite the start of hostilities related to the outbreak of World War I, efforts were made in Poznań to…

Football

Polish Football Championship/Ekstraklasa Champions: 1929, 1947 Runners-up: 1922, 1925, 1928, 1938, 1946 Third place: 1921, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1935, 1936 Polish Football Championship (Prussia): Champions: 1913, 1914 Runners-up: 1919

Youth teams

Polish U19 Championship Runners-up: 1936, 1975

Amputee football

Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa (Polish amputee football championship): Third place: 2023 Marcin Oleksy: 2022 FIFA Puskás Award

Field hockey

Polish men's championship: Champions: 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980 Runners-up: 1938, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981 Third place: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1982, 2011, 2019 Polish indoor men's championship: Champions: 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982 Runners-up: 1974, 1977, 1978 Third place: 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1985