The fully independent federation was established 20 December 1919 engulfing the autonomous Polish Football Union (PFU) that was part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union. The PFU was established on 25 June 1911[2] in Lwów, Austria-Hungary. Between 1911 and 1919 the national team of Poland played three games at the Czarni Lwów's stadium. The team was composed mainly of players from the city of Lwów.
When the Wehrmacht invaded Poland in September 1939, all Polish institutions and associations were dissolved, including the PZPN. The German occupying forces forbade Poles to organise football matches.[3]
In September 2008, the leadership of the PZPN was suspended by the Polish Olympic Committee for "[violating] its statutes in a continuous and flagrant fashion."[4] A year earlier, the Polish sports ministry also made an attempt to address corruption within the PZPN, but was threatened with suspension by FIFA, which forbids any form of government intervention.[5] On 30 October 2008, Grzegorz Lato became the president of the PZPN. On 26 October 2012, Zbigniew Boniek was elected president after winning 61 votes from 118 delegates.[6]
The football association turned 100 years with the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup during its centennial year. In 2019, Józef Klotz, who had played for the Poland national football team and was killed in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust, was honored by the Association.[7][8]
^"History". Polish Football Association. from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^Korzachenko, Yuri (12 January 2010). Колиска українського футболу [Cradle of Ukrainian football] (in Ukrainian). Football Federation of Ukraine.
^Thomas Urban, “Football ‘Only for Germans’, in the Underground and in Auschwitz: Championships in Occupied Poland“, in European Football During the Second World War. Ed. M. Herzog/F. Brändle. Oxford 2018, p. 367.
^. Agence France-Presse. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
^Slowikowska, Karolina (30 September 2008). "Polish FA suspended over corruption issues". Reuters.
^"Poland honors national soccer player murdered in Holocaust" Israel HaYom, 11 June 2019.
^"Before Polish-Israeli soccer match, murdered Jewish player honored". The Jerusalem Post. 10 June 2019.
^"Cezary Kulesza nowym prezesem Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
^"Presidents of PZPN". PZPN. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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polish, football, association, polish, polski, związek, piłki, nożnej, pzpn, governing, body, association, football, poland, organizes, polish, football, leagues, without, ekstraklasa, polish, poland, national, football, team, based, polish, capital, warsaw, u. The Polish Football Association Polish Polski Zwiazek Pilki Noznej PZPN is the governing body of association football in Poland It organizes the Polish football leagues without the Ekstraklasa the Polish Cup and the Poland national football team It is based in the Polish capital of Warsaw Polish Football AssociationUEFAFounded20 December 1919 103 years ago 1919 12 20 1 HeadquartersWarsawFIFA affiliation20 April 1923 100 years ago 1923 04 20 UEFA affiliation2 March 1955 68 years ago 1955 03 02 PresidentCezary KuleszaWebsitepzpn pl Contents 1 History 2 Presidents 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe fully independent federation was established 20 December 1919 engulfing the autonomous Polish Football Union PFU that was part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union The PFU was established on 25 June 1911 2 in Lwow Austria Hungary Between 1911 and 1919 the national team of Poland played three games at the Czarni Lwow s stadium The team was composed mainly of players from the city of Lwow When the Wehrmacht invaded Poland in September 1939 all Polish institutions and associations were dissolved including the PZPN The German occupying forces forbade Poles to organise football matches 3 In September 2008 the leadership of the PZPN was suspended by the Polish Olympic Committee for violating its statutes in a continuous and flagrant fashion 4 A year earlier the Polish sports ministry also made an attempt to address corruption within the PZPN but was threatened with suspension by FIFA which forbids any form of government intervention 5 On 30 October 2008 Grzegorz Lato became the president of the PZPN On 26 October 2012 Zbigniew Boniek was elected president after winning 61 votes from 118 delegates 6 The football association turned 100 years with the 2019 FIFA U 20 World Cup during its centennial year In 2019 Jozef Klotz who had played for the Poland national football team and was killed in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust was honored by the Association 7 8 On 28 August 2021 Cezary Kulesza was elected president 9 Presidents Edit 10 N President Years Notes1 Edward Cetnarowski 20 December 1919 15 January 19282 Wladyslaw Boncza Uzdowski 15 January 1928 20 February 19373 Kazimierz Glabisz 20 February 1937 1 September 19394 Tadeusz Kuchar 29 June 1945 16 February 19465 Wladyslaw Boncza Uzdowski 16 February 1946 19496 Andrzej Przeworski 1949 19517 Jerzy Bordzilowski 1951 19538 Jan Rotkiewicz 1953 19549 Roman Gajzler 1954 195410 Wladyslaw Rajkowski 1954 195611 Stefan Glinka 1956 196112 Wit Hanke 1961 196613 Wieslaw Ociepka 1966 197214 Stanislaw Nowosielski 1972 197315 Jan Maj 1973 197616 Edward Sznajder 1976 197817 Marian Ryba 1978 198118 Wlodzimierz Reczek 1981 198519 Edward Brzostowski 1985 198620 Zbigniew Jablonski 1986 198921 Jerzy Domanski 1989 25 March 199122 Kazimierz Gorski 25 March 1991 3 July 199523 Marian Dziurowicz pl 3 July 1995 28 June 1999 Wieslaw Pakoca 25 May 1998 7 August 1998 curator24 Michal Listkiewicz 28 June 1999 30 October 2008 Andrzej Rusko pl 19 January 2007 1 February 2007 curator Marcin Wojcieszak pl 1 February 2007 5 March 2007 curator Robert Zawlocki pl 29 September 2008 10 October 2008 curator25 Grzegorz Lato 30 October 2008 26 October 201226 Zbigniew Boniek 26 October 2012 18 August 202127 Cezary Kulesza 18 August 2021 presentReferences Edit History Polish Football Association Archived from the original on 20 January 2015 Retrieved 2 January 2015 Korzachenko Yuri 12 January 2010 Koliska ukrayinskogo futbolu Cradle of Ukrainian football in Ukrainian Football Federation of Ukraine Thomas Urban Football Only for Germans in the Underground and in Auschwitz Championships in Occupied Poland in European Football During the Second World War Ed M Herzog F Brandle Oxford 2018 p 367 Administrator taking over scandal hit Polish federation Agence France Presse 29 September 2008 Archived from the original on 20 May 2011 Slowikowska Karolina 30 September 2008 Polish FA suspended over corruption issues Reuters Boniek becomes new head of Polish FA Sports Illustrated Associated Press 26 October 2012 Poland honors national soccer player murdered in Holocaust Israel HaYom 11 June 2019 Before Polish Israeli soccer match murdered Jewish player honored The Jerusalem Post 10 June 2019 Cezary Kulesza nowym prezesem Polskiego Zwiazku Pilki Noznej www laczynaspilka pl Presidents of PZPN PZPN Retrieved 15 July 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Polish Football Association Official website in Polish and English Poland at FIFA site in English Poland at UEFA site in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polish Football Association amp oldid 1155463241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
