Czarni Lwów was one of the first

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professional

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s clubs with the well developed

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section as well as

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among the several other sports. The football club was started in the late 19th century in

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as a school football section Sława Lwów. In 1903 the name was changed and the club became professional.

History

In 1911, together with

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and two other teams, Czarni created the

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, the predecessor of the modern

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national football association. The first football club in Poland, the Czarni (Black, name coined after their black shirts; because of their colours the team was commonly dubbed ''Powidlaki'' – an allusion to the ''plum marmalade'' colour of their logo) were the best known and most popular sports club in

(together with

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formed soon afterwards). The official name translates as the First Military-Civil Sport Club Blacks Lwów. Although the main interest of the fans lay in football, soon other sections were opened (

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). Despite their initial successes and their contribution to the

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, the club was largely unsuccessful in league meetings. During their seven years career in the

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, they scored 141 points, with the total goal quota of 120:186. In 1928 the club came 8th in the league, which was the highest location in its history. However, the following year Czarni's forward Rochus Nastula was the top scorer in Polish Soccer League, with 25 goals scored in one season. In 1933 the club dropped from the first league, but continued to appear in national championships. In 1935 the club won the Polish Cup (''Mistrzostwa Polski''). In the same year the club won also the Polish

title. In 1936 the name was changed back to "Military and Civil Sports Club Sława Lwów". It was disbanded in 1939 by the

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who arrested most of its members. The most famous player of Czarni Lwów was

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History

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