Union Touring Łódź

Union Touring Łódź was a Polish

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club from the city of

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. Union Touring was created in 1932 as the result of a merger of Klub Turystow Łódź and SS Union Łódź. In late 1938 the team was promoted to the Polish football League and appeared in the unfinished 1939 season. Union Touring's promotion was the result of several games. Firstly, in regional tournament, Łódź's side scores were: with Zaglebie Dabrowa Gornicza 5-0 and 2–1, with

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4-1 and 0-1 and with

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3-0 and 3–1. Then, next stage was a national qualifying tournament. There, in late 1938, Union Touring's results were: with

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1-2 and 3–2, with

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4-1 and 3-0 and with Policyjny KS Luck 2-0 and 3-3. This meant that in a 4-team group Łódź's team finished in second position (after Garbarnia) and won promotion to the

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. Union Touring's lone, unfinished season was a total failure. Łódź's side won only one game (2-1 at home with

), tied 2–2 with

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and lost the remaining 10 matches (including lopsided 1–12 game against

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as well as defeats 1–7 to

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and 0–7 to

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). As of August 31, 1939 Union Touring was the last, 10th team in Polish football League, with only 3 points (goals difference 15-51). Even though the 1939 season never ended (see:

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) and the team played only 12 out of 18 planned games, most probably it would have been relegated to the A-Class.

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meant the end of Union Touring's existence. Defunct football clubs in Poland Association football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in Poland Association football clubs disestablished in 1939 1939 disestablishments in Poland Football clubs in Łódź {{Poland-footyclub-stub