WCKS Rewera Stanisławów was a Polish football team, located in Stanisławów (now

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), in the historic territory of Galicia.

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The club's hues were red and blue, same as the hues of one of the most popular Polish teams,

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. Apart from football, Rewera, a member of the WCKS society, had other departments as well –

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, and

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. All home games were held at a municipal stadium in Potocki Park, funded by the local savings bank. Among the activists of Rewera, was the father of

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, one of the most popular Polish singers. The club was founded in 1908, when the city of Stanisławów (Stanyslaviv) belonged to the Austrian province of the

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. The name of the city comes from the nickname of Polish magnate Stanisław Potocki, whose son, Andrzej Potocki, founded the city of Stanisławów. "Rewera" is a variation of a Latin proverb "re vera", which means "in fact". The football team of Rewera never managed to qualify to the elite Polish Football League, however, it was a regular champion of the Stanisławów regional A-Class (see: Lower Level Football Leagues in Interwar Poland). In 1934 Rewera reached the second level semifinals of the qualifying games to the League, losing 0–5, 1–0 to

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. In 1938, Stanisławów's side lost qualifiers to

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(2–2, 1–6),

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(1–7, 1–4), and

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(1–0, 0–2). 300px, The team of Rewera Stanisławów in 1922. On June 5, 1938, the club organized a tournament to commemorate its 30th anniversary, with four teams participating – Rewera, a

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n side Dragos Voda from

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(champion of

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), Cracovia, and a collective team of the

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. The event was organized by the 48th Infantry Regiment stationed in the city and led by

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of Stanisławów, Stefan Pasławski. The Cup was taken by the Cernăuți team with Rewera finishing second. The results of the tournament were as follows: * Stanisławów Voivodeship – Dragos Voda 2:7, * Rewera – Cracovia 5–4, * Stanisławów Voivodeship – Cracovia 2–1, * Rewera – Dragos Voda 0:4. Following the German and Soviet aggression on Poland, Rewera ceased to exist in September 1939.

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History of sports in Stanisławów 1908–1939

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