ŠŠ Kovas Kaunas

Kovas Kaunas was a Lithuanian football club from Kaunas. It was one of the best Lithuanian football clubs during interbellum.

ŠŠ Kovas
Full nameŠančių šaulių „Kovas“
Founded1921
Dissolved1945
ChairmanA. Pankratovas
LeagueLithuanian football championship

History

Club was founded as LFLS Kaunas (Lietuvos fizinio lavinimosi sąjunga – Lithuanian physical education union) department in Šančiai by Stasys Sabaliauskas. On March 11, 1923 it was renamed "Kovas". It has also played against Latvian, Estonian, Czechoslovakian, Austrian, Hungarian and other foreign teams. A. Pankratovas was the last chairman of the club. Kovas sports club also cultivated ice hockey, basketball, boxing, table-tennis and other sports. After Soviet occupation it was reformed to railwaymen team Lokomotyvas Kaunas.

Name history

  • 1921 – LFLS Šančiai
  • 1923 – ŠŠ Kovas Kaunas

International games

Opponent Result Location Date
Austria Hakoah Wien2:1 ?1928
Czechoslovakia SK Ceske Budejovice0:1Lithuania1935
Hungary Budafok Budapest2:2Lithuania1935
Nazi Germany Preussen Gumbinnen5:1Kaunas1937
Austria FAC Wien1:1Lithuania1937
Austria Rapid Wien0:0Lithuania1937
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoslavija Beograd5:2Lithuania1938
Sweden AIK2:5Kaunas1939-06-19

Achievements


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