Galicia national football team (Eastern Europe)

The Galicia national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Galicji w piłce nożnej) was a football team representing Galicia, one of the crown lands of the Austria-Hungary. It was managed by the Polish Football Association, subordinate to the Austrian Football Association.[1] It was not a FIFA member and therefore could not take part in official international competitions. The only match they played on 31 August 1913, losing 2–1 against the national team of Moravia and Silesia.[2][3] The team is a precursor of today's Poland national team.[1]

This article is about national football team representing former Austro-Hungarian crown land. For team representing Spanish autonomous community, see Galicia national football team.
 Galicia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationPolish Football Association
Head coachTadeusz Synowiec (1913)
Top scorerTadeusz Dąbrowski (1)
Home stadiumStadion Cracovii (1913)
Only international
 Galicia 1–2 Moravia and Silesia 
(Kraków, Austria-Hungary; 31 August 1913)

Matches
31 August 1913 Galicia  1–2  Moravia and Silesia Kraków
Dąbrowski 7' Historia Wisły Kitler 35'
Strack 85'		 Stadium: Park Gier Cracovii
Referee: Orest Dżułyński (Lviv)

References
  1. "ZPPN, czyli zanim powstał PZPN". Retro Futbol. 27 March 2016.
  2. "Rozgrywki piłkarskie w Galicji do roku 1914 lata 1912-1914". rocznikpilkarski.pl.
  3. "1913.08.31 Galicja - Morawy-Śląsk 1:2 - Historia Wisły". historiawisly.pl. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
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