- Union Touring Łódź
Union Touring Łódź was a Polish
soccer club from the city ofŁódź . Union Touring was created in 1932 as the result of a merger ofKlub Turystow Łódź andSS Union Łódź . In late 1938 the team was promoted to the Polish Soccer 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, withLegia Warszawa 4-1 and 0-1 and withUnia Lublin 3-0 and 3-1. Then, next stage was a national qualifying tournament. There, in late 1938, Union Touring's results were: withGarbarnia Kraków 1-2 and 3-2, withŚląsk Świętochłowice 4-1 and 3-0 and withPolicyjny KS Luck 2-0 and 3-3. This meant that in a 4-team group Łódź's team was placed on second position (after Garbarnia) and was qualified to the League.Union Touring's lone, unfinished season was a total failure. Łódź's side won only one game (2-1 at home with
Garbarnia Kraków ), tied 2-2 withPogoń Lwów inLwów and lost the remaining 10 matches (including lopsided 1-12 game againstRuch Chorzów as well as defeats 1-7 toAKS Chorzów and 0-7 toWarta Poznań ).As for
August 31 ,1939 Union Touring was the last, 10th team in Polish Soccer League, with only 3 points (goals difference 15-51). Even though the 1939 season never ended (see:Polish September Campaign ) and the team played only 12 out of 18 planned games, most probably it would have been relegated to the A-Class.World War II meant the end of Union Touring's existence.
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