Gdańsk Derby


The "Gdańsk Derby" is the name given to describe football matches between teams in Gdańsk, Poland. While this term can be used for any team in Gdańsk it has historically this term has been used for games involving Gedania Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk and Polonia Gdańsk, historically the three biggest teams in the city of Gdańsk. Lechia Gdańsk are both the most successful team in Gdańsk as well as the most successful team in the derby. Through most of the derbies history the derby has been played in the second and third divisions, with more recent Gdańsk Derbies being played in the regional divisions. There has never been a Gdańsk Derby in the top division as Lechia Gdańsk are currently the only team from Gdańsk to have played in the Ekstraklasa.
The first post-war football match in Gdańsk was played by Milicyjny KS Pogoń, playing against Soviet soldiers who were stationed in Gdańsk at the time. The first recorded competitive post-war derby was between Lechia Gdańsk and WKS 16 Dywizji on 9 September 1945 with Lechia winning the game 9-1. It is also the same two teams who hold the record for the biggest win in the derby, with Lechia winning away at WKS 16 Dywizji 13-0 on 30 September 1945. The record for the highest scoring game was contested between Lechia Gdańsk and Płomień Gdańsk on 9 December 1945, with the game finishing as an 11-4 win to Lechia. Lechia also holds the record for documented fixtures, having played in at least 69 Gdańsk Derbies also holding the record for the most wins with 41. Polonia Gdańsk hold the record for having the most draws and defeats in the derby.
At least 13 teams have played in the Gdańsk Derby, with the derby having been played more than 100 times since 1945. The majority of the teams who featured in the derby in the 1940s only experienced short spells of playing in the league, most likely due to their sports clubs closing down or merging with other clubs. Gedania Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk and Polonia Gdańsk are seen as the big three teams in the derby due to all three teams being created in 1945 and being among the few teams to not be dissolved which resulted in the teams playing each other often over the following decades. The only other two teams who are now able to play in the Gdańsk Derby are Jaguar Gdańsk and Portowiec Gdańsk, both teams being formed after the other three and having had much lower levels of success in the leagues.
Lechia are considered the biggest team in Gdańsk by some margin. This is due to them being the only team from Gdańsk to play in the Ekstraklasa and having won the Polish Cup twice, most recently in 2019. Polonia would be seen as Gdańsk's second biggest team due to the number of years they spent in the second and third divisions. In recent years however they have struggled in the lower divisions and fund themselves as one of the lowest ranked teams in Gdańsk. Gedania have also struggled in recent years and have only seen success outside of the regional leagues during the 1945-51 period of their history. Portowiec has often only played in the regional leagues other than short spells in the third division during the 1970s and 1980s. The youngest team of those listed, Jaguar Gdańsk, has slowly been rising up the leagues and has been involved in many Gdańsk Derby's in recent years.

The historic big three

The "big three" or the "main three" teams in the Gdańsk Derby are Gedania Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk and Polonia Gdańsk. All three teams were founded in 1945 after the end of World War II, along with many other sports and football clubs in Gdańsk. While the other teams were eventually closed down, these three teams have kept functioning to the present day. Each team has had their period of success, and times when they could be seen as the biggest team in Gdańsk; Gedania during the early 1950s, Lechia during the 1940s, 1950s, 1980s, and since the turn of the century, and Polonia in the 1960s and 1970s.

Gedania vs Lechia

Both teams faced each other often in their early years, with the teams playing 9 times in the league in the first six years of their creations. After 1951, when Lechia were promoted to the top division, the teams did not face each other again until the 2003-04 season. This was due to Lechia having to restart from the lower tiers and passed Gedania on their way back up through the divisions. Since 2004 the teams have not faced each other competitively, with the regional cup game in 2004 currently being the last Gdańsk derby between the two teams. A Gedania and Lechia game has never resulted in a draw with Lechia winning 9 and Gedania winning 3 of the 12 competitive games they have played in.

Lechia vs Polonia

Lechia and Polonia did not play each other until 1967 after Lechia were relegated to the third tier, after which the two teams faced each other in 15 of the next 16 seasons, with the longest spell coming during 10 consecutive seasons of the teams playing in the same division. During this time the Lechia vs Polonia rivalry was at its highest. In contrast to Lechia and Gedania never drawing, Lechia and Polonia drew a third of their games against each other. Lechia and Polonia have not played each other competitively since 1983, a period of time when Lechia saw success winning back to back promotions, getting back to the Ekstraklasa, and winning the Polish Cup while in the third tier, and the Polish SuperCup while also playing in European competitions the following season in the second tier.
Despite the two teams not playing since 1983 their paths did cross again in 1998 when the two teams merged creating Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk. Due to this merger Polonia dropped down to the fifth tier for the following season, with Lechia having to restart in the sixth tier in 2001 after it was evident that the merger team was dropping down the leagues after successive relegation's. While Lechia are now back in the top division Polonia have never recovered from their pre-merger times when they were competitive in the second and third tiers.

Gedania vs Polonia

After their first meeting in 1952 the two teams started to go in different directions. With Gedania being one of the biggest teams in Gdańsk during the years after their formation, the team started to slip down into the lower divisions, in contrast Polonia often found themselves moving between the second and third divisions. It wasn't until Polonia had to restart in the lower divisions did the two teams meet regularly. From 2001-2011 the teams met 14 times in the league Gedania often edging out the games winning five to Polonias two. The two teams have not met competitively since 2011.

Big three clubs head-to-head

All-time results (the historic big three)

Gedania vs Lechia

Games: 12, Gedania wins: 3, Lechia wins: 9, Draws: 0
Gedania goals: 21, Lechia goals: 43

Lechia vs Polonia

Games: 31, Lechia wins: 12, Polonia wins: 7, Draws: 12
Lechia goals: 32, Polonia goals: 19

Gedania vs Polonia

Games: 16, Gedania wins: 6, Polonia wins: 3, Draws: 7
Gedania goals: 24, Polonia goals: 19
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
11952Polonia Gdańsk4-2Gedania GdańskII liga
21952Gedania Gdańsk6-1Polonia GdańskII liga
311 August 2001Polonia Gdańsk1-1Gedania GdańskIV liga -
416 March 2002Gedania Gdańsk1-0Polonia GdańskIV liga -
520 August 2005Polonia Gdańsk0-0Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
61 April 2006Gedania Gdańsk1-1Polonia GdańskDistrict Class
719 August 2006Gedania Gdańsk0-2Polonia GdańskDistrict Class
831 March 2007Polonia Gdańsk2-2Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
910 November 2007Polonia Gdańsk2-1Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
1031 May 2008Gedania Gdańsk1-0Polonia GdańskDistrict Class
1120 September 2008Polonia Gdańsk1-1Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
122 May 2009Gedania Gdańsk0-0Polonia GdańskDistrict Class
1326 September 2009Gedania Gdańsk2-1Polonia GdańskDistrict Class
148 May 2010Polonia Gdańsk3-3Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
1521 August 2010Polonia Gdańsk0-1Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
1619 March 2011Gedania Gdańsk2-1Polonia GdańskDistrict Class

All time results (other teams)

This is a list of games involving the smaller teams of Gdańsk. There is a high possibility that these lists are incomplete, mainly due to the poor record keeping of games in the 1940s and 1950s in the lower leagues at the time, and the difficulty of retrieving information online. All games involving Lechia Gdańsk are known due to the clubs recording keeping throughout the years and the ease of accessibility of these results.
The clubs are listed in date order of the first fixture between the two teams.

Lechia vs WKS 16 Dywizji

Games:3, Lechia wins: 3, WKS 16 Dywizji wins: 0, Draws: 0
Lechia goals: 27, WKS 16 Dywizji goals: 4
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
19 September 1945Lechia Gdańsk9-1WKS 16 DywizjiQualifiers for A Class
230 September 1945WKS 16 Dywizji0-13Lechia GdańskQualifiers for A Class
324 November 1946WKS 16 Dywizji3-5Lechia GdańskA Class Championships

Lechia vs Milicyjny

Games:4, Lechia wins: 3, Milicyjny wins: 1, Draws: 0
Lechia goals: 14, Milicyjny goals: 11
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
116 September 1945Milicyjny Gdańsk3-5Lechia GdańskQualifiers for A Class
27 October 1945Lechia Gdańsk6-1Milicyjny GdańskQualifiers for A Class
32 December 1945Milicyjny Gdańsk2-3Lechia GdańskA Class Championships
418 June 1946Milicyjny Gdańsk5-0Lechia GdańskA Class Championships

Lechia vs Flota Nowy Port

Games:4, Lechia wins: 2, Flota Nowy Port wins: 1, Draws: 1
Lechia goals: 9, Flota Nowy Port goals: 4
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
17 November 1945Flota Nowy Port Gdańsk3-3Lechia GdańskA Class Championships
213 June 1946Lechia Gdańsk0-1Flota Nowy Port GdańskA Class Championships
312 May 1947Lechia Gdańsk3-0Flota Nowy Port GdańskA Class Championships
413 May 1947Flota Nowy Port Gdańsk0-3Lechia GdańskA Class Championships

Lechia vs Płomień

Games:3, Lechia wins: 2, Płomień: 1, Draws: 0
Lechia goals: 26, Płomień goals: 12
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
19 December 1945Lechia Gdańsk11-4Płomień GdańskA Class Championships
229 June 1946Płomień Gdańsk8-5Lechia GdańskA Class Championships
31 December 1946Lechia Gdańsk10-0Płomień GdańskA Class Championships

Lechia vs Pogoń

Games:2, Lechia wins: 2, Pogoń: 0, Draws: 0
Lechia goals: 6, Bałtyk goals: 1
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
127 October 1946Pogoń Gdańsk1-4Lechia GdańskA Class Championships
211 May 1947Lechia Gdańsk2-0Pogoń GdańskA Class Championships

Lechia vs Bałtyk

Games:1, Lechia wins: 1, Bałtyk: 0, Draws: 0
Lechia goals: 12, Bałtyk goals: 0
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
110 November 1946Bałtyk Gdańsk0-12Lechia GdańskA Class Championships

Lechia vs Pocztowy

Games:1, Lechia wins: 1, Pocztowy: 0, Draws: 0
Lechia goals: 9, Bałtyk goals: 1
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
127 May 1948Lechia Gdańsk9-1Pocztowy KS GdańskA Class Championships

Lechia vs Portowiec

Games: 7, Lechia wins: 5, Portowiec wins: 2, Draws: 0
Lechia goals: 7, Portowiec goals: 4

Gedania vs Portowiec

Games: 6, Gedania wins: 2, Portowiec wins: 1, Draws: 3
Gedania goals: 11, Portowiec goals: 8
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
11973/74Portowiec Gdańsk2-1Gedania GdańskIII liga
21973/74Gedania Gdańsk1-0Portowiec GdańskIII liga
31974/75Portowiec Gdańsk2-2Gedania GdańskIII liga
41974/75Gedania Gdańsk0-0Portowiec GdańskIII liga
525 October 2014Portowiec Gdańsk3-3Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
63 June 2015Gedania Gdańsk4-1Portowiec GdańskDistrict Class

Lechia vs Flotylla

Games:1, Lechia wins: 1, Pocztowy: 0, Draws: 0
Lechia goals: 2, Bałtyk goals: 0

Jaguar vs Portowiec

Games: 2, Jaguar wins: 2, Portowiec wins: 0, Draws: 0
Jaguar goals: 4, Portowiec goals: 2
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
129 October 2011Portowiec Gdańsk1-2Jaguar GdańskKlasa A
23 June 2012Jaguar Gdańsk2-1Portowiec GdańskKlasa A

Gedania vs Jaguar

Games: 13, Gedania wins: 5, Jaguar wins: 5, Draws: 3
Gedania goals: 20, Jaguar goals: 19
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
127 October 2012Gedania Gdańsk1-1Jaguar GdańskDistrict Class
225 May 2013Jaguar Gdańsk1-3Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
314 September 2013Gedania Gdańsk2-3Jaguar GdańskDistrict Class
41 May 2014Jaguar Gdańsk1-4Gedania GdańskDistrict Class
517 October 2015Jaguar Gdańsk1-1Gedania GdańskIV liga
612 May 2016Gedania Gdańsk2-3Jaguar GdańskIV liga
710 September 2016Gedania Gdańsk0-2Jaguar GdańskIV liga
812 April 2017Jaguar Gdańsk5-2Gedania GdańskIV liga
918 November 2017Gedania Gdańsk1-0Jaguar GdańskIV liga
1020 June 2018Jaguar Gdańsk1-0Gedania GdańskIV liga
1120 October 2018Jaguar Gdańsk0-1Gedania GdańskIV liga
1224 April 2019Gedania Gdańsk2-0Jaguar GdańskIV liga
1326 October 2019Jaguar Gdańsk1-1Gedania GdańskIV liga
1430 May 2020Gedania GdańskvsJaguar GdańskIV liga

Jaguar vs Polonia

Games: 2, Jaguar wins: 1, Polonia wins: 0, Draws: 1
Jaguar goals: 3, Polonia goals: 0
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
19 August 2014Jaguar Gdańsk3-0Polonia GdańskIV liga
28 March 2015Polonia Gdańsk0-0Jaguar GdańskIV liga

Polonia vs Portowiec

Games: 3, Polonia wins: 1, Portowiec wins: 2, Draws: 0
Polonia goals: 5, Portowiec goals: 4
No.DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamLeague
128 October 2018Portowiec Gdańsk2-1Polonia GdańskDistrict Class
22 June 2019Polonia Gdańsk1-2Portowiec GdańskDistrict Class
314 September 2019Polonia Gdańsk3-0Portowiec GdańskDistrict Class
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Lechia II vs Rivals

Games:, Lechia II wins: 11, Draws: 4, Defeats: 1
Lechia II goals: 44, goals conceded: 13

Comparison of the other teams

The teams with an asterisk* shows the minimum amount. For instance it is known 16 Dywizji played in both the second and third tiers, but after 1946 the team's performance is unknown.

Stats

This is a display of all of the known statistics.