KSZN Rypne (officially: Klub Sportowy Zakà Âadów Naftowych Rypne) was an interwar Polish sports club based in the village of Rypne, in the Stanisà Âawów Voivodeship (in present-day Ukraine). The club was disbanded during the Second World War.
In the 1930s, new oil and gas fields were discovered in Nadwórna County, Stanisà Âawów Voivodeship. Oil wells in the region (at Borysà Âaw, Drohobycz as well at Rypne by Nadwórna) belonged to the state owned company Polmin. The director of the company, Eng. Kazimierz Soà Âtyà Âski, was an active enthusiast of football and a pioneer of the sport in Galicia. As the head of the Polmin company, he set out to establish his own football club; at his initiative, a stunningly situated stadium amidst Carpathian pastures was erected in Rypne. Inaugurated on 14 August 1932, the hosts faced off against the renowned Lwów-based club Czarni Lwów on the opening day.
The Stanisà Âawów District League was established in 1934; already by 1935 KSZN Rypne entered playoffs, competing in the district league's Class B. That same season, the club was promoted to Class A.
As later recounted by locals, the club played well, was a solid mid-tier contender in the Polish league and often competed with clubs from Kraków and Lwów. Talented football players were invited to play for KSZN Rypne not only from the Stanisà Âawów region, but also from other regions of the countryâÂÂpredominantly Greater Poland and Silesia. The athletes enjoyed good financial support in Rypne, as they were simultaneously employed in highly paid positions in the Polmin company. Amongst the club's ranks, players hailing from Ostrów Wielkopolski particularly distinguished themselvesâÂÂstriker Bronisà Âaw Mà Âynarek and goalkeeper Jaskuà Âa.
In 1938, KSZN Rypne secured second place in Class A of the district league and, to everyone's surprise, defeated the local powerhouse Rewera Stanisà Âawów 3:2. Boasting a squad of young and talented players, the club from Rypne was considered a highly promising team. Aside from its football section, the club also fielded a tennis team.
The club found itself at the center of the last football scandal of the Second Polish Republic, which unfolded in the Stanisà Âawów district and involved officials as well as players from KSZN Rypne and Pokucie Koà Âomyja. The affair was reported as follows in the Polish Sports newspaper Przeglàd Sportowy, issue no. 59, dated 24 July 1939:
In September 1939, the Second World War broke out; the Soviet invasion derailed the ambitions of many Kresovian clubs. As a result, KSZN Rypne was dissolved. All in all, the club played a total of 52 matches in the StOZPN, earning 65 points with a total goal difference of +65 (138 scored; 73 conceded).
Stanisà Âawów District League