Formed on 15 August 1922, Gedania was an ethnic Polish football team who played in the Free City of Danzig (present day Gdańsk, Poland).

The footballing section of the sports club was not formed until 1933, and competed in the German lower divisions.

After the occupation of Danzig, the club's president, Henryk Kopeck, and two vice-presidents, Konrad Zdrojewski and Władysław Dębowski were shot.

After some initial success in the football leagues Gedania soon found themselves playing in the lower divisions.

In the early years of their formation Gedania had a strong rivalry with Lechia Gdańsk, playing 9 times between 1945-51.