1971–72 Ekstraklasa
The 1971–72 I liga was the 46th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 38th season of the I liga, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).
Season | 1971–72 |
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Dates | 7 August 1971 – 28 June 1972 |
Champions | Górnik Zabrze (10th title) |
Relegated | Stal Rzeszów Szombierki Bytom |
European Cup | Górnik Zabrze |
Cup Winners' Cup | Legia Warsaw |
UEFA Cup | Zagłębie Sosnowiec Ruch Chorzów |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 402 (2.21 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ryszard Szymczak (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Ruch 5–0 Pogoń Stal Rz. 5–0 Szombierki |
Biggest away win | Wisła 1–5 Górnik Polonia 0–4 Górnik |
Highest scoring | Odra 4–5 Ruch |
Highest attendance | 40,000[1] |
Total attendance | 2,360,722[1] |
Average attendance | 12,971 ![]() |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → |
The defending champions were Górnik Zabrze, who won their 10th Polish title.
Competition modus
The season started on 7 August 1971 and concluded on 28 June 1972 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as a round-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the league title. A total of 14 teams participated, 12 of which competed in the league during the 1970–71 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1970–71 II liga. Each team played a total of 26 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Górnik Zabrze (C) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 37 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
2 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 33 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Legia Warsaw | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 32 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
4 | Ruch Chorzów | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 30 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Stal Mielec | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 30 | |
6 | Gwardia Warsaw | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 28 | |
7 | Odra Opole | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 27 | |
8 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 26 | |
9 | Wisła Kraków | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 25 | |
10 | Polonia Bytom | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 21 | |
11 | Pogoń Szczecin | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 20 | |
12 | ŁKS Łódź | 26 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 19 | |
13 | Stal Rzeszów (R) | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 18 | Relegated to II liga |
14 | Szombierki Bytom (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 18 |
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Gwardia Warsaw | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
Górnik Zabrze | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Ruch Chorzów | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Wisła Kraków | 11 |
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Stal Mielec | 11 | |
6 | ![]() |
Legia Warsaw | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 9 |
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Górnik Zabrze | 9 | |
9 | ![]() |
ŁKS Łódź | 8 |
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Ruch Chorzów | 8 | |
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Odra Opole | 8 | |
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Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 8 |
References
- "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
Bibliography
External links
- Poland – List of final tables at RSSSF (in English)
- List of Polish football championships (in English)
- History of the Polish League (in English)
- List of Polish football championships (in Polish)