1978–79 Ekstraklasa

The 1978–79 I liga was the 53rd season of the Polish Football Championship and the 45th 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).

I liga
Season1978–79
Dates27 July 1978 –
10 June 1979
ChampionsRuch Chorzów
(13th title)
RelegatedPogoń Szczecin
Gwardia Warsaw
European CupRuch Chorzów
Cup Winners' CupArka Gdynia
UEFA CupWidzew Łódź
Stal Mielec
Matches played240
Goals scored524 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerKazimierz Kmiecik
(17 goals)
Biggest home winRuch 6–0 ŁKS
Biggest away winPogoń 1–4 Szombierki
Wisła 1–4 ŁKS
Polonia 0–3 Odra
Arka 0–3 Stal
Highest scoringLegia 3–5 Odra
Gwardia 4–4 Szombierki
Highest attendance30,000[1]
Total attendance2,599,440[1]
Average attendance10,831 Decrease 18.8%[1]

The champions were Ruch Chorzów, who won their 13th Polish title.

Competition modus

The season started on 27 July 1978 and concluded on 10 June 1979 (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 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 1977–78 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1977–78 II liga. Each team played a total of 30 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
1 Ruch Chorzów (C) 30 16 7 7 44 27 +17 39 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Widzew Łódź 30 14 11 5 37 26 +11 39 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Stal Mielec 30 14 8 8 43 27 +16 36
4 Szombierki Bytom 30 11 13 6 42 27 +15 35
5 Odra Opole 30 14 6 10 42 28 +14 34
6 Legia Warsaw 30 10 13 7 32 28 +4 33
7 Lech Poznań 30 11 8 11 34 38 −4 30
8 GKS Katowice 30 10 10 10 28 36 −8 30
9 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 30 7 15 8 22 25 −3 29
10 Śląsk Wrocław 30 11 7 12 23 27 −4 29
11 Arka Gdynia 30 11 7 12 29 35 −6 29 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
12 ŁKS Łódź 30 9 8 13 30 36 −6 26
13 Wisła Kraków 30 9 8 13 42 43 −1 26
14 Polonia Bytom 30 9 6 15 23 39 −16 24
15 Pogoń Szczecin (R) 30 7 8 15 31 41 −10 22 Relegated to II liga
16 Gwardia Warsaw (R) 30 5 9 16 22 41 −19 19
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ARK KAT GWA LPO LEG ŁKS OOP POG BYT RUC STA SZB ŚLĄ WID WIS ZSO
Arka Gdynia 0–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 0–0
GKS Katowice 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Gwardia Warsaw 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–4 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–1
Lech Poznań 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
Legia Warsaw 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–5 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0
ŁKS Łódź 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1
Odra Opole 2–3 1–2 5–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0
Pogoń Szczecin 4–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2
Polonia Bytom 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 1–0 0–0
Ruch Chorzów 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 6–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–1
Stal Mielec 5–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Szombierki Bytom 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 3–1
Śląsk Wrocław 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1
Widzew Łódź 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Wisła Kraków 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Poland Kazimierz Kmiecik Wisła Kraków 17
2 Poland Tadeusz Małnowicz Ruch Chorzów 15
Poland Andrzej Szarmach Stal Mielec 15
4 Poland Roman Ogaza Szombierki Bytom 13
5 Poland Alfred Bolcek Odra Opole 11
Poland Jerzy Dworczyk Zagłębie Sosnowiec 11
7 Poland Tomasz Korynt Arka Gdynia 10
Poland Leszek Wolski Pogoń Szczecin 10
9 Poland Jan Benigier Ruch Chorzów 9
Poland Witold Nowak ŁKS Łódź 9

References
  1. "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2009.

Bibliography
  • Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2000). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 (in Polish). GiA, Katowice. ISBN 83-88232-02-9.
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