1972–73 Ekstraklasa
Season | 1972–73 |
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Dates | 26 July 1972 – 24 June 1973 |
Champions | Stal Mielec (1st title) |
Relegated | None (Polonia & Odra played playoff relegation) |
European Cup | Stal Mielec |
Cup Winners' Cup | Legia Warsaw |
UEFA Cup | Ruch Chorzów Gwardia Warsaw |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 373 (2.05 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Grzegorz Lato (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Stal 5–0 Gwardia Legia 5–0 ŁKS Zagłębie W. 5–0 Polonia |
Biggest away win | Polonia 0–6 Stal |
Highest scoring | Gwardia 4–2 Odra Pogoń 5–1 Odra Polonia 0–6 Stal |
Highest attendance | 60,000[1] |
Total attendance | 2,690,506[1] |
Average attendance | 14,783 ![]() |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → |
The 1972–73 I liga was the 47th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 39th 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).
The champions were Stal Mielec, who won their 1st Polish title.
Competition modus
[edit]The season started on 26 July 1972 and concluded on 24 June 1973 (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 1971–72 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1971–72 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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Stal Mielec (C) | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 36 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
2 | Ruch Chorzów | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 33 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Gwardia Warsaw | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 30 | |
4 | Górnik Zabrze | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 30 | |
5 | Wisła Kraków | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | |
6 | ŁKS Łódź | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 29 | |
7 | ROW Rybnik | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 26 | |
8 | Legia Warsaw | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 23 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
9 | Pogoń Szczecin | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 23 | |
10 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 22 | |
11 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 22 | |
12 | Lech Poznań | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 22 | |
13 | Polonia Bytom | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 20 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
14 | Odra Opole | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 18 |
Results
[edit]Relegation playoffs
[edit]At the end of the first and second division season, the play-off was played between:
- the 13th placed team in the I liga and the 4th team in the II liga
- the 14th placed team in the I liga and the 3rd team in the II liga
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Polonia Bytom | 1–0 | GKS Katowice | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Odra Opole | 2–0 | Hutnik Kraków | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Stal Mielec | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
Wisła Kraków | 12 |
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Wisła Kraków | 12 | |
4 | ![]() |
Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 11 |
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Górnik Zabrze | 10 | |
6 | ![]() |
Legia Warsaw | 9 |
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Ruch Chorzów | 9 | |
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Gwardia Warsaw | 9 | |
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Gwardia Warsaw | 9 | |
10 | ![]() |
Legia Warsaw | 8 |
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Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 8 | |
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Stal Mielec | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2000). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 (in Polish). GiA, Katowice. ISBN 83-88232-02-9.
External links
[edit]- 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)