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1971–72 Ekstraklasa

46th season of top-tier football league in Poland


46th season of top-tier football league in Poland

FieldValue
competitionI liga
season1971–72
dates7 August 1971 –
28 June 1972
winnersGórnik Zabrze
(10th title) [[File:Stella 10 Scudetti.svg18px]]
relegatedStal Rzeszów
Szombierki Bytom
continentalcup1[European Cup](1972-73-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiersGórnik Zabrze
continentalcup2[Cup Winners' Cup](1972-73-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiersLegia Warsaw
continentalcup3[UEFA Cup](1972-73-uefa-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiersZagłębie Sosnowiec
Ruch Chorzów
matches182
total goals402
league topscorerRyszard Szymczak
(16 goals)
biggest home winRuch 5–0 Pogoń
Stal Rz. 5–0 Szombierki
biggest away winWisła 1–5 Górnik
Polonia 0–4 Górnik
highest scoringOdra 4–5 Ruch
highest attendance40,000
attendance2,360,722
average attendance12,971 18.9%
prevseason[1970–71](1970-71-ekstraklasa)
nextseason[1972–73](1972-73-ekstraklasa)

28 June 1972 (10th title) [[File:Stella 10 Scudetti.svg|18px]] Szombierki Bytom Ruch Chorzów (16 goals) Stal Rz. 5–0 Szombierki Polonia 0–4 Górnik 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).

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.

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League table

Results

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1POL Ryszard SzymczakGwardia Warsaw16
2POL Wlodzimierz LubanskiGórnik Zabrze14
3POL Joachim MarxRuch Chorzów13
4POL Kazimierz KmiecikWisła Kraków11
POL Grzegorz LatoStal Mielec11
6POL Kazimierz DeynaLegia Warsaw10
7POL Józef GałeczkaZagłębie Sosnowiec9
POL Jan BanaśGórnik Zabrze9
9POL Jerzy SadekŁKS Łódź8
POL Edward HermanRuch Chorzów8
POL Ernest PowieczkoOdra Opole8
POL Jerzy OdsterczylZagłębie Wałbrzych8

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1ŁKS27,538
2Górnik Zabrze18,615
3Ruch Chorzów17,077
4Wisła Kraków15,769
5Pogoń Szczecin13,615
6Stal Mielec13,462
7Stal Rzeszów13,077
8Legia Warszawa13,077
9Zagłębie Sosnowiec12,000
10Odra Opole10,462
11Zagłębie Wałbrzych8,923
12Polonia Bytom8,769
13Gwardia Warszawa5,062
14Szombierki Bytom4,154

Source:

References

Bibliography

References

  1. "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk.
  2. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/pol/avepol72.htm
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