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1972–73 Ekstraklasa
47th season of top-tier football league in Poland
47th season of top-tier football league in Poland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | I liga |
| season | 1972–73 |
| dates | 26 July 1972 – |
| 24 June 1973 | |
| winners | Stal Mielec (1st title) |
| relegated | None |
| (Polonia & Odra played | |
| playoff relegation) | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1973-74-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Stal Mielec |
| continentalcup2 | [Cup Winners' Cup](1973-74-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Legia Warsaw |
| continentalcup3 | [UEFA Cup](1973-74-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Ruch Chorzów |
| Gwardia Warsaw | |
| matches | 182 |
| total goals | 373 |
| league topscorer | 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 |
| attendance | 2,690,506 |
| average attendance | 14,783 14.0% |
| prevseason | [1971–72](1971-72-ekstraklasa) |
| nextseason | [1973–74](1973-74-ekstraklasa) |
24 June 1973 (Polonia & Odra played playoff relegation) Gwardia Warsaw (13 goals) Legia 5–0 ŁKS Zagłębie W. 5–0 Polonia Pogoń 5–1 Odra Polonia 0–6 Stal 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
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.
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League table
Results
Relegation playoffs
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 |}
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POL Grzegorz Lato | Stal Mielec | 13 |
| 2 | POL Ryszard Sarnat | Wisła Kraków | 12 |
| POL Kazimierz Kmiecik | Wisła Kraków | 12 | |
| 4 | POL Andrzej Jarosik | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 11 |
| POL Andrzej Szarmach | Górnik Zabrze | 10 | |
| 6 | POL Robert Gadocha | Legia Warsaw | 9 |
| POL Jan Benigier | Ruch Chorzów | 9 | |
| POL Ryszard Szymczak | Gwardia Warsaw | 9 | |
| POL Jan Małkiewicz | Gwardia Warsaw | 9 | |
| 10 | POL Kazimierz Deyna | Legia Warsaw | 8 |
| POL Tadeusz Pawłowski | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 8 | |
| POL Witold Karaś | Stal Mielec | 8 |
Attendances
Source:
| No. | Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lech Poznań | 44,615 | 60,000 |
| 2 | ŁKS | 28,846 | 40,000 |
| 3 | Pogoń Szczecin | 15,692 | 35,000 |
| 4 | Ruch Chorzów | 15,231 | 35,000 |
| 5 | Wisła Kraków | 14,846 | 37,000 |
| 6 | Stal Mielec | 13,462 | 20,000 |
| 7 | Legia Warszawa | 13,462 | 25,000 |
| 8 | Górnik Zabrze | 12,462 | 22,000 |
| 9 | ROW | 10,615 | 20,000 |
| 10 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 9,115 | 15,000 |
| 11 | Polonia Bytom | 9,038 | 20,000 |
| 12 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 7,538 | 15,000 |
| 13 | Odra Opole | 7,308 | 15,000 |
| 14 | Gwardia Warszawa | 4,731 | 10,000 |
References
Bibliography
References
- "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/pol/avepol73.htm
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