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1977–78 Ekstraklasa

52nd season of top-tier football league in Poland

52nd season of top-tier football league in Poland

FieldValue
competitionI liga
season1977–78
dates20 July 1977 –
2 May 1978
winnersWisła Kraków
6th league title
5th Polish title
relegatedZawisza Bydgoszcz
Górnik Zabrze
continentalcup1[European Cup](1978-79-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiersWisła Kraków
continentalcup2[Cup Winners' Cup](1978-79-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiersZagłębie Sosnowiec
continentalcup3[UEFA Cup](1978-79-uefa-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiersŚląsk Wrocław
Lech Poznań
matches240
total goals510
league topscorerKazimierz Kmiecik
(15 goals)
biggest home winGórnik 5–0 Pogoń
biggest away winPogoń 0–4 Zagłębie
highest scoringLegia 6–3 Śląsk
highest attendance45,000
attendance3,201,360
average attendance13,339 7.1%
prevseason[1976–77](1976-77-ekstraklasa)
nextseason[1978–79](1978-79-ekstraklasa)

2 May 1978 6th league title 5th Polish title Górnik Zabrze Lech Poznań (15 goals) The 1977–78 I liga was the 52nd season of the Polish Football Championship and the 44th 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 Wisła Kraków, who won their 5th Polish title and 6th Polish league title (in the 1951 season Wisła Kraków finished in the first position and became the league champion, but in that season, the I liga was not a competition for the title of the Polish Champion. Before the season Polish Football Association decided that Champion of Poland title will be awarded to the winner of the Polish Cup, which was later Ruch Chorzów).

Competition modus

The season started on 20 July 1977 and concluded on 2 May 1978 (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 1976–77 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1976–77 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.

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League table

Results

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1POL Kazimierz KmiecikWisła Kraków15
2POL Andrzej SzarmachStal Mielec13
3POL Zbigniew BoniekWidzew Łódź11
4POL Marek KustoLegia Warsaw10
POL Jan BenigierRuch Chorzów10
6POL Kazimierz DeynaLegia Warsaw9
POL Leszek WolskiPogoń Szczecin9
POL Stanisław GzilGórnik Zabrze9
9POL Wojciech TycOdra Opole8
POL Wlodzimierz MazurZagłębie Sosnowiec8
POL Jerzy DworczykZagłębie Sosnowiec8
POL Tomasz KoryntArka Gdynia8

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1Wisła Kraków28,200
2Zawisza Bydgoszcz26,133
3Lech Poznań18,667
4Śląsk Wrocław17,867
5Arka Gdynia16,800
6Legia Warszawa15,600
7Pogoń Szczecin12,867
8Widzew Łódź11,400
9ŁKS11,067
10Ruch Chorzów9,800
11Stal Mielec9,733
12Odra Opole9,267
13Górnik Zabrze8,933
14Polonia Bytom7,400
15Zagłębie Sosnowiec6,600
16Szombierki Bytom3,087

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Notes

References

Bibliography

References

  1. "History". wisla.krakow.pl.
  2. "Historia".
  3. "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk.
  4. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/pol/avepol78.htm
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