1970–71 Ekstraklasa
The 1970–71 I liga was the 45th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 37th 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).
Season | 1970–71 |
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Dates | 8 August 1970 – 23 June 1971 |
Champions | Górnik Zabrze (9th title) |
Relegated | ROW Rybnik GKS Katowice |
European Cup | Górnik Zabrze |
Cup Winners' Cup | Zagłębie Sosnowiec |
UEFA Cup | Legia Warsaw Zagłębie Wałbrzych |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 395 (2.17 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Andrzej Jarosik (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Ruch 6–0 Pogoń Stal Rz. 6–0 Wisła |
Biggest away win | Pogoń 0–4 Legia |
Highest scoring | Górnik 4–3 Szombierki Stal M. 5–2 Wisła |
Highest attendance | 60,000[1] |
Total attendance | 1,984,710[1] |
Average attendance | 10,905 ![]() |
← 1969–70 1971–72 → |
The champions were Górnik Zabrze, who won their 9th Polish title.
Competition modus
The season started on 8 August 1970 and concluded on 23 June 1971 (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 1969–70 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1969–70 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.
Team locations
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Górnik Zabrze | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 39 |
2 | Legia Warsaw | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 34 |
3 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
4 | Pogoń Szczecin | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 27 |
5 | Ruch Chorzów | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 25 |
6 | Szombierki Bytom | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 25 |
7 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 25 |
8 | Wisła Kraków | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 25 |
9 | Stal Rzeszów | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 24 |
10 | Stal Mielec | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 24 |
11 | Gwardia Warsaw | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 23 |
12 | Polonia Bytom | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 23 |
13 | ROW Rybnik | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 22 |
14 | GKS Katowice | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 21 |
Results table
Top goalscorers
References
- "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.
External links
- 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)