1977–78 Ekstraklasa

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).

I liga
Season1977–78
Dates20 July 1977 –
2 May 1978
ChampionsWisła Kraków
6th league title
5th Polish title[1][nb 1]
RelegatedZawisza Bydgoszcz
Górnik Zabrze
European CupWisła Kraków
Cup Winners' CupZagłębie Sosnowiec
UEFA CupŚląsk Wrocław
Lech Poznań
Matches played240
Goals scored510 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerKazimierz Kmiecik
(15 goals)
Biggest home winGórnik 5–0 Pogoń
Biggest away winPogoń 0–4 Zagłębie
Highest scoringLegia 6–3 Śląsk
Highest attendance45,000[3]
Total attendance3,201,360[3]
Average attendance13,339 7.1%[3]

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).[1]

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.

Team locations

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wisła Kraków 30 13 13 4 35 23 +12 39
2 Śląsk Wrocław 30 16 6 8 36 30 +6 38
3 Lech Poznań 30 12 13 5 29 25 +4 37
4 ŁKS Łódź 30 10 11 9 29 29 0 31
5 Legia Warsaw 30 12 7 11 44 34 +10 31
6 Odra Opole 30 13 4 13 35 31 +4 30
7 Arka Gdynia 30 11 8 11 30 35 −5 30
8 Stal Mielec 30 11 7 12 31 29 +2 29
9 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 30 10 8 12 33 33 0 28
10 Widzew Łódź 30 9 10 11 34 40 −6 28
11 Pogoń Szczecin 30 11 6 13 36 42 −6 28
12 Szombierki Bytom 30 8 11 11 25 35 −10 27
13 Polonia Bytom 30 7 13 10 26 26 0 27
14 Ruch Chorzów 30 9 9 12 33 36 −3 27
15 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 30 11 5 14 29 32 −3 27
16 Górnik Zabrze 30 6 11 13 25 30 −5 23
Source: rsssf.com

Results table

Top goalscorers

Notes
  1. In 1951, the Polish Football Association decided to give the Champion of Poland title to the winner of the Polish Cup, in order to increase the importance of the re-activated cup competition. Ruch Chorzów was 6th in the league, but won the cup, beating 2-0 Wisła Kraków in the final game.[2] However, in the league, Wisła Kraków was first, Górnik Radlin second and Legia Warsaw third.
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References
  1. "History". wisla.krakow.pl. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. "Historia". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. "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.
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