1961 Ekstraklasa
{{Short description|35th season of top-tier football league in Poland}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Liga
|season=1961
|winners= Górnik Zabrze (3rd title)
|relegated= Polonia Bydgoszcz
Zawisza Bydgoszcz
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|continentalcup1 qualifiers=
|league topscorer= Ernst Pohl
(24 goals)
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|prevseason=1960
|nextseason=1962
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Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 1961 season.
Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Górnik Zabrze won the championship.
League table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=GÓR|name_GÓR=Górnik Zabrze
|team2=BYT|name_BYT=Polonia Bytom
|team3=LEG|name_LEG=Legia Warsaw
|team4=WIS|name_WIS=Wisła Kraków
|team5=RUC|name_RUC=Ruch Chorzów
|team6=ODR|name_ODR=Odra Opole
|team7=ZSO|name_ZSO=Zagłębie Sosnowiec
|team8=LGD|name_LGD=Lechia Gdańsk
|team9=ŁKS|name_ŁKS=ŁKS Łódź
|team10=LPO|name_LPO=Lech Poznań
|team11=CRA|name_CRA=KS Cracovia
|team12=STA|name_STA=Stal Mielec
|team13=POL|name_POL=Polonia Bydgoszcz
|team14=ZAW|name_ZAW=Zawisza Bydgoszcz
|win_GÓR=19|draw_GÓR=5|loss_GÓR=2|gf_GÓR=73|ga_GÓR=18|status_GÓR=C
|win_BYT=14|draw_BYT=7|loss_BYT=5|gf_BYT=53|ga_BYT=29
|win_LEG=13|draw_LEG=6|loss_LEG=7|gf_LEG=51|ga_LEG=35
|win_WIS=12|draw_WIS=8|loss_WIS=6|gf_WIS=42|ga_WIS=35
|win_RUC=12|draw_RUC=7|loss_RUC=7|gf_RUC=48|ga_RUC=42
|win_ODR=9|draw_ODR=10|loss_ODR=7|gf_ODR=51|ga_ODR=35
|win_ZSO=6|draw_ZSO=12|loss_ZSO=8|gf_ZSO=35|ga_ZSO=38
|win_LGD=9|draw_LGD=6|loss_LGD=11|gf_LGD=27|ga_LGD=35
|win_ŁKS=8|draw_ŁKS=6|loss_ŁKS=12|gf_ŁKS=32|ga_ŁKS=39
|win_LPO=8|draw_LPO=6|loss_LPO=12|gf_LPO=27|ga_LPO=40
|win_CRA=9|draw_CRA=3|loss_CRA=14|gf_CRA=41|ga_CRA=44
|win_STA=8|draw_STA=5|loss_STA=13|gf_STA=34|ga_STA=45
|win_POL=8|draw_POL=3|loss_POL=15|gf_POL=36|ga_POL=69|status_POL=R
|win_ZAW=3|draw_ZAW=4|loss_ZAW=19|gf_ZAW=18|ga_ZAW=64|status_ZAW=R
|col_EC=green1|text_EC=Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
|result1=EC
|col_ECWC=yellow1|text_ECWC=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round
|result7=ECWC
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to II liga
|result13=R|result14=R
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga11165.html 90minut.pl] {{in lang|pl}}
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=CRA|team2=GÓR|team3=LPO|team4=LGD|team5=LEG
|team6=ŁKS|team7=OOP|team8=BYG|team9=BYT|team10=RUC
|team11=STA|team12=WIS|team13=ZSO|team14=ZAW
|name_GÓR=Górnik Zabrze
|match_GÓR_BYT=0–0
|match_GÓR_LEG=5–1
|match_GÓR_WIS=3–0
|match_GÓR_RUC=0–0
|match_GÓR_OOP=4–2
|match_GÓR_ZSO=4–1
|match_GÓR_LGD=2–0
|match_GÓR_ŁKS=2–1
|match_GÓR_LPO=3–0
|match_GÓR_CRA=2–1
|match_GÓR_STA=7–1
|match_GÓR_BYG=4–1
|match_GÓR_ZAW=6–1
|name_BYT=Polonia Bytom
|match_BYT_GÓR=0–0
|match_BYT_LEG=0–1
|match_BYT_WIS=3–0
|match_BYT_RUC=3–3
|match_BYT_OOP=2–1
|match_BYT_ZSO=2–2
|match_BYT_LGD=0–1
|match_BYT_ŁKS=3–1
|match_BYT_LPO=4–1
|match_BYT_CRA=1–2
|match_BYT_STA=3–1
|match_BYT_BYG=2–0
|match_BYT_ZAW=2–1
|name_LEG=Legia Warsaw
|match_LEG_GÓR=1–1
|match_LEG_BYT=4–1
|match_LEG_WIS=0–1
|match_LEG_RUC=6–0
|match_LEG_OOP=0–0
|match_LEG_ZSO=1–1
|match_LEG_LGD=0–1
|match_LEG_ŁKS=5–1
|match_LEG_LPO=2–0
|match_LEG_CRA=3–2
|match_LEG_STA=2–1
|match_LEG_BYG=3–0
|match_LEG_ZAW=4–1
|name_WIS=Wisła Kraków
|match_WIS_GÓR=2–1
|match_WIS_BYT=2–5
|match_WIS_LEG=0–0
|match_WIS_RUC=3–1
|match_WIS_OOP=1–1
|match_WIS_ZSO=1–1
|match_WIS_LGD=1–1
|match_WIS_ŁKS=2–1
|match_WIS_LPO=2–2
|match_WIS_CRA=1–0
|match_WIS_STA=3–1
|match_WIS_BYG=4–0
|match_WIS_ZAW=5–1
|name_RUC=Ruch Chorzów
|match_RUC_GÓR=0–2
|match_RUC_BYT=0–4
|match_RUC_LEG=4–1
|match_RUC_WIS=4–0
|match_RUC_OOP=3–3
|match_RUC_ZSO=1–1
|match_RUC_LGD=2–1
|match_RUC_ŁKS=1–3
|match_RUC_LPO=3–1
|match_RUC_CRA=4–1
|match_RUC_STA=2–1
|match_RUC_BYG=4–2
|match_RUC_ZAW=4–1
|name_OOP=Odra Opole
|match_OOP_GÓR=1–1
|match_OOP_BYT=1–2
|match_OOP_LEG=2–1
|match_OOP_WIS=4–2
|match_OOP_RUC=3–1
|match_OOP_ZSO=2–2
|match_OOP_LGD=9–2
|match_OOP_ŁKS=5–1
|match_OOP_LPO=1–0
|match_OOP_CRA=2–1
|match_OOP_STA=0–0
|match_OOP_BYG=1–1
|match_OOP_ZAW=6–1
|name_ZSO=Zagłębie Sosnowiec
|match_ZSO_GÓR=0–2
|match_ZSO_BYT=1–1
|match_ZSO_LEG=1–2
|match_ZSO_WIS=0–0
|match_ZSO_RUC=2–2
|match_ZSO_OOP=2–2
|match_ZSO_LGD=1–0
|match_ZSO_ŁKS=2–2
|match_ZSO_LPO=1–3
|match_ZSO_CRA=3–0
|match_ZSO_STA=1–0
|match_ZSO_BYG=6–1
|match_ZSO_ZAW=1–0
|name_LGD=Lechia Gdańsk
|match_LGD_GÓR=0–1
|match_LGD_BYT=0–1
|match_LGD_LEG=1–1
|match_LGD_WIS=1–1
|match_LGD_RUC=0–0
|match_LGD_OOP=1–0
|match_LGD_ZSO=2–1
|match_LGD_ŁKS=1–1
|match_LGD_LPO=2–0
|match_LGD_CRA=4–0
|match_LGD_STA=0–2
|match_LGD_BYG=6–1
|match_LGD_ZAW=0–2
|name_ŁKS=ŁKS Łódź
|match_ŁKS_GÓR=2–1
|match_ŁKS_BYT=0–1
|match_ŁKS_LEG=3–1
|match_ŁKS_WIS=0–3
|match_ŁKS_RUC=1–1
|match_ŁKS_OOP=0–0
|match_ŁKS_ZSO=3–1
|match_ŁKS_LGD=0–0
|match_ŁKS_LPO=2–0
|match_ŁKS_CRA=1–2
|match_ŁKS_STA=1–0
|match_ŁKS_BYG=2–0
|match_ŁKS_ZAW=3–0
|name_LPO=Lech Poznań
|match_LPO_GÓR=0–2
|match_LPO_BYT=1–1
|match_LPO_LEG=2–4
|match_LPO_WIS=0–0
|match_LPO_RUC=1–0
|match_LPO_OOP=0–2
|match_LPO_ZSO=2–0
|match_LPO_LGD=2–0
|match_LPO_ŁKS=1–0
|match_LPO_CRA=1–1
|match_LPO_STA=1–0
|match_LPO_BYG=3–1
|match_LPO_ZAW=2–0
|name_CRA=Cracovia
|match_CRA_GÓR=2–3
|match_CRA_BYT=1–2
|match_CRA_LEG=1–2
|match_CRA_WIS=0–1
|match_CRA_RUC=1–3
|match_CRA_OOP=2–0
|match_CRA_ZSO=1–1
|match_CRA_LGD=0–1
|match_CRA_ŁKS=2–1
|match_CRA_LPO=6–2
|match_CRA_STA=1–1
|match_CRA_BYG=4–1
|match_CRA_ZAW=4–1
|name_STA=Stal Mielec
|match_STA_GÓR=1–6
|match_STA_BYT=4–3
|match_STA_LEG=2–0
|match_STA_WIS=1–2
|match_STA_RUC=1–2
|match_STA_OOP=0–0
|match_STA_ZSO=0–1
|match_STA_LGD=6–1
|match_STA_ŁKS=1–1
|match_STA_LPO=1–0
|match_STA_CRA=1–5
|match_STA_BYG=2–0
|match_STA_ZAW=2–0
|name_BYG=Polonia Bydgoszcz
|match_BYG_GÓR=0–5
|match_BYG_BYT=1–7
|match_BYG_LEG=2–4
|match_BYG_WIS=3–1
|match_BYG_RUC=0–1
|match_BYG_OOP=4–3
|match_BYG_ZSO=3–1
|match_BYG_LGD=1–0
|match_BYG_ŁKS=2–1
|match_BYG_LPO=1–1
|match_BYG_CRA=2–0
|match_BYG_STA=3–3
|match_BYG_ZAW=3–0
|name_ZAW=Zawisza Bydgoszcz
|match_ZAW_GÓR=0–6
|match_ZAW_BYT=0–0
|match_ZAW_LEG=2–2
|match_ZAW_WIS=1–4
|match_ZAW_RUC=0–2
|match_ZAW_OOP=1–0
|match_ZAW_ZSO=1–1
|match_ZAW_LGD=0–1
|match_ZAW_ŁKS=2–0
|match_ZAW_LPO=1–1
|match_ZAW_CRA=0–1
|match_ZAW_STA=0–1
|match_ZAW_BYG=1–3
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga11165.html 90minut.pl] {{in lang|pl}}
}}
Top goalscorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Ernest Pol |align="left"|Górnik Zabrze |24 |
| rowspan="1"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Marian Norkowski |align="left"|Polonia Bydgoszcz |21 |
| rowspan="1"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Norbert Gajda |align="left"|Odra Opole |17 |
| rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Edward Jankowski |align="left"|Górnik Zabrze |16 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Engelbert Jarek
|align="left"|Odra Opole |16 |
| rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Jan Liberda |align="left"|Polonia Bytom |15 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Edward Pietrasiński
|align="left"|Cracovia |15 |
| rowspan="3"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Tadeusz Błażejewski |align="left"|Legia Warsaw |14 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Łucjan Gojny
|align="left"|Lech Poznań |14 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Eugeniusz Lerch
|align="left"|Ruch Chorzów |14 |
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/polhist.html Poland – List of final tables] at RSSSF {{in lang|en}}
{{Ekstraklasa seasons}}
{{1960–61 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{1961–62 in European football (UEFA)}}