1972–73 Ekstraklasa

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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|team2=RUC|name_RUC=Ruch Chorzów

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|team4=GÓR|name_GÓR=Górnik Zabrze

|team5=WIS|name_WIS=Wisła Kraków

|team6=ŁKS|name_ŁKS=ŁKS Łódź

|team7=RYB|name_RYB=ROW Rybnik

|team8=LEG|name_LEG=Legia Warsaw

|team9=POG|name_POG=Pogoń Szczecin

|team10=ZSO|name_ZSO=Zagłębie Sosnowiec

|team11=ZWA|name_ZWA=Zagłębie Wałbrzych

|team12=LPO|name_LPO=Lech Poznań

|team13=BYT|name_BYT=Polonia Bytom

|team14=ODR|name_ODR=Odra Opole

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|win_RUC=13|draw_RUC=7|loss_RUC=6|gf_RUC=29|ga_RUC=16

|win_GWA=8|draw_GWA=14|loss_GWA=4|gf_GWA=31|ga_GWA=22

|win_GÓR=10|draw_GÓR=10|loss_GÓR=6|gf_GÓR=23|ga_GÓR=15

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|win_ŁKS=9|draw_ŁKS=11|loss_ŁKS=6|gf_ŁKS=26|ga_ŁKS=26

|win_RYB=8|draw_RYB=10|loss_RYB=8|gf_RYB=20|ga_RYB=21

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|win_BYT=7|draw_BYT=6|loss_BYT=13|gf_BYT=20|ga_BYT=42

|win_ODR=3|draw_ODR=12|loss_ODR=11|gf_ODR=21|ga_ODR=36

|col_EC=green1|text_EC=Qualification to European Cup first round

|result1=EC

|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

|result2=UC|result3=UC

|col_ECWC=yellow1|text_ECWC=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round

|result8=ECWC

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification to Relegation playoffs

|result13=RP|result14=RP

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga601.html 90minut.pl] {{in lang|pl}}

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=GÓR|team2=GWA|team3=LPO|team4=LEG|team5=ŁKS

|team6=OOP|team7=POG|team8=BYT|team9=RYB|team10=RUC

|team11=STA|team12=WIS|team13=ZSO|team14=ZWA

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|match_GÓR_LPO=3–0

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|match_GÓR_OOP=1–0

|match_GÓR_POG=1–0

|match_GÓR_BYT=1–0

|match_GÓR_RYB=1–0

|match_GÓR_RUC=0–0

|match_GÓR_STA=1–1

|match_GÓR_WIS=0–1

|match_GÓR_ZSO=1–0

|match_GÓR_ZWA=0–1

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|match_GWA_LPO=1–1

|match_GWA_LEG=1–0

|match_GWA_ŁKS=4–0

|match_GWA_OOP=4–2

|match_GWA_POG=3–0

|match_GWA_BYT=3–1

|match_GWA_RYB=0–1

|match_GWA_RUC=3–1

|match_GWA_STA=0–0

|match_GWA_WIS=0–1

|match_GWA_ZSO=2–2

|match_GWA_ZWA=3–1

|name_LPO=Lech Poznań

|match_LPO_GÓR=0–0

|match_LPO_GWA=0–0

|match_LPO_LEG=1–0

|match_LPO_ŁKS=0–1

|match_LPO_OOP=2–0

|match_LPO_POG=0–0

|match_LPO_BYT=2–1

|match_LPO_RYB=0–0

|match_LPO_RUC=0–0

|match_LPO_STA=3–0

|match_LPO_WIS=3–0

|match_LPO_ZSO=2–1

|match_LPO_ZWA=0–0

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|match_LEG_GWA=0–0

|match_LEG_LPO=0–0

|match_LEG_ŁKS=5–0

|match_LEG_OOP=1–1

|match_LEG_POG=2–3

|match_LEG_BYT=2–1

|match_LEG_RYB=3–0

|match_LEG_RUC=0–0

|match_LEG_STA=0–3

|match_LEG_WIS=1–1

|match_LEG_ZSO=3–1

|match_LEG_ZWA=3–0

|name_ŁKS=ŁKS Łódź

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|match_ŁKS_GWA=1–0

|match_ŁKS_LPO=0–0

|match_ŁKS_LEG=1–1

|match_ŁKS_OOP=3–1

|match_ŁKS_POG=1–0

|match_ŁKS_BYT=0–1

|match_ŁKS_RYB=0–0

|match_ŁKS_RUC=1–2

|match_ŁKS_STA=0–0

|match_ŁKS_WIS=1–1

|match_ŁKS_ZSO=2–1

|match_ŁKS_ZWA=3–1

|name_OOP=Odra Opole

|match_OOP_GÓR=1–0

|match_OOP_GWA=1–1

|match_OOP_LPO=0–0

|match_OOP_LEG=2–2

|match_OOP_ŁKS=1–1

|match_OOP_POG=2–2

|match_OOP_BYT=0–0

|match_OOP_RYB=0–1

|match_OOP_RUC=1–0

|match_OOP_STA=2–2

|match_OOP_WIS=3–0

|match_OOP_ZSO=1–1

|match_OOP_ZWA=0–1

|name_POG=Pogoń Szczecin

|match_POG_GÓR=1–0

|match_POG_GWA=1–1

|match_POG_LPO=2–0

|match_POG_LEG=0–1

|match_POG_ŁKS=0–0

|match_POG_OOP=5–1

|match_POG_BYT=1–0

|match_POG_RYB=0–0

|match_POG_RUC=0–1

|match_POG_STA=1–3

|match_POG_WIS=1–3

|match_POG_ZSO=2–0

|match_POG_ZWA=1–0

|name_BYT=Polonia Bytom

|match_BYT_GÓR=2–2

|match_BYT_GWA=0–0

|match_BYT_LPO=2–0

|match_BYT_LEG=0–0

|match_BYT_ŁKS=2–0

|match_BYT_OOP=2–1

|match_BYT_POG=1–1

|match_BYT_RYB=3–0

|match_BYT_RUC=0–0

|match_BYT_STA=0–6

|match_BYT_WIS=1–4

|match_BYT_ZSO=2–1

|match_BYT_ZWA=1–0

|name_RYB=ROW Rybnik

|match_RYB_GÓR=1–2

|match_RYB_GWA=0–0

|match_RYB_LPO=4–0

|match_RYB_LEG=0–0

|match_RYB_ŁKS=0–0

|match_RYB_OOP=0–0

|match_RYB_POG=2–1

|match_RYB_BYT=4–0

|match_RYB_RUC=1–0

|match_RYB_STA=0–3

|match_RYB_WIS=2–1

|match_RYB_ZSO=1–0

|match_RYB_ZWA=1–1

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|match_RUC_GWA=1–1

|match_RUC_LPO=3–0

|match_RUC_LEG=2–0

|match_RUC_ŁKS=2–1

|match_RUC_OOP=1–0

|match_RUC_POG=0–2

|match_RUC_BYT=2–0

|match_RUC_RYB=1–0

|match_RUC_STA=2–2

|match_RUC_WIS=2–0

|match_RUC_ZSO=3–0

|match_RUC_ZWA=3–1

|name_STA=Stal Mielec

|match_STA_GÓR=0–0

|match_STA_GWA=5–0

|match_STA_LPO=3–2

|match_STA_LEG=1–0

|match_STA_ŁKS=1–1

|match_STA_OOP=0–0

|match_STA_POG=3–1

|match_STA_BYT=3–0

|match_STA_RYB=1–1

|match_STA_RUC=2–1

|match_STA_WIS=2–0

|match_STA_ZSO=0–0

|match_STA_ZWA=2–0

|name_WIS=Wisła Kraków

|match_WIS_GÓR=1–0

|match_WIS_GWA=1–1

|match_WIS_LPO=2–0

|match_WIS_LEG=2–1

|match_WIS_ŁKS=1–2

|match_WIS_OOP=2–0

|match_WIS_POG=2–1

|match_WIS_BYT=2–0

|match_WIS_RYB=0–0

|match_WIS_RUC=0–1

|match_WIS_STA=0–3

|match_WIS_ZSO=2–0

|match_WIS_ZWA=3–1

|name_ZSO=Zagłębie Sosnowiec

|match_ZSO_GÓR=0–0

|match_ZSO_GWA=0–1

|match_ZSO_LPO=2–0

|match_ZSO_LEG=1–1

|match_ZSO_ŁKS=1–4

|match_ZSO_OOP=4–1

|match_ZSO_POG=1–1

|match_ZSO_BYT=2–0

|match_ZSO_RYB=2–0

|match_ZSO_RUC=0–1

|match_ZSO_STA=4–1

|match_ZSO_WIS=2–0

|match_ZSO_ZWA=1–0

|name_ZWA=Zagłębie Wałbrzych

|match_ZWA_GÓR=0–2

|match_ZWA_GWA=1–1

|match_ZWA_LPO=1–0

|match_ZWA_LEG=1–1

|match_ZWA_ŁKS=0–0

|match_ZWA_OOP=0–0

|match_ZWA_POG=2–1

|match_ZWA_BYT=5–0

|match_ZWA_RYB=2–1

|match_ZWA_RUC=1–0

|match_ZWA_STA=2–0

|match_ZWA_WIS=0–1

|match_ZWA_ZSO=0–3

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga601.html 90minut.pl] {{in lang|pl}}

}}

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

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Polonia Bytom||1–0|GKS Katowice||0–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Odra Opole||2–0|Hutnik Kraków||0–0|2–0}}

|}

{{reflist}}

• {{Cite book |author1=Gowarzewski, Andrzej |title=Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 |publisher=GiA, Katowice |year=2000 |language=pl |isbn=83-88232-02-9}}

• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/polhist.html Poland – List of final tables] at RSSSF {{in lang|en}}
• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/polchamp.html List of Polish football championships] {{in lang|en}}
• [http://www.mogiel.net/POL/history/history.php History of the Polish League] {{in lang|en}}
• [http://www.90minut.pl/strona.php?id=rozgrywki_mp List of Polish football championships] {{in lang|pl}}

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