1977–78 Ekstraklasa
{{Short description|52nd season of top-tier football league in Poland}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = I liga
|season = 1977–78
|dates = 20 July 1977 –
2 May 1978
|winners = Wisła Kraków
6th league title
5th Polish title{{cite web|url=http://www.wisla.krakow.pl:80/en/the_club/history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830062553/http://www.wisla.krakow.pl/en/the_club/history/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 August 2010|title=History|publisher=wisla.krakow.pl|access-date=30 August 2010}}{{#tag:ref|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.pzpn.pl/index.php/Rozgrywki-klubowe/Puchar-Polski/Historia |title=Historia |access-date=7 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424122130/http://pzpn.pl/index.php/Rozgrywki-klubowe/Puchar-Polski/Historia |archive-date=24 April 2013}} However, in the league, Wisła Kraków was first, Górnik Radlin second and Legia Warsaw third.|group="nb"}}
|relegated = Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Górnik Zabrze
|continentalcup1 = European Cup
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Wisła Kraków
|continentalcup2 = Cup Winners' Cup
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = Zagłębie Sosnowiec
|continentalcup3 = UEFA Cup
|continentalcup3 qualifiers = Śląsk Wrocław
Lech Poznań
|matches = 240
|total goals = 510
|league topscorer = Kazimierz Kmiecik
(15 goals)
|biggest home win = Górnik 5–0 Pogoń
|biggest away win = Pogoń 0–4 Zagłębie
|highest scoring = Legia 6–3 Śląsk
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|highest attendance = 45,000{{cite web |url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm |title=Attendances – Archive Poland |work=EFS.co.uk |access-date=30 June 2009}}
|lowest attendance =
|average attendance = 13,339 {{decrease}} 7.1%
|prevseason = 1976–77
|nextseason = 1978–79
}}
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.
League table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=WIS|name_WIS=Wisła Kraków
|team2=ŚLĄ|name_ŚLĄ=Śląsk Wrocław
|team3=LPO|name_LPO=Lech Poznań
|team4=ŁKS|name_ŁKS=ŁKS Łódź
|team5=LEG|name_LEG=Legia Warsaw
|team6=ODR|name_ODR=Odra Opole
|team7=ARK|name_ARK=Arka Gdynia
|team8=STA|name_STA=Stal Mielec
|team9=ZSO|name_ZSO=Zagłębie Sosnowiec
|team10=WID|name_WID=Widzew Łódź
|team11=POG|name_POG=Pogoń Szczecin
|team12=SZB|name_SZB=Szombierki Bytom
|team13=BYT|name_BYT=Polonia Bytom
|team14=RUC|name_RUC=Ruch Chorzów
|team15=ZAW|name_ZAW=Zawisza Bydgoszcz
|team16=GÓR|name_GÓR=Górnik Zabrze
|win_WIS=13|draw_WIS=13|loss_WIS=4|gf_WIS=35|ga_WIS=23|status_WIS=C
|win_ŚLĄ=16|draw_ŚLĄ=6|loss_ŚLĄ=8|gf_ŚLĄ=36|ga_ŚLĄ=30
|win_LPO=12|draw_LPO=13|loss_LPO=5|gf_LPO=29|ga_LPO=25
|win_ŁKS=10|draw_ŁKS=11|loss_ŁKS=9|gf_ŁKS=29|ga_ŁKS=29
|win_LEG=12|draw_LEG=7|loss_LEG=11|gf_LEG=44|ga_LEG=34
|win_ODR=13|draw_ODR=4|loss_ODR=13|gf_ODR=35|ga_ODR=31
|win_ARK=11|draw_ARK=8|loss_ARK=11|gf_ARK=30|ga_ARK=35
|win_STA=11|draw_STA=7|loss_STA=12|gf_STA=31|ga_STA=29
|win_ZSO=10|draw_ZSO=8|loss_ZSO=12|gf_ZSO=33|ga_ZSO=33
|win_WID=9|draw_WID=10|loss_WID=11|gf_WID=34|ga_WID=40
|win_POG=11|draw_POG=6|loss_POG=13|gf_POG=36|ga_POG=42
|win_SZB=8|draw_SZB=11|loss_SZB=11|gf_SZB=25|ga_SZB=35
|win_BYT=7|draw_BYT=13|loss_BYT=10|gf_BYT=26|ga_BYT=26
|win_RUC=9|draw_RUC=9|loss_RUC=12|gf_RUC=33|ga_RUC=36
|win_ZAW=11|draw_ZAW=5|loss_ZAW=14|gf_ZAW=29|ga_ZAW=32|status_ZAW=R
|win_GÓR=6|draw_GÓR=11|loss_GÓR=13|gf_GÓR=25|ga_GÓR=30|status_GÓR=R
|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
|result9=ECWC
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to II liga
|result15=R|result16=R
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga596.html 90minut.pl] {{in lang|pl}}
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ARK|team2=GÓR|team3=LPO|team4=LEG|team5=ŁKS
|team6=OOP|team7=POG|team8=BYT|team9=RUC|team10=STA
|team11=SZB|team12=ŚLĄ|team13=WID|team14=WIS|team15=ZSO
|team16=ZAW
|name_ARK=Arka Gdynia
|match_ARK_GÓR=3–0
|match_ARK_LPO=4–0
|match_ARK_LEG=1–2
|match_ARK_ŁKS=1–0
|match_ARK_OOP=0–0
|match_ARK_POG=1–0
|match_ARK_BYT=0–0
|match_ARK_RUC=1–0
|match_ARK_STA=2–0
|match_ARK_SZB=2–1
|match_ARK_ŚLĄ=2–1
|match_ARK_WID=0–0
|match_ARK_WIS=2–2
|match_ARK_ZSO=0–0
|match_ARK_ZAW=2–1
|name_GÓR=Górnik Zabrze
|match_GÓR_ARK=1–1
|match_GÓR_LPO=0–1
|match_GÓR_LEG=1–1
|match_GÓR_ŁKS=1–1
|match_GÓR_OOP=1–0
|match_GÓR_POG=5–0
|match_GÓR_BYT=1–1
|match_GÓR_RUC=2–0
|match_GÓR_STA=2–2
|match_GÓR_SZB=0–1
|match_GÓR_ŚLĄ=0–1
|match_GÓR_WID=2–0
|match_GÓR_WIS=2–3
|match_GÓR_ZSO=0–0
|match_GÓR_ZAW=0–0
|name_LPO=Lech Poznań
|match_LPO_ARK=0–0
|match_LPO_GÓR=0–0
|match_LPO_LEG=1–0
|match_LPO_ŁKS=1–0
|match_LPO_OOP=2–0
|match_LPO_POG=2–1
|match_LPO_BYT=0–0
|match_LPO_RUC=3–0
|match_LPO_STA=1–1
|match_LPO_SZB=1–0
|match_LPO_ŚLĄ=3–1
|match_LPO_WID=0–0
|match_LPO_WIS=0–0
|match_LPO_ZSO=2–1
|match_LPO_ZAW=2–1
|name_LEG=Legia Warsaw
|match_LEG_ARK=1–0
|match_LEG_GÓR=1–0
|match_LEG_LPO=0–0
|match_LEG_ŁKS=1–1
|match_LEG_OOP=0–1
|match_LEG_POG=0–0
|match_LEG_BYT=1–2
|match_LEG_RUC=3–0
|match_LEG_STA=0–1
|match_LEG_SZB=2–1
|match_LEG_ŚLĄ=6–3
|match_LEG_WID=1–1
|match_LEG_WIS=2–0
|match_LEG_ZSO=3–2
|match_LEG_ZAW=0–1
|name_ŁKS=ŁKS Łódź
|match_ŁKS_ARK=2–0
|match_ŁKS_GÓR=2–0
|match_ŁKS_LPO=3–0
|match_ŁKS_LEG=3–1
|match_ŁKS_OOP=1–0
|match_ŁKS_POG=0–0
|match_ŁKS_BYT=2–0
|match_ŁKS_RUC=2–1
|match_ŁKS_STA=1–0
|match_ŁKS_SZB=0–0
|match_ŁKS_ŚLĄ=0–1
|match_ŁKS_WID=2–1
|match_ŁKS_WIS=0–0
|match_ŁKS_ZSO=1–2
|match_ŁKS_ZAW=1–0
|name_OOP=Odra Opole
|match_OOP_ARK=3–0
|match_OOP_GÓR=1–0
|match_OOP_LPO=2–2
|match_OOP_LEG=3–0
|match_OOP_ŁKS=2–0
|match_OOP_POG=2–0
|match_OOP_BYT=3–0
|match_OOP_RUC=0–0
|match_OOP_STA=2–0
|match_OOP_SZB=1–0
|match_OOP_ŚLĄ=0–1
|match_OOP_WID=1–2
|match_OOP_WIS=1–0
|match_OOP_ZSO=1–0
|match_OOP_ZAW=4–2
|name_POG=Pogoń Szczecin
|match_POG_ARK=3–1
|match_POG_GÓR=4–1
|match_POG_LPO=2–3
|match_POG_LEG=1–4
|match_POG_ŁKS=0–0
|match_POG_OOP=2–0
|match_POG_BYT=1–0
|match_POG_RUC=2–1
|match_POG_STA=3–0
|match_POG_SZB=3–0
|match_POG_ŚLĄ=2–0
|match_POG_WID=4–3
|match_POG_WIS=0–1
|match_POG_ZSO=0–4
|match_POG_ZAW=3–1
|name_BYT=Polonia Bytom
|match_BYT_ARK=5–1
|match_BYT_GÓR=0–2
|match_BYT_LPO=1–1
|match_BYT_LEG=1–1
|match_BYT_ŁKS=0–0
|match_BYT_OOP=3–0
|match_BYT_POG=1–1
|match_BYT_RUC=3–0
|match_BYT_STA=0–1
|match_BYT_SZB=0–0
|match_BYT_ŚLĄ=1–1
|match_BYT_WID=2–2
|match_BYT_WIS=1–1
|match_BYT_ZSO=1–1
|match_BYT_ZAW=2–0
|name_RUC=Ruch Chorzów
|match_RUC_ARK=3–0
|match_RUC_GÓR=1–1
|match_RUC_LPO=3–0
|match_RUC_LEG=1–1
|match_RUC_ŁKS=2–2
|match_RUC_OOP=1–3
|match_RUC_POG=0–0
|match_RUC_BYT=1–0
|match_RUC_STA=0–2
|match_RUC_SZB=1–1
|match_RUC_ŚLĄ=0–1
|match_RUC_WID=1–0
|match_RUC_WIS=2–0
|match_RUC_ZSO=4–1
|match_RUC_ZAW=2–0
|name_STA=Stal Mielec
|match_STA_ARK=3–0
|match_STA_GÓR=0–1
|match_STA_LPO=0–1
|match_STA_LEG=2–1
|match_STA_ŁKS=4–0
|match_STA_OOP=1–0
|match_STA_POG=2–2
|match_STA_BYT=0–1
|match_STA_RUC=0–1
|match_STA_SZB=3–1
|match_STA_ŚLĄ=0–0
|match_STA_WID=0–0
|match_STA_WIS=1–1
|match_STA_ZSO=2–0
|match_STA_ZAW=2–1
|name_SZB=Szombierki Bytom
|match_SZB_ARK=0–0
|match_SZB_GÓR=1–0
|match_SZB_LPO=2–1
|match_SZB_LEG=2–4
|match_SZB_ŁKS=1–1
|match_SZB_OOP=1–1
|match_SZB_POG=2–0
|match_SZB_BYT=1–0
|match_SZB_RUC=3–2
|match_SZB_STA=1–0
|match_SZB_ŚLĄ=0–0
|match_SZB_WID=1–1
|match_SZB_WIS=0–0
|match_SZB_ZSO=1–2
|match_SZB_ZAW=1–0
|name_ŚLĄ=Śląsk Wrocław
|match_ŚLĄ_ARK=1–0
|match_ŚLĄ_GÓR=1–0
|match_ŚLĄ_LPO=1–0
|match_ŚLĄ_LEG=1–0
|match_ŚLĄ_ŁKS=1–1
|match_ŚLĄ_OOP=4–2
|match_ŚLĄ_POG=2–0
|match_ŚLĄ_BYT=1–0
|match_ŚLĄ_RUC=2–1
|match_ŚLĄ_STA=3–1
|match_ŚLĄ_SZB=1–1
|match_ŚLĄ_WID=3–1
|match_ŚLĄ_WIS=3–1
|match_ŚLĄ_ZSO=0–3
|match_ŚLĄ_ZAW=1–0
|name_WID=Widzew Łódź
|match_WID_ARK=1–3
|match_WID_GÓR=1–0
|match_WID_LPO=0–0
|match_WID_LEG=1–4
|match_WID_ŁKS=3–0
|match_WID_OOP=1–0
|match_WID_POG=2–0
|match_WID_BYT=1–0
|match_WID_RUC=2–4
|match_WID_STA=2–2
|match_WID_SZB=1–1
|match_WID_ŚLĄ=1–0
|match_WID_WIS=0–1
|match_WID_ZSO=1–3
|match_WID_ZAW=3–2
|name_WIS=Wisła Kraków
|match_WIS_ARK=3–1
|match_WIS_GÓR=0–0
|match_WIS_LPO=1–1
|match_WIS_LEG=2–1
|match_WIS_ŁKS=1–1
|match_WIS_OOP=2–1
|match_WIS_POG=2–0
|match_WIS_BYT=0–0
|match_WIS_RUC=1–1
|match_WIS_STA=1–0
|match_WIS_SZB=4–0
|match_WIS_ŚLĄ=2–0
|match_WIS_WID=1–1
|match_WIS_ZSO=1–0
|match_WIS_ZAW=2–1
|name_ZSO=Zagłębie Sosnowiec
|match_ZSO_ARK=1–2
|match_ZSO_GÓR=2–1
|match_ZSO_LPO=0–0
|match_ZSO_LEG=0–3
|match_ZSO_ŁKS=3–1
|match_ZSO_OOP=2–1
|match_ZSO_POG=1–2
|match_ZSO_BYT=2–0
|match_ZSO_RUC=0–0
|match_ZSO_STA=0–1
|match_ZSO_SZB=2–1
|match_ZSO_ŚLĄ=0–0
|match_ZSO_WID=1–2
|match_ZSO_WIS=0–0
|match_ZSO_ZAW=0–0
|name_ZAW=Zawisza Bydgoszcz
|match_ZAW_ARK=1–0
|match_ZAW_GÓR=1–1
|match_ZAW_LPO=1–1
|match_ZAW_LEG=1–0
|match_ZAW_ŁKS=2–1
|match_ZAW_OOP=3–0
|match_ZAW_POG=1–0
|match_ZAW_BYT=0–1
|match_ZAW_RUC=0–0
|match_ZAW_STA=1–0
|match_ZAW_SZB=2–0
|match_ZAW_ŚLĄ=2–1
|match_ZAW_WID=1–0
|match_ZAW_WIS=1–2
|match_ZAW_ZSO=2–0
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga596.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}} Kazimierz Kmiecik |align="left"|Wisła Kraków |15 |
rowspan="1"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Szarmach |align="left"|Stal Mielec |13 |
rowspan="1"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Zbigniew Boniek |align="left"|Widzew Łódź |11 |
rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Marek Kusto |align="left"|Legia Warsaw |10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Jan Benigier
|align="left"|Ruch Chorzów |10 |
rowspan="3"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Kazimierz Deyna |align="left"|Legia Warsaw |9 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Leszek Wolski
|align="left"|Pogoń Szczecin |9 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Stanisław Gzil
|align="left"|Górnik Zabrze |9 |
rowspan="4"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Tyc |align="left"|Odra Opole |8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Wlodzimierz Mazur
|align="left"|Zagłębie Sosnowiec |8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Dworczyk
|align="left"|Zagłębie Sosnowiec |8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Korynt
|align="left"|Arka Gdynia |8 |
Notes
References
{{reflist}}
Bibliography
- {{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}}
External links
- [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}}
{{Ekstraklasa seasons}}
{{1977–78 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{1977–78 in Polish football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 Ekstraklasa}}