1972–73_Ekstraklasa
1972–73 Ekstraklasa
47th season of top-tier football league in Poland
The 1972–73 I liga was the 47th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 39th 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 | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 July 1972 – 24 June 1973 |
| Champions | Stal Mielec (1st title) |
| Relegated | None (Polonia & Odra played playoff relegation) |
| European Cup | Stal Mielec |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Legia Warsaw |
| UEFA Cup | Ruch Chorzów Gwardia Warsaw |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 373 (2.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Grzegorz Lato (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Stal 5–0 Gwardia Legia 5–0 ŁKS Zagłębie W. 5–0 Polonia |
| Biggest away win | Polonia 0–6 Stal |
| Highest scoring | Gwardia 4–2 Odra Pogoń 5–1 Odra Polonia 0–6 Stal |
| Highest attendance | 60,000[1] |
| Total attendance | 2,690,506[1] |
| Average attendance | 14,783  14.0%[1] |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
The champions were Stal Mielec, who won their 1st Polish title.
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stal Mielec (C) | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 36 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Ruch Chorzów | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 33 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Gwardia Warsaw | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Górnik Zabrze | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | Wisła Kraków | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | |
| 6 | ŁKS Łódź | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | ROW Rybnik | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 26 | |
| 8 | Legia Warsaw | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 23 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Pogoń Szczecin | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 23 | |
| 10 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 22 | |
| 11 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 22 | |
| 12 | Lech Poznań | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 22 | |
| 13 | Polonia Bytom | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 20 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Odra Opole | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | GÓR | GWA | LPO | LEG | ŁKS | OOP | POG | BYT | RYB | RUC | STA | WIS | ZSO | ZWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Górnik Zabrze | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Gwardia Warsaw | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Lech Poznań | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Odra Opole | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Polonia Bytom | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| ROW Rybnik | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Stal Mielec | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
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
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polonia Bytom | 1–0 | GKS Katowice | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Odra Opole | 2–0 | Hutnik Kraków | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Grzegorz Lato |
Stal Mielec | 13 |
| 2 | Ryszard Sarnat |
Wisła Kraków | 12 |
| Kazimierz Kmiecik |
Wisła Kraków | 12 | |
| 4 | Andrzej Jarosik |
Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 11 |
| Andrzej Szarmach |
Górnik Zabrze | 10 | |
| 6 | Robert Gadocha |
Legia Warsaw | 9 |
| Jan Benigier |
Ruch Chorzów | 9 | |
| Ryszard Szymczak |
Gwardia Warsaw | 9 | |
| Jan Małkiewicz |
Gwardia Warsaw | 9 | |
| 10 | Kazimierz Deyna |
Legia Warsaw | 8 |
| Tadeusz Pawłowski |
Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 8 | |
| Witold Karaś |
Stal Mielec | 8 |
- "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2000). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 (in Polish). GiA, Katowice. ISBN 83-88232-02-9.
- 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)