1973–74 Ekstraklasa

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I liga
Season1973–74
Dates25 August 1973 –
7 August 1974
ChampionsRuch Chorzów
(11th title)
RelegatedOdra Opole
Zagłębie Wałbrzych
European CupRuch Chorzów
Cup Winners' CupGwardia Warsaw
UEFA CupGórnik Zabrze
Legia Warsaw
Matches played240
Goals scored476 (1.98 per match)
Top goalscorerZdzisław Kapka
(15 goals)
Biggest home winStal 7–0 ŁKS
Biggest away winZagłębie S. 0–6 Ruch
Highest scoringStal 7–0 ŁKS
Highest attendance50,000[1]
Total attendance3,345,360 Increase[1]
Average attendance13,939 Decrease 5.7%[1]

The 1973–74 I liga was the 48th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 40th 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 Ruch Chorzów, who won their 11th Polish title.

Competition modus

The season started on 25 August 1973 and concluded on 7 August 1974 (autumn-spring league). It was interrupted between the 27th matchday (12 May) and the 28th matchday (31 July) due to the 1974 FIFA World Cup. 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 1972–73 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1972–73 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ruch Chorzów (C) 30 14 13 3 53 23 +30 41 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Górnik Zabrze 30 16 6 8 43 27 +16 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Stal Mielec 30 13 11 6 41 24 +17 37
4 Legia Warsaw 30 12 10 8 38 28 +10 34 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Wisła Kraków 30 11 12 7 35 27 +8 34
6 ŁKS Łódź 30 9 11 10 24 28 −4 29
7 ROW Rybnik 30 9 11 10 24 28 −4 29
8 Pogoń Szczecin 30 8 13 9 28 38 −10 29
9 Gwardia Warsaw 30 7 14 9 26 27 −1 28 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
10 Lech Poznań 30 8 12 10 25 26 −1 28
11 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 30 10 7 13 22 31 −9 27
12 Polonia Bytom 30 7 13 10 23 34 −11 27
13 Śląsk Wrocław 30 9 9 12 21 34 −13 27
14 Szombierki Bytom 30 8 10 12 26 31 −5 26
15 Odra Opole (R) 30 6 12 12 25 37 −12 24 Relegated to II liga
16 Zagłębie Wałbrzych (R) 30 7 8 15 22 33 −11 22
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away GÓR GWA LPO LEG ŁKS OOP POG BYT RYB RUC STA SZB ŚLĄ WIS ZSO ZWA
Górnik Zabrze 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–0
Gwardia Warsaw 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–0
Lech Poznań 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–0
Legia Warsaw 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 3–2 1–1
ŁKS Łódź 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1
Odra Opole 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0
Pogoń Szczecin 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–0
Polonia Bytom 0–3 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0
ROW Rybnik 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–0
Ruch Chorzów 3–0 3–2 2–1 3–3 2–0 3–0 5–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0
Stal Mielec 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 7–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Szombierki Bytom 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–1
Śląsk Wrocław 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–5 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
Wisła Kraków 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–6 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Zagłębie Wałbrzych 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–1
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Poland Zdzisław Kapka Wisła Kraków 15
2 Poland Grzegorz Lato Stal Mielec 13
Poland Joachim Marx Ruch Chorzów 13
4 Poland Andrzej Szarmach Stal Mielec 10
Poland Robert Gadocha Legia Warsaw 10
Poland Bronisław Bula Ruch Chorzów 10
Poland Władysław Dąbrowski Legia Warsaw 10
8 Poland Roman Ogaza Szombierki Bytom 9
Poland Jan Banaś Górnik Zabrze 9
Poland Jan Benigier Ruch Chorzów 9

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.