1970–71 Ekstraklasa

I liga
Season1970–71
Dates8 August 1970 –
23 June 1971
ChampionsGórnik Zabrze (9th title)
RelegatedROW Rybnik
GKS Katowice
European CupGórnik Zabrze
Cup Winners' CupZagłębie Sosnowiec
UEFA CupLegia Warsaw
Zagłębie Wałbrzych
Matches182
Goals395 (2.17 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrzej Jarosik
(13 goals)
Biggest home winRuch 6–0 Pogoń
Stal Rz. 6–0 Wisła
Biggest away winPogoń 0–4 Legia
Highest scoringGórnik 4–3 Szombierki
Stal M. 5–2 Wisła
Highest attendance60,000[1]
Total attendance1,984,710[1]
Average attendance10,905 7.0%[1]

The 1970–71 I liga was the 45th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 37th 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 Górnik Zabrze, who won their 9th Polish title.

Competition modus

The season started on 8 August 1970 and concluded on 23 June 1971 (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 1969–70 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1969–70 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.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Górnik Zabrze (C) 26 17 5 4 43 21 +22 39 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Legia Warsaw 26 14 6 6 39 20 +19 34 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Zagłębie Wałbrzych 26 10 7 9 24 24 0 27
4 Pogoń Szczecin 26 9 9 8 23 32 −9 27
5 Ruch Chorzów 26 8 9 9 43 32 +11 25
6 Szombierki Bytom 26 9 7 10 30 32 −2 25
7 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 26 8 9 9 32 37 −5 25 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Wisła Kraków 26 8 9 9 26 36 −10 25
9 Stal Rzeszów 26 6 12 8 34 26 +8 24
10 Stal Mielec 26 8 8 10 27 33 −6 24
11 Gwardia Warsaw 26 8 7 11 24 28 −4 23
12 Polonia Bytom 26 5 13 8 15 22 −7 23
13 ROW Rybnik (R) 26 7 8 11 15 22 −7 22 Relegated to II liga
14 GKS Katowice (R) 26 4 13 9 20 30 −10 21
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away KAT GÓR GWA LEG POG BYT RYB RUC STA SRZ SZB WIS ZSO ZWA
GKS Katowice 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–0
Górnik Zabrze 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–3 2–2 5–0 1–0
Gwardia Warsaw 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–2 0–1
Legia Warsaw 3–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–3 3–0
Pogoń Szczecin 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–4 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
Polonia Bytom 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
ROW Rybnik 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–0
Ruch Chorzów 2–2 3–2 4–2 2–4 6–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 4–1 4–0
Stal Mielec 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 5–2 2–0 1–4
Stal Rzeszów 4–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 6–0 1–2 1–1
Szombierki Bytom 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–3 1–0
Wisła Kraków 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–0
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–1
Zagłębie Wałbrzych 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Andrzej Jarosik Zagłębie Sosnowiec 13
2 Grzegorz Lato Stal Mielec 11
Edward Herman Ruch Chorzów 11
4 Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze 10
5 Robert Gadocha Legia Warsaw 9
Joachim Marx Ruch Chorzów 9
Ryszard Duda Stal Rzeszów 9
Jan Małkiewicz Legia Warsaw 9
9 Bronisław Bula Ruch Chorzów 8
Waldemar Tandecki Stal Rzeszów 8
Roman Jakóbczak Pogoń Szczecin 8

Attendances

# Club Average
1 Ruch Chorzów 15,231
2 Stal Mielec 15,000
3 Stal Rzeszów 14,615
4 Górnik Zabrze 13,462
5 Pogoń Szczecin 13,154
6 Wisła Kraków 13,077
7 Legia Warszawa 12,385
8 ROW 11,846
9 Polonia Bytom 11,385
10 Zagłębie Wałbrzych 11,231
11 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 9,000
12 Gwardia Warszawa 5,708
13 Szombierki Bytom 4,115
14 Katowice 2,462

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/pol/avepol71.htm

Bibliography

  • Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2000). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 (in Polish). GiA, Katowice. ISBN 83-88232-02-9.
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