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
Matches played182
Goals scored395 (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 Increase 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 Poland Andrzej Jarosik Zagłębie Sosnowiec 13
2 Poland Grzegorz Lato Stal Mielec 11
Poland Edward Herman Ruch Chorzów 11
4 Poland Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze 10
5 Poland Robert Gadocha Legia Warsaw 9
Poland Joachim Marx Ruch Chorzów 9
Poland Ryszard Duda Stal Rzeszów 9
Poland Jan Małkiewicz Legia Warsaw 9
9 Poland Bronisław Bula Ruch Chorzów 8
Poland Waldemar Tandecki Stal Rzeszów 8
Poland Roman Jakóbczak Pogoń Szczecin 8

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.