1974–75 Ekstraklasa

The 1974–75 I liga was the 49th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 41st 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).

I liga
Season1974–75
Dates17 August 1974 –
18 June 1975
ChampionsRuch Chorzów
(12th title)
RelegatedGwardia Warsaw
Arka Gdynia
European CupRuch Chorzów
Cup Winners' CupStal Rzeszów (II liga)
UEFA CupStal Mielec
Śląsk Wrocław
Matches played240
Goals scored469 (1.95 per match)
Top goalscorerGrzegorz Lato
(19 goals)
Biggest home winRuch 6–0 Arka
Biggest away winGwardia 0–6 Legia
Highest scoringSzombierki 5–2 ŁKS
Pogoń 5–2 Szombierki
Highest attendance60,000[1]
Total attendance3,315,360[1]
Average attendance13,814 Decrease 0.9%[1]

The defending champions were Ruch Chorzów, who won their 12th Polish title.

Competition modus

The season started on 17 August 1974 and concluded on 18 June 1975 (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 1973–74 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1973–74 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 20 4 6 61 27 +34 44 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Stal Mielec 30 15 8 7 40 24 +16 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Śląsk Wrocław 30 13 10 7 40 31 +9 36
4 Wisła Kraków 30 12 10 8 40 31 +9 34
5 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 30 11 9 10 31 31 0 31
6 Legia Warsaw 30 9 11 10 45 35 +10 29
7 Górnik Zabrze 30 7 15 8 48 46 +2 29
8 Polonia Bytom 30 6 16 8 25 31 −6 28
9 Lech Poznań 30 10 8 12 31 43 −12 28
10 GKS Tychy 30 8 11 11 34 38 −4 27
11 Szombierki Bytom 30 7 12 11 43 45 −2 26
12 Pogoń Szczecin 30 9 8 13 30 35 −5 26
13 ŁKS Łódź 30 7 12 11 26 34 −8 26
14 ROW Rybnik 30 7 12 11 24 35 −11 26
15 Gwardia Warsaw (R) 30 8 10 12 25 38 −13 26 Relegated to II liga
16 Arka Gdynia (R) 30 8 10 12 26 45 −19 26
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Poland Grzegorz Lato Stal Mielec 19
2 Poland Kazimierz Kmiecik Wisła Kraków 15
Poland Joachim Marx Ruch Chorzów 15
4 Poland Leszek Wolski Pogoń Szczecin 14
5 Poland Jan Domarski Stal Mielec 13
Poland Jerzy Radecki Polonia Bytom 13
Poland Andrzej Szarmach Górnik Zabrze 13
Poland Bronisław Bula Ruch Chorzów 13
9 Poland Roman Jakóbczak Lech Poznań 12
10 Poland Zdzisław Kapka Wisła Kraków 11
Poland Eugeniusz Nagiel Szombierki Bytom 11
Poland Władysław Dąbrowski Legia Warsaw 11

References
  1. "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.
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