I liga
Season1976–77
Dates21 August 1976 –
25 May 1977
ChampionsŚląsk Wrocław (1st title)
RelegatedGKS Tychy
ROW Rybnik
European CupŚląsk Wrocław
Cup Winners' CupZagłębie Sosnowiec
UEFA CupWidzew Łódź
Górnik Zabrze
Odra Opole (EC'77)
Matches played240
Goals scored578 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerWłodzimierz Mazur
(17 goals)
Biggest home winOdra 7–1 Lech
Biggest away winPogoń 1–5 Zagłębie
Highest scoringOdra 7–1 Lech
Widzew 4–4 Pogoń
Highest attendance40,000[1]
Total attendance3,445,920[1]
Average attendance14,358 Increase 3.8%[1]

The 1976–77 I liga was the 51st season of the Polish Football Championship and the 43rd 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 Śląsk Wrocław, who won their 1st Polish title.

Competition modus

The season started on 21 August 1976 and concluded on 25 May 1977 (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 1975–76 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1975–76 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 Śląsk Wrocław (C) 30 17 7 6 38 32 +6 41 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Widzew Łódź 30 14 10 6 46 31 +15 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Górnik Zabrze 30 15 7 8 41 32 +9 37
4 Stal Mielec 30 14 8 8 42 30 +12 36
5 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 30 12 11 7 40 28 +12 35 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Pogoń Szczecin 30 14 7 9 38 44 −6 35
7 ŁKS Łódź 30 12 9 9 35 29 +6 33
8 Legia Warsaw 30 12 6 12 40 38 +2 30
9 Wisła Kraków 30 9 9 12 32 33 −1 27
10 Szombierki Bytom 30 11 5 14 34 35 −1 27
11 Arka Gdynia 30 10 7 13 27 32 −5 27
12 Odra Opole[lower-alpha 1] 30 8 10 12 36 39 −3 26 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
13 Ruch Chorzów 30 8 10 12 30 40 −10 26
14 Lech Poznań 30 9 5 16 37 48 −11 23
15 GKS Tychy (R) 30 5 11 14 33 41 −8 21 Relegated to II liga
16 ROW Rybnik (R) 30 5 8 17 29 46 −17 18
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Odra Opole won the Polish League Cup, therefore giving them the third UEFA Cup spot.

Results

Home \ Away ARK TYC GÓR LPO LEG ŁKS OOP POG RYB RUC STA SZO ŚLĄ WID WIS ZSO
Arka Gdynia 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1
GKS Tychy 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–0
Górnik Zabrze 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–0
Lech Poznań 0–2 3–1 4–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 5–0 4–0 1–1 1–5 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Legia Warsaw 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–0
ŁKS Łódź 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 4–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–1
Odra Opole 3–0 1–1 0–2 7–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 3–3
Pogoń Szczecin 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–5
ROW Rybnik 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 4–2 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–3 0–1
Ruch Chorzów 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–5 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–3
Stal Mielec 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Szombierki Bytom 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0
Śląsk Wrocław 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
Widzew Łódź 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 4–4 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0
Wisła Kraków 1–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 5–0 0–1 1–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 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 Włodzimierz Mazur Zagłębie Sosnowiec 17
2 Poland Leszek Wolski Pogoń Szczecin 14
3 Poland Władysław Dąbrowski Legia Warsaw 13
4 Poland Zygmunt Garłowski Śląsk Wrocław 12
Poland Wojciech Tyc Odra Opole 12
6 Poland Andrzej Milczarski ŁKS Łódź 11
Poland Andrzej Szarmach Stal Mielec 11
Poland Eugeniusz Nagiel Szombierki Bytom 11
9 Poland Zenon Kasztelan Pogoń Szczecin 10
Poland Roman Ogaza GKS Tychy 10
Poland Stanisław Gzil Górnik Zabrze 10
Poland Tadeusz Nowak Legia Warsaw 10
Poland Janusz Sybis Śląsk Wrocław 10

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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