1976–77 Ekstraklasa

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).

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 3.8%[1]

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
1 Śląsk Wrocław 30 17 7 6 38 32 +6 41
2 Widzew Łódź 30 14 10 6 46 31 +15 38
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
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 30 8 10 12 36 39 −3 26
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 30 5 11 14 33 41 −8 21
16 ROW Rybnik 30 5 8 17 29 46 −17 18
Source: rsssf.com

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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