2007–08 Ekstraklasa

The 2007–08 Ekstraklasa started in July 2007 and ended in mid-May 2008. It was run by the Ekstraklasa SA.

Ekstraklasa
Season2007–08
ChampionsWisła Kraków
12th Ekstraklasa title
11th Polish title
RelegatedWidzew Łódź
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Zagłębie Lubin
Korona Kielce
Champions LeagueWisła Kraków
(2nd qualifying round)
UEFA CupLegia Warsaw
(1st qualifying round)
Lech Poznań
(1st qualifying round)
Intertoto CupCracovia (1st round)
Matches played240
Goals scored577 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerPaweł Brożek (23 goals)
Highest attendance41,000[1]
Ruch 3–2 Górnik
(2 March 2008)
Total attendance1,758,960
Average attendance7,329 9.3%[2]

The Polish Champion will qualify for the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The runner-up and winner of the Polish Cup will qualify for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. The third placed team will qualify for the second round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The bottom two teams will be relegated to Poland League Two for 2008-09 season, with the 3rd bottom team playing off against the 4th-placed team in Poland League Two to decide the final positions for next season (the winner will be either promoted or stay in the top league).

Clubs
Location of teams in Ekstraklasa 2007-08

The following teams played in the Ekstraklasa:

Relegated teams

League standing
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wisła Kraków (C) 30 24 5 1 68 18 +50 77 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Legia Warsaw[lower-alpha 1] 30 20 3 7 48 17 +31 63 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Dyskobolia[lower-alpha 2] 30 18 6 6 52 24 +28 60
4 Lech Poznań[lower-alpha 3] 30 17 6 7 55 32 +23 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Zagłębie Lubin[lower-alpha 4] (R) 30 15 7 8 43 30 +13 52 Relegation to I liga
6 Korona Kielce[lower-alpha 4] (R) 30 15 6 9 38 32 +6 51
7 Cracovia 30 11 6 13 30 32 −2 39[lower-alpha 5] Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
8 Górnik Zabrze 30 11 6 13 34 39 −5 39[lower-alpha 5]
9 GKS Bełchatów 30 9 11 10 26 32 −6 38
10 Ruch Chorzów 30 8 10 12 35 41 −6 34
11 ŁKS Łódź 30 7 9 14 25 31 −6 30
12 Odra Wodzisław 30 8 5 17 28 47 −19 29
13 Polonia Bytom 30 7 7 16 22 45 −23 28
14 Jagiellonia Białystok 30 7 6 17 27 57 −30 27
15 Widzew Łódź (R) 30 5 11 14 27 42 −15 26 Relegation to I liga
16 Zagłębie Sosnowiec[lower-alpha 6] (R) 30 4 4 22 19 58 −39 16 Relegation to II liga
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Legia Warsaw automatically qualify for the UEFA Cup as they reached the Puchar Polski final.
  2. Dyskobolia merged with Polonia Warsaw and lost own qualification for UEFA Cup
  3. Lech Poznań took Dyskobolia place due to their resignation of playing in the UEFA Cup
  4. Automatically relegated at end of season due to involvement in corruption scandal.[6]
  5. CRA 3 pts, 1-0-1, 3-1; GÓR 3 pts, 1-0-1, 1-3
  6. Automatically relegated at end of season to third league due to involvement in corruption scandal and also taking one of two last standings

Results
Home \ Away CRA DSK BEŁ GÓR JAG KOR LPO LEG ŁKS PBY RUC ODR WID WIS ZLU ZSO
Cracovia 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
Dyskobolia 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–4 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0
GKS Bełchatów 0–4 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–0
Górnik Zabrze 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 4–2
Jagiellonia Białystok 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–1
Korona Kielce 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–0
Lech Poznań 3–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 6–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 6–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 4–2
Legia Warsaw 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 5–0
ŁKS Łódź 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0
Polonia Bytom 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–4 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0
Ruch Chorzów 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–0
Odra Wodzisław 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0
Widzew Łódź 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–4 2–2 4–3 1–3 1–1 0–1
Wisła Kraków 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–0 4–2 1–0 5–2 5–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–0
Zagłębie Lubin 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 5–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–3
Source: 90minut.pl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
23 goals
16 goals
15 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals

Last updated: May 10, 2008; Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)

Awards

Piłka Nożna Magazines Awards
Award Recipient Team
Coach of the year Maciej Skorża Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski/Wisła Kraków
Discovery of the year Radosław Majewski Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Return of the year Jan Urban Legia Warszawa
Foreign player the year Roger Guerreiro Legia Warszawa
President of the year Robert Pietryszyn Zagłębie Lubin
League player of the year Marek Zieńczuk Wisła Kraków

Piłka Nożna's All-Star team of fall 2007/08
Position PLayer Team
Goalkeeper Ján Mucha Legia Warszawa
Defender
 Marcin Baszczyński Wisła Kraków
Cléber Wisła Kraków
Manuel Arboleda Zagłębie Lubin
Dariusz Dudka Wisła Kraków
Midfield
 Marcin Zając Lech Poznań
Roger Legia Warszawa
Maciej Iwański Zagłębie Lubin
Marek Zieńczuk Wisła Kraków
Forward
 Paweł Brożek Wisła Kraków
Takesure Chinyama Legia Warszawa

Runners Up:

Position PLayer Team
Goalkeeper Mariusz Pawełek Wisła Kraków
Defender
 Grzegorz Bartczak Zagłębie Lubin
Dickson Choto Legia Warszawa
Inaki Astiz Legia Warszawa
Tomasz Kiełbowicz Legia Warszawa
Midfield
 Wojciech Łobodziński Zagłębie Lubin
Radosław Majewski Groclin
Rafał Murawski Lech Poznań
Edson Legia Warszawa
Forward
 Edi Korona Kielce
Adrian Sikora Groclin

References
  1. "Orange Ekstraklasa 2007/2008 - Kolejka 19". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  2. "Attendances – Archive Poland, 2007-2008, Ekstraklasa". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  3. This team was relegated to lower division by taking part in corruption scandal.
  4. This team was relegated to lower league by taking part in corruption scandal.
  5. This team was relegated to second league by taking part in corruption scandal.
  6. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=499165&cc=5901

See also
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