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1978–79 Ekstraklasa

53rd season of top-tier football league in Poland

53rd season of top-tier football league in Poland

FieldValue
competitionI liga
season1978–79
dates27 July 1978 –
10 June 1979
winnersRuch Chorzów
(13th title)
relegatedPogoń Szczecin
Gwardia Warsaw
continentalcup1European Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiersRuch Chorzów
continentalcup2Cup Winners' Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiersArka Gdynia
continentalcup3UEFA Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiersWidzew Łódź
Stal Mielec
matches240
total goals524
league topscorerKazimierz Kmiecik
(17 goals)
biggest home winRuch 6–0 ŁKS
biggest away winPogoń 1–4 Szombierki
Wisła 1–4 ŁKS
Polonia 0–3 Odra
Arka 0–3 Stal
highest scoringLegia 3–5 Odra
Gwardia 4–4 Szombierki
highest attendance30,000
attendance2,599,440
average attendance10,831 18.8%
prevseason1977–78
nextseason1979–80

10 June 1979 (13th title) Gwardia Warsaw Stal Mielec (17 goals) Wisła 1–4 ŁKS Polonia 0–3 Odra Arka 0–3 Stal Gwardia 4–4 Szombierki The 1978–79 I liga was the 53rd season of the Polish Football Championship and the 45th 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 Ruch Chorzów, who won their 13th Polish title.

Competition modus

The season started on 27 July 1978 and concluded on 10 June 1979 (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 1977–78 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1977–78 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.

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League table

Results

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1POL Kazimierz KmiecikWisła Kraków17
2POL Tadeusz MałnowiczRuch Chorzów15
POL Andrzej SzarmachStal Mielec15
4POL Roman OgazaSzombierki Bytom13
5POL Alfred BolcekOdra Opole11
POL Jerzy DworczykZagłębie Sosnowiec11
7POL Tomasz KoryntArka Gdynia10
POL Leszek WolskiPogoń Szczecin10
9POL Jan BenigierRuch Chorzów9
POL Witold NowakŁKS Łódź9

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1Arka Gdynia16,933
2Legia Warszawa16,600
3Ruch Chorzów16,400
4Lech Poznań15,867
5Widzew Łódź14,667
6Wisła Kraków12,733
7Stal Mielec12,533
8Śląsk Wrocław10,800
9Pogoń Szczecin10,333
10Odra Opole9,800
11ŁKS9,733
12Katowice6,500
13Szombierki Bytom6,400
14Polonia Bytom6,133
15Zagłębie Sosnowiec4,344
16Gwardia Warszawa3,520

Source:

References

Bibliography

References

  1. "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk.
  2. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/pol/avepol79.htm
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