1973–74 Ekstraklasa

48th season of top-tier football league in Poland I liga 1973–74 25 August 1973 –7 August 1974 Ruch Chorzów(11th title) Odra OpoleZagłębie Wałbrzych European Cup Ruch Chorzów Cup Winners' Cup Gwardia Warsaw UEFA Cup Górnik ZabrzeLegia Warsaw 240 476 Zdzisław Kapka(15 goals) Stal 7–0 ŁKS Zagłębie S. 0–6 Ruch Stal 7–0 ŁKS 50,000https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm Attendances – Archive Poland EFS.co.uk 30 June 2009 3,345,360 13,939 5.7% 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 I liga was the 48th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 40th 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 11th Polish title. Competition modus The season started on 25 August 1973 and concluded on 7 August 1974 (autumn-spring league). It was interrupted between the 27th matchday (12 May) and the 28th matchday (31 July) due to the 1974 FIFA World Cup. 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 1972–73 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1972–73 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 main WDL QR 2 RUC Ruch Chorzów GÓR Górnik Zabrze STA Stal Mielec LEG Legia Warsaw WIS Wisła Kraków ŁKS ŁKS Łódź RYB ROW Rybnik POG Pogoń Szczecin GWA Gwardia Warsaw LPO Lech Poznań ZSO Zagłębie Sosnowiec BYT Polonia Bytom ŚLĄ Śląsk Wrocław SZB Szombierki Bytom ODR Odra Opole ZWA Zagłębie Wałbrzych 14 13 3 53 23 C 16 6 8 43 27 13 11 6 41 24 12 10 8 38 28 11 12 7 35 27 9 11 10 24 28 9 11 10 24 28 8 13 9 28 38 7 14 9 26 27 8 12 10 25 26 10 7 13 22 31 7 13 10 23 34 9 9 12 21 34 8 10 12 26 31 6 12 12 25 37 R 7 8 15 22 33 R green1 Qualification to European Cup first round EC blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC UC yellow1 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round ECWC red1 Relegated to II liga R R complete 90minut.pl pl Results main FBR grey GÓR GWA LPO LEG ŁKS OOP POG BYT RYB RUC STA SZB ŚLĄ WIS ZSO ZWA Górnik Zabrze 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 Gwardia Warsaw 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 Lech Poznań 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 Legia Warsaw 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 3–2 1–1 ŁKS Łódź 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 Odra Opole 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 Pogoń Szczecin 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 Polonia Bytom 0–3 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 ROW Rybnik 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 Ruch Chorzów 3–0 3–2 2–1 3–3 2–0 3–0 5–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 Stal Mielec 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 7–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 Szombierki Bytom 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 Śląsk Wrocław 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–5 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 Wisła Kraków 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–6 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 Zagłębie Wałbrzych 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 complete 90minut.pl pl Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1POL Zdzisław KapkaWisła Kraków152POL Grzegorz LatoStal Mielec13POL Joachim MarxRuch Chorzów134POL Andrzej SzarmachStal Mielec10POL Robert GadochaLegia Warsaw10POL Bronisław BulaRuch Chorzów10POL Władysław DąbrowskiLegia Warsaw108POL Roman OgazaSzombierki Bytom9POL Jan BanaśGórnik Zabrze9POL Jan BenigierRuch Chorzów9 Attendances No. Club Average 1 Lech Poznań 34,867 2 ŁKS 20,133 3 Ruch Chorzów 19,500 4 Wisła Kraków 18,267 5 Śląsk Wrocław 16,067 6 Pogoń Szczecin 15,200 7 Legia Warszawa 14,600 8 Górnik Zabrze 13,933 9 Stal Mielec 13,667 10 Polonia Bytom 10,833 11 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 10,320 12 ROW 9,900 13 Zagłębie Wałbrzych 7,267 14 Odra Opole 6,667 15 Gwardia Warszawa 6,000 16 Szombierki Bytom 5,800Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/pol/avepol74.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk August 30, 2026 References Bibliography Gowarzewski, Andrzej Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 GiA, Katowice 2000 pl 83-88232-02-9 External links Poland – List of final tables at RSSSF en List of Polish football championships en History of the Polish League en List of Polish football championships pl Category:Ekstraklasa seasons 1 Pol