List of Polish football champions
The Polish football champions are the annual winners of Poland's premier annual football competition. The title has been contested since 1920 in varying forms of competition. From 1921 to 1926 the championship was decided in a series of tournaments until the league was formed in 1927. Since then the title was awarded the winners of the highest league in Polish football. In 1951 the title was awarded to the winner of the Polish Cup.[1]
List of champions[]
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| Cracovia, 1921 champions |
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| Pogoń Lwów, 1926 champions |
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| Wisła Kraków, 1927 champions |
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| Wisła Kraków, 1928 champions |
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| Ruch Chorzów, 1938 champions |
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| Ruch Chorzów, 1967–68 champions |
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| Lech Poznań, 2014–15 champions |
The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table:[2] [3][4][5][6][7][8] [9][10][11] [12][13][14][15]
Winning clubs[]
By number of championships[]
Titles won by club (%)
Legia Warsaw – 15 (16%)
Górnik Zabrze – 14 (15%)
Ruch Chorzów – 14 (15%)
Wisła Krakow – 13 (14%)
Lech Poznań – 7 (8%)
Cracovia – 5 (6%)
Widzew Łódź – 4 (4.5%)
Pogoń Lwów – 4 (4.5%)
Other clubs (18%)
| Titles | Team | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Legia Warsaw | 1955, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
| 14 | Górnik Zabrze | 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1989 | |
| 13 | Wisła Kraków | 1927, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| 7 | Lech Poznań | 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2015 |
| 5 | Cracovia | 1921, 1930, 1932, 1937, 1948 |
| 4 | Pogoń Lwów | 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926 |
| Widzew Łódź | 1981, 1982, 1996, 1997 | |
| 2 | ŁKS Łódź | 1958, 1998 |
| Polonia Bytom | 1954, 1962 | |
| Stal Mielec | 1973, 1976 | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 1977, 2012 | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 1991, 2007 | |
| Polonia Warsaw | 1946, 2000 | |
| Warta Poznań | 1929, 1947 | |
| 1 | Garbarnia Kraków | 1931 |
| Szombierki Bytom | 1980 | |
| Piast Gliwice | 2019 |
Bold indicates clubs currently (as of the 2021–22 season) playing in the top division.
Italics indicates clubs not existing anymore.
By voivodeship[]
| Voivodeship | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Silesian | 32 | Ruch Chorzów (14), Górnik Zabrze (14), Polonia Bytom (2), Piast Gliwice (1), Szombierki Bytom (1) |
| Lesser Poland | 19 | Wisła Kraków (13), Cracovia (5), Garbarnia Kraków (1) |
| Masovian | 17 | Legia Warsaw (15), Polonia Warsaw (2) |
| Greater Poland | 9 | Lech Poznań (7), Warta Poznań (2) |
| Łódź | 6 | Widzew Łódź (4), ŁKS Łódź (2) |
| Lower Silesian | 4 | Śląsk Wrocław (2), Zagłębie Lubin (2) |
| Lwów | 4 | Pogoń Lwów (4) |
| Subcarpathian | 2 | Stal Mielec (2) |
By city[]
| City | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Kraków | 19 | Wisła Kraków (13), Cracovia (5), Garbarnia Kraków (1) |
| Warsaw | 17 | Legia Warsaw (15), Polonia Warsaw (2) |
| Chorzów | 14 | Ruch Chorzów (14) |
| Zabrze | 14 | Górnik Zabrze (14) |
| Poznań | 9 | Lech Poznań (7), Warta Poznań (2) |
| Łódź | 6 | Widzew Łódź (4), ŁKS Łódź (2) |
| Lwów | 4 | Pogoń Lwów (4) |
| Bytom | 3 | Polonia Bytom (2), Szombierki Bytom (1) |
| Lubin | 2 | Zagłębie Lubin (2) |
| Mielec | 2 | Stal Mielec (2) |
| Wrocław | 2 | Śląsk Wrocław (2) |
| Gliwice | 1 | Piast Gliwice (1) |
Honoured teams[]
After 10 Polish Championship titles a representative Golden Star is placed above the team's badge to indicate 10 Polish Championship titles.
The current (as of July 2020) officially sanctioned Championship stars are:
- Golden Star 10 or more Polish Championship titles:
Ruch Chorzów- Górnik Zabrze
- Wisła Kraków
- Legia Warsaw
- Silver Star 5–9 Polish Championship titles:
- White Star 1-4 Polish Championship titles
Pogoń Lwów- Warta Poznań
- Garbarnia Kraków
- Polonia Warsaw
- Polonia Bytom
- ŁKS Łódź
- Stal Mielec
- Śląsk Wrocław
- Szombierki Bytom
- Widzew Łódź
- Zagłębie Lubin
- Piast Gliwice
Statistics[]
Stal Mielec
Legia Warsaw
Piast
Ruch
At the end of 2020–21 Ekstraklasa.
| Rank | Team | Podium Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| 1. | Legia Warsaw | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| 2. | Ruch Chorzów | 14 | 6 | 9 |
| 3. | Górnik Zabrze | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| 4. | Wisła Kraków | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 5. | Lech Poznań | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 6. | Cracovia | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 7. | Widzew Łódź | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 8. | Pogoń Lwów | 4 | 3 | — |
| 9. | Warta Poznań | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10. | Polonia Bytom | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 11. | Polonia Warsaw | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 13. | ŁKS Łódź | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stal Mielec | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15. | Zagłębie Lubin | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 16. | Piast Gliwice | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Szombierki Bytom | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18. | Garbarnia Kraków | 1 | 1 | — |
| 19. | GKS Katowice | — | 4 | 4 |
| 20. | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | — | 4 | 3 |
| 21. | Pogoń Szczecin | — | 2 | 2 |
| 22. | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | — | 2 | 1 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 24. | AKS Chorzów | — | 1 | 3 |
| 25. | Gwardia Warsaw | — | 1 | 2 |
| 26. | 1. FC Katowice | — | 1 | — |
| GKS Bełchatów | — | 1 | — | |
| GKS Tychy | — | 1 | — | |
| Wawel Kraków | — | 1 | — | |
| Raków Częstochowa | — | 1 | — | |
| 31. | Amica Wronki | — | — | 2 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | — | — | 2 | |
| 33. | Hutnik Kraków | — | — | 1 |
| Odra Opole | — | — | 1 | |
| Odra Wodzisław Śląski | — | — | 1 | |
| Zagłębie Wałbrzych | — | — | 1 | |
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
Italics indicates clubs not existing anymore.
Source: 90minut
See also[]
- Football in Poland
- Ekstraklasa
- Polish Cup
- Polish Super Cup
- Ekstraklasa Cup
- Sports in Poland
Notes[]
- ^ In 1951, the Polish Football Association decided to give the Champion of Poland title to the winner of the Polish Cup, in order to increase the importance of the re-activated cup competition. Unia Chorzów was 6th in the league, but won the cup, beating 2-0 Gwardia Kraków in the final game.[17] However, in the league, Gwardia Kraków was first, Górnik Radlin second and CWKS Warsaw third.[1]
- ^ Lech Poznań won the championship after two final day games (Wisła Kraków vs Legia Warsaw 0–6; ŁKS Łódź vs Olimpia Poznań 7–1) had been cancelled due to the never proven allegations of "unsportsmanlike conduct during the game".[18]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/polhist.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol02.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol03.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol04.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol05.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol06.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol07.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol08.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol09.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol2010.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol2011.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol2012.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol2013.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol2014.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pol2015.html
- ^ a b c http://www.90minut.pl/strona.php?id=rozgrywki_mp
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-06-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ 90minut.pl
External links[]
- List of Polish football champions (in English)
- List of Polish football championships (in Polish)
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