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]
Pre-independence era (1913–1914)
editBefore Poland regained its independence in 1918, Polish clubs had held their own championships in Austrian and Prussian partitions.
Galicia (Austrian partition)
editCompetitions were organized by the original Polish Football Association, which was part of the Austrian Football Association.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Top scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Cracovia | Wisła Kraków | Pogoń Lwów |
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| 1914 | Abandoned due to World War I, as of June 21, 1914, Cracovia was 1st, Czarni Lwów 2nd, and Pogoń Lwów 3rd. | |||
Province of Posen (Prussian partition)
editCompetitions were organized by Association of Polish Sports Societies for the German Reich (now Greater Poland Football Association, a part of Polish Football Association).
Not to be confused with Posen Football Championship, the regional competition organized by South Eastern German Association, a part of German Football Association in 1908–1914.
| Season | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Warta Poznań | Posnania | Ostrovia |
| 1914 | Warta Poznań (2) | Posnania | Ostrovia[a] |
| 1919 | Unia Poznań | Warta Poznań | Posnania |
- ^ Did not play any matches despite being in the competition.
Under German occupation (1940–1944)
editWarsaw Championship
edit| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Polonia Warsaw | Okęcie Warsaw | Olimpia Warsaw |
| 1943 | Polonia Warsaw (2) | Piaseczno | Marymont Warsaw |
| 1944 | Abandoned due to Warsaw Uprising, as of the last played matchday, KS Grochów was 1st, Korona Warsaw 2nd, and Wawel Warsaw 3rd. | ||
Kraków Championship
edit| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Wisła Kraków | Zwierzyniecki Kraków | Garbarnia Kraków |
| 1941 | Wisła Kraków (2) | Cracovia | AKS Kraków |
| 1943 | Cracovia | Wisła Kraków | Garbarnia Kraków |
| 1944 | Abandoned due to Warsaw Uprising, as of July 30, 1944, Nadwiślan Kraków was 1st, Wisła Kraków 2nd, and Garbarnia Kraków 3rd. | ||
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
editBy number of championships
editTitles won by club (%)
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
Italics indicates clubs not existing anymore.
By voivodeship
edit| Voivodeship | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Silesian | 33 | Ruch Chorzów (14), Górnik Zabrze (14), Polonia Bytom (2), Piast Gliwice (1), Raków Częstochowa (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 | 10 | Lech Poznań (8), 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) |
| Podlachian | 1 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |
By city
edit| 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 | 10 | Lech Poznań (8), 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) |
| Białystok | 1 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |
| Częstochowa | 1 | Raków Częstochowa (1) |
| Gliwice | 1 | Piast Gliwice (1) |
Honoured teams
editAfter 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:
- Silver Star 5–9 Polish Championship titles:
- White Star 1-4 Polish Championship titles
Statistics
edit  Upper Silesia Kraków Location of Polish football champions | |
Location of Polish football champions in the Katowice urban area |
Location of Polish football champions in Kraków |
At the end of 2023–24 Ekstraklasa.
| Rank | Team | Podium Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| 1. | Legia Warsaw | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 2. | Ruch Chorzów | 14 | 6 | 9 |
| 3. | Górnik Zabrze | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| 4. | Wisła Kraków | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 5. | Lech Poznań | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 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 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 12. | Polonia Warsaw | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 13. | ŁKS Łódź | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stal Mielec | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15. | Zagłębie Lubin | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 16. | Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17. | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 2 | — |
| 18. | Piast Gliwice | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Szombierki Bytom | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20. | Garbarnia Kraków | 1 | 1 | — |
| 21. | GKS Katowice | — | 4 | 4 |
| 22. | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | — | 4 | 3 |
| 23. | Pogoń Szczecin | — | 2 | 3 |
| 24. | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | — | 2 | 1 |
| 25. | AKS Chorzów | — | 1 | 3 |
| 26. | Gwardia Warsaw | — | 1 | 2 |
| 26. | 1. FC Katowice | — | 1 | — |
| GKS Bełchatów | — | 1 | — | |
| GKS Tychy | — | 1 | — | |
| Wawel Kraków | — | 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
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ a b c d e "Poland Final Tables (1st and 2nd level)".
- ^ "Poland 2001/02".
- ^ "Poland 2002/03".
- ^ "Poland 2003/04".
- ^ "Poland 2004/05".
- ^ "Poland 2005/06".
- ^ "Poland 2006/07".
- ^ "Poland 2007/08".
- ^ "Poland 2008/09".
- ^ "Poland 2009/10".
- ^ "Poland 2010/11".
- ^ "Poland 2011/12".
- ^ "Poland 2012/13".
- ^ "Poland 2013/14".
- ^ "Poland 2014/15".
- ^ a b c "90minut.pl".
- ^ "Historia / Puchar Polski / Rozgrywki klubowe / Strona główna - Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej". Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ 90minut.pl
External links
edit- List of Polish football champions (in English)
- List of Polish football championships (in Polish)