2017–18 in Polish football

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Football in Poland
Season2017–18
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2016–17 in Polish football
Ekstraklasa champions
Legia Warsaw
Polish Cup winner
Legia Warsaw
Polish SuperCup winner
Arka Gdynia
Teams in Europe
Legia Warsaw
Jagiellonia Białystok
Lech Poznań
Arka Gdynia
Poland national team
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2018 FIFA World Cup

The 2017–18 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Poland.

League competitions

Ekstraklasa

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lech Poznań 30 15 10 5 49 23 +26 55 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Jagiellonia Białystok 30 16 6 8 45 36 +9 54[a]
3 Legia Warsaw 30 17 3 10 43 31 +12 54[a]
4 Wisła Płock 30 15 4 11 42 35 +7 49
5 Górnik Zabrze[b] 30 12 11 7 56 46 +10 47
6 Korona Kielce 30 11 12 7 44 37 +7 45
7 Wisła Kraków 30 12 8 10 41 36 +5 44
8 Zagłębie Lubin 30 10 13 7 39 33 +6 43
9 Arka Gdynia 30 10 10 10 38 32 +6 40 Qualification for the Relegation round
10 Cracovia 30 10 9 11 40 40 0 39
11 Śląsk Wrocław 30 7 10 13 35 48 −13 31[c]
12 Pogoń Szczecin 30 8 7 15 34 48 −14 31[c]
13 Piast Gliwice 30 6 12 12 28 38 −10 30[d]
14 Lechia Gdańsk[e] 30 7 10 13 39 51 −12 30[d]
15 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 30 7 8 15 32 52 −20 29
16 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 30 4 13 13 27 46 −19 25
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played.)[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Jagiellonia 1–0 Legia, Legia 0–2 Jagiellonia.
  2. ^ Górnik Zabrze were punished after the 26th round with a deduction of three points because of stadium destruction by the fans.[1]The appeal against the penalty has been accepted on 22 March 2018.[2]
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Śląsk 3–0 Pogoń, Pogoń 3–2 Śląsk.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Piast 1–2 Lechia, Lechia 0–2 Piast.
  5. ^ Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[3]

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Legia Warsaw (C) 37 22 4 11 55 35 +20 70 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Jagiellonia Białystok 37 20 7 10 55 41 +14 67 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Lech Poznań 37 16 12 9 53 34 +19 60 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Górnik Zabrze 37 16 12 9 68 54 +14 60
5 Wisła Płock 37 17 6 14 53 45 +8 57
6 Wisła Kraków 37 15 10 12 51 42 +9 55
7 Zagłębie Lubin 37 13 13 11 45 42 +3 52
8 Korona Kielce 37 12 13 12 49 54 −5 49
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[5]
(C) Champions

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Cracovia 37 13 11 13 51 52 −1 50
10 Śląsk Wrocław 37 13 11 13 50 54 −4 50
11 Pogoń Szczecin 37 12 9 16 46 54 −8 45
12 Arka Gdynia 37 11 10 16 46 48 −2 43
13 Lechia Gdańsk 37 9 13 15 46 58 −12 39
14 Piast Gliwice 37 8 13 16 40 48 −8 37
15 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (R) 37 9 9 19 39 66 −27 36 Relegation to I liga
16 Sandecja Nowy Sącz (R) 37 6 15 16 34 54 −20 33
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[6]
(R) Relegated

I liga

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Miedź Legnica (C, P) 34 17 12 5 53 27 +26 63 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Zagłębie Sosnowiec (P) 34 17 7 10 46 32 +14 58
3 Chojniczanka Chojnice 34 16 8 10 48 33 +15 56
4 GKS Tychy 34 16 7 11 41 40 +1 55
5 GKS Katowice 34 16 6 12 44 34 +10 54
6 Wigry Suwałki 34 15 7 12 40 37 +3 52
7 Raków Częstochowa 34 14 9 11 50 40 +10 51[a]
8 Stal Mielec 34 14 9 11 51 46 +5 51[a]
9 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 34 11 13 10 37 37 0 46[b]
10 Chrobry Głogów 34 12 10 12 46 47 −1 46[b]
11 Odra Opole 34 12 9 13 37 43 −6 45
12 Puszcza Niepołomice 34 11 11 12 38 38 0 44
13 Bytovia Bytów 34 10 10 14 36 45 −9 40
14
Stomil Olsztyn[c]
34 12 4 18 39 50 −11 39
15 Pogoń Siedlce (R) 34 9 11 14 42 50 −8 38 Qualification to play-off
16
Górnik Łęczna
(R)
34 8 11 15 29 42 −13 35 Relegation to II liga
17 Olimpia Grudziądz (R) 34 7 10 17 24 37 −13 31
18 Ruch Chorzów[d] (R) 34 9 6 19 35 58 −23 27
Source: 1 liga, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. points in head-to-head matches; 3. goal difference in hth matches; 4. goals scored in hth matches; 5. away goals in hth matches (only if two teams are tied); 6. total goal difference; 7. total goals scored; 8. fairplay ranking.[10]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Raków 1–2 Stal, Stal 2–3 Raków.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Chrobry 1–1 Podbeskidzie, Podbeskidzie 1–0 Chrobry.
  3. Stomil was punished with a deduction of one point for infringement of the licensing regulations.[7]
  4. ^ Ruch Chorzów was punished with a deduction of six points for infringement of the licensing regulations (five points before start of the league and six points during the season. The second punishment was reduced to one point).[8][7][9]

Polish Cup

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)
PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
16:00 CEST Sołdecki 90+9' PZPN
90minut
Attendance: 47,037
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Bytom)

Polish SuperCup

7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:30 CEST Moulin 27' Report Pazdan 20' (o.g.) Attendance: 26,756
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
Penalties

Polish clubs in Europe

Legia Warsaw

2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) 2nd QR IFK Mariehamn Finland 0–3 Poland Legia Warsaw Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
19 July 2017 (2017-07-19)
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Attendance: 15,829
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) 3rd QR Astana Kazakhstan 3–1 Poland Legia Warsaw Astana Arena, Astana
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Sadiku 79' Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
2 August 2017 (2017-08-02)
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 24,937
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

17 August 2017 (2017-08-17)
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 17,733
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)
Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Balima Yellow card 80'
  • Cristiano
    Yellow card 85'
  • Jairo
    Yellow card 88'
Report
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Jagiellonia Białystok

2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

29 June 2017 (2017-06-29) 1st QR Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 0–1 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
6 July 2017 (2017-07-06)
Stadion Miejski, Białystok
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 13,538
Referee:
Ukraine
)
20 July 2017 (2017-07-20)
Stadion Miejski, Białystok
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Guilherme
    Yellow card 22'
Report
Attendance: 13,326
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)

Lech Poznań

2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Lech Poznań Poland v North Macedonia FK Pelister
29 June 2017 (2017-06-29)
INEA Stadion, Poznań
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Attendance: 18,215
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
6 July 2017 (2017-07-06)
Stadion Mladost, Strumica
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: François Letexier (France)
13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) 2nd QR Haugesund Norway 3–2 Poland Lech Poznań Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
20 July 2017 (2017-07-20)
INEA Stadion, Poznań
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 21,968
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) 3rd QR Utrecht Netherlands 0–0 Poland Lech Poznań Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 13,817
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)
INEA Stadion, Poznań
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 33,446
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Arka Gdynia

2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)
Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 14,037
Referee:
Albania
)
3 August 2017 (2017-08-03) 3rd QR Midtjylland Denmark 2–1
(4–4 agg.)
Poland Arka Gdynia MCH Arena, Herning
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 8,138
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)

National teams

Poland national team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 10 8 1 1 28 14 +14 25 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2  Denmark 10 6 2 2 20 8 +12 20 Advance to second round
3  Montenegro 10 5 1 4 20 12 +8 16
4  Romania 10 3 4 3 12 10 +2 13
5  Armenia 10 2 1 7 10 26 −16 7
6  Kazakhstan 10 0 3 7 6 26 −20 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
4 September 2017
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Attendance: 56,963
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
8 October 2017
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Attendance: 57,538
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
4  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19) 2018 FIFA World Cup Poland  1–2  Senegal Moscow, Russia
18:00 (UTC+3) Krychowiak 86' Report Cionek 37' (o.g.)
Niang 60'
Stadium:
Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 44,190
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain
)
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) 2018 FIFA World Cup Poland  0–3  Colombia Kazan, Russia
21:00 (UTC+3) Report Mina 40'
Falcao 70'
Cuadrado 75'
Stadium:
Kazan Arena
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico
)
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28) 2018 FIFA World Cup Japan  0–1  Poland Volgograd, Russia
17:00 (UTC+3) Report
Bednarek
59'
Stadium: Volgograd Arena
Attendance: 42,189
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Friendlies

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) Friendly Poland  0–0  Uruguay Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium:
Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 56,147
Referee: István Vad (Hungary
)
13 November 2017 (2017-11-13) Friendly Poland  0–1  Mexico Gdańsk, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Jiménez 13' Stadium:
Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Attendance: 32,736
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria
)
23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) Friendly Poland  0–1  Nigeria Wrocław, Poland
20:45 (UTC+1) Report Moses 61' (pen.) Stadium:
Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 41,208
Referee: Michael Oliver (England
)
27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) Friendly Poland  3–2  South Korea Chorzów, Poland
20:45 (UTC+2) Lewandowski 32'
Grosicki 45'
Zieliński 90+2'
Report Lee Chang-min 85'
Hwang Hee-chan 87'
Stadium:
Norway
)
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) Friendly Poland  2–2  Chile Poznań, Poland
20:45 (UTC+2) Lewandowski 30'
Zieliński 34'
Report Valdés 38'
Albornoz 56'
Stadium:
INEA Stadion
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy
)
12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) Friendly Poland  4–0  Lithuania Warsaw, Poland
18:00 (UTC+2) Lewandowski 19', 32'
Kownacki 71'
Błaszczykowski 82' (pen.)
Report Stadium:
Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 53,803
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands
)

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Ekstraklasa. Jest decyzja w sprawie kar za mecz Piast - Górnik. Komisja Ligi zaskoczyła". sport.pl. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "NKO uznała odwołanie Górnika". 90minut. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Lechia ukarana odjęciem jednego punktu". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Rozgrywki - Zasady". Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Rozgrywki - Zasady". Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Rozgrywki - Zasady". Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Ruch i Stomil ukarane odjęciem punktów". 90minut.pl. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Ruch i Stomil z licencjami na grę w Nice I lidze". 90minut.pl. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Komisja ds. Licencji Klubowych zmniejszyła karę Ruchu". 90minut.pl. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. ^ "I Liga: season rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.