Football in Poland
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Football in Poland | |
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Country | Poland |
Governing body | PZPN |
National team(s) | Poland Men Poland Women |
First played | 1921 |
National competitions | |
Club competitions | |
List
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International competitions | |
Audience records | |
Single match | Stadion Śląski 120,000 spectators |
There are hundreds of professional and amateur football teams in Poland; which are under the auspices of the national 1st league, 2nd level, 3rd level, 4 parallel divisions of 4th level, 20 regional parallel divisions of 5th level and a variety of other lower-level leagues. Additionally, there are the Polish Cup and Polish Supercup competitions.
History
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The history of football in Poland started in the late 19th century with the rising popularity of the new sport. At the time, the Polish state was partitioned. The first decades of Polish football are therefore connected with the history of Football in Austria and the Austrian Football Association, which was founded in 1904.
The first Polish
In a similar fashion to other European states,
On 14 July 1894 during the Second Sokół Jamboree in Lwów a short football match was played between the Sokół members of Lwów and those from Kraków. It lasted only six minutes and was seen as a curiosity rather than a potentially popular sport. Nevertheless, it was the first recorded football match in Polish history.[a] It was won by the Lwów team after Włodzimierz Chomicki scored the only goal - the first known goal in Polish history.
This match precipitated the popularity of the new sport in Poland. Initially the rules and regulations were very simplified, with the size of the field and the ball varying greatly. Despite being discouraged by many educational societies and the state authorities, the new sport gained extreme popularity among pupils of various
On 6 June 1906 a representation of Lwów youth came to Kraków for a repeat match, this time composed of two already organized teams, the Czarni and the team of the IV Gymnasium. Kraków's representation was badly beaten in both meetings (4-0 and 2-0 respectively). The same summer the
After the outbreak of
During World War II, football in
In 1955 the PZPN became one of the founding members of UEFA.
Women's football
In 1979, a Polish women's football league, Ekstraliga, was established.
Poland women's national football team, unlike the men's, has never qualified for a major tournament, though the team has come close in qualifying for a major tournament since 2010s.
Corruption in Polish football
In 2005, Polish authorities began an investigation into widespread corruption within Polish football.
In July 2006, the Polish sports minister criticized the PZPN (Polish Football Association) for failing to take adequate steps to fight corruption, and announced an audit of the organization. In January 2007, PZPN board member Wit Żelazko was arrested by Wrocław police. Shortly thereafter, the entire PZPN board was suspended by the sports ministry. This move displeased FIFA which announced that the principle of autonomy of football associations was of utmost importance. The Polish sports ministry, Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, and most fans felt that the battle against corruption was more important,[4] but when FIFA threatened sanctions, the sports ministry backed down and agreed to re-instate the PZPN board.
In September 2008, the Polish Olympic Committee made a request to the Polish Arbitration Tribunal to suspend the management of the PZPN a second time, stating that the PZPN was guilty of "[violating] its statutes in a continuous and flagrant fashion."[5] This request was granted and Robert Zawłocki was named as temporary administrator. However, FIFA again threatened to suspend Polish teams from international competition.
On 15 April 2009, the total number of arrests reached 200, including referees, observers, coaches, players as well as some high-ranking officials of the PZPN.[6][7] By the end of April 2009, only 15 referees remained who were allowed to preside over top-flight matches.[8]
World Cup
Poland national football team have qualified for the finals on eight occasions, the last time in for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Table
Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1930 | did not enter | |||||||
1934 | ||||||||
1938 | Round 1 | 11th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
1950 | did not enter | |||||||
1954 | ||||||||
1958 | did not qualify | |||||||
1962 | ||||||||
1966 | ||||||||
1970 | ||||||||
1974 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
1978 | Second group stage | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
1982 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
1986 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
1990 | did not qualify | |||||||
1994 | ||||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2002 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2006 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2010 | did not qualify | |||||||
2014 | ||||||||
2018 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2022 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2026 | ||||||||
Total | Third place | 8/21 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50 |
Poland's World Cup record | |
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First Match | Poland 5–6 Brazil (5 June 1938; Strasbourg, France) |
Biggest Win | Poland 7–0 Haiti (19 June 1974; Munich, West Germany) |
Biggest Defeat | Brazil 4–0 Poland (16 June 1986; Guadalajara, Mexico) Poland 0-4 Portugal (10 June 2002; Jeonju, South Korea) |
Best Result | Third place in 1974 and 1982 |
Worst Result | Group stage in 1938, 2002, 2006 and 2018 |
European Competitions
UEFA Champions League
The following teams have qualified at least to 1/2 finals in old European Champion Clubs' Cup format and, since 1992/93 season, at least group stage in the UEFA Champions League:
- Legia Warsaw
- Widzew Łódź
- 1983 - 1/2
- 1996-97- Group Stage
UEFA Europa League
The following teams have qualified for elimination rounds in the UEFA Europa League.
- Amica Wronki
- 2004-05 - Group Stage
- Lech Poznań
- Legia Warsaw
- 2011-12- 1/16
- 2013-14- Group Stage
- 2014-15- 1/16
- 2015-16- Group Stage
- UCL)
- 2021-22- Group Stage
- Wisła Kraków
UEFA Euro
On 18 April 2007 the President of UEFA, Michel Platini, announced that the hosts of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship would be Poland and Ukraine. Both countries automatically qualified for the event.
Table
UEFA European Championship record
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1960 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1964 | ||||||||
1968 | ||||||||
1972 | ||||||||
1976 | ||||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1984 | ||||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1992 | ||||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2012 | Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2016 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2020 | Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
Largest football stadiums in Poland
# | Image | Stadium | Capacity | Location | Region | Home Team | Opened |
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1 | Stadion Narodowy | 58,580 | Warsaw | Masovian | Poland | 2012[9] | |
2 | Stadion Śląski | 55,211 | Chorzów | Silesian | Poland | 1956[10] | |
3 | Tarczyński Arena Wrocław |
45,105 | Wrocław | Lower Silesian | Śląsk Wrocław | 2011[11] | |
4 | Stadion Lecha |
42,837 | Poznań | Greater Poland | Lech Poznań | 1980[12] | |
5 | Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk |
41,620 | Gdańsk | Pomeranian | Lechia Gdańsk | 2011[13] |
See also
- Football hooliganism in Poland
- Sports in Poland
- Poland national football team
- Ekstraklasa
- Młoda Ekstraklasa
- Polish Championship in Football
- List of derbies in Poland
- List of football stadiums in Poland
- Polish Cup
- Polish SuperCup
- Polish Cup (women)
- Polish women's national football team
- The first game 18 December 1921. Hungary - Poland 1-0
- Polish Squad in Football World Cup France 1938
- The last game: 27 August 1939. Poland - Hungary 4-2
- Polish football in interwar period
- Football Junior Championships of Poland
- Polish Football League 1927-1939
- Sunday of Miracles
Notes
- ^ In fact there was a previous meeting mentioned by the press in Kraków in 1892, though no details are known
References
- ^ a b Leszek Mazan (2006). "Buffalo Bill na Błoniach". Polityka (in Polish). 2544 (9): 82–84.
- ^ Zbigniew Chmielewski (2003). "Obok Czarnych znak Pogoni". Polityka (in Polish). 2414 (33).
- ^ Francis Percy Addington; Rudolf Wacek (1922). Teorja piłki nożnej (football); praktyczny i teoretyczny przewodnik gry wraz z prawidłami Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej (in Polish). Lwów: M. Bodek. p. 96.
- ^ Sparre, Kirsten (2007-01-31). "Poland sets fighting corruption higher than football interests". Playthegame.org. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Administrator taking over scandal-hit Polish federation". AFP. 2008-09-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "Dwie osoby zatrzymane w sprawie korupcji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Pakulniewicz, Michał (2007-01-22). "Red card for PZPN". Warsaw Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Patryk Wasilewski and Gabriela Baczynska (2009-04-27). "More arrests likely in Polish corruption probe". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Stadion Narodowy w końcu otwarty" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Dokładnie 64 lata temu został otwarty Stadion Śląski w Chorzowie. Co wiecie o Kotle Czarownic?" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Stadion we Wrocławiu" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Historia stadionu" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Teraz już Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk. Nowy sponsor tytularny gdańskiego stadionu" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Polish Ekstraklasa news in English Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
- PSN Futbol – Live Ekstraklasa league table and Polish football news (in English)
- 90minut.pl - RSSSF Poland
- Euro in Poland 2012 News, Comments, Photos (in English, German, and Polish)
- Pilka.pl - Polish football news center
- Football scores for Polish Football Leagues
- [1] It's a Funny Old Game: Explaining Curiosities from Poland's Football Culture