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)

Before Poland regained its independence in 1918, Polish clubs had held their own championships in Austrian and Prussian partitions.

Galicia (Austrian partition)

Competitions 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)
1913CracoviaWisła KrakówPogoń Lwów
1914Abandoned 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)

Competions 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
1913Warta PoznańPosnaniaOstrovia
1914Warta Poznań (2)PosnaniaOstrovia[lower-alpha 1]
1919 Unia Poznań Warta Poznań Posnania
  1. Did not play any matches despite being in the competition.

Under German occupation (1940–1944)

Gauliga Generalgouvernement

Season Champions Runners-up Third Place
1941–42 LSV Boelcke Krakau LSV Warschau LSV Radom
1942–43 LSV Adler Deblin SGO Warschau DTSG Krakau[2]
1943–44 LSV Mölders Krakau DTSG Tschenstochau LSV Lublin and Rembertow Warschau

Warsaw Championship

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

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

Cracovia, 1921 champions
Pogoń Lwów, 1926 champions
Wisła Kraków, 1927 champions
Wisła Kraków, 1928 champions
Ruch Chorzów, 1938 champions
Ruch Chorzów, 1967–68 champions
Lech Poznań, 2014–15 champions

The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table:[3] [4][5][6][7][8][9] [10][11][12] [13][14][15][16]

Season Champions[1][17]
(number of titles)
Runners-up[1][17] Third Place[1][17] Top scorer(s)
1920Final tournament not played due to the Polish–Soviet War.
1921CracoviaPolonia WarsawWarta Poznań Józef Kałuża (Cracovia): 9
1922Pogoń LwówWarta PoznańCracovia and ŁKS Łódź Wacław Kuchar (Pogoń Lwów): 21
1923Pogoń Lwów (2)Wisła KrakówPolonia Warsaw and Warta Poznań Mieczysław Batsch (Pogoń Lwów): 17
1924Not played due to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
1925Pogoń Lwów (3)Warta PoznańWisła Kraków Henryk Reyman (Wisła Kraków): 11
1926Pogoń Lwów (4)Polonia WarsawWarta Poznań
1927Wisła Kraków1. FC KatowiceWarta Poznań Henryk Reyman (Wisła Kraków): 37
1928Wisła Kraków (2)Warta PoznańLegia Warsaw Ludwik Gintel (Cracovia): 28
1929Warta PoznańGarbarnia KrakówWisła Kraków Rochus Nastula (Czarni Lwów): 25
1930Cracovia (2)Wisła KrakówLegia Warsaw Karol Kossok (Cracovia): 24
1931Garbarnia KrakówWisła KrakówLegia Warsaw Walerian Kisieliński (Wisła Kraków): 24
1932Cracovia (3)Pogoń LwówWarta Poznań Kajetan Kryszkiewicz (Warta Poznań): 16
1933Ruch Wielkie HajdukiPogoń LwówWisła Kraków Artur Woźniak (Wisła Kraków): 19
1934Ruch Wielkie Hajduki (2)CracoviaWisła Kraków Ernest Wilimowski (Ruch Wielkie Hajduki): 33
1935Ruch Wielkie Hajduki (3)Pogoń LwówWarta Poznań Michał Matyas (Pogoń Lwów): 22
1936Ruch Wielkie Hajduki (4)Wisła KrakówWarta Poznań
1937Cracovia (4)AKS ChorzówRuch Wielkie Hajduki Artur Woźniak (Wisła Kraków): 12
1938Ruch Wielkie Hajduki (5)Warta PoznańWisła Kraków Teodor Peterek (Ruch Wielkie Hajduki): 21
1939Abandoned due to World War II, as of August 31, 1939, Ruch Wielkie Hajduki was 1st, Wisła Kraków 2nd, and Pogoń Lwów 3rd. Ernest Wilimowski (Ruch Wielkie Hajduki): 26
1940–45Not played due to World War II.
1946Polonia WarsawWarta PoznańAKS Chorzów Henryk Spodzieja (AKS Chorzów): 8
1947Warta Poznań (2)Wisła KrakówAKS Chorzów Mieczysław Gracz (Wisła Kraków): 4
1948Cracovia (5)Wisła KrakówRuch Chorzów Józef Kohut (Wisła Kraków): 31
1949Gwardia Kraków (3)Ogniwo KrakówKolejarz Poznań Teodor Anioła (Kolejarz Poznań): 21
1950Gwardia Kraków (4)Unia ChorzówKolejarz Poznań Teodor Anioła (Kolejarz Poznań): 20
1951[nb 1]Unia Chorzów (6)Gwardia KrakówBudowlani Chorzów and Kolejarz Warsaw Henryk Spodzieja (Budowlani Chorzów): 7
1952Unia Chorzów (7)Ogniwo BytomOgniwo Kraków Gerard Cieślik (Unia Chorzów): 11
1953Unia Chorzów (8)OWKS KrakówWisła Kraków Gerard Cieślik (Unia Chorzów): 24
1954Ogniwo BytomŁKS-Włókniarz ŁódźUnia Chorzów Ernest Pol (CWKS Warsaw): 24
1955CWKS WarsawStal SosnowiecUnia-Ruch Chorzów Stanisław Hachorek (Gwardia Warsaw): 16
1956CWKS Warsaw (2)Ruch ChorzówLechia Gdańsk Henryk Kempny (CWKS Warsaw): 21
1957Górnik ZabrzeGwardia WarszawaŁKS Łódź Lucjan Brychczy (Legia Warsaw): 19
1958ŁKS ŁódźPolonia BytomGórnik Zabrze Władysław Soporek (ŁKS Łódź): 19
1959Górnik Zabrze (2)Polonia BytomGwardia Warszawa
1960Ruch Chorzów (9)Legia WarsawGórnik Zabrze Marian Norkowski (Polonia Bydgoszcz): 17
1961Górnik Zabrze (3)Polonia BytomLegia Warsaw Ernest Pol (Górnik Zabrze): 24
1962Polonia Bytom (2)Górnik ZabrzeZagłębie Sosnowiec Jan Liberda (Polonia Bytom): 16
1962–63Górnik Zabrze (4)Ruch ChorzówZagłębie Sosnowiec Marian Kielec (Pogoń Szczecin): 18
1963–64Górnik Zabrze (5)Zagłębie SosnowiecOdra Opole
1964–65Górnik Zabrze (6)Szombierki BytomZagłębie Sosnowiec Lucjan Brychczy (Legia Warsaw): 20
1965–66Górnik Zabrze (7)Wisła KrakówPolonia Bytom Włodzimierz Lubański (Górnik Zabrze): 23
1966–67Górnik Zabrze (8)Zagłębie SosnowiecRuch Chorzów Włodzimierz Lubański (Górnik Zabrze): 18
1967–68Ruch Chorzów (10)Legia WarsawGórnik Zabrze Włodzimierz Lubański (Górnik Zabrze): 24
1968–69Legia Warsaw (3)Górnik ZabrzePolonia Bytom Włodzimierz Lubański (Górnik Zabrze): 22
1969–70Legia Warsaw (4)Ruch ChorzówGórnik Zabrze Andrzej Jarosik (Zagłębie Sosnowiec): 18
1970–71Górnik Zabrze (9)Legia WarsawZagłębie Wałbrzych Andrzej Jarosik (Zagłębie Sosnowiec): 13
1971–72Górnik Zabrze (10)Zagłębie SosnowiecLegia Warsaw Ryszard Szymczak (Gwardia Warsaw): 16
1972–73Stal MielecRuch ChorzówGwardia Warszawa Grzegorz Lato (Stal Mielec): 13
1973–74Ruch Chorzów (11)Górnik ZabrzeStal Mielec Zdzisław Kapka (Wisła Kraków): 15
1974–75Ruch Chorzów (12)Stal MielecŚląsk Wrocław Grzegorz Lato (Stal Mielec): 19
1975–76Stal Mielec (2)GKS TychyWisła Kraków Kazimierz Kmiecik (Wisła Kraków): 20
1976–77Śląsk WrocławWidzew ŁódźGórnik Zabrze Włodzimierz Mazur (Zagłębie Sosnowiec): 17
1977–78Wisła Kraków (5)Śląsk WrocławLech Poznań Kazimierz Kmiecik (Wisła Kraków): 15
1978–79Ruch Chorzów (13)Widzew ŁódźStal Mielec Kazimierz Kmiecik (Wisła Kraków): 17
1979–80Szombierki BytomWidzew ŁódźLegia Warsaw Kazimierz Kmiecik (Wisła Kraków): 24
1980–81Widzew ŁódźWisła KrakówSzombierki Bytom Krzysztof Adamczyk (Legia Warsaw): 18
1981–82Widzew Łódź (2)Śląsk WrocławStal Mielec Grzegorz Kapica (Szombierki Bytom): 15
1982–83Lech PoznańWidzew ŁódźRuch Chorzów
1983–84Lech Poznań (2)Widzew ŁódźPogoń Szczecin Włodzimierz Ciołek (Górnik Wałbrzych): 14
1984–85Górnik Zabrze (11)Legia WarsawWidzew Łódź Leszek Iwanicki (Motor Lublin): 14
1985–86Górnik Zabrze (12)Legia WarsawWidzew Łódź Andrzej Zgutczyński (Górnik Zabrze): 20
1986–87Górnik Zabrze (13)Pogoń SzczecinGKS Katowice Marek Leśniak (Pogoń Szczecin): 24
1987–88Górnik Zabrze (14)GKS KatowiceLegia Warsaw Dariusz Dziekanowski (Legia Warsaw): 20
1988–89Ruch Chorzów (14)GKS KatowiceGórnik Zabrze Krzysztof Warzycha (Ruch Chorzów): 24
1989–90Lech Poznań (3)Zagłębie LubinGKS Katowice Andrzej Juskowiak (Lech Poznań): 18
1990–91Zagłębie LubinGórnik ZabrzeWisła Kraków Tomasz Dziubiński (Wisła Kraków): 21
1991–92Lech Poznań (4)GKS KatowiceWidzew Łódź
1992–93Lech Poznań[nb 2] (5)Legia WarsawŁKS Łódź Jerzy Podbrożny (Lech Poznań): 25
1993–94Legia Warsaw (5)GKS KatowiceGórnik Zabrze Zenon Burzawa (Miliarder Pniewy): 21
1994–95Legia Warsaw (6)Widzew ŁódźGKS Katowice Bogusław Cygan (Stal Mielec): 16
1995–96Widzew Łódź (3)Legia WarsawHutnik Kraków Marek Koniarek (Widzew Łódź): 29
1996–97Widzew Łódź (4)Legia WarsawOdra Wodzisław Śląski Mirosław Trzeciak (ŁKS Łódź): 18
1997–98ŁKS Łódź (2)Polonia WarsawWisła Kraków
1998–99Wisła Kraków (6)Widzew ŁódźLegia Warsaw Tomasz Frankowski (Wisła Kraków): 21
1999–2000Polonia Warsaw (2)Wisła KrakówRuch Chorzów Adam Kompała (Górnik Zabrze): 19
2000–01Wisła Kraków (7)Pogoń SzczecinLegia Warsaw Tomasz Frankowski (Wisła Kraków): 18
2001–02Legia Warsaw (7)Wisła KrakówAmica Wronki Maciej Żurawski (Wisła Kraków): 21
2002–03Wisła Kraków (8)Dyskobolia Grodzisk WielkopolskiGKS Katowice Serbia and Montenegro Stanko Svitlica (Legia Warsaw): 24
2003–04Wisła Kraków (9)Legia WarsawAmica Wronki Maciej Żurawski (Wisła Kraków): 20
2004–05Wisła Kraków (10)Dyskobolia Grodzisk WielkopolskiLegia Warsaw Tomasz Frankowski (Wisła Kraków): 25
2005–06Legia Warsaw (8)Wisła KrakówZagłębie Lubin Grzegorz Piechna (Korona Kielce): 21
2006–07Zagłębie Lubin (2)GKS BełchatówLegia Warsaw Piotr Reiss (Lech Poznań): 15
2007–08Wisła Kraków (11)Legia WarsawDyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Paweł Brożek (Wisła Kraków): 23
2008–09Wisła Kraków (12)Legia WarsawLech Poznań
2009–10Lech Poznań (6)Wisła KrakówRuch Chorzów Robert Lewandowski (Lech Poznań): 18
2010–11Wisła Kraków (13)Śląsk WrocławLegia Warsaw Tomasz Frankowski (Jagiellonia Białystok): 14
2011–12Śląsk Wrocław (2)Ruch ChorzówLegia Warsaw Latvia Artjoms Rudņevs (Lech Poznań): 22
2012–13Legia Warsaw (9)Lech PoznańŚląsk Wrocław Slovakia Róbert Demjan (Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała): 14
2013–14Legia Warsaw (10)Lech PoznańRuch Chorzów Marcin Robak (Piast Gliwice, Pogoń Szczecin): 22
2014–15Lech Poznań (7)Legia WarsawJagiellonia Białystok Kamil Wilczek (Piast Gliwice): 20
2015–16Legia Warsaw (11)Piast GliwiceZagłębie Lubin Hungary Nemanja Nikolić (Legia Warsaw): 28
2016–17Legia Warsaw (12)Jagiellonia BiałystokLech Poznań
2017–18Legia Warsaw (13)Jagiellonia BiałystokLech Poznań Spain Carlitos (Wisła Kraków): 24
2018–19Piast GliwiceLegia WarsawLechia Gdańsk Spain Igor Angulo (Górnik Zabrze): 24
2019–20Legia Warsaw (14)Lech PoznańPiast Gliwice Denmark Christian Gytkjær (Lech Poznań): 24
2020–21Legia Warsaw (15)Raków CzęstochowaPogoń Szczecin Czech Republic Tomáš Pekhart (Legia Warsaw): 22
2021–22Lech Poznań (8)Raków CzęstochowaPogoń Szczecin Spain Ivi (Raków Częstochowa): 20
2022–23 Raków Częstochowa Legia Warsaw Lech Poznań Spain Marc Gual (Jagiellonia Białystok): 16

Winning clubs

By number of championships

Titles won by club (%)

  Legia Warsaw – 15 (15.79%)
  Górnik Zabrze – 14 (14.74%)
  Ruch Chorzów – 14 (14.74%)
  Wisła Kraków – 13 (13.68%)
  Lech Poznań – 8 (8.42%)
  Cracovia – 5 (5.26%)
  Pogoń Lwów – 4 (4.21%)
  Widzew Łódź – 4 (4.21%)
  ŁKS Łódź – 2 (2.11%)
  Polonia Bytom – 2 (2.11%)
  Stal Mielec – 2 (2.11%)
  Śląsk Wrocław – 2 (2.11%)
  Zagłębie Lubin – 2 (2.11%)
  Polonia Warsaw – 2 (2.11%)
  Warta Poznań – 2 (2.11%)
  Garbarnia Kraków – 1 (1.05%)
  Szombierki Bytom – 1 (1.05%)
  Piast Gliwice – 1 (1.05%)
  Raków Częstochowa – 1 (1.05%)
Titles Team Season(s)
15Legia Warsaw1955, 1956, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
14Górnik Zabrze1957, 1959, 1961, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
Ruch Chorzów1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1988–89
13Wisła Kraków1927, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1977–78, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
8Lech Poznań1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2021–22
5Cracovia1921, 1930, 1932, 1937, 1948
4Pogoń Lwów1922, 1923, 1925, 1926
Widzew Łódź1980–81, 1981–82, 1995–96, 1996–97
2ŁKS Łódź1958, 1997–98
Polonia Bytom1954, 1962
Stal Mielec1972–73, 1975–76
Śląsk Wrocław1976–77, 2011–12
Zagłębie Lubin1990–91, 2006–07
Polonia Warsaw1946, 1999–2000
Warta Poznań1929, 1947
1Garbarnia Kraków1931
Szombierki Bytom1979–80
Piast Gliwice2018–19
Raków Częstochowa 2022–23

Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
Italics indicates clubs not existing anymore.

By voivodeship

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)

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 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)
Częstochowa 1 Raków Częstochowa (1)
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:

Statistics

Location of Polish football champions in Kraków

At the end of 2022–23 Ekstraklasa.

Rank Team Podium Appearances
1st 2nd 3rd
1. Legia Warsaw 15 14 12
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
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. Raków Częstochowa 1 2
17. Piast Gliwice 1 1 1
Szombierki Bytom 1 1 1
19. Garbarnia Kraków 1 1
20. GKS Katowice 4 4
21. Zagłębie Sosnowiec 4 3
22. Pogoń Szczecin 2 3
24. Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2 1
Jagiellonia Białystok 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

Notes

  1. 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.[18] However, in the league, Gwardia Kraków was first, Górnik Radlin second and CWKS Warsaw third.[1]
  2. 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".[19]

References

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