| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 July 1972 – 24 June 1973 |
| Champions | Stal Mielec (1st title) |
| Relegated | None (Polonia &Odra played playoff relegation) |
| European Cup | Stal Mielec |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Legia Warsaw |
| UEFA Cup | Ruch Chorzów Gwardia Warsaw |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 373 (2.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Grzegorz Lato (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Stal 5–0Gwardia Legia 5–0ŁKS Zagłębie W. 5–0Polonia |
| Biggest away win | Polonia 0–6Stal |
| Highest scoring | Gwardia 4–2Odra Pogoń 5–1Odra Polonia 0–6Stal |
| Highest attendance | 60,000[1] |
| Total attendance | 2,690,506[1] |
| Average attendance | 14,783 |
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The1972–73 I liga was the 47th season of thePolish Football Championship and the 39th season of theI liga,the top Polish professional league forassociation football clubs, since its establishment in1927. The league was operated by thePolish Football Association (PZPN).
The champions wereStal Mielec, who won their 1st Polish title.
The season started on 26 July 1972 and concluded on 24 June 1973 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as around-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the league title. A total of 14 teams participated, 12 of which competed in the league during the1971–72 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the1971–72 II liga. Each team played a total of 26 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stal Mielec(C) | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 36 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Ruch Chorzów | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 33 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Gwardia Warsaw | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Górnik Zabrze | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | Wisła Kraków | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | |
| 6 | ŁKS Łódź | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | ROW Rybnik | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 26 | |
| 8 | Legia Warsaw | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 23 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Pogoń Szczecin | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 23 | |
| 10 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 22 | |
| 11 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 22 | |
| 12 | Lech Poznań | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 22 | |
| 13 | Polonia Bytom | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 20 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Odra Opole | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | GÓR | GWA | LPO | LEG | ŁKS | OOP | POG | BYT | RYB | RUC | STA | WIS | ZSO | ZWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Górnik Zabrze | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Gwardia Warsaw | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Lech Poznań | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Odra Opole | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Polonia Bytom | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| ROW Rybnik | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Stal Mielec | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
At the end of the first and second division season, the play-off was played between:
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polonia Bytom | 1–0 | GKS Katowice | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Odra Opole | 2–0 | Hutnik Kraków | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Source:[2]
| No. | Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lech Poznań | 44,615 | 60,000 |
| 2 | ŁKS | 28,846 | 40,000 |
| 3 | Pogoń Szczecin | 15,692 | 35,000 |
| 4 | Ruch Chorzów | 15,231 | 35,000 |
| 5 | Wisła Kraków | 14,846 | 37,000 |
| 6 | Stal Mielec | 13,462 | 20,000 |
| 7 | Legia Warszawa | 13,462 | 25,000 |
| 8 | Górnik Zabrze | 12,462 | 22,000 |
| 9 | ROW | 10,615 | 20,000 |
| 10 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 9,115 | 15,000 |
| 11 | Polonia Bytom | 9,038 | 20,000 |
| 12 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 7,538 | 15,000 |
| 13 | Odra Opole | 7,308 | 15,000 |
| 14 | Gwardia Warszawa | 4,731 | 10,000 |