| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 July 1978 – 10 June 1979 |
| Champions | Ruch Chorzów (13th title) |
| Relegated | Pogoń Szczecin Gwardia Warsaw |
| European Cup | Ruch Chorzów |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Arka Gdynia |
| UEFA Cup | Widzew Łódź Stal Mielec |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 524 (2.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kazimierz Kmiecik (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ruch 6–0ŁKS |
| Biggest away win | Pogoń 1–4Szombierki Wisła 1–4ŁKS Polonia 0–3Odra Arka 0–3Stal |
| Highest scoring | Legia 3–5Odra Gwardia 4–4Szombierki |
| Highest attendance | 30,000[1] |
| Total attendance | 2,599,440[1] |
| Average attendance | 10,831 |
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The1978–79 I liga was the 53rd season of thePolish Football Championship and the 45th 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 wereRuch Chorzów, who won their 13th Polish title.
The season started on 27 July 1978 and concluded on 10 June 1979 (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 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the1977–78 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the1977–78 II liga. Each team played a total of 30 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 or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruch Chorzów(C) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 39 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Widzew Łódź | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 39 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Stal Mielec | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 36 | |
| 4 | Szombierki Bytom | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 35 | |
| 5 | Odra Opole | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 34 | |
| 6 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Lech Poznań | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 30 | |
| 8 | GKS Katowice | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 30 | |
| 9 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 29 | |
| 10 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
| 11 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 29 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 12 | ŁKS Łódź | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 | |
| 13 | Wisła Kraków | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 26 | |
| 14 | Polonia Bytom | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 24 | |
| 15 | Pogoń Szczecin(R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 22 | Relegated toII liga |
| 16 | Gwardia Warsaw(R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | ARK | KAT | GWA | LPO | LEG | ŁKS | OOP | POG | BYT | RUC | STA | SZB | ŚLĄ | WID | WIS | ZSO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arka Gdynia | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| GKS Katowice | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Gwardia Warsaw | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Lech Poznań | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Odra Opole | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Polonia Bytom | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Stal Mielec | 5–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Szombierki Bytom | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Widzew Łódź | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |