| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Widzew Łódź (4th title) |
| Relegated | GKS Bełchatów Hutnik Kraków Śląsk Wrocław Sokół Tychy |
| Matches | 295 |
| Goals | 764 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mirosław Trzeciak (18 goals) |
| Average attendance | 3,818  10.5%[1] |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 1996–97 season.
Overview
18 teams and played in the league and the title was won by Widzew Łódź.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Widzew Łódź (C) | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 81 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Legia Warsaw | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 77 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Odra Wodzisław | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round and Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 4 | GKS Katowice | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 53 | |
| 5 | Amica Wronki | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 52 | |
| 6 | ŁKS Łódź | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 49 | |
| 7 | Zagłębie Lubin | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Polonia Warsaw | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 9 | Stomil Olsztyn | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 44 | |
| 10 | Raków Częstochowa | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 44 | |
| 11 | Lech Poznań | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 44 | |
| 12 | Wisła Kraków | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 42 | |
| 13 | Górnik Zabrze | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 41 | |
| 14 | Ruch Chorzów | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 40 | |
| 15 | GKS Bełchatów (R) | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 40 | Relegated to II liga |
| 16 | Hutnik Kraków (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 35 | |
| 17 | Śląsk Wrocław (R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 24 | |
| 18 | Sokół Tychy (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 67 | −49 | 21 |
Results
| Home \ Away | AMC | BEŁ | KAT | GÓR | HUT | LPO | LEG | ŁKS | ODR | PWA | RAK | RUC | TYC | STO | ŚLĄ | WID | WIS | ZLU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amica Wronki | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| GKS Bełchatów | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| GKS Katowice | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Hutnik Kraków | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Lech Poznań | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Odra Wodzisław | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Polonia Warsaw | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Raków Częstochowa | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0[b] | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sokół Tychy | 0–3[a] | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 0–3[a] | 0–3[c] | 1–2 | 0–3[a] | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3[a] | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Stomil Olsztyn | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3[b] | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0[a] | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3[b] | |
| Widzew Łódź | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- Sokół Tychy withdrew during the season (after 26 matches).
- Śląsk Wrocław withdrew during the season (after 31 matches).
- The match between Sokół and Odra didn't take place. Sokół due to a strike fielded only 5 players.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mirosław Trzeciak |
ŁKS Łódź | 18 |
| 2 | Jacek Dembiński |
Widzew Łódź | 17 |
| Cezary Kucharski |
Legia Warsaw | 17 | |
| 4 | Sławomir Wojciechowski |
GKS Katowice | 15 |
| 5 | Mariusz Śrutwa |
Ruch Chorzów | 14 |
| 6 | Sławomir Majak |
Widzew Łódź | 12 |
| Piotr Reiss |
Lech Poznań | 12 | |
| 8 | Marcin Kuźba |
Górnik Zabrze | 11 |
| Bogdan Prusek |
Sokół Tychy / Amica Wronki | 11 | |
| Sławomir Suchomski |
GKS Bełchatów | 11 | |
| Krzysztof Zagórski |
Odra Wodzisław | 11 | |
| 12 | Waldemar Adamczyk |
Hutnik Kraków | 10 |
Attendances
| Club | Average |
|---|---|
| Stomil Olsztyn | 6,500 |
| Widzew Łódź | 6,030 |
| Odra Wodzisław Śląski | 5,599 |
| Legia Warszawa | 5,094 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 4,469 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 4,330 |
| Wisła Kraków | 4,294 |
| GKS Bełchatów | 4,171 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 3,819 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 3,627 |
| GKS Katowice | 3,175 |
| ŁKS | 2,992 |
| Sokół Pniewy | 2,646 |
| Polonia Warszawa | 2,588 |
| Amica Wronki | 2,565 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2,531 |
| Lech Poznań | 2,476 |
| Hutnik Kraków | 1,541 |
Source:[3]
References
- "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- "Najlepsi strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/pol/avepol97.htm
External links
- Poland – List of final tables at RSSSF (in English)