The 1969–70 I liga was the 44th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 36th season of the I liga, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

I liga
Season1969–70
Dates9 August 1969 –
21 June 1970
ChampionsLegia Warsaw (4th title)
RelegatedOdra Opole
Cracovia
European CupLegia Warsaw
Cup Winners' CupGórnik Zabrze
Inter-Cities Fairs CupRuch Chorzów
GKS Katowice
Matches played182
Goals scored382 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrzej Jarosik
(18 goals)
Biggest home winZagłębie S. 6–1 Pogoń
Stal 6–1 Odra
Ruch 5–0 Wisła
Biggest away winZagłębie W. 0–4 GKS
Odra 0–4 Legia
Highest scoringSzombierki 3–5 Zagłębie S.
Highest attendance40,000[1][2]
Ruch 1–1 Górnik
(11 March 1970)
Total attendance1,854,944[1]
Average attendance10,192[1]

The defending champions were Legia Warsaw, who won their 4th Polish title.

Competition modus

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The season started on 9 August 1969 and concluded on 21 June 1970 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as a round-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 the 1968–69 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1968–69 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.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Legia Warsaw (C) 26 17 6 3 43 17 +26 40 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Ruch Chorzów 26 12 11 3 42 20 +22 35 Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Górnik Zabrze 26 13 9 4 35 20 +15 35 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Polonia Bytom 26 11 9 6 27 22 +5 31
5 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 26 11 5 10 36 32 +4 27
6 Gwardia Warsaw 26 9 8 9 26 23 +3 26
7 GKS Katowice 26 8 10 8 19 18 +1 26 Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
8 Wisła Kraków 26 7 10 9 20 28 −8 24
9 Stal Rzeszów 26 9 5 12 30 36 −6 23
10 Szombierki Bytom 26 7 8 11 25 33 −8 22
11 Zagłębie Wałbrzych 26 6 10 10 20 28 −8 22
12 Pogoń Szczecin 26 6 9 11 21 31 −10 21
13 Odra Opole (R) 26 6 9 11 22 36 −14 21 Relegated to II liga
14 Cracovia (R) 26 2 7 17 16 38 −22 11
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away CRA KAT GÓR GWA LEG OOP POG BYT RUC SRZ SZB WIS ZSO ZWA
Cracovia 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–4 0–3 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–1
GKS Katowice 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Górnik Zabrze 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Gwardia Warsaw 2–2 0–0 2–3 4–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–0
Legia Warsaw 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1
Odra Opole 2–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 0–4 0–0 1–1 0–3 4–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–0
Pogoń Szczecin 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1
Polonia Bytom 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1
Ruch Chorzów 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 1–1
Stal Rzeszów 1–0 2–1 2–4 2–0 2–1 6–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 0–1
Szombierki Bytom 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 5–2 2–0 3–5 1–0
Wisła Kraków 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 6–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 4–1
Zagłębie Wałbrzych 2–0 0–4 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Andrzej Jarosik Zagłębie Sosnowiec 18
2   Robert Gadocha Legia Warsaw 12
  Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze 12
  Jan Pieszko Legia Warsaw 12
5   Ryszard Szymczak Gwardia Warsaw 11
6   Jerzy Wilim Szombierki Bytom 10
  Jan Domarski Stal Rzeszów 10
  Edward Herman Ruch Chorzów 10
9   Bronisław Bula Ruch Chorzów 9
10   Joachim Marx Ruch Chorzów 8
  Eugeniusz Faber Ruch Chorzów 8

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Match report". wikiliga.pl. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

Bibliography

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  • Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2000). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 (in Polish). GiA, Katowice. ISBN 83-88232-02-9.
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