The 1971–72 I liga was the 46th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 38th 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).
The defending champions were Górnik Zabrze, who won their 10th Polish title.
Competition modus The season started on 7 August 1971 and concluded on 28 June 1972 (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 1970–71 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1970–71 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
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ryszard SzymczakGwardia Warsaw162 Wlodzimierz LubanskiGórnik Zabrze143 Joachim MarxRuch Chorzów134 Kazimierz KmiecikWisła Kraków11 Grzegorz LatoStal Mielec116 Kazimierz DeynaLegia Warsaw107 Józef GałeczkaZagłębie Sosnowiec9 Jan BanaśGórnik Zabrze99 Jerzy SadekŁKS Łódź8 Edward HermanRuch Chorzów8 Ernest PowieczkoOdra Opole8 Jerzy OdsterczylZagłębie Wałbrzych8
Attendances
# Club Average 1 ŁKS 27,538 2 Górnik Zabrze 18,615 3 Ruch Chorzów 17,077 4 Wisła Kraków 15,769 5 Pogoń Szczecin 13,615 6 Stal Mielec 13,462 7 Stal Rzeszów 13,077 8 Legia Warszawa 13,077 9 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 12,000 10 Odra Opole 10,462 11 Zagłębie Wałbrzych 8,923 12 Polonia Bytom 8,769 13 Gwardia Warszawa 5,062 14 Szombierki Bytom 4,154
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References
Bibliography
External links Poland – List of final tables at RSSSF List of Polish football championships History of the Polish League List of Polish football championships