The 1972–73 I liga was the 47th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 39th 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 champions were Stal Mielec, who won their 1st Polish title.
Competition modus The season started on 26 July 1972 and concluded on 24 June 1973 (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 1971–72 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1971–72 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.
League table
Results
Relegation playoffs At the end of the first and second division season, the play-off was played between: the 13th placed team in the I liga and the 4th team in the II liga the 14th placed team in the I liga and the 3rd team in the II liga
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Grzegorz LatoStal Mielec132 Ryszard SarnatWisła Kraków12 Kazimierz KmiecikWisła Kraków124 Andrzej JarosikZagłębie Sosnowiec11 Andrzej SzarmachGórnik Zabrze106 Robert GadochaLegia Warsaw9 Jan BenigierRuch Chorzów9 Ryszard SzymczakGwardia Warsaw9 Jan MałkiewiczGwardia Warsaw910 Kazimierz DeynaLegia Warsaw8 Tadeusz PawłowskiZagłębie Wałbrzych8 Witold KaraśStal Mielec8
Attendances
Source:
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
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