2016–17 in Polish football

The 2016–2017 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Poland.

Football in Poland
Season2016–17
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2016–17 in Polish football
Ekstraklasa champions
Legia Warsaw
Polish Cup winner
Arka Gdynia
Polish SuperCup winner
Lech Poznań
Teams in Europe
Legia Warsaw, Piast Gliwice, Zagłębie Lubin, Cracovia
Poland national team
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

League competitions edit

Ekstraklasa edit

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 30 18 5 7 56 31 +25 59 Qualification for the championship round
2 Legia Warsaw 30 17 7 6 58 30 +28 58
3 Lech Poznań 30 16 7 7 50 22 +28 55
4 Lechia Gdańsk 30 16 5 9 46 37 +9 53
5 Wisła Kraków 30 13 5 12 45 46 −1 44
6 Pogoń Szczecin 30 10 12 8 47 40 +7 42[a]
7 Nieciecza 30 12 6 12 31 38 −7 42[a]
8 Korona Kielce 30 12 3 15 39 55 −16 39[b]
9 Wisła Płock 30 10 9 11 42 44 −2 39[b] Qualification for the relegation round
10 Zagłębie Lubin 30 10 9 11 37 36 +1 39[b]
11 Śląsk Wrocław 30 8 10 12 34 45 −11 34
12 Arka Gdynia 30 8 7 15 37 50 −13 31[c]
13 Cracovia 30 6 13 11 38 43 −5 31[c]
14 Ruch Chorzów[d] 30 10 4 16 37 46 −9 30[e]
15 Piast Gliwice 30 7 9 14 31 49 −18 30[e]
16 Górnik Łęczna 30 7 9 14 36 52 −16 30[e]
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Pogoń 5–0 Nieciecza, Nieciecza 2–0 Pogoń.
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Korona 9 pts (8–8), Wisła P. 6 pts (7-8), Zagłębie 3 pts (7–6).
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Arka 1–0 Cracovia, Cracovia 1–1 Arka.
  4. ^ Ruch Chorzów were punished with a deduction of four points due to financial problems.[1]
  5. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Ruch 7 pts (7–3), Piast 5 pts (5-5), Górnik 4 pts (5–9).

Championship round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Legia Warsaw (C) 37 21 10 6 70 31 +39 44 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Jagiellonia Białystok 37 21 8 8 64 39 +25 42[a] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Lech Poznań 37 20 9 8 62 29 +33 42[a]
4 Lechia Gdańsk 37 20 8 9 57 37 +20 42[a]
5 Korona Kielce 37 14 5 18 47 65 −18 28
6 Wisła Kraków 37 14 6 17 54 57 −3 26
7 Pogoń Szczecin 37 11 13 13 51 54 −3 25[b]
8 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 37 13 7 17 35 55 −20 25[b]
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Regular season record: Jagiellonia 59 pts, Lech 55 pts, Lechia 53 pts.
  2. ^ a b Regular season record: Pogoń 42 pts, Nieciecza 42 pts. Head-to-head record: Pogoń 5–0 Nieciecza, Nieciecza 2–0 Pogoń.

Relegation round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Zagłębie Lubin 37 14 11 12 51 45 +6 34
10 Piast Gliwice 37 12 10 15 45 54 −9 31
11 Śląsk Wrocław 37 12 10 15 49 52 −3 29
12 Wisła Płock 37 12 11 14 49 57 −8 28
13 Arka Gdynia 37 10 9 18 44 60 −16 24[a] Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
14 Cracovia 37 8 15 14 45 52 −7 24[a]
15 Górnik Łęczna (R) 37 9 10 18 47 63 −16 22 Relegation to I liga
16 Ruch Chorzów (R) 37 10 8 19 42 62 −20 19
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Regular season record: Arka 31 pts, Cracovia 31 pts. Head-to-head record: Arka 1–0 Cracovia, Cracovia 1–1 Arka.
  2. ^ Arka Gdynia qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Polish Cup.[3]

I liga edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Sandecja Nowy Sącz (C, P) 34 18 7 9 50 29 +21 61 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Górnik Zabrze (P) 34 17 7 10 53 34 +19 58
3 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 34 16 9 9 53 44 +9 57[a]
4 Miedź Legnica 34 16 9 9 49 27 +22 57[a]
5 Chojniczanka Chojnice 34 13 17 4 54 48 +6 56[b]
6 Olimpia Grudziądz 34 17 5 12 48 35 +13 56[b]
7 GKS Katowice 34 15 9 10 47 32 +15 54
8 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 34 14 11 9 40 39 +1 53
9 Wigry Suwałki 34 15 7 12 51 45 +6 52
10 Stal Mielec 34 12 9 13 39 42 −3 45
11 Pogoń Siedlce 34 13 5 16 34 46 −12 44
12 Chrobry Głogów 34 12 7 15 50 50 0 43
13 Stomil Olsztyn[c] 34 9 13 12 48 50 −2 37[d]
14 GKS Tychy 34 10 7 17 42 52 −10 37[d]
15 Bytovia Bytów 34 8 11 15 38 47 −9 35 Qualification to play-off
16 Wisła Puławy (R) 34 7 12 15 33 49 −16 33 Relegation to II liga
17 Znicz Pruszków (R) 34 8 6 20 35 64 −29 30
18 MKS Kluczbork (R) 34 4 13 17 35 66 −31 25
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. points in head-to-head matches; 3. goal difference in hth matches; 4. goals scored in hth matches; 5. away goals in hth matches (only if two teams are tied); 6. total goal difference; 7. total goals scored; 8. fairplay ranking.[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Zagłębie 1–0 Miedź, Miedź 2–1 Zagłębie.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Chojniczanka 3–1 Olimpia, Olimpia 0–1 Chojniczanka .
  3. ^ Stomil Olsztyn were punished with a deduction of three points for failing with licensing requirements.[4]
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Stomil 4–0 Tychy. Tychy 2–2 Stomil.

Polish Cup edit

2 May 2017 (2017-05-02) Final Lech Poznań 1–2 (a.e.t.) Arka Gdynia National Stadium, Warsaw
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Robak   50'
Trałka   119'
Report Szwoch   20'
Marcus   53'
Łukasiewicz   77'
Siemaszko   107'
Zarandia   111',   113'
Attendance: 43,760
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)

Polish SuperCup edit

7 July 2016 2016 Polish SuperCup Legia Warsaw 1–4 Lech Poznań Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Guilherme   27',   36'
Broź   34'
Makowski   58'
Report Makuszewski   22'
Bille   40'
Trałka   50'
L. Nielsen   65'
Formella   90+1', 90+3'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Siedlce)

Polish clubs in Europe edit

Legia Warsaw edit

2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase edit

12 July 2016 2nd QR Zrinjski Mostar   1–1   Legia Warsaw Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom, Mostar
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stojkić   32'
Todorović   37'
Bilbija   40'
Katanec   57',   61'
Tomić   81'
Report Jodłowiec   44'
Nikolić   49'
Moulin   90+4'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
19 July 2016 2nd QR Legia Warsaw   2–0
(3–1 agg.)
  Zrinjski Mostar Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Nikolić   28' (pen.), 62'
Lewczuk   70'
Report Bilbija   28' Attendance: 12,784
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
27 July 2016 3rd QR AS Trenčín   0–1   Legia Warsaw Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bero   33'
Kalu   74'
Report Kopczyński   24'
Nikolić   69'
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
3 August 2016 3rd QR Legia Warsaw   0–0
(1–0 agg.)
  AS Trenčín Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Prijović   79' Report Bero   90+4'
Šulek   90+5'
Attendance: 21,850
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
17 August 2016 4th QR Dundalk   0–2   Legia Warsaw Aviva Stadium, Dublin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) O'Donnell   20'
Boyle   55'
Report Odjidja-Ofoe   44'
Nikolić   56' (pen.)
Hloušek   69'
Prijović   90+4'
Attendance: 30,417
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
23 August 2016 4th QR Legia Warsaw   1–1
(3–1 agg.)
  Dundalk Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Odjidja-Ofoe   7'
Hloušek   57'   67'
Kucharczyk   90+2',   90+4'
Report Benson   19',   73' Attendance: 29,066
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 21 9 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase
2   Real Madrid 6 3 3 0 16 10 +6 12
3   Legia Warsaw 6 1 1 4 9 24 −15 4 Transfer to Europa League
4   Sporting CP 6 1 0 5 5 8 −3 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2016 GS Legia Warsaw   0–6   Borussia Dortmund Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Malarz   16'
Guilherme   30'
Bereszyński   61'
Report Götze   7'
Sokratis   15'
Bartra   17'
Guerreiro   51'
Götze   74'
Castro   76'
Aubameyang   87'
Attendance: 27,304
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
27 September 2016 GS Sporting CP   2–0   Legia Warsaw Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Ruiz   28'
Dost   37'
Report Guilherme   39'
Bereszyński   86'
Rzeźniczak   87'
Attendance: 40,094
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
18 October 2016 GS Real Madrid   5–1   Legia Warsaw Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Bale   16'
Jodłowiec   20' (o.g.)
Asensio   37'
Ronaldo   63'
Vázquez   68'
Morata   84'
Report Radović   22' (pen.),   62'
Moulin   51'
Attendance: 70,251
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
22 November 2016 GS Borussia Dortmund   8–4   Legia Warsaw Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Kagawa   17', 18'
Şahin   20'
Dembélé   29'
Reus   32', 52'
Passlack   81'
Rzeźniczak   90+2' (o.g.)
Ginter   88'
Report Prijović   10', 24'
Kucharczyk   57'
Odjidja-Ofoe   61'
Pazdan   63'
Nikolić   83'
Attendance: 55,094
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
7 December 2016 GS Legia Warsaw   1–0   Sporting CP Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Guilherme   30'
Kopczyński   36'
Rzeźniczak   74'
Odjidja-Ofoe   75'
Radović   79'
Pazdan   81'
Report Silva   56'
Carvalho   81'   85'
Attendance: 28,232
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase edit

16 February 2017 R32 Legia Warsaw   0–0   Ajax Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Broź   63'
Radović   70'
Report Tete
Klaassen   84'
Attendance: 28,742
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
23 February 2017 R32 Ajax   1–0
(1–0 agg.)
  Legia Warsaw Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Viergever   49'
Sánchez   71'
Traoré   75'
Veltman   86'
Onana   90+4'
Report Attendance: 52,285
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Notes
  1. ^
    The Legia Warsaw vs Real Madrid match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[6]

Piast Gliwice edit

2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase edit

14 July 2016 2nd QR Piast Gliwice   0–3   IFK Göteborg Stadion Piast, Gliwice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Masłowski   66'
Mak   88'
Girdvainis   90+3'
Report Rogne   2'
Eriksson   30'
Hysén   35'
Engvall   86'
Attendance: 5,629
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
21 July 2016 2nd QR IFK Göteborg   0–0
(3–0 agg.)
  Piast Gliwice Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Bukata   43'
Badía   90'
Attendance: 7,276
Referee: Giórgos Komínis (Greece)

Zagłębie Lubin edit

2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase edit

7 July 2016 1st QR Zagłębie Lubin   3–0
(3–1 agg.)
  Slavia Sofia Stadion Zagłębia Lubin, Lubin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Guldan   20'
Ł. Piątek   64'
Dąbrowski   81'
Todorovski   90+3'
Report Omar   72'
Sergeyev   87'
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovsky (Ukraine)
14 July 2016 2nd QR Partizan   0–0   Zagłębie Lubin Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
20:15 CEST (UTC+2) Everton Luiz   28' Report Papadopulos   44'   56'
Woźniak   90+3'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)
28 July 2016 3rd QR Zagłębie Lubin   1–2   SønderjyskE Stadion Zagłębia Lubin, Lubin
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vlasko   42'
Janoszka   45+2'
Report Kroon   19'   31'
Dal Hende   36'
Kanstrup   61'
Guira   77'
Attendance: 10,271
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)
4 August 2016 3rd QR SønderjyskE   1–1
(3–2 agg.)
  Zagłębie Lubin Sydbank Park, Haderslev
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Pedersen   65'
Uhre   86'
Report Guldan   22',   51'
Vlasko   63'
Attendance: 4,795
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Cracovia edit

2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase edit

30 June 2016 1st QR Shkëndija   2–0   Cracovia Philip II Arena, Skopje
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Demiri   21'
Ibraimi   41'
Stênio Júnior   68'
Report Wołąkiewicz   67'
Litauszki   72'
Attendance: 4,539
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
7 July 2016 1st QR Cracovia   1–2
(1–4 agg.)
  Shkëndija Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Demiri   68' (o.g.)
Steblecki   76'
Budziński   86'
Report Ibraimi   13'
Radeski   41'
Vujčić   67'
Cuculi   82'
Hasani   90+3'
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

National teams edit

Poland national team edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Poland 10 8 1 1 28 14 +14 25 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2   Denmark 10 6 2 2 20 8 +12 20 Advance to second round
3   Montenegro 10 5 1 4 20 12 +8 16
4   Romania 10 3 4 3 12 10 +2 13
5   Armenia 10 2 1 7 10 26 −16 7
6   Kazakhstan 10 0 3 7 6 26 −20 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Kazakhstan   2–2   Poland Astana Arena, Astana
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Malyi   18'
Akhmetov   43'
Khizhnichenko   51', 58',   70'
Baizhanov   56'
Kuat   71'
Islamkhan   74'
Report Kapustka   9'
Lewandowski   18',   35' (pen.)
Zieliński   28'
Piszczek   53'
Glik   73'
Attendance: 19,905
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland   3–2   Denmark National Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Lewandowski   20', 36' (pen.), 48'
Cionek   53'
Report Schmeichel   36'
Glik   49' (o.g.)
Eriksen   62'
Poulsen   69'
Attendance: 56,811
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland   2–1   Armenia National Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Cionek   35'
Mkoyan   48' (o.g.)
Błaszczykowski   87'
Lewandowski   90+5'
Report Andonian   28'   30'
Pizzelli   50'
Beglaryan   73'
Mkoyan   85'
Attendance: 44,786
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Romania   0–3   Poland Arena Națională, Bucharest
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Benzar   52'
Săpunaru   68'
Andone   79'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Grosicki   11'
Lewandowski   83', 90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,531
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
14 November 2016 Friendly Poland   1–1   Slovenia Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Pazdan   76'
Teodorczyk   79'
Report Mevlja   24'
Zajc   30'
Krhin   70'
Attendance: 40,119
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
26 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Montenegro   1–2   Poland Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Savić   39'
Mugoša   40',   63'
Vešović   42'
Šofranac   48'
Report Lewandowski   40'
Glik   69'
Piszczek   82'
Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland   3–1   Romania National Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Lewandowski   29' (pen.), 57', 62' (pen.) Report Săpunaru   28'
Stancu   77'
Attendance: 57,128
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Ruch ukarany ujemnymi punktami". 90minut.pl. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Rozgrywki - Zasady". Ekstraklasa. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "eLE: Arka rozpocznie grę od III rundy eliminacyjnej". 90minut. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Stomil ukarany odjęciem trzech punktów". 90 minut. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ "I Liga: season rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. ^ "UEFA zamknęła stadion Legii Warszawa na mecz z Realem Madryt" [UEFA close Legia Warsaw's stadium for match against Real Madrid] (in Polish). Onet Sport. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.