2016–17 in Polish football

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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

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

League competitions

Ekstraklasa

Main article: 2016–17 Ekstraklasa

Regular season

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
7 Nieciecza 30 12 6 12 31 38 −7 42
8 Korona Kielce 30 12 3 15 39 55 −16 39
9 Wisła Płock 30 10 9 11 42 44 −2 39 Qualification for the relegation round
10 Zagłębie Lubin 30 10 9 11 37 36 +1 39
11 Śląsk Wrocław 30 8 10 12 34 45 −11 34
12 Arka Gdynia 30 8 7 15 37 50 −13 31
13 Cracovia 30 6 13 11 38 43 −5 31
14 Ruch Chorzów 30 10 4 16 37 46 −9 30
15 Piast Gliwice 30 7 9 14 31 49 −18 30
16 Górnik Łęczna 30 7 9 14 36 52 −16 30
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).
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.
  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

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 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Lech Poznań 37 20 9 8 62 29 +33 42
4 Lechia Gdańsk 37 20 8 9 57 37 +20 42
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
8 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 37 13 7 17 35 55 −20 25
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

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 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
14 Cracovia 37 8 15 14 45 52 −7 24
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.

I liga

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
4 Miedź Legnica 34 16 9 9 49 27 +22 57
5 Chojniczanka Chojnice 34 13 17 4 54 48 +6 56
6 Olimpia Grudziądz 34 17 5 12 48 35 +13 56
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 34 9 13 12 48 50 −2 37
14 GKS Tychy 34 10 7 17 42 52 −10 37
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.
(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. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Stomil 4–0 Tychy. Tychy 2–2 Stomil.

Polish Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Polish Cup
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

Main article: 2016 Polish SuperCup
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

Main articles: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Legia Warsaw

2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR RMA LEG SPO
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 21 9 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase — 2–2 8–4 1–0
2 Real Madrid 6 3 3 0 16 10 +6 12 2–2 — 5–1 2–1
3 Legia Warsaw 6 1 1 4 9 24 −15 4 Transfer to Europa League 0–6 3–3 — 1–0
4 Sporting CP 6 1 0 5 5 8 −3 3 1–2 1–2 2–0 —
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)
2 November 2016 GS Legia Warsaw 3–3 Real Madrid Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Odjidja-Ofoe 40'
Radović 58'
Moulin 83'		 Report Bale 1'
Benzema 35'
Kovačić 85'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
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

16 February 2017 R32 Legia Warsaw 0–0 Ajax Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Broź  63'
Radović  70'		 Report Tete  84'
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.

Piast Gliwice

2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

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

2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

30 June 2016 1st QR Slavia Sofia 1–0 Zagłębie Lubin Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Pashov  39'
Serderov 85'		 Report Čotra  43' Attendance: 1,160
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
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)
21 July 2016 2nd QR Zagłębie Lubin 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–0 agg.)
(4–3 p)		 Partizan Stadion Zagłębia Lubin, Lubin
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Čotra  6'
Woźniak  32'
Dąbrowski  57'
Janoszka  72'		 Report Gogoua  86'
Radović  88'
Ilić  101'
Everton Luiz  103'		 Attendance: 11,279
Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Ukraine)
Penalties
Janus
Guldan
Todorovski
Woźniak
Vlasko 		Brašanac
Ilić
Đuričković
Janković
Mihajlović
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

2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

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

Poland national team

Main article: Poland national football team

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

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  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.