Football in Poland

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Football in Poland

The Kazimierz Górski National Stadium in Warsaw.

Country| Poland
Governing body| PZPN
National team(s)| Men's national team
Women's national team
First played| 1921; 104 years ago (1921)

National competitions

* FIFA World Cup
* UEFA European Championship
* UEFA Nations League

Club competitions

List

*     * League:
Ekstraklasa
I liga
II liga
III liga
IV liga
V liga
Liga okręgowa
Klasa A
Klasa B
* Cups:
Polish Cup
Polish Super Cup

International competitions

* FIFA Club World Cup
* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Europa League
* UEFA Conference League
* UEFA Super Cup

Audience records

Single match| Górnik Z. vs. Austria W.
18 September 1963
Stadion Śląski
120,000 spectators
The Stadion Miejski in Gdańsk.

Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally and 27% being very interested in it.[1] The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Poland national football team played its first international match in 1921.

There are hundreds of professional and amateur football teams in Poland; which are under the auspices of the national 1st league, 2nd level, 3rd level, 4 parallel divisions of 4th level, 16 regional parallel divisions of 5th level and a variety of other lower-level leagues. Additionally, there are the Polish Cup and Polish Super Cup competitions.

## History

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Polish fans during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The history of football in Poland started in the late 19th century with the rising popularity of the new sport. At the time, the Polish state was partitioned. The first decades of Polish football are therefore connected with the history of Football in Austria and the Austrian Football Association, which was founded in 1904.

The first Polish football clubs were Lechia Lwów (1903), Czarni Lwów (1903), Pogoń Lwów (1904), KS Cracovia (1906) and Wisła Kraków (1906). The Polish national federation, called the Polish Football Union (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN), was founded on 20 December 1919, in Kraków when 31 delegates elected Edward Cetnarowski as the first president. The PZPN joined FIFA in 1923 and UEFA in 1955.

In a similar fashion to other European states, football appeared in Poland in the late 19th century. In 1888 Prof. Henryk Jordan, a court physician of the Habsburgs and the pioneer of sports in Poland, opened a sports park in Kraków's Błonia, a large open space surrounding the demolished city walls of that town. The park, along with the Sokół society founded in 1867, became the main centres to promote sports and healthy living in Poland. It was Jordan who began promoting football as a healthy sport in the open air; some sources also credit him with bringing the first football to Poland from his travels to Brunswick in 1890.[2] Other sources[3] mention Dr. Edmund Cenar as the one to bring the first ball and the one to translate The Cambridge Rules and parts of the International Football Association Board regulations to Polish language.

On 14 July 1894 during the Second Sokół Jamboree in Lwów a short football match was played between the Sokół members of Lwów and those from Kraków. It lasted only six minutes and was seen as a curiosity rather than a potentially popular sport. Nevertheless, it was the first recorded football match in Polish history.[a] It was won by the Lwów team after Włodzimierz Chomicki scored the only goal - the first known goal in Polish history.

This match precipitated the popularity of the new sport in Poland. Initially the rules and regulations were very simplified, with the size of the field and the ball varying greatly. Despite being discouraged by many educational societies and the state authorities, the new sport gained extreme popularity among pupils of various gymnasiums in Galicia. The first football teams were formed and in 1903–1904, four Lwów-based gymnasiums formed their own sport clubs: the IV Gymnasium for Boys formed a club later renamed to Pogoń Lwów, while the pupils of the I and II State Schools formed the Sława Lwów club, later renamed to Czarni Lwów.[citation needed]

On 6 June 1906 a representation of Lwów youth came to Kraków for a repeat match, this time composed of two already organized teams, the Czarni and the team of the IV Gymnasium. Kraków's representation was badly beaten in both meetings (4-0 and 2-0 respectively). The same summer the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show set up camp at Kraków's Błonia, right outside of the traditional playground area and Jordan's garden. On 5 August 1906 the team of the Kraków-based Jan Sobieski Gymnasium played a match against the British and American members of Buffalo Bill's troupe, winning 1–0. The only goal scored by Stanisław Szeligowski was also the first goal scored by a Polish team in an international meeting. The success led to the popularisation of football in Kraków and to creation of the first Kraków-based professional football team, KS Cracovia \- initially composed primarily of students of the Jan Sobieski Gymnasium.[2] By the autumn of that year there were already 16 teams in Kraków, including Wisła Kraków (It is said that actually Wisła Kraków was the first professional football team and not Cracovia). In 1911, a Kraków-based Union of Polish Football for Galicia was formed and entered the Austrian Football Association. The union inspired the creation of a number of teams.

After the outbreak of World War I, most of the Galician football players, many of them members of either Strzelec or Sokół, joined Piłsudski's Polish Legions. The unit, fighting alongside the Austro-Hungarian Army, fought mostly in various parts of Russian-held Poland, which led to popularisation of the new sport in other parts of Poland. After Poland regained her independence, on 21 December 1919 the Polish Football Association (PZPN) was formed. Headed by Edward Centrarowski, it united most of the then-existent Polish football clubs. The league could not be formed due to the Polish-Bolshevik War, but in 1922 the PZPN published the rules of football[4] and the following year it joined FIFA. In 1921 the league was resumed and the first champions of Poland were KS Cracovia, followed by Pogoń Lwów in 1922, 1923, 1925 and 1926. As Poland was then a fully independent state, in 1921 the Poland national football team was formed. On 18 December 1921 it played its first international match in Budapest against the Hungarian team and was defeated 1–0. In the third international match in Stockholm on 28 May 1922 Poland defeated Sweden 2–1, scoring its first international victory.

During World War II, football in occupied Poland was subject to significant restrictions (see Football in occupied Poland (1939–1945)) for more.

In 1955, the PZPN became one of the founding members of UEFA.

## Women's football

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Main article: Poland women's national football team

In 1979, a Polish women's football league, the Ekstraliga, was established.

On 3 December 2024, the Polish women's national team made history by defeating Austria 1–0 in Vienna via a 94th minute goal by captain Ewa Pajor, thereby defeating the Austrians 2–0 on aggregate in a home and away playoff tie, and qualifying for their first ever major international tournament, the 2025 UEFA Women's Euro.[5]

## Corruption in Polish football

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In 2005, Polish authorities began an investigation into widespread corruption within Polish football.

In July 2006, the Polish sports minister criticized the PZPN (Polish Football Association) for failing to take adequate steps to fight corruption, and announced an audit of the organization. In January 2007, PZPN board member Wit Żelazko was arrested by Wrocław police. Shortly thereafter, the entire PZPN board was suspended by the sports ministry. This move displeased FIFA which announced that the principle of autonomy of football associations was of utmost importance. The Polish sports ministry, Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, and most fans felt that the battle against corruption was more important,[6] but when FIFA threatened sanctions, the sports ministry backed down and agreed to re-instate the PZPN board.

In September 2008, the Polish Olympic Committee made a request to the Polish Arbitration Tribunal to suspend the management of the PZPN a second time, stating that the PZPN was guilty of "[violating] its statutes in a continuous and flagrant fashion."[7] This request was granted and Robert Zawłocki was named as temporary administrator. However, FIFA again threatened to suspend Polish teams from international competition.

On 15 April 2009, the total number of arrests reached 200, including referees, observers, coaches, players as well as some high-ranking officials of the PZPN.[8][9] By the end of April 2009, only 15 referees remained who were allowed to preside over top-flight matches.[10]

## World Cup

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Main article: Poland at the FIFA World Cup

Poland national football team have qualified for the finals on nine occasions, most recently for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

### Table

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Year  | Result  | Position  | GP  | W  | D*  | L  | GS  | GA

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1930 | did not enter
1934
1938 | Round 1 | 11th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6
1950 | did not enter
1954
1958 | did not qualify
1962
1966
1970
1974 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5
1978 | Second group stage | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6
1982 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5
1986 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7
1990 | did not qualify
1994
1998
2002 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7
2006 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4
2010 | did not qualify
2014
2018 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5
2022 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5
2026
Total | Third place | 8/21 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50
Poland's World Cup record

First Match  |  Poland 5–6 Brazil
(5 June 1938; Strasbourg, France)
Biggest Win  |  Poland 7–0 Haiti
(19 June 1974; Munich, West Germany)
Biggest Defeat  |  Brazil 4–0 Poland
(16 June 1986; Guadalajara, Mexico)
Poland 0-4 Portugal
(10 June 2002; Jeonju, South Korea)
Best Result  | Third place in 1974 and 1982
Worst Result  | Group stage in 1938, 2002, 2006 and 2018

## European competitions

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### UEFA Champions League

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The following teams have qualified at least for the main phase of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League.

* Semi-finals: Legia Warsaw (1969–70), Widzew Łódź (1982–83)
* Quarter-finals: Legia Warsaw (1970–71, 1995–96)
* Group stage: Widzew Łódź (1996–97), Legia Warsaw (2016–17)
* Preliminary round: Legia Warsaw (1956–57)

### UEFA Europa League

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The following teams have qualified for the main phase of the UEFA Europa League.

* Round of 16: Wisła Kraków (2002–03)
* Round of 32: Lech Poznań (2008–09, 2010–11), Legia Warsaw (2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17), Wisła Kraków (2011–12)
* Group stage: Amica Wronki (2004–05), Wisła Kraków (2006–07), Legia Warsaw (2013–14, 2015–16, 2021–22), Lech Poznań (2015–16, 2020–21)

### UEFA Conference League

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The following teams have qualified for the main phase of the UEFA Conference League.

* Quarter-finals: Lech Poznań (2022–23), Jagiellonia Białystok (2024–25), Legia Warsaw (2024–25)

### UEFA Euro

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Main article: Poland at the UEFA European Championship

Poland have participated in five UEFA European Championships so far: Euro 2008, Euro 2012, Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.

On 18 April 2007, the President of UEFA, Michel Platini, announced that the hosts of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship would be Poland and Ukraine. Both countries automatically qualified for the event.

### Table

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UEFA European Championship record

Year  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | D*  | L  | GS  | GA
1960 | Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008 | Group stage  | 14th  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4
2012 | Group stage  | 14th  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 3
2016 | Quarter-finals  | 5th  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 4  | 2
2020 | Group stage  | 21st  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 6
2024 | Group stage  | 23d  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6
Total | \-  | \-  | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21

## Largest football stadiums in Poland

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# | Image | Stadium | Capacity | Location | Region | Home Team | Opened

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1 |  | Kazimierz Górski National Stadium | 58,580 | Warsaw |  Masovian | Poland | 2012[11]
2 |  | Silesian Stadium | 55,211 | Chorzów |  Silesian | Poland | 1956[12]
3 |  | Wrocław Stadium | 45,105 | Wrocław |  Lower Silesian | Śląsk Wrocław | 2011[13]
4 |  | Poznań Stadium | 42,837 | Poznań |  Greater Poland | Lech Poznań | 1980[14]
5 |  | Gdańsk Stadium | 41,620 | Gdańsk |  Pomeranian | Lechia Gdańsk | 2011[15]

## See also

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* Sports in Poland
* Poland national football team
* Ekstraklasa
* Młoda Ekstraklasa
* Centralna Liga Juniorów
* List of Polish football champions
* List of derbies in Poland
* List of football stadiums in Poland
* Polish Cup
* Polish Super Cup
* Polish women's national football team
* Ekstraliga
* Polish Cup (women)
* 1921 Hungary v Poland football match
* Brazil v Poland (1938 FIFA World Cup)
* 1939 Poland v Hungary football match
* Polish football in the interwar period
* Football Junior Championships of Poland
* Polish Football League (1927–1939)
* Football hooliganism in Poland
* Sunday of Miracles

## Notes

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1. ^ In fact there was a previous meeting mentioned by the press in Kraków in 1892, though no details are known

## References

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1. ^ TGM Research. "TGM Global Euro Survey 2024 | Insights in Poland". TGM Research. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
2. ^ a b Leszek Mazan (2006). "Buffalo Bill na Błoniach". Polityka (in Polish). 2544 (9): 82–84.
3. ^ Zbigniew Chmielewski (2003). "Obok Czarnych znak Pogoni". Polityka (in Polish). 2414 (33).
4. ^ Francis Percy Addington; Rudolf Wacek (1922). Teorja piłki nożnej (football); praktyczny i teoretyczny przewodnik gry wraz z prawidłami Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej (in Polish). Lwów: M. Bodek. p. 96.
5. ^ Vinestock, Drew (2024-12-04). "Euro 2025: Poland qualify for first time after historic playoff win over Austria". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
6. ^ Sparre, Kirsten (2007-01-31). "Poland sets fighting corruption higher than football interests". Playthegame.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
7. ^ "Administrator taking over scandal-hit Polish federation". AFP. 2008-09-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
8. ^ "Dwie osoby zatrzymane w sprawie korupcji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
9. ^ Pakulniewicz, Michał (2007-01-22). "Red card for PZPN". Warsaw Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
10. ^ Patryk Wasilewski and Gabriela Baczynska (2009-04-27). "More arrests likely in Polish corruption probe". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
11. ^ "Stadion Narodowy w końcu otwarty" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
12. ^ "Dokładnie 64 lata temu został otwarty Stadion Śląski w Chorzowie. Co wiecie o Kotle Czarownic?" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
13. ^ "Stadion we Wrocławiu" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
14. ^ "Historia stadionu" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
15. ^ "Teraz już Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk. Nowy sponsor tytularny gdańskiego stadionu" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.

## External links

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* Official website
* Polish Ekstraklasa news in English Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
* 90minut.pl - RSSSF Poland
* Euro in Poland 2012 News, Comments, Photos  (in English, German, and Polish)
* [1] It's a Funny Old Game: Explaining Curiosities from Poland's Football Culture

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Football in Poland

Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN)

National teams|

| Women's|

* Poland
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17

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Men's|

* Poland
* Olympic (U-23)
* U-21
* U-20
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* U-16
* U-15
* Futsal
* Beach

League competitions|

| Women's|

* Ekstraliga
* I liga
* II liga
* III liga

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Men's|

* Ekstraklasa
* I liga
* II liga
* III liga (4 groups)
* IV liga (16 groups)
* V liga (9 groups) / Liga okręgowa (60 groups)
* Klasa A (132 groups)
* Klasa B (157 groups)
* Klasa C (16 groups)

Youth|

* Junior Championships
* Centralna Liga Juniorów
* Młoda Ekstraklasa (2007–2013)

Cup competitions|

| Women's|

* Polish Cup

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Men's|

* Polish Cup
* Polish Super Cup
* League Cup in Polish Football
* Ekstraklasa Cup
* Polish League Cup (1999–2002)
* Polish League Cup (1977–1978)
* Young Leaders Rally Cup

History|

* Galicia national football team
* Polish football in the interwar period
* Lower-level football leagues in Poland in the interwar period
* 1921 Poland v Hungary match
* Polish Football League (1927–1939)
* Brazil v Poland (1938 FIFA World Cup)
* 1939 Poland v Hungary match
* Football in occupied Poland (1939–1945)
* Okęcie Airport incident
* Football hooliganism

Awards|

* Footballer of the Year & other

Lists|

* Polish championships
* Records and statistics
* Clubs
* Derbies
* Venues
* Foreign Ekstraklasa players

* Men's clubs
* Men's players
* Women's clubs
* Women's players
* Expatriate footballers
* Managers
* Referees
* Venues

* v
* t
* e

Ekstraklasa

* List of Polish football champions

Seasons|

| Liga|

* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1948

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I liga|

* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08

Ekstraklasa|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

2025–26 teams|

* Arka Gdynia
* Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
* Cracovia
* GKS Katowice
* Górnik Zabrze
* Jagiellonia Białystok
* Korona Kielce
* Lech Poznań
* Lechia Gdańsk
* Legia Warsaw
* Motor Lublin
* Piast Gliwice
* Pogoń Szczecin
* Radomiak Radom
* Raków Częstochowa
* Widzew Łódź
* Wisła Płock
* Zagłębie Lubin

Former teams|

* 1\. FC Katowice
* AKS Chorzów
* Amica Wronki
* Arka Gdynia
* Arkonia Szczecin
* Bałtyk Gdynia
* Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
* Burza Wrocław
* Czarni Lwów
* Czuwaj Przemyśl
* Dąb Katowice
* Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
* Garbarnia Kraków
* Gedania Gdańsk
* GKS Bełchatów
* GKS Jastrzębie
* GKS Tychy
* Górnik Łęczna
* Górnik Polkowice
* Górnik Radlin
* Górnik Wałbrzych
* Grochów Warsaw
* Gwardia Warsaw
* Hasmonea Lwów
* Hutnik Kraków
* Igloopol Dębica
* Iskra Siemianowice
* Jutrzenka Kraków
* KKS Olsztyn
* Klub Turystów Łódź
* KS Lublinianka
* KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
* Lechia Lwów
* ŁKS Łódź
* ŁTSG Łódź
* Miedź Legnica
* Odra Opole
* Odra Wodzisław Śląski
* Ognisko Siedlce
* Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk
* Olimpia Poznań
* Orzeł Gorlice
* OWKS Kraków
* Pocztowy KS Szczecin
* Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
* Podgórze Kraków
* Pogoń Lwów
* Pogoń Wilno
* Polonia Bydgoszcz
* Polonia Bytom
* Polonia Świdnica
* Polonia Warsaw
* Pomorzanin Toruń
* RKS Radomsko
* ROW Rybnik
* Ruch Chorzów
* Ruch Radzionków
* Rymer Niedobczyce
* Sandecja Nowy Sącz
* Siarka Tarnobrzeg
* Skra Częstochowa
* Sokół Pniewy
* Sokół Tychy
* Stal Rzeszów
* Stal Stalowa Wola
* Stomil Olsztyn
* Szczakowianka Jaworzno
* Szombierki Bytom
* Śląsk Świętochłowice
* Śmigły Wilno
* Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
* Tarnovia Tarnów
* Tęcza Kielce
* TKS Toruń
* Unia Racibórz
* Union-Touring Łódź
* Warszawianka
* Warta Poznań
* Wilia Wilno
* Wisła Kraków
* Wisła Płock
* WKS 1 ppLeg Wilno
* WKS 22 pp Siedlce
* WMKS Katowice
* Zagłębie Sosnowiec
* Zagłębie Wałbrzych
* Zawisza Bydgoszcz
* ZZK Łódź

Winners|

* Legia Warsaw (15)
* Górnik Zabrze (14)
* Ruch Chorzów (14)
* Wisła Kraków (13)
* Lech Poznań (9)
* Cracovia (5)
* Pogoń Lwów (4)
* Widzew Łódź (4)
* ŁKS Łódź (2)
* Polonia Bytom (2)
* Polonia Warsaw (2)
* Stal Mielec (2)
* Śląsk Wrocław (2)
* Warta Poznań (2)
* Zagłębie Lubin (2)
* Garbarnia Kraków (1)
* Jagiellonia Białystok (1)
* Piast Gliwice (1)
* Raków Częstochowa (1)
* Szombierki Bytom (1)

Non-League
seasons|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1925
* 1926
* 1946
* 1947

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2025–26 Ekstraklasa clubs

* Arka Gdynia
* Bruk-Bet Nieciecza
* Cracovia
* GKS Katowice
* Górnik Zabrze
* Jagiellonia Białystok
* Korona Kielce
* Lech Poznań
* Lechia Gdańsk
* Legia Warsaw
* Motor Lublin
* Piast Gliwice
* Pogoń Szczecin
* Radomiak Radom
* Raków Częstochowa
* Widzew Łódź
* Wisła Płock
* Zagłębie Lubin

* v
* t
* e

I liga · 2025–26 clubs

* Chrobry Głogów
* GKS Tychy
* Górnik Łęczna
* ŁKS Łódź
* Miedź Legnica
* Odra Opole
* Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki
* Pogoń Siedlce
* Polonia Bytom
* Polonia Warsaw
* Puszcza Niepołomice
* Ruch Chorzów
* Stal Mielec
* Stal Rzeszów
* Śląsk Wrocław
* Wieczysta Kraków
* Wisła Kraków
* Znicz Pruszków

* v
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Second level football seasons in Poland

II liga
(1949–2008)|

* 1990–91
* 2001–02
* 2007–08

I liga
(2008–present)|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

* v
* t
* e

II liga · 2025–26 clubs

* Chojniczanka Chojnice
* GKS Jastrzębie
* Hutnik Kraków
* KKS 1925 Kalisz
* ŁKS Łódź II
* Olimpia Grudziądz
* Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
* Podhale Nowy Targ
* Rekord Bielsko-Biała
* Resovia Rzeszów
* Sandecja Nowy Sącz
* Sokół Kleczew
* Stal Stalowa Wola
* Śląsk Wrocław II
* Świt Szczecin
* Unia Skierniewice
* Warta Poznań
* Zagłębie Sosnowiec

* v
* t
* e

Football in Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
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States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
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* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
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* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
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