2017–18 in Polish football

Football in Poland

Season	2017–18

2016–17 in Polish football
Ekstraklasa champions
Legia Warsaw
Polish Cup winner
Legia Warsaw
Polish SuperCup winner
Arka Gdynia
Teams in Europe
Legia Warsaw Jagiellonia Białystok Lech Poznań Arka Gdynia
Poland national team
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2018 FIFA World Cup

The 2017–18 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Poland.

League competitions

Ekstraklasa

Main article: 2017–18 Ekstraklasa

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lech Poznań	30	15	10	5	49	23	+26	55	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Jagiellonia Białystok	30	16	6	8	45	36	+9	54[a]
3	Legia Warsaw	30	17	3	10	43	31	+12	54[a]
4	Wisła Płock	30	15	4	11	42	35	+7	49
5	Górnik Zabrze[b]	30	12	11	7	56	46	+10	47
6	Korona Kielce	30	11	12	7	44	37	+7	45
7	Wisła Kraków	30	12	8	10	41	36	+5	44
8	Zagłębie Lubin	30	10	13	7	39	33	+6	43
9	Arka Gdynia	30	10	10	10	38	32	+6	40	Qualification for the Relegation round
10	Cracovia	30	10	9	11	40	40	0	39
11	Śląsk Wrocław	30	7	10	13	35	48	−13	31[c]
12	Pogoń Szczecin	30	8	7	15	34	48	−14	31[c]
13	Piast Gliwice	30	6	12	12	28	38	−10	30[d]
14	Lechia Gdańsk[e]	30	7	10	13	39	51	−12	30[d]
15	Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza	30	7	8	15	32	52	−20	29
16	Sandecja Nowy Sącz	30	4	13	13	27	46	−19	25

Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
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.)[4]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Jagiellonia 1–0 Legia, Legia 0–2 Jagiellonia.
2. Górnik Zabrze were punished after the 26th round with a deduction of three points because of stadium destruction by the fans.[1]The appeal against the penalty has been accepted on 22 March 2018.[2]
3. Head-to-head record: Śląsk 3–0 Pogoń, Pogoń 3–2 Śląsk.
4. Head-to-head record: Piast 1–2 Lechia, Lechia 0–2 Piast.
5. Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[3]

Championship round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Legia Warsaw (C)	37	22	4	11	55	35	+20	70	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Jagiellonia Białystok	37	20	7	10	55	41	+14	67	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Lech Poznań	37	16	12	9	53	34	+19	60	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Górnik Zabrze	37	16	12	9	68	54	+14	60
5	Wisła Płock	37	17	6	14	53	45	+8	57
6	Wisła Kraków	37	15	10	12	51	42	+9	55
7	Zagłębie Lubin	37	13	13	11	45	42	+3	52
8	Korona Kielce	37	12	13	12	49	54	−5	49

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).[5]
(C) Champions

Relegation round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
9	Cracovia	37	13	11	13	51	52	−1	50
10	Śląsk Wrocław	37	13	11	13	50	54	−4	50
11	Pogoń Szczecin	37	12	9	16	46	54	−8	45
12	Arka Gdynia	37	11	10	16	46	48	−2	43
13	Lechia Gdańsk	37	9	13	15	46	58	−12	39
14	Piast Gliwice	37	8	13	16	40	48	−8	37
15	Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (R)	37	9	9	19	39	66	−27	36	Relegation to I liga
16	Sandecja Nowy Sącz (R)	37	6	15	16	34	54	−20	33

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).[6]
(R) Relegated

I liga

Main article: 2017–18 I liga

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Miedź Legnica (C, P)	34	17	12	5	53	27	+26	63	Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2	Zagłębie Sosnowiec (P)	34	17	7	10	46	32	+14	58
3	Chojniczanka Chojnice	34	16	8	10	48	33	+15	56
4	GKS Tychy	34	16	7	11	41	40	+1	55
5	GKS Katowice	34	16	6	12	44	34	+10	54
6	Wigry Suwałki	34	15	7	12	40	37	+3	52
7	Raków Częstochowa	34	14	9	11	50	40	+10	51[a]
8	Stal Mielec	34	14	9	11	51	46	+5	51[a]
9	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	34	11	13	10	37	37	0	46[b]
10	Chrobry Głogów	34	12	10	12	46	47	−1	46[b]
11	Odra Opole	34	12	9	13	37	43	−6	45
12	Puszcza Niepołomice	34	11	11	12	38	38	0	44
13	Bytovia Bytów	34	10	10	14	36	45	−9	40
14	Stomil Olsztyn[c]	34	12	4	18	39	50	−11	39
15	Pogoń Siedlce (R)	34	9	11	14	42	50	−8	38	Qualification to play-off
16	Górnik Łęczna (R)	34	8	11	15	29	42	−13	35	Relegation to II liga
17	Olimpia Grudziądz (R)	34	7	10	17	24	37	−13	31
18	Ruch Chorzów[d] (R)	34	9	6	19	35	58	−23	27

Source: 1 liga, 90minut
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.[10]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Raków 1–2 Stal, Stal 2–3 Raków.
2. Head-to-head record: Chrobry 1–1 Podbeskidzie, Podbeskidzie 1–0 Chrobry.
3. Stomil was punished with a deduction of one point for infringement of the licensing regulations.[7]
4. Ruch Chorzów was punished with a deduction of six points for infringement of the licensing regulations (five points before start of the league and six points during the season. The second punishment was reduced to one point).[8][7][9]

Polish Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Polish Cup

Arka Gdynia v Legia Warsaw

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02) Polish Cup Final	Arka Gdynia	1–2	Legia Warsaw	PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
16:00 CEST	Sołdecki 90+9'	PZPN 90minut	Niezgoda 12' Cafú 29'	Attendance: 47,037 Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Bytom)

Polish SuperCup

Main article: 2017 Polish SuperCup

Legia Warsaw v Arka Gdynia

7 July 2017 (2017-07-07) 2017 Polish SuperCup	Legia Warsaw	1–1 (3–4 p)	Arka Gdynia	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:30 CEST	Moulin 27'	Report	Pazdan 20' (o.g.)	Attendance: 26,756 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
	Penalties
	Szwoch Moulin Guilherme Dąbrowski Kopczyński		Warcholak Sołdecki Zbozień Jurado

Polish clubs in Europe

Main articles: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Legia Warsaw

2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

IFK Mariehamn v Legia Warsaw

12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) 2nd QR	IFK Mariehamn	0–3	Legia Warsaw	Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dafaa  56'  61' Sid  88'	Report	Guilherme 8' (pen.) Nagy 40' Hämäläinen 44' Dąbrowski  55'	Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

Legia Warsaw v IFK Mariehamn

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) 2nd QR	Legia Warsaw	6–0 (9–0 agg.)	IFK Mariehamn	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Guilherme 6' Kojola 37' (o.g.) Kucharczyk 40', 54' (pen.) Szymański 80' Michalak 81'	Report		Attendance: 15,829 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Astana v Legia Warsaw

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) 3rd QR	Astana	3–1	Legia Warsaw	Astana Arena, Astana
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Muzhikov  32' Kabananga 36',  84' Mayewski 45' Logvinenko  83' Twumasi 90+4' Aničić  90+6'	Report	Sadiku 79'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Legia Warsaw v Astana

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) 3rd QR	Legia Warsaw	1–0 (2–3 agg.)	Astana	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Jędrzejczyk  60' Czerwiński 76' Nagy  81'	Report	Mayewski  16' Aničić  60' Twumasi  74'	Attendance: 24,937 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Legia Warsaw v Sheriff Tiraspol

17 August 2017 (2017-08-17) 4th QR	Legia Warsaw	1–1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Pazdan  28' Hloušek  59' Hämäläinen 76'	Report	Brezovec  50' Cristiano  71' Bayala 87'	Attendance: 17,733 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Sheriff Tiraspol v Legia Warsaw

24 August 2017 (2017-08-24) 4th QR	Sheriff Tiraspol	0–0 (1–1 agg.)	Legia Warsaw	Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Balima  80' Cristiano  85' Jairo  88'	Report	Nagy  27' Pazdan  38'  38' Dąbrowski  68' Kucharczyk  78'	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Jagiellonia Białystok

2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Dinamo Batumi v Jagiellonia Białystok

29 June 2017 (2017-06-29) 1st QR	Dinamo Batumi	0–1	Jagiellonia Białystok	Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grigalashvili  22' Tevdoradze  42' Tvildiani  90+1'	Report	Sheridan 16', 49',  87' Góralski  30' Romanchuk  68' Sekulski  90+3'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Jagiellonia Białystok v Dinamo Batumi

6 July 2017 (2017-07-06) 1st QR	Jagiellonia Białystok	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	Dinamo Batumi	Stadion Miejski, Białystok
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tomelin 58' Černych 81' Runje 88' Sekulski 90+3'	Report	Tvildiani  43' Mgeladze  56' Tarkhnishvili  63'  75'	Attendance: 13,538 Referee: Yuriy Mozharovsky (Ukraine)

Gabala v Jagiellonia Białystok

13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) 2nd QR	Gabala	1–1	Jagiellonia Białystok	Bakcell Arena, Baku
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Halliday  17' Mammadov  27' Joseph-Monrose 47' Huseynov  56' Stanković  88'	Report	Romanchuk 15' Góralski  18' Burliga  44'	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Marco Fritz (Germany)

Jagiellonia Białystok v Gabala

20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) 2nd QR	Jagiellonia Białystok	0–2 (1–3 agg.)	Gabala	Stadion Miejski, Białystok
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guilherme  22'	Report	Gurbanov 18' Huseynov  83' Ozobić 89' Ramaldanov  90'	Attendance: 13,326 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)

Lech Poznań

2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Lech Poznań v FK Pelister

29 June 2017 (2017-06-29) 1st QR	Lech Poznań	4–0	FK Pelister	INEA Stadion, Poznań
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	N. Nielsen 28' (pen.) Šitum 30', 57' Majewski 38'	Report		Attendance: 18,215 Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)

FK Pelister v Lech Poznań

6 July 2017 (2017-07-06) 1st QR	FK Pelister	0–3 (0–7 agg.)	Lech Poznań	Stadion Mladost, Strumica
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Markoski  16'	Report	Burić  12' Trałka 39' Jevtić 66' Jóźwiak 77'	Attendance: 750 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Haugesund v Lech Poznań

13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) 2nd QR	Haugesund	3–2	Lech Poznań	Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdi 24' Kiss  45' Hajradinović  31', 71' Ibrahim 73' Stølås  78'	Report	Gumny  27' Majewski  68', 75' Tetteh  84' Jevtić 90+3' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

Lech Poznań v Haugesund

20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) 2nd QR	Lech Poznań	2–0 (4–3 agg.)	Haugesund	INEA Stadion, Poznań
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jevtić 32' N. Nielsen  85', 90+3' Šitum  87'	Report	Abdi  40'  76' Andreassen  77' Leite  90+5'	Attendance: 21,968 Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Utrecht v Lech Poznań

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) 3rd QR	Utrecht	0–0	Lech Poznań	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen  33' Labyad  74' Emanuelson  83'	Report	Kostevych  8' Trałka  58'	Attendance: 13,817 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Lech Poznań v Utrecht

3 August 2017 (2017-08-03) 3rd QR	Lech Poznań	2–2 (2–2 agg.)	Utrecht	INEA Stadion, Poznań
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Gytkjær 26', 90+4' Vujadinović  57' Šitum  61' N. Nielsen  90+5'	Report	Kerk 1' Janssen  16' van der Maarel  42' Leeuwin  48'  70' Dessers 89' Ayoub  90+5'	Attendance: 33,446 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Arka Gdynia

2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Arka Gdynia v Midtjylland

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) 3rd QR	Arka Gdynia	3–2	Midtjylland	Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Marcus da Silva 31', 39' (pen.) Piesio  52' Siemaszko 90+2'	Report	Hassan 33' Dal Hende 36'	Attendance: 14,037 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Midtjylland v Arka Gdynia

3 August 2017 (2017-08-03) 3rd QR	Midtjylland	2–1 (4–4 agg.)	Arka Gdynia	MCH Arena, Herning
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hassan  57' Socha 77' (o.g.) Sørloth 90+3'	Report	Socha  5' Marcus da Silva  42' Sobieraj  45+3' Sołdecki 59' Siemaszko  79'	Attendance: 8,138 Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)

National teams

Poland national team

Main article: Poland national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

Pos	Team v t e	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

Denmark  v  Poland

1 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Denmark	4–0	Poland	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Delaney 15' Cornelius 42' Jørgensen 59' Eriksen 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Mączyński  77'	Attendance: 34,505 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Poland  v  Kazakhstan

4 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Poland	3–0	Kazakhstan	Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Milik 11' Glik 74' Lewandowski 86' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Dmitrenko  24' Suyumbayev  52' Logvinenko  62' Kuat  64'	Attendance: 56,963 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Armenia  v  Poland

5 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Armenia	1–6	Poland	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hambardzumyan 39' Manoyan  84'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Grosicki 2' Lewandowski 18', 25', 64' Błaszczykowski 58' Wolski 89'	Attendance: 5,478 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Poland  v  Montenegro

8 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Poland	4–2	Montenegro	Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mączyński 6' Grosicki 16' Lewandowski 86' Stojković 89' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Vukčević  27', 83' Bećiraj  38' Ivanić  53' Mugoša 78'	Attendance: 57,538 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

2018 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Japan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4[a]
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4[a]
4	Poland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

Poland  v  Senegal

19 June 2018 (2018-06-19) 2018 FIFA World Cup	Poland	1–2	Senegal	Moscow, Russia
18:00 (UTC+3)	Krychowiak 86'	Report	Cionek 37' (o.g.) Niang 60'	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 44,190 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Poland  v  Colombia

24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) 2018 FIFA World Cup	Poland	0–3	Colombia	Kazan, Russia
21:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Mina 40' Falcao 70' Cuadrado 75'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Japan  v  Poland

28 June 2018 (2018-06-28) 2018 FIFA World Cup	Japan	0–1	Poland	Volgograd, Russia
17:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Bednarek 59'	Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 42,189 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Friendlies

Poland  v  Uruguay

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) Friendly	Poland	0–0	Uruguay	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Narodowy Attendance: 56,147 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Poland  v  Mexico

13 November 2017 (2017-11-13) Friendly	Poland	0–1	Mexico	Gdańsk, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Jiménez 13'	Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk Attendance: 32,736 Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

Poland  v  Nigeria

23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) Friendly	Poland	0–1	Nigeria	Wrocław, Poland
20:45 (UTC+1)		Report	Moses 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 41,208 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Poland  v  South Korea

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) Friendly	Poland	3–2	South Korea	Chorzów, Poland
20:45 (UTC+2)	Lewandowski 32' Grosicki 45' Zieliński 90+2'	Report	Lee Chang-min 85' Hwang Hee-chan 87'	Stadium: Stadion Śląski Attendance: 53,129 Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

Poland  v  Chile

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) Friendly	Poland	2–2	Chile	Poznań, Poland
20:45 (UTC+2)	Lewandowski 30' Zieliński 34'	Report	Valdés 38' Albornoz 56'	Stadium: INEA Stadion Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

Poland  v  Lithuania

12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) Friendly	Poland	4–0	Lithuania	Warsaw, Poland
18:00 (UTC+2)	Lewandowski 19', 32' Kownacki 71' Błaszczykowski 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadion Narodowy Attendance: 53,803 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

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9. "Komisja ds. Licencji Klubowych zmniejszyła karę Ruchu". 90minut.pl. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
10. "I Liga: season rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.