2022–23 in Polish football

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Football in Poland
Season2022–23
Men's football
EkstraklasaRaków Częstochowa
I ligaŁKS Łódź
II ligaPolonia Warsaw
Polish CupLegia Warsaw
Polish Super CupRaków Częstochowa
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2022–23 in Polish football
Teams in Europe
Lech Poznań
Raków Częstochowa
Pogoń Szczecin
Lechia Gdańsk
Poland national team
2022 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

The 2022–23 season is the 98th season of competitive football in Poland.

Men's football[edit]

League competitions[edit]

Ekstraklasa[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Raków Częstochowa (C) 34 23 6 5 63 24 +39 75 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Legia Warsaw 34 19 9 6 57 37 +20 66 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
3 Lech Poznań 34 17 10 7 51 29 +22 61
4 Pogoń Szczecin 34 17 9 8 57 46 +11 60
5 Piast Gliwice 34 15 8 11 40 31 +9 53
6 Górnik Zabrze 34 13 9 12 45 43 +2 48
7 Cracovia 34 12 10 12 41 35 +6 46
8 Warta Poznań 34 12 9 13 37 35 +2 45
9 Zagłębie Lubin 34 12 9 13 35 44 −9 45
10 Radomiak Radom 34 12 8 14 34 41 −7 44
11 Stal Mielec 34 11 10 13 36 40 −4 43
12 Widzew Łódź 34 11 8 15 38 47 −9 41
13 Korona Kielce 34 11 8 15 39 48 −9 41
14 Jagiellonia Białystok 34 9 14 11 48 49 −1 41
15 Śląsk Wrocław 34 9 11 14 35 48 −13 38
16 Wisła Płock (R) 34 10 7 17 41 50 −9 37 Relegation to I liga
17 Lechia Gdańsk (R) 34 8 6 20 28 56 −28 30
18 Miedź Legnica (R) 34 4 11 19 33 55 −22 23
Source: ekstraklasa.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winner of the 2022–23 Polish Cup qualified for the Europa Conference League based on league position, the third Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth was transferred to the 4th-placed team.

I liga[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 ŁKS Łódź (C, P) 34 19 9 6 58 36 +22 66 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Ruch Chorzów (P) 34 17 11 6 48 33 +15 62
3 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 34 16 13 5 55 37 +18 61 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Wisła Kraków 34 18 6 10 61 38 +23 60
5 Puszcza Niepołomice (O, P) 34 16 10 8 49 36 +13 58
6 Stal Rzeszów 34 14 9 11 56 43 +13 51
7 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 34 12 13 9 56 47 +9 49
8 Arka Gdynia 34 13 9 12 56 45 +11 48
9 Chrobry Głogów 34 12 10 12 44 53 −9 46
10 GKS Katowice 34 10 14 10 41 39 +2 44
11 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 34 10 12 12 33 43 −10 42
12 Górnik Łęczna 34 9 13 12 40 45 −5 40
13 GKS Tychy 34 10 9 15 46 52 −6 39
14 Resovia Rzeszów 34 9 11 14 43 51 −8 38
15 Odra Opole 34 10 7 17 39 48 −9 37
16 Skra Częstochowa (R) 34 9 4 21 18 49 −31 31 Relegation to II liga
17 Chojniczanka Chojnice (R) 34 5 12 17 35 57 −22 27
18 Sandecja Nowy Sącz (R) 34 5 12 17 28 54 −26 27
Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

II liga[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Polonia Warsaw (C, P) 34 18 11 5 57 36 +21 65 Promotion to I liga
2 Znicz Pruszków (P) 34 18 5 11 49 37 +12 59
3 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 34 17 8 9 45 33 +12 59 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Stomil Olsztyn 34 14 15 5 51 32 +19 57
5 Wisła Puławy 34 16 8 10 56 38 +18 56
6 Motor Lublin (O, P) 34 15 10 9 52 37 +15 55
7 KKS 1925 Kalisz 34 15 9 10 63 45 +18 54
8 Pogoń Siedlce 34 13 9 12 41 42 −1 48
9 Olimpia Elbląg 34 12 11 11 40 36 +4 47
10 GKS Jastrzębie 34 13 8 13 41 45 −4 47
11 Lech II Poznań 34 10 12 12 45 60 −15 42
12 Hutnik Kraków 34 10 10 14 41 48 −7 40
13 Radunia Stężyca 34 10 9 15 47 57 −10 39
14 Zagłębie II Lubin 34 11 5 18 44 68 −24 38
15 Górnik Polkowice (R) 34 10 7 17 46 52 −6 37 Relegation to III liga
16 Siarka Tarnobrzeg (R) 34 8 9 17 37 57 −20 33
17 Garbarnia Kraków (R) 34 9 5 20 52 65 −13 32
18 Śląsk II Wrocław (R) 34 8 7 19 38 57 −19 31
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

III liga[edit]

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 ŁKS Łódź II (C, P) 34 20 8 6 76 41 +35 68 Promotion to II liga
2 Legionovia Legionowo 34 18 10 6 71 43 +28 64
3 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 34 18 10 6 62 39 +23 64
4 Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 34 18 7 9 66 45 +21 61
5 Legia Warsaw II 34 15 10 9 66 48 +18 55
6 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki 34 15 10 9 51 43 +8 55
7 Unia Skierniewice 34 15 8 11 41 38 +3 53
8 Mławianka Mława 34 15 7 12 83 71 +12 52
9 Jagiellonia Białystok II 34 13 10 11 65 54 +11 49
10 Pilica Białobrzegi 34 12 9 13 53 55 −2 45
11 Pelikan Łowicz 34 12 9 13 56 52 +4 45
12 Sokół Ostróda[a] (W) 34 10 6 18 49 71 −22 36 Withdrawal
13 Olimpia Zambrów 34 9 9 16 40 63 −23 36
14 Broń Radom 34 9 8 17 60 76 −16 35
15 Wisła Sieradz 34 8 10 16 39 53 −14 34
16 Concordia Elbląg 34 8 9 17 38 61 −23 33
17 Błonianka Błonie (R) 34 8 6 20 35 68 −33 30 Relegation to IV liga
18 Ursus Warsaw (R) 34 5 10 19 42 72 −30 25
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) ?
Notes:
  1. ^ Sokół Ostróda withdrawn the league after the season.
Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Olimpia Grudziądz (C, P) 34 23 7 4 73 18 +55 76 Promotion to II liga
2 Pogoń Szczecin II 34 20 9 5 69 25 +44 69
3 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 34 20 4 10 75 54 +21 64
4 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 34 19 5 10 69 45 +24 62
5 Gedania Gdańsk 34 19 4 11 63 59 +4 61
6 KP Starogard Gdański 34 17 8 9 44 35 +9 59
7 Świt Szczecin 34 16 7 11 61 41 +20 55
8 Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce 34 16 6 12 51 46 +5 54
9 Sokół Kleczew 34 14 5 15 53 48 +5 47
10 Unia Swąrzedz 34 11 11 12 37 42 −5 44
11 Cartusia Kartuzy[a] 34 11 10 13 37 40 −3 43
12 Błękitni Stargard 34 10 12 12 46 45 +1 42
13 Stolem Gniewino 34 9 9 16 33 52 −19 36
14 Unia Solec Kujawski 34 9 8 17 40 59 −19 35
15 Vineta Wolin 34 8 11 15 47 66 −19 35
16 Jarota Jarocin (R) 34 9 6 19 41 69 −28 33 Relegation to IV liga
17 Bałtyk Gdynia (R) 34 8 4 22 43 70 −27 28
18 Unia Janikowo[b] (W) 34 2 4 28 17 85 −68 10 Withdrawal
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrawn
Notes:
  1. ^ GKS Przodkowo has been rebranded as Cartusia Kartuzy.
  2. ^ Unia Janikowo withdrawn the league after the first half of the season.
Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Polonia Bytom (C, P) 34 24 3 7 69 34 +35 75 Promotion to II liga
2 Raków II Częstochowa 34 19 8 7 64 34 +30 65
3 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 34 19 8 7 69 42 +27 65
4 Ślęza Wrocław 34 19 3 12 73 55 +18 60
5 Carina Gubin 34 16 6 12 47 45 +2 54
6 Górnik Zabrze II 34 15 6 13 68 61 +7 51
7 Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry 34 14 9 11 60 52 +8 51
8 MKS Kluczbork 34 14 6 14 61 55 +6 48
9 Lechia Zielona Góra 34 12 11 11 51 51 0 47
10 LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój 34 12 10 12 41 43 −2 46
11 Pniówek Pawłowice 34 12 10 12 64 60 +4 46
12 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 34 13 5 16 50 62 −12 44
13 Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski 34 11 10 13 42 56 −14 43
14 Stal Brzeg (R) 34 10 7 17 51 75 −24 37 Relegation to IV liga
15 Polonia Nysa (R) 34 8 12 14 42 50 −8 36
16 Miedź Legnica II (R) 34 7 9 18 45 63 −18 30
17 Odra Wodzisław Śląski (R) 34 7 7 20 57 88 −31 28
18 Chrobry II Głogów (R) 34 7 4 23 42 70 −28 25
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group 4[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Stal Stalowa Wola 34 23 5 6 72 27 +45 74 Promotion to II liga
2 Avia Świdnik 34 19 11 4 58 26 +32 68
3 Wieczysta Kraków 34 20 7 7 75 35 +40 67
4 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 34 17 7 10 61 36 +25 58
5 Podlasie Biała Podlaska 34 14 13 7 63 42 +21 55
6 Cracovia II[a] (W) 34 16 6 12 69 48 +21 54 Withdrawal
7 Wisłoka Dębica 34 15 7 12 54 46 +8 52
8 Sokół Sieniawa 34 14 6 14 57 65 −8 48
9 Czarni Połaniec 34 15 2 17 47 58 −11 47
10 Podhale Nowy Targ 34 13 6 15 59 47 +12 45
11 Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski 36 13 6 17 44 63 −19 45
12 Chełmianka Chełm 34 10 10 14 45 47 −2 40
13 Unia Tarnów 34 10 10 14 43 66 −23 40
14 KS Wiązownica 34 11 7 16 49 59 −10 40
15 Korona II Kielce (R) 34 10 9 15 63 58 +5 39 Relegation to IV liga
16 Wisła Sandomierz (R) 34 7 6 21 40 91 −51 27
17 Lublinianka Lublin (R) 34 7 2 25 43 92 −49 23
18 ŁKS Łagów[b] (W) 34 11 4 19 27 63 −36 37 Withdrawal
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2020. Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.
(R) Relegated; (W) Withdrawn
Notes:
  1. ^ Cracovia II withdrawn the league after the season. In result the 14th place, KS Wiązownica, stays in III liga.
  2. ^ ŁKS Łagów withdrawn the league after the first half of the season.

Cup competitions[edit]

Polish Cup[edit]

Legia Warsaw0–0 (a.e.t.)Raków Częstochowa
Report
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 44,701
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Bytom)

Polish Super Cup[edit]

Lech Poznań0–2Raków Częstochowa
Report
Attendance: 15,898

UEFA competitions[edit]

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Qualifying phase and play-off round[edit]

First qualifying round[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lech Poznań Poland 2–5 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–0 1–5

UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Qualifying phase and play-off round[edit]

First qualifying round[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lechia Gdańsk Poland 6–2 North Macedonia Akademija Pandev 4–1 2–1
Pogoń Szczecin Poland 4–2 Iceland KR 4–1 0–1
Second qualifying round[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lech Poznań Poland 6–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 5–0 1–1
Rapid Wien Austria 2–1 Poland Lechia Gdańsk 0–0 2–1
Pogoń Szczecin Poland 1–5 Denmark Brøndby 1–1 0–4
Raków Częstochowa Poland 6–0 Kazakhstan Astana 5–0 1–0
Third qualifying round[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 2–4 Poland Lech Poznań 1–0 1–4 (a.e.t.)
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 0–3 Poland Raków Częstochowa 0–2 0–1
Play-off round[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lech Poznań Poland 3–1 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 2–0 1–1
Raków Częstochowa Poland 2–3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–1 0–2 (a.e.t.)

Group stage[edit]

Group C[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL LCH HBS AW
1 Spain Villarreal 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 4–3 2–2 5–0
2 Poland Lech Poznań 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–0 0–0 4–1
3 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 1 4 1 8 5 +3 7 1–2 1–1 4–0
4 Austria Austria Wien 6 0 2 4 2 15 −13 2 0–1 1–1 0–0
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase[edit]

Knockout round play-offs[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bodø/Glimt Norway 0–1 Poland Lech Poznań 0–0 0–1
Round of 16[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lech Poznań Poland 5–0 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2–0 3–0
Quarter-finals[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lech Poznań Poland 4–6 Italy Fiorentina 1–4 3–2

UEFA Youth League[edit]

Domestic Champions Path[edit]

First round[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rukh Lviv Ukraine 1–0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin 1–0 0–0

UEFA Women's Champions League[edit]

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Hosted by UKS SMS Łódź.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Lithuania Gintra0
 
21 August
 
Finland KuPS2
 
Finland KuPS (a.e.t.) (p)2 (4)
 
18 August
 
Belgium Anderlecht2 (3)
 
Belgium Anderlecht3
 
 
Poland UKS SMS Łódź2
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Lithuania Gintra0
 
 
Poland UKS SMS Łódź1

National teams[edit]

Poland national football team[edit]

Results and fixtures[edit]

Friendlies[edit]
16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) Friendly Poland  1–0  Chile Warsaw, Poland
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 27,968
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) Friendly Poland  1–0  Germany Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2])
Report Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 57,098
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
UEFA Nations League[edit]
Group 4[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Netherlands Belgium Poland Wales
1  Netherlands 6 5 1 0 14 6 +8 16 Qualification for Nations League Finals 1–0 2–2 3–2
2  Belgium 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 1–4 6–1 2–1
3  Poland 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 7 0–2 0–1 2–1
4  Wales (R) 6 0 1 5 6 11 −5 1 Relegation to League B 1–2 1–1 0–1
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Poland  0–2  Netherlands Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 56,673
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Wales  0–1  Poland Cardiff, Wales
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 31,520
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
FIFA World Cup[edit]
Group C[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Poland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Mexico 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: FIFA
22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) 2022 FIFA World Cup Mexico  0–0  Poland Doha, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 39,369
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) 2022 FIFA World Cup Poland  2–0  Saudi Arabia Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 44,259
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30) 2022 FIFA World Cup Poland  0–2  Argentina Doha, Qatar
21:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 44,089
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Knockout stage[edit]
4 December 2022 (2022-12-04) 2022 FIFA World Cup R16 France  3–1  Poland Doha, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 40,989
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[edit]
Group E[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Albania Czech Republic Poland Moldova Faroe Islands
1  Albania 8 4 3 1 12 4 +8 15[a] Qualify for final tournament 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–0
2  Czech Republic 8 4 3 1 12 6 +6 15[a] 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–0
3  Poland 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
4  Moldova 8 2 4 2 7 10 −3 10 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1
5  Faroe Islands 8 0 2 6 2 13 −11 2 1–3 0–3 0–2 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head points: Albania 4, Czech Republic 1.
24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Czech Republic  3–1  Poland Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 19,045
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
27 March 2023 (2023-03-27) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Poland  1–0  Albania Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 56,227
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
20 June 2023 (2023-06-20) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Moldova  3–2  Poland Chișinău, Moldova
20:45 CEST (UTC+2])
Report Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 9,442
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Podręcznik Ekstraklasy na sezon 2021/2022" [Ekstraklasa handbook for the 2021/2022 season] (PDF). ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Ekstraklasa SA. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Uchwała nr IV/65 z dnia 29 kwietnia 2021 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej w sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek o Mistrzostwo 1. Ligi, 2. Ligi i 3. ligi na sezon 2021/2022" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 11 August 2021.