2007–08 I liga

I liga
Season2007–08
Dates28 July 2007 – 24 May 2008
ChampionsLechia Gdańsk
PromotedLechia Gdańsk
Śląsk Wrocław
Piast Gliwice
Arka Gdynia
RelegatedŁKS Łomża
Pelikan Łowicz
Matches played306
Goals scored741 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(21 goals)[1]
Biggest home winŚląsk 10–1 Motor
(14 October 2007)[2]
Biggest away winPelikan 0–5 Polonia
(9 September 2007)[3]
Highest scoringŚląsk 10–1 Motor
(14 October 2007)[2]
Highest attendance11,000[4]
Lechia 1–0 Wisła
(15 March 2008)
Lowest attendance0[A]
Motor 1–0 Podbeskidzie
(15 September 2007)[5]
Motor 1–1 Kmita
(22 September 2007)[6]
Total attendance969,102
Average attendance3,167 Increase8.2%[7]

The 2007–08 I liga (then known as the II liga) was the 60th season of the I liga, the second highest division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). The league contested by 18 teams who competed for promotion to the 2008–09 Ekstraklasa. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. The season began on 28 July 2007, and concluded on 24 May 2008.

Teams

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The following teams competed in the I liga 2007–08:

9 teams staying in the I liga:

  • Kmita Zabierzów
  • Lechia Gdańsk
  • ŁKS Łomża
  • Odra Opole
  • Piast Gliwice
  • Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
  • Polonia Warszawa
  • Stal Stalowa Wola
  • Śląsk Wrocław

7 teams advancing from the II liga:

  • 4 group champions:
    • GKS Jastrzębie
    • Motor Lublin
    • Tur Turek
    • Znicz Pruszków
  • 3 advancing by way of the play-offs:
    • GKS Katowice
    • Pelikan Łowicz
    • Warta Poznań

2 teams relegated from the Ekstraklasa:

  • Placement in the relegation zone:
    • Wisła Płock
  • Involvement in corruption scandal:
    • Arka Gdynia

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lechia Gdańsk (P) 34 21 6 7 55 34 +21 69 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Śląsk Wrocław (P) 34 18 10 6 55 30 +25 64
3 Piast Gliwice (P) 34 17 11 6 45 23 +22 62[a]
4 Arka Gdynia[b] (P) 34 19 10 5 61 30 +31 62[a]
5 Znicz Pruszków 34 18 8 8 54 28 +26 62[a]
6 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała[c] 34 19 7 8 53 27 +26 58
7 Polonia Warsaw (P) 34 14 8 12 45 36 +9 50[d] Promotion to Ekstraklasa[e]
8 Wisła Płock 34 14 8 12 52 51 +1 50[d]
9 GKS Jastrzębie 34 12 9 13 43 51 −8 45
10 GKS Katowice 34 11 10 13 38 39 −1 43
11 Stal Stalowa Wola 34 11 7 16 30 48 −18 40
12 Motor Lublin 34 10 5 19 33 55 −22 35[f]
13 Odra Opole 34 8 11 15 28 39 −11 35[f]
14 Warta Poznań 34 7 11 16 29 45 −16 32
15 Kmita Zabierzów 34 6 13 15 28 40 −12 31[g]
16 Tur Turek 34 7 10 17 23 46 −23 31[g]
17 ŁKS Łomża (R) 34 8 6 20 32 59 −27 30 Relegation to II liga
18 Pelikan Łowicz (R) 34 6 10 18 37 60 −23 28
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c PIA: 6 pts,2-0-2, 5–5; ARK: 5 pts, 1-2-1, 7–7; ZNP: 5 pts, 1-2-1, 6–6
  2. ^ Arka Gdynia had 5 points deducted for corruption
  3. ^ Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała had 6 points deducted for corruption
  4. ^ a b PWA: 4 pts,1-1-0, 5–1; WPK: 1 pt, 0-1-1, 1–5
  5. ^ Polonia Warsaw merged with Ekstraklasa team Dyskobolia and replaced them in Ekstraklasa
  6. ^ a b MOL: 4 pts,1-1-0, 3–1; OOP: 1 pt, 0-1-1, 1–3
  7. ^ a b KMZ: 3 pts,1-0-1, 3–2; TUT: 3 pts, 1-0-1, 2–3

Results

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Home \ Away ARK GKJ KAT KMZ LGD ŁOM MOL OOP PEL PIA PBB PWA SSW ŚLĄ TUT WAP WPK ZNI
Arka Gdynia 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–2
GKS Jastrzębie 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 4–3 0–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2
GKS Katowice 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 5–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–2
Kmita Zabierzów 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1
Lechia Gdańsk 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0
ŁKS Łomża 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 5–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–5 2–4
Motor Lublin 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0
Odra Opole 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1
Pelikan Łowicz 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–3 0–5 5–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–2
Piast Gliwice 3–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 1–1 0–1
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–0
Polonia Warsaw 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 1–0
Stal Stalowa Wola 0–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–2
Śląsk Wrocław 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–3
Tur Turek 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 0–0
Warta Poznań 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 2–1
Wisła Płock 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–2
Znicz Pruszków 2–2 4–2 0–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–1
Source: 90minut.pl – II liga 2007/2008 (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Poland Robert Lewandowski Znicz Pruszków 21
2 Poland Marcin Wachowicz Arka Gdynia 20
3 Poland Sławomir Peszko Wisła Płock 16
4 Poland Dariusz Kołodziej Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 14
5 Poland Daniel Koczon Motor Lublin 13
Poland Przemysław Łudziński Śląsk Wrocław
Poland Olgierd Moskalewicz Arka Gdynia
8 Poland Maciej Rogalski Lechia Gdańsk 11
Poland Robert Wilk Pelikan Łowicz
Poland Bartosz Wiśniewski Znicz Pruszków
12 Poland Paweł Buzała Lechia Gdańsk 10
Poland Piotr Cetnarowicz Lechia Gdańsk
Poland Hubert Jaromin GKS Katowice
Poland Wojciech Kędziora Piast Gliwice
Slovakia Martin Matúš Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała

Notes

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  1. ^ Matches have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Attendances – Archive Poland, 2007-2008, II. Liga". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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