Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.
There are hundreds of professional and amateur football teams in Poland; which are organized into the national 1st league, 2nd level, 3rd level, 4 parallel divisions of 4th level, 20 regional parallel divisions of 5th level and a variety of other lower-level leagues. Additionally, there are the Polish Cup and Polish Supercup competitions.
World Cup[]
Poland national football team have qualified for the finals on eight occasions, the last time in for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
European Competitions[]
UEFA Champions League[]
The following teams have qualified at least to 1/2 finals in old European Champion Clubs' Cup format and, since 1992/93 season, at least group stage in the UEFA Champions League:
- Legia Warsaw
- 1970 - 1/2
- 1971 - 1/4
- 1995-96 - 1/4
- 2016-17 - Group Stage
- Widzew Łódź
- 1983 - 1/2
- 1996-97 - Group Stage
UEFA Europa League[]
The following teams have qualified for elimination rounds in the UEFA Europa League.
- Amica Wronki
- 2004-05 - Group Stage
- Lech Poznań
- Legia Warsaw
- Wisła Kraków
- 2002-03 - 1/8
- 2006-07 - Group Stage
- 2011-12 - 1/16
External links[]
- Official website
- Polish Ekstraklasa news in English
- PSN Futbol – Live Ekstraklasa league table and Polish football news
- 90minut.pl - RSSSF Poland
- Euro in Poland 2012 News, Comments, Photos
- Pilka.pl - Polish football news center
- Football scores for Polish Football Leagues
- [1] It's a Funny Old Game: Explaining Curiosities from Poland's Football Culture
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