The Polish football champions are the annual winners of Poland's premier annual football competition. The title has been contested since 1920 in varying forms of competition. From 1921 to 1926 the championship was decided in a series of tournaments until the league was formed in 1927. Since then the title was awarded the winners of the highest league in Polish football. In 1951 the title was awarded to the winner of the Polish Cup. [1]
Before Poland regained its independence in 1918, Polish clubs had held their own championships in Austrian and Prussian partitions.
Competitions were organized by the original Polish Football Association, which was part of the Austrian Football Association.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Top scorer(s) |
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| 1913 | Cracovia | Wisła Kraków | Pogoń Lwów |
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| 1914 | Abandoned due to World War I, as of June 21, 1914, Cracovia was 1st, Czarni Lwów 2nd, and Pogoń Lwów 3rd. | |||
Competions were organized by Association of Polish Sports Societies for the German Reich (now Greater Poland Football Association, a part of Polish Football Association).
Not to be confused with Posen Football Championship, the regional competition organized by South Eastern German Association, a part of German Football Association in 1908–1914.
| Season | Champions (number of titles) | Runners-up | Third Place |
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| 1913 | Warta Poznań | Posnania | Ostrovia |
| 1914 | Warta Poznań (2) | Posnania | Ostrovia [lower-alpha 1] |
| 1919 | Unia Poznań | Warta Poznań | Posnania |
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
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| 1941–42 | LSV Boelcke Krakau | LSV Warschau | LSV Radom |
| 1942–43 | LSV Adler Deblin | SGO Warschau | DTSG Krakau [2] |
| 1943–44 | LSV Mölders Krakau | DTSG Tschenstochau | LSV Lublin and Rembertow Warschau |
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Polonia Warsaw | Okęcie Warsaw | Olimpia Warsaw |
| 1943 | Polonia Warsaw (2) | Piaseczno | Marymont Warsaw |
| 1944 | Abandoned due to Warsaw Uprising, as of the last played matchday, KS Grochów was 1st, Korona Warsaw 2nd, and Wawel Warsaw 3rd. | ||
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
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| 1940 | Wisła Kraków | Zwierzyniecki Kraków | Garbarnia Kraków |
| 1941 | Wisła Kraków (2) | Cracovia | AKS Kraków |
| 1943 | Cracovia | Wisła Kraków | Garbarnia Kraków |
| 1944 | Abandoned due to Warsaw Uprising, as of July 30, 1944, Nadwiślan Kraków was 1st, Wisła Kraków 2nd, and Garbarnia Kraków 3rd. | ||
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| Cracovia, 1921 champions |
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| Pogoń Lwów, 1926 champions |
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| Wisła Kraków, 1927 champions |
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| Wisła Kraków, 1928 champions |
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| Ruch Chorzów, 1938 champions |
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| Ruch Chorzów, 1967–68 champions |
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| Lech Poznań, 2014–15 champions |
The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Titles won by club (%)
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
Italics indicates clubs not existing anymore.
| Voivodeship | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Silesian | 33 | Ruch Chorzów (14), Górnik Zabrze (14), Polonia Bytom (2), Piast Gliwice (1), Raków Częstochowa (1), Szombierki Bytom (1) |
| Lesser Poland | 19 | Wisła Kraków (13), Cracovia (5), Garbarnia Kraków (1) |
| Masovian | 17 | Legia Warsaw (15), Polonia Warsaw (2) |
| Greater Poland | 10 | Lech Poznań (8), Warta Poznań (2) |
| Łódź | 6 | Widzew Łódź (4), ŁKS Łódź (2) |
| Lower Silesian | 4 | Śląsk Wrocław (2), Zagłębie Lubin (2) |
| Lwów | 4 | Pogoń Lwów (4) |
| Subcarpathian | 2 | Stal Mielec (2) |
| City | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Kraków | 19 | Wisła Kraków (13), Cracovia (5), Garbarnia Kraków (1) |
| Warsaw | 17 | Legia Warsaw (15), Polonia Warsaw (2) |
| Chorzów | 14 | Ruch Chorzów (14) |
| Zabrze | 14 | Górnik Zabrze (14) |
| Poznań | 10 | Lech Poznań (8), Warta Poznań (2) |
| Łódź | 6 | Widzew Łódź (4), ŁKS Łódź (2) |
| Lwów | 4 | Pogoń Lwów (4) |
| Bytom | 3 | Polonia Bytom (2), Szombierki Bytom (1) |
| Lubin | 2 | Zagłębie Lubin (2) |
| Mielec | 2 | Stal Mielec (2) |
| Wrocław | 2 | Śląsk Wrocław (2) |
| Częstochowa | 1 | Raków Częstochowa (1) |
| Gliwice | 1 | Piast Gliwice (1) |
After 10 Polish Championship titles a representative Golden Star is placed above the team's badge to indicate 10 Polish Championship titles.
The current (as of July 2020) officially sanctioned Championship stars are:
  Upper Silesia Kraków Location of Polish football champions | |
Location of Polish football champions in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region | Location of Polish football champions in Kraków |
At the end of 2022–23 Ekstraklasa.
| Rank | Team | Podium Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| 1. | Legia Warsaw | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| 2. | Ruch Chorzów | 14 | 6 | 9 |
| 3. | Górnik Zabrze | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| 4. | Wisła Kraków | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 5. | Lech Poznań | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 6. | Cracovia | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 7. | Widzew Łódź | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 8. | Pogoń Lwów | 4 | 3 | — |
| 9. | Warta Poznań | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10. | Polonia Bytom | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 11. | Polonia Warsaw | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 13. | ŁKS Łódź | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stal Mielec | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15. | Zagłębie Lubin | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 16. | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 2 | — |
| 17. | Piast Gliwice | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Szombierki Bytom | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19. | Garbarnia Kraków | 1 | 1 | — |
| 20. | GKS Katowice | — | 4 | 4 |
| 21. | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | — | 4 | 3 |
| 22. | Pogoń Szczecin | — | 2 | 3 |
| 24. | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | — | 2 | 1 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 25. | AKS Chorzów | — | 1 | 3 |
| 26. | Gwardia Warsaw | — | 1 | 2 |
| 26. | 1. FC Katowice | — | 1 | — |
| GKS Bełchatów | — | 1 | — | |
| GKS Tychy | — | 1 | — | |
| Wawel Kraków | — | 1 | — | |
| 31. | Amica Wronki | — | — | 2 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | — | — | 2 | |
| 33. | Hutnik Kraków | — | — | 1 |
| Odra Opole | — | — | 1 | |
| Odra Wodzisław Śląski | — | — | 1 | |
| Zagłębie Wałbrzych | — | — | 1 | |
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
Italics indicates clubs not existing anymore.
Source: 90minut
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