1977–78 Ekstraklasa

The 1977–78 I liga was the 52nd season of the Polish Football Championship and the 44th season of the I liga, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

I liga
Season1977–78
Dates20 July 1977 –
2 May 1978
ChampionsWisła Kraków
6th league title
5th Polish title
RelegatedZawisza Bydgoszcz
Górnik Zabrze
European CupWisła Kraków
Cup Winners' CupZagłębie Sosnowiec
UEFA CupŚląsk Wrocław
Lech Poznań
Matches played240
Goals scored510 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerKazimierz Kmiecik
(15 goals)
Biggest home winGórnik 5–0 Pogoń
Biggest away winPogoń 0–4 Zagłębie
Highest scoringLegia 6–3 Śląsk
Highest attendance45,000
Total attendance3,201,360
Average attendance13,339 7.1%

The champions were Wisła Kraków, who won their 5th Polish title and 6th Polish league title (in the 1951 season Wisła Kraków finished in the first position and became the league champion, but in that season, the I liga was not a competition for the title of the Polish Champion. Before the season Polish Football Association decided that Champion of Poland title will be awarded to the winner of the Polish Cup, which was later Ruch Chorzów).

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