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The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) represents Poland in men's international football competitions since their first match in 1921. It is governed by the Polish Football Association (PZPN), the governing body for football in Poland. They are known by the nicknames "The White-Reds" and "The Eagles ...
Ekstraklasa (Polish pronunciation: [ˌɛkstraˈklasa]; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, [2] [3] is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
The history of football in Poland started in the late 19th century with the rising popularity of the new sport. At the time, the Polish state was partitioned . The first decades of Polish football are therefore connected with the history of Football in Austria and the Austrian Football Association , which was founded in 1904.
The football association turned 100 years with the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup during its centennial year. In 2019, Józef Klotz, who had played for the Poland national football team and was killed in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust, was honored by the Association. [7] [8] On 28 August 2021, Cezary Kulesza was elected president. [9]
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 ...
This is a list of association football clubs located in Poland, sorted by league and division within the Polish football league system, as of the 2024–25 season. Ekstraklasa (top tier) [ edit ]
II liga (Druga liga, Polish pronunciation: [ˈdruɡa ˈliɡa]), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, [1] is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system.
In the late 1930s, the President of Poland's Football Cup was organized, which featured teams of the Polish Football Association's regional districts. The reigning champions are Wisła Kraków , who defeated Pogoń Szczecin 1–2 after extra time in the final of the 2023–24 edition , becoming the fifth team to win the competition while ...