# 1976–77 Ekstraklasa

The 1976–77 I liga was the 51st season of the Polish Football Championship and the 43rd 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).
The champions were Śląsk Wrocław, who won their 1st Polish title.

## Competition modus

The season started on 21 August 1976 and concluded on 25 May 1977 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as a round-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the league title. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 1975–76 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1975–76 II liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Śląsk Wrocław (C) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 41 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Widzew Łódź | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Górnik Zabrze | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 37 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Stal Mielec | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 36 | |
| 5 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 35 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Pogoń Szczecin | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 35 | |
| 7 | ŁKS Łódź | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 33 | |
| 8 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 30 | |
| 9 | Wisła Kraków | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Szombierki Bytom | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 27 | |
| 11 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 27 | |
| 12 | Odra Opole | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 26 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 13 | Ruch Chorzów | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 26 | |
| 14 | Lech Poznań | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 23 | |
| 15 | GKS Tychy (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 21 | Relegated to II liga |
| 16 | ROW Rybnik (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 18 | Relegated to II liga |
* ↑ Odra Opole won the Polish League Cup, therefore giving them the third UEFA Cup spot.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARK | TYC | GÓR | LPO | LEG | ŁKS | OOP | POG | RYB | RUC | STA | SZO | ŚLĄ | WID | WIS | ZSO |
| Arka Gdynia | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| GKS Tychy | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Lech Poznań | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Odra Opole | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| ROW Rybnik | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Stal Mielec | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Szombierki Bytom | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Widzew Łódź | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Wisła Kraków | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Włodzimierz Mazur | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 17 |
| 2 | Leszek Wolski | Pogoń Szczecin | 14 |
| 3 | Władysław Dąbrowski | Legia Warsaw | 13 |
| 4 | Zygmunt Garłowski | Śląsk Wrocław | 12 |
| 4 | Wojciech Tyc | Odra Opole | 12 |
| 6 | Andrzej Milczarski | ŁKS Łódź | 11 |
| 6 | Andrzej Szarmach | Stal Mielec | 11 |
| 6 | Eugeniusz Nagiel | Szombierki Bytom | 11 |
| 9 | Zenon Kasztelan | Pogoń Szczecin | 10 |
| 9 | Roman Ogaza | GKS Tychy | 10 |
| 9 | Stanisław Gzil | Górnik Zabrze | 10 |
| 9 | Tadeusz Nowak | Legia Warsaw | 10 |
| 9 | Janusz Sybis | Śląsk Wrocław | 10 |