2006–07 Ekstraklasa

The 2006–07 Ekstraklasa (also known as Orange Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by Orange Polska) started on 28 July 2006 and finished on 26 May 2007. Zagłębie Lubin were crowned champions.

Ekstraklasa
Season2006–07
ChampionsZagłębie Lubin
(2nd title)
RelegatedWisła Płock
Pogoń Szczecin
Arka Gdynia
Górnik Łęczna
Champions LeagueZagłębie Lubin
(2nd qualifying round)
UEFA CupGKS Bełchatów
(1st qualifying round)
Dyskobolia
(1st qualifying round)
Intertoto CupLegia Warsaw (1st round)
Matches played240
Goals scored621 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerPiotr Reiss (15 goals)
Highest attendance26,000[1]
Lech 3–1 Legia
(19 May 2007)
Total attendance1,609,680
Average attendance6,707 Increase 21.5%[2]

For the second time league was sponsored by cell phone operator Orange Polska and official name for championship was Orange Ekstraklasa 2006–07.

Corruption

On 12 April 2007 PZPN decided about degradation of Górnik Łęczna (two class degradation and 270,000 PLN fine) and Arka Gdynia (one class degradation and 200,000 PLN fine and minus 5 points on the start of next season) due to their involvement in corruption scandal.[3]

Clubs

16 clubs competed in the 2006–07 season:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Zagłębie Lubin (C)3018845729+2862Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2GKS Bełchatów3019476332+3161Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3Legia Warsaw30164105333+2052Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
4Cracovia3014794841+749
5Dyskobolia[a]30111544026+1448Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
6Lech Poznań30121175336+1747
7Korona Kielce30145114134+747[b]
8Wisła Kraków30101644125+1646[b]
9ŁKS Łódź30101193130+141
10Odra Wodzisław301010102936−740
11Arka Gdynia[c] (R)301010104339+440Relegation to II liga
12Widzew Łódź3077162748−2128
13Górnik Łęczna[d] (R)3075182464−4026Relegation to III liga
14Górnik Zabrze3067173051−2125
15Wisła Płock (R)30411152047−2723Relegation to II liga
16Pogoń Szczecin[e] (R)3037202453−2916Relegation to IV liga
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayARKCRABEŁGKŁGÓRDSKKORLPOLEGŁKSODRPOGWIDWISWPKZLU
Arka Gdynia4–21–35–13–02–40–33–11–10–00–12–03–00–04–13–0
Cracovia1–12–15–03–11–11–03–00–01–11–01–02–10–02–22–4
GKS Bełchatów2–22–16–03–11–03–20–03–11–25–11–01–01–22–13–1
Górnik Łęczna1–01–01–30–21–31–30–31–20–12–03–21–51–10–02–1
Górnik Zabrze2–01–50–42–02–30–01–21–01–12–20–30–30–42–00–3
Dyskobolia2–10–01–11–12–01–01–01–12–01–13–10–02–21–10–0
Korona Kielce1–01–25–32–04–22–02–23–11–00–12–13–00–00–01–2
Lech Poznań1–13–41–11–02–02–23–03–14–00–03–06–13–33–20–2
Legia Warsaw3–03–11–25–03–20–13–03–22–12–03–12–01–15–01–2
ŁKS Łódź0–12–10–10–02–01–12–11–22–11–14–00–02–10–02–2
Odra Wodzisław1–10–11–02–10–00–01–20–01–21–22–23–02–11–01–0
Pogoń Szczecin0–00–20–23–00–01–11–11–30–10–11–30–11–11–21–3
Widzew Łódź1–11–30–31–03–02–10–13–20–12–11–20–10–00–00–2
Wisła Kraków2–23–02–42–11–00–42–00–03–10–06–00–02–02–00–0
Wisła Płock1–00–20–40–10–10–00–11–10–32–11–12–12–20–00–2
Zagłębie Lubin6–04–32–11–11–12–12–00–01–01–11–06–24–20–02–1
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[4]
1 Piotr ReissLech Poznań15
2 Michał ChałbińskiZagłębie Lubin12
Adrian SikoraDyskobolia Grodzisk12
4 Łukasz PiszczekZagłębie Lubin11
5 Tomasz MoskałaCracovia10
Piotr WłodarczykLegia Warsaw10
Zbigniew ZakrzewskiLech Poznań10
8 Janusz DziedzicArka Gdynia9
Radosław MatusiakGKS Bełchatów9
Mariusz UjekGKS Bełchatów9

Annual awards

These were given out by the weekly magazine Piłka Nożna

Coach of the Year

Orest Lenczyk (GKS Bełchatów)

Discovery of the Year

Radosław Matusiak (GKS Bełchatów)

League player of the year

Piotr Reiss (Lech Poznań)

Best Foreign Players

  • 2006:
Goalkeeper: Emilian Dolha (Wisła Kraków)
Defender (football): Edson (Legia Warszawa), Cléber (Wisła Kraków), Dickson Choto (Legia Warszawa), Veselin Đoković (Korona Kielce)
Midfielder: Roger Guerreiro (Legia Warszawa), Henry Quinteros (Lech Poznań), Hermes (Korona Kielce), Miroslav Radović (Legia Warszawa)
Striker: Ensar Arifović (ŁKS), Edi Andradina (Pogoń).

Piłka Nożna's Ekstraklasa All star team

Goalkeeper: Emilian Dolha(Wisła Kraków), Micahl Vaclavik (Zagłębie Lubin)
Right Defender: Paweł Golański(Korona Kielce), Grzegorz Bartczak(Zagłębie Lubin)
Center Defender: Dickson Choto(Legia Warszawa), Dariusz Pietrasiak(GKS Bełchatów), Cléber Guedes de Lima (Wisła Kraków), Michał Stasiak(Zagłębie Lubin)
Left Defender: Manuel Arboleda(Zagłębie Lubin), Grzegorz Bronowicki(Legia Warszawa)
Right Midfield: Jakub Błaszczykowski(Wisła Kraków), Miroslav Radović(Legia Warszawa)
CenterMidfield: Maciej Iwański(Zagłębie Lubin), Tomasz Jarzębowski(GKS Bełchatów), Rafał Murawski(Lech Poznań), Dariusz Dudka(Wisła Kraków)
Left Midfield: Łukasz Garguła(GKS Bełchatów), Roger Guerreiro(Legia Warszawa)
Striker: Piotr Reiss(Lech Poznań), Adrian Sikora(Dyskobolia Grodzisk), Michał Chałbiński(Zagłębie Lubin), Łukasz Piszczek(Zagłębie Lubin).

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