| Season | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Górnik Zabrze (2nd title) |
| Relegated | KS Cracovia Górnik Radlin |
| Top goalscorer | Ernst Pohl Jan Liberda (21 goals) |
| ← 1958 1960 → | |
Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 1959 season.
Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Górnik Zabrze won the championship.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Górnik Zabrze (C) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 36 | |
| 2 | Polonia Bytom | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 30 | |
| 3 | Gwardia Warsaw | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 25 | |
| 4 | Legia Warsaw | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 25 | |
| 5 | Ruch Chorzów | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Lechia Gdańsk | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Wisła Kraków | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 20 | |
| 8 | ŁKS Łódź | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 20 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 9 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 20 | |
| 10 | Pogoń Szczecin | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 18 | |
| 11 | KS Cracovia (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 17 | Relegated to II liga |
| 12 | Górnik Radlin (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 8 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | CRA | GRA | GÓR | GWA | LGD | LEG | ŁKS | POG | BYG | BYT | RUC | WIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cracovia | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| Górnik Radlin | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Gwardia Warsaw | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Polonia Bydgoszcz | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Polonia Bytom | 4–2 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan Liberda
|
Polonia Bytom | 21 |
| Ernest Pol
|
Górnik Zabrze | 21 | |
| 3 | Marian Norkowski
|
Polonia Bydgoszcz | 16 |
| 4 | Władysław Soporek
|
ŁKS Łódź | 11 |
| 5 | Lucjan Brychczy
|
Legia Warsaw | 9 |
| Henryk Kalinowski
|
Pogoń Szczecin | 9 | |
| Henryk Kempny
|
Polonia Bytom | 9 | |
| Marian Kielec
|
Pogoń Szczecin | 9 | |
| Norbert Pogrzeba
|
Polonia Bytom | 9 |
Attendances
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pogoń Szczecin | 11 | 24,182 |
| 2 | ŁKS Łódź | 11 | 22,273 |
| 3 | KS Cracovia | 11 | 21,273 |
| 4 | Ruch Chorzów | 11 | 20,727 |
| 5 | Lechia Gdańsk | 11 | 19,636 |
| 6 | Wisła Kraków | 11 | 19,455 |
| 7 | Polonia Bytom | 11 | 18,000 |
| 8 | Legia Warszawa | 11 | 17,727 |
| 9 | Górnik Zabrze | 11 | 17,000 |
| 10 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 11 | 16,273 |
| 11 | Gwardia Warszawa | 11 | 9,182 |
| 12 | Górnik Radlin | 11 | 6,636 |
References
- Poland – List of final tables at RSSSF (in English)
| 1958–59 in European football (UEFA) | |
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| « 1958–59 1960–61 » | |
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