Poland – Upper Silesia Clubs

Poland - Upper Silesia - Clubs in First and Second Division

Upper Silesia (górny śląskie) is a region of Poland; the eastern part of the region (including Chorzów, Sosnowiec, Katowice, Tychy, Rybnik and Jaworzno) since 1918, the western part (including Bytom, Zabrze, Gliwice and Racibórz since 1945 (earlier part of Germany). Below all clubs from the region to appear at first or second level in Poland are listed chronologically.

1921:

Silesian Football Federation haven’t been in Polish National Football Federation and silesian clubs didn’t play in Polish National Championship.

1922:

regional champion: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (now Chorzów) (4^th (last) in Southern Group in Polish National Championship, all 8 teams)

1923:

regional champion: Iskra Siemianowice Śląskie (4^th (last) in Western Group in Polish National Championship, all 8 teams)

1924:

No championship due to Olympic Games preparations.

1925:

regional champion: AKS Chorzów (3^rd (last) in Southern Group in Polish National Championship, all 9 teams, the team played their matches in Królewska Huta)

1926:

regional champion: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (3^rd (last) in Western Group in Polish National Championship, all 9 teams)

1927:

1^st division: 1. FC Katowice (2^nd/14 place), Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (12^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Śląsk Świętochłowice (1^st/4 place, promotion, in the final group)

1928:

1^st division: 1. FC Katowice (5^th/15 place), Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (12^th/15 place), Śląsk Świętochłowice (14^th/15 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Pogoń Katowice (2^nd/3 place in Southern Group finals, non qualifited to promotion group after play-off with Garbarnia Kraków 1:2), Victoria Sosnowiec (3^rd (last) lace in Southern Group finals, all 9 teams in finals)

1929:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (10^th/13 place), 1. FC Katowice (12^th/13 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Naprzód Lipiny (now Świętochłowice) (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to promotion group, all 12 teams in finals, 3^rd/4 place in promotion group)

1930:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (8^th/12 place)

2^nd division: AKS Chorzów (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to promotion group, 2^nd/4 place in promotion group), Warta Zawiercie (3^rd/3 place in 2. Group finals, all 13 teams in finals)

1931:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (5^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Naprzód Lipiny (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to play-offs, all 13 teams in finals, in semifinals with ŁTSG Łódź 5:2, 1:4 and 4:2, promotion to final, in final 3:4 and 1:2 with 22 p.p. Siedlce)

1932:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (7^th/12 place)

2^nd division: 1. FC Katowice (2^nd/3 place in 2. Group finals), Warta Zawiercie (3^rd (last) place in 2. Group finals, all 13 teams in finals)

1933:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (2^nd/6 place in Western Group, all 12 teams, 1^st/6 place in Championship Group, title Polish Champion)

2^nd division: Naprzód Lipiny (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to play-offs, in semifinals with Śmigły Wilno 0:1, 1:0 and 2:4), Unia Sosnowiec (2^nd/3 place in 2. Group finals, all 13 teams in finals)

1934:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion)

2^nd division: Śląsk Świętochłowice (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to play-offs, in semifinals 5:0 and 0:1 with Rewera Stanisławów, qualifited to final group, 1^st/3 place in final group, promotion), Naprzód Lipiny (bye, started from final group, 2^nd/3 place in finals group), Unia Sosnowiec (2^nd/3 place in 2. Group finals, all 14 teams in finals (15 with Naprzód Lipiny)

1935:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (1^st/11 place, title Polish Champion), Śląsk Świętochłowice (5^th/11 place)

2^nd division: Dąb Katowice (1^st/2 place in 2. Group finals after matches with Brygada Częstochowa 6:1 and 0:0, qualifated to play-offs only two teams in 2. Group cause Podgórze Kraków given bye to final group, in semifinals 4:1 and 0:2 with Legia Poznań, in final group 1^st/3 place, promotion), Brygada Częstochowa (2^nd (last) place in 2. Group finals after matches with Dąb Katowice 1:6 and 0:0, all 13 teams in finals)

1936:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (1^st/10 place, title Polish Champion), Dąb Katowice (8^th/10 place), Śląsk Świętochłowice (9^th/10 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Brygada Częstochowa (1^st/4 place in 1. Group finals, qualifited to final group, 4^th (last) place in final group), AKS Chorzów (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to final group, all 15 teams in finals, 2^nd/4 place in final group, promotion)

1937:

1^st division: AKS Chorzów (2^nd/10 place), Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (3^rd/10 place), Dąb Katowice (10^th (last) place, relegation, expulsed from the league for attempting bribery)

2^nd division: Brygada Częstochowa (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to final group, 3^rd/4 place in final group), Naprzód Lipiny (2^nd/3 place in 2. Group finals, all 14 teams in finals)

1938:

1^st division: Ruch Hajduki Wielkie (1^st/10 place, title Polish Champion), AKS Chorzów (6^th/10 place)

2^nd division: Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2^nd/4 place in 1. Group finals), Śląsk Świętochłowice (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to final group, 3^rd/4 place in final group), Dąb Katowice (3^rd/4 place in 3. Group finals, all 15 teams in finals)

1939 (season not finished due to the outbreak of Second World War):

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/10 place after 14 games), AKS Chorzów (4^th/10 place after 12 games)

2^nd division: Śląsk Świętochłowice (1^st/3 place in 2. Group finals, qualifited to final group 1^st/4 place in final group after 2 games), Unia Sosnowiec (3^rd (last) place in 2. Group finals, all 14 teams in finals)

1946:

regional champions: RKU Sosnowiec (1/4 final in National Championship), AKS Chorzów (3^rd/4 in title group), Skra Częstochowa (1/8 final in National Championship)

1947:

League Qualifications: Polonia Bytom (3^rd/9 place in Group 1, promotion to 1^st division next season), Szombierki Bytom (6^th/9 place in Group 1), Skra Częstochowa (7^th/9 place in Group 1), AKS Chorzów (1^st/10 place in Group 2, qualifited to final group, promotion to 1^st division next season, 3^rd (last) place in final group), Rymer Rybnik (3^rd/10 place in Group 2, promotion to 1^st division next season), RKU Sosnowiec (4^th/10 place in Group 2), WMKS Katowice (7^th/9 place in Group 3, all 28 teams)

2^nd divsion: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/4 place in 2. Group, qualifited to promotion group, 1^st/5 place in promotion group, promotion), Sarmatia Będzin (2^nd/4 place in 2. Group), Piast Gliwice (3^rd/4 place in 2. Group), Częstochowski KS Częstochowa (3^rd/4 place in 4. Group, all 20 teams)

1948:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (3^rd/14 place), AKS Chorzów (5^th/14 place), Polonia Bytom (10^th/14 place), Górnik Radlin (13^th/14 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Skra Częstochowa (1^st/4 place in 1. Group, qualifited to final group, 3^rd/5 place in final group), Zagłębie Dąbrowa Górnicza (4^th (last) place in 1. Group, relegation), Szombierki Bytom (1^st/4 place in 2. Group, qualifited to final group, 2^nd/5 place in final group, promotion), Baildon Katowice (3^rd/4 place in 2. Group)

1949:

1^st division: AKS Chorzów (5^th/12 place), Ruch Chorzów (8^th/12 place), Szombierki Bytom (10^th/12 place), Polonia Bytom (11^th/12 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Górnik Radlin (1^st/10 place in Southern Group, 1^st place in all over division after play-offs with Garbarnia Kraków 4:2, 0:2 and 4:3 aet, promotion), Naprzód Lipiny (3^rd/10 place in Southern Group), Skra Częstochowa (4^th/10 place in Southern Group), Baildon Katowice (5^th/10 place in Southern Group, all 20 teams)

1950:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (2^nd/12 place), Górnik Radlin (5^th/12 place), AKS Chorzów (8^th/12 place), Szombierki Bytom (11^th/12 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Polonia Bytom (1^st/10 place in Eastern Group, 1^st place in all over division after play-offs with Arkonia Szczecin 2:1 and 1:0, promotion), Baildon Katowice (2^nd/10 place in Eastern Group), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2^nd/10 place in Western Group), Naprzód Lipiny (4^th/10 place in Western Group), Skra Częstochowa (5^th/10 place in Western Group), Victoria Częstochowa (10^th (last) place in Western Group, relegation)

1951:

1^st division: Górnik Radlin (2^nd/12 place), AKS Chorzów (4^th/12 place), Ruch Chorzów (6^th/12 place, title Polish Champion cause it won the Cup of Poland), Polonia Bytom (10^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Górnik Zabrze (2^nd/8 place in 3. Group), Szombierki Bytom (3^rd/8 place in 3. Group), Naprzód Lipiny (6^th/8 place in 3. Group), Skra Częstochowa (7^th/8 place in 3. Group), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2^nd/8 place in 4. Group), Górnik Knurów (3^rd/8 place in 4. Group), Zagłębianka Dąbrowa Górnicza (8^th (last) place in 4. Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1952:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/6 place in 1. Group, qualifited to final play-offs, in final play-offs 7:0 and 0:0 with Polonia Bytom, title Polish Champion), Polonia Bytom (1^st/6 place in 2. Group, qualifited to final play-offs, in final play-offs 0:7 and 0:0 with Ruch Chorzów), AKS Chorzów (5^th/6 place in 1. Group), Górnik Radlin (5^th/6 place in 2. Group, all 12 teams)

2^nd division: Zagłębie Sosnowiec (3^rd/10 place in 3. Group), Szombierki Bytom (4^th/10 place in 3. Group), Ruch Radzionków (5^th/10 place in 3. Group, relegation), Górnik Zabrze (6^th/10 place in 3. Group, relegation), Górnik Knurów (7^th/10 place in 3. Group, relegation), Naprzód Lipiny (8^th/10 place in 3. Group, relegation), Skra Częstochowa (10^th (last) place in 4. Group, relegation, all 40 teams)

1953:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Polonia Bytom (6^th/12 place), Górnik Radlin (8^th/12 place), AKS Chorzów (9^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Szombierki Bytom (4^th/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (7^th/14 place)

1954:

1^st division: Polonia Bytom (1^st/11 place, title Polish Champion), Ruch Chorzów (3^rd/11 place), Górnik Radlin (6^th/11 place), AKS Chorzów (10^th/11 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Zagłębie Sosnowiec (1^st/11 place, promotion), Szombierki Bytom (4^th/11 place), Górnik Zabrze (5^th/11 place)

1955:

1^st division: Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2^nd/12 place), Ruch Chorzów (3^rd/12 place), Polonia Bytom (11^th/12 place, relegation), Górnik Radlin (12^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Górnik Zabrze (2^nd/14 place, promotion), Szombierki Bytom (8^th/14 place), Naprzód Lipiny (9^th/14 place), AKS Chorzów (11^th/14 place)

1956:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (2^nd/12 place), Górnik Zabrze (6^th/12 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (10^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Polonia Bytom (1^st/14 place, promotion), Górnik Radlin (2^nd/14 place, promotion), Szombierki Bytom (4^th/14 place), Naprzód Lipiny (5^th/14 place), AKS Chorzów (10^th/14 place)

1957:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Polonia Bytom (6^th/12 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (7^th/12 place), Ruch Chorzów (8^th/12 place), Górnik Radlin (11^th/12 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Piast Gliwice (3^rd/12 place in Southern Group), Naprzód Lipiny (5^th/12 place in Southern Group), AKS Chorzów (7^th/12 place in Southern Group), Szombierki Bytom (9^th/12 place in Southern Group, all 24 teams)

1958:

1^st division: Polonia Bytom (2^nd/12 place), Górnik Zabrze (3^rd/12 place), Ruch Chorzów (4^th/12 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (12^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Górnik Radlin (1^st/12 place in Southern Group, promotion), Szombierki Bytom (2^nd/12 place in Southern Group), Unia Racibórz (4^th/12 place in Southern Group), Naprzód Lipiny (5^th/12 place in Southern Group), Piast Gliwice (7^th/12 place in Southern Group), Concordia Knurów (8^th/12 place in Southern Group), AKS Chorzów (12^th (last) place in Southern Group, relegation, all 24 teams)

1959:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Polonia Bytom (2^nd/12 place), Ruch Chorzów (5^th/12 place), Górnik Radlin (12^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Zagłębie Sosnowiec (1^st/12 place in Southern Group, promotion), Unia Racibórz (2^nd/12 place in Southern Group), Piast Gliwice (4^th/12 place in Southern Group), Naprzód Lipiny (5^th/12 place in Southern Group), Concodria Knurów (9^th/12 place in Southern Group), Szombierki Bytom (11^th/12 place in Southern Group, relegation)

1960:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/12 place, title Polish Champion), Górnik Zabrze (3^rd/12 place), Polonia Bytom (6^th/12 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (7^th/12 place)

2^nd division: Unia Racibórz (3^rd/12 place in Northern Group), Piast Gliwice (3^rd/12 place in Southern Group), Naprzód Lipiny (6^th/12 place in Southern Group), Górnik Radlin (10^th/12 place in Southern Group, relegation), Concordia Knurów (11^th/12 place in Southern Group, relegation), Wawel Wirek (Ruda Śląska) (12^th/ (last) place in Southern Group, relegation)

1961:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Polonia Bytom (2^nd/14 place), Ruch Chorzów (5^th/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (7^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Naprzód Lipiny (3^rd/18 place), Unia Racibórz (5^th/18 place), Piast Gliwice (11^th/18 place)

1962:

1^st division: Polonia Bytom (1^st/7 place in Group B, 1^st place in all over division after play-offs with Górnik Zabrze 4:1 and 2:2, title Polish Champion), Górnik Zabrze (1^st/7 place in Group A, 2^nd place in all over division after play-offs with Polonia Bytom 1:4 and 2:2), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2^nd/7 place in Group A, 3^rd place in all over division after play-offs with Odra Opole 0:1 and 1:0 coin?), Ruch Chorzów (4^th/7 place in Group A, 8^th place in all over division after play-offs with Arkonia Szczecin 0:2 and 2:1, all 14 teams)

2^nd division: Szombierki Bytom (2^nd/8 place in Group D), Piast Gliwice (2^nd/8 place in Group C), Unia Racibórz (4^th/8 place in Group C), Slavia Ruda Śląska (6^th/8 place in Group C), Naprzód Lipiny (7^th/8 place in Group C, relegation)

1962/1963:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Ruch Chorzów (2^nd/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (3^rd/14 place), Polonia Bytom (4^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Szombierki Bytom (1^st/16 place, promotion), Unia Racibórz (2^nd/16 place, promotion), Raków Częstochowa (3^rd/16 place), Piast Gliwice (9^th/16 place), Dąb Katowice (13^th/16 place, relegation), Slavia Ruda Śląska (14^th/16 place, relegation)

1963/1964:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2^nd/14 place), Polonia Bytom (5^th/14 place), Szombierki Bytom (6^th/14 place), Ruch Chorzów (7^th/14 place), Unia Racibórz (8^th/14 place)

2^nd division: GKS Katowice (4^th/16 place), Raków Częstochowa (11^th/16 place), Piast Gliwice (14^th/16 place, relegation)

1964/1965:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Szombierki Bytom (2^nd/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (3^rd/14 place), Polonia Bytom (5^th/14 place), Ruch Chorzów (7^th/14 place), Unia Racibórz (14^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: GKS Katowice (2^nd/16 place, promotion), Raków Częstochowa (3^rd/16 place), Victoria Jaworzno (4^th/16 place),

1965/1966:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Polonia Bytom (3^rd/14 place), Szombierki Bytom (4^th/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5^th/14 place), GKS Katowice (10^th/14 place), Ruch Chorzów (11^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Unia Racibórz (3^rd/16 place), Victoria Jaworzno (11^th/16 place), Raków Częstochowa (13^th/16 place, relegation), Urania Ruda Śląska (16^th (last) place, relegation)

1966/1967:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2^nd/14 place), Ruch Chorzów (3^rd/14 place), Polonia Bytom (6^th/14 place), GKS Katowice (7^th/14 place), Szombierki Bytom (11^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Unia Racibórz (4^th/16 place), Victoria Jaworzno (11^th/16 place)

1967/1968:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Górnik Zabrze (3^rd/14 place), Polonia Bytom (4^th/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5^th/14 place), GKS Katowice (8^th/14 place), Szombierki Bytom (9^th/14 place)

2^nd division: ROW Rybnik (2^nd/16 place, promotion), Unia Racibórz (5^th/16 place), Victoria Jaworzno (14^th/16 place, relegation)

1968/1969:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (2^nd/14 place), Polonia Bytom (3^rd/14 place), Szombierki Bytom (4^th/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5^th/14 place), Ruch Chorzów (6^th/14 place), GKS Katowice (8^th/14 place), ROW Rybnik (14^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Unia Racibórz (4^th/16 place), Górnik Wojkowice (13^th/16 place, relegation), Piast Gliwice (14^th/16 place, relegation)

1969/1970:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (2^nd/14 place), Górnik Zabrze (3^rd/14 place), Polonia Bytom (4^th/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5^th/14 place), GKS Katowice (7^th/14 place), Szombierki Bytom (10^th/14 place)

2^nd division: ROW Rybnik (1^st/16 place, promotion), Urania Ruda Śląska (6^th/16 place), Unia Racibórz (7^th/16 place)

1970/1971:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Ruch Chorzów (5^th/14 place), Szombierki Bytom (6^th/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (7^th/14 place), Polonia Bytom (12^th/14 place), ROW Rybnik (13^th/14 place, relegation), GKS Katowice (14^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Urania Ruda Śląska (5^th/16 place), Piast Gliwice (8^th/16 place), Unia Racibórz (13^th/16 place, relegation)

1971/1972:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/14 place, title Polish Champion), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2^nd/14 place), Ruch Chorzów (4^th/14 place), Polonia Bytom (10^th/14 place), Szombierki Bytom (14^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: ROW Rybnik (1^st/16 place, promotion), GKS Katowice (6^th/16 place), Urania Ruda Śląska (8^th/16 place), AKS Niwka Sosnowiec (11^th/16 place), Piast Gliwice (12^th/16 place)

1972/1973:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (2^nd/14 place), Górnik Zabrze (4^th/14 place), ROW Rybnik (7^th/14 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (10^th/14 place), Polonia Bytom (13^th/14 place, relegation play-offs with GKS Katowice 0:0 and 2:0, still in 1^st division)

2^nd division: Szombierki Bytom (1^st/16 place, promotion), GKS Katowice (4^th/16 place, promotion play-offs with Polonia Bytom 0:0 and 0:2, still in 2^nd division), Piast Gliwice (5^th/16 place), Urania Ruda Śląska (13^th/16 place, relegation play-offs with Moto Jelcz Oława 1:0 and 0:1 4:3 in pen., still in 2^nd division), AKS Niwka Sosnowiec (14^th/16 place, relegation play-offs with Górnik Wojkowice 2:1 and 5:1, still in 2^nd division), MZKS Mikulczyce-Rokitnica (Zabrze) renamed to Sparta Zabrze (16^th (last) place, relegation play offs with Ursus Warszawa 0:0 and 0:3, and as loser the last chance play-offs with Górnik Wałbrzych 3:0 and 0:1, still in 2^nd division)

1973/1974:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion), Górnik Zabrze (2^nd/16 place), ROW Rybnik (7^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (11^th/16 place), Polonia Bytom (12^th/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (14^th/16 place)

2^nd division: GKS Tychy (1^st/16 place in Southern Group, promotion), BKS Bielsko-Biała (2^nd/16 place in Southern Group), Urania Ruda Śląska (3^rd/16 place in Southern Group), GKS Katowice (4^th/16 place in Southern Group), Piast Gliwice (7^th/16 place in Southern Group), Górnik Wojkowice (10^th/16 place in Southern Group), Sparta Zabrze (11^th/16 place in Southern Group), AKS Niwka Sosnowiec (13^th/16 place in Southern Group), GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój (15^th/16 place in Southern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1974/1975:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (7^th/16 place), Polonia Bytom (8^th/16 place), GKS Tychy (10^th/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (11^th/16 place), ROW Rybnik (14^th/16 place)

2^nd division: GKS Katowice (2^nd/16 place in Southern Group), Piast Gliwice (3^rd/16 place in Southern Group), BKS Bielsko-Biała (5^th/16 place in Southern Group), Urania Ruda Śląska (6^th/16 place in Southern Group), AKS Niwka Sosnowiec (12^th/16 place in Southern Group), Sparta Zabrze (13^th/16 place in Southern Group), Górnik Wojkowice (15^th/16 place in Southern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1975/1976:

1^st division: GKS Tychy (2^nd/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (4^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (9^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (10^th/16 place), ROW Rybnik (11^th/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (14^th/16 place), Polonia Bytom (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Piast Gliwice (2^nd/16 place in Southern Group), Urania Ruda Śląska (4^th/16 place in Southern Group), BKS Bielsko-Biała (7^th/16 place in Southern Group), GKS Katowice (8^th/16 place in Southern Group), Sparta Zabrze (13^th/16 place in Southern Group), AKS Niwka Sosnowiec (14^th/16 place, relegation, all 32 teams)

1976/1977:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (3^rd/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5^th/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (9^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (13^th/16 place), GKS Tychy (15^th/16 place, relegation), ROW Rybnik (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Polonia Bytom (1^st/16 place in Southern Group, promotion), Piast Gliwice (2^nd/16 place in Southern Group), GKS Katowice (3^rd/16 place in Southern Group), BKS Bielsko-Biała (5^th/16 place in Southern Group), Urania Ruda Śląska (13^th/16 place in Southern Group, relegation), Sparta Zabrze (15^th/16 place in Southern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1977/1978:

1^st division: Zagłębie Sosnowiec (9^th/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (12^th/16 place), Polonia Bytom (13^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (14^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: GKS Katowice (1^st/16 place in Southern Group, promotion), GKS Tychy (3^rd/16 place in Southern Group), ROW Rybnik (5^th/16 place in Southern Group), Piast Gliwice (9^th/16 place in Southern Group), BKS Bielsko-Biała (13^th/16 place in Southern Group, relegation), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (15^th/16 place in Southern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1978/1979:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion), Szombierki Bytom (4^th/16 place), GKS Katowice (8^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (9^th/16 place), Polonia Bytom (14^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/16 place in Eastern Group, promotion), GKS Tychy (3^rd/16 place in Eastern Group), ROW Rybnik (7^th/16 place in Western Group), Piast Gliwice (9^th/16 place in Western Group), Raków Częstochowa (10^th/16 place in Eastern Group)

1979/1980:

1^st division: Szombierki Bytom (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion), Górnik Zabrze (6^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (11^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (12^th/16 place), GKS Katowice (15^th/16 place, relegation), Polonia Bytom (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Piast Gliwice (7^th/16 place in Western Group), GKS Tychy (8^th/16 place in Eastern Group), ROW Rybnik (12^th/16 place in Western Group), Raków Częstochowa (15^th/16 place in Eastern Group, relegation), GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój (16^th (last) place in Eastern Group, relegation)

1980/1981:

1^st division: Szombierki Bytom (3^rd/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (7^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (12^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (13^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Piast Gliwice (2^nd/16 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (3^rd/16 place in Eastern Group), GKS Katowice (4^th/16 place in Western Group), GKS Tychy (5^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Górnik Knurów (9^th/16 place in Eastern Group), ROW Rybnik (10^th/16 place in Western Group, all 32 teams)

1981/1982:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (5^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (9^th/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (10^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (14^th/16 place)

2^nd division: GKS Katowice (1^st/16 place in Western Group, promotion), BKS Bielsko-Biała (2^nd/16 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (2^nd/16 place in Eastern Group), Piast Gliwice (7^th/16 place in Western Group), Raków Częstochowa (8^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Górnik Knurów (9^th/16 place in Eastern Group), GKS Tychy (10^th/16 place in Western Group), ROW Rybnik (12^th/16 place in Western Group), Urania Ruda Śląska (16^th (last) place in Western Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1982/1983:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (3^rd/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (9^th/16 place), Zagłebie Sosnowiec (11^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (12^th/16 place), GKS Katowice (13^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Piast Gliwice (4^th/16 place in Western Group), Górnik Knurów (4^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Raków Częstochowa (5^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (7^th/16 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (12^th/16 place in Eastern Group), ROW Rybnik (13^th/16 place in Western Group, relegation), GKS Tychy (14^th/16 place in Western Group, relegation), BKS Bielsko-Biała (15^th/16 place in Eastern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1983/1984:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (4^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (7^th/16 place), GKS Katowice (9^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (12^th/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Polonia Bytom (2^nd/16 place in Eastern Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (3^rd/16 place in Western Group), Górnik Knurów (7^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Piast Gliwice (11^th/16 place in Western Group), Victoria Jaworzno (12^th/16 place in Western Group), Raków Częstochowa (14^th/16 place in Eastern Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1984/1985:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (7^th/16 place), GKS Katowice (10^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Szombierki Bytom (3^rd/16 place in Western Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (4^th/16 place in Western Group), Górnik Knurów (4^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Piast Gliwice (7^th/16 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (10^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Victoria Jaworzno (13^th/16 place in Western Group, relegation), AKS Niwka Sosnowiec (16^th (last) place in Western Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1985/1986:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion), GKS Katowice (5^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (9^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Polonia Bytom (1^st/16 place in Eastern Group, promotion), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (3^rd/16 place in Western Group), Górnik Knurów (5^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Szombierki Bytom (5^th/16 place in Western Group), GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój (8^th/16 place in Western Group), Piast Gliwice (9^th/16 place in Western Group)

1986/1987:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion), GKS Katowice (3^rd/16 place), Polonia Bytom (13^th/16 place, relegation after play-offs with Olimpia Poznań 2:2 and 0:0), Ruch Chorzów (14^th/16 place, relegation after play-offs with Lechia Gdańsk 1:2 and 1:2)

2^nd division: Szombierki Bytom (1^st/16 place in Western Group, promotion), Piast Gliwce (3^rd/16 place in Western Group, qualificated to promotion play-offs, 1:1 and 0:2 with Bałtyk Gdynia in promotion play-offs, still in 2^nd division), Górnik Knurów (3^rd/16 place in Eastern Group, qualificated to promotion play-offs, 2:1 and 0:2 with Stal Stalowa Wola in promotion play-offs, still in 2^nd division), GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój (6^th/16 place in Western Group), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (6^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (9^th/16 place in Western Group), Urania Ruda Śląska (14^th/16 place in Western Group, qualificated to relegation play-offs, 2:0 and 1:2 with Chrobry Głogów in relegation play-offs, still in 2^nd division)

1987/1988:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (1^st/16 place, title Polish champion), GKS Katowice (2^nd/16 place), Szombierki Bytom (7^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/16 place in Western Group, promotion), GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój (2^nd/16 place in Western Group, promotion after play-offs with Piast Nowa Ruda 0:0 and 1:0), Górnik Knurów (3^rd/16 place in Eastern Group, qualificated to promotion play-offs, in promotion play-offs 1:0 and 2:4 with Wisła Kraków, still in 2^nd division), Polonia Bytom (4^th/16 place in Western Group), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5^th/16 place in Eastern Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (7^th/16 place in Western Group), Piast Gliwice (8^th/16 place in Western Group), Urania Ruda Śląska (15^th/16 place in Western Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1988/1989:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (1^st/16 place, title Polish Champion), GKS Katowice (2^nd/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (3^rd/16 place), GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój (14^th/16 place, relegation after play-offs with Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0:0 and 0:2), Szombierki Bytom (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Zagłębie Sosnowiec (1^st/16 place in Eastern Group, promotion), Polonia Bytom (5^th/16 place in Western Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (8^th/16 place in Western Group, qualificated to relegation play-offs, in relegation play-offs 2:0 and 2:1 with Elana Toruń, still in 2^nd division), Górnik Knurów (8^th/16 place in Eastern Group, relegation after play-offs with Miedź Legnica 1:2 and 1:0), Górnik Pszów (11^th/16 place in Western Group, relegation), Piast Gliwice (15^th/16 place in Western Group, relegation, all 32 teams)

1989/1990:

1^st division: GKS Katowice (3^rd/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (6^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (12^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (14^th/16 place)

2^nd division: Polonia Bytom (4^th/20 place), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (10^th/20 place), Szombierki Bytom (13^th/20 place), GKS Jastrzebie-Zdrój (17^th/20 place, relegation)

1990/1991:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (2^nd/16 place), GKS Katowice (4^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (13^th/16 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (16^th (last) place, qualificated to relegation play-offs, in relegation play-offs 0:2 and 2:0 (4-2 in penalties) with Jagiellonia Białystok, still in 1^st division)

2^nd division: Raków Częstochowa (6^th/20 place), Polonia Bytom (7^th/20 place), Szombierki Bytom (9^th/20 place), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (14^th/20 place)

1991/1992:

1^st division: GKS Katowice (2^nd/18 place), Górnik Zabrze (4^th/18 place), Ruch Chorzów (5^th/18 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (17^th/18 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Szombierki Bytom (2^nd/17 place in Western Group, promotion), Górnik Pszów (4^th/17 place in Western Group), Raków Częstochowa (6^th/17 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (7^th/17 place in Western Group), Naprzód Rydułtowy (10^th/17 place in Western Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (17^th (last) place in Western Group, relegation, all 35 teams)

1992/1993:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (4^th/18 place), GKS Katowice (8^th/18 place), Górnik Zabrze (9^th/18 place), Szombierki Bytom (15^th/18 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Raków Częstochowa (5^th/18 place in Western Group), GKS Tychy (8^th/18 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (12^th/18 place in Western Group), Naprzód Rydułtowy (13^th/18 place in Western Group), Górnik Pszów (15^th/18 place in Western Group, relegation), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (16^th/18 place in Western Group, relegation, all 36 teams)

1993/1994:

1^st division: GKS Katowice (2^nd/18 place), Górnik Zabrze (3^rd/18 place), Ruch Chorzów (8^th/18 place)

2^nd division: Raków Częstochowa (1^st/18 place in Western Group, promotion), Naprzód Rydułtowy (7^th/18 place in Western Group), Szombierki Bytom (7^th/18 place in Eastern Group), Polonia Bytom (11^th/18 place in Western Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (13^th/18 place in Western Group), GKS Tychy (15^th/18 place in Western Group, relegation, all 36 teams)

1994/1995:

1^st division: GKS Katowice (3^rd/18 place), Górnik Zabrze (5^th/18 place), Raków Częstochowa (13^th/18 place), Ruch Chorzów (17^th/18 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Naprzód Rydułtowy (5^th/18 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (6^th/18 place in Western Group), Krisbut Myszków (7^th/18 place in Western Group), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (11^th/18 place in Western Group), Szombierki Bytom (14^th/18 place in Eastern Group, all 36 teams)

1995/1996:

1^st division: Raków Częstochowa (8^th/18 place), Sokół Tychy (9^th/18 place, club was moved from Pniewy in Wielkopolska to Tychy in the season), GKS Katowice (11^th/18 place), Górnik Zabrze (12^th/18 place)

2^nd division: Odra Wodzisław Śląski (1^st/18 place in Western Group, promotion), Ruch Chorzów (2^nd/18 place in Western Group, promotion), Krisbut Myszków (4^th/18 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (5^th/18 place in Western Group), Szombierki Bytom (6^th/18 place in Western Group), Naprzód Rydułtowy (10^th/18 place in Western Group)

1996/1997:

1^st division: Odra Wodzisław Śląski (3^rd/18 place), GKS Katowice (4^th/18 place), Raków Częstochowa (10^th/18 place), Górnik Zabrze (13^th/18 place), Ruch Chorzów (14^th/18 place), Sokół Tychy (18^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Krisbut Myszków (4^th/18 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (5^th/18 place in Western Group), Ruch Radzionków (6^th/18 place in Western Group), Naprzód Rydułtowy (11^th/18 place in Western Group), Szombierki Bytom (18^th (last) place in Western Group, relegation, all 36 teams)

1997/1998:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (6^th/18 place), Górnik Zabrze (8^th/18 place), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (9^th/18 place), GKS Katowice (12^th/18 place), Raków Częstochowa (18^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Ruch Radzionków (1^st/17 place in Western Group, promotion), Krisbut Myszków (4^th/17 place in Western Group), Polonia/Szombierki Bytom (6^th/17 place in Western Group), Naprzód Rydułtowy (13^th/17 place in Western Group, all 35 teams)

1998/1999:

1^st division: Ruch Radzionków (6^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (7^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (10^th/18 place), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (14^th/16 place), GKS Katowice (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Raków Częstochowa (2^nd/14 place in Western Group), Polonia Bytom (6^th/14 place in Western Group), Grunwald Ruda Śląska (8^th/14 place in Western Group), KS Myszków (9^th/14 place in Western Group), Naprzód Rydułtowy (13^th/14 place in Western Group, relegation, all 29 teams)

1999/2000:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (3^rd/16 place), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (9^th/16 place), Ruch Radzionków (10^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (14^th/16 place)

2^nd division: GKS Katowice (2^nd/24 place, promotion), Polonia Bytom (11^th/24 place), KS Myszków (16^th/24 place), Grunwald Ruda Śląska (19^th/24 place, relegation), Raków Częstochowa (22^nd/24 place, relegation)

2000/2001:

1^st division: Ruch Chorzów (6^th/16 place), GKS Katowice (8^th/16 place), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (9^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (13^th/16 place), Ruch Radzionków (16^th (last) place, relegation)

2^nd division: Zagłębie Sosnowiec (13^th/20 place), KS Myszków (16^th/20 place), Polonia Bytom (17^th/20 place, relegation)

2001/2002:

1^st division: Odra Wodzisław Śląski (5^th/8 place in Title Group), GKS Katowice (6^th/8 place in Title Group), Ruch Chorzów (7^th/8 place in Title Group), Górnik Zabrze (1^st/8 place in Relegation Group, 9^th place in all over league)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Szczakowianka Jaworzno (3^rd/20 place, promotion after play-offs with RKS Fameg Radomsko 2:0 and 0:1, then Radomsko protested, because in Szczakowianka had played an ineligible player Branko Rasić (JUG), Szczakowianka won 3:0 by w.o. in third match), Ruch Radzionków (8^th/20 place), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (17^th/20 place, relegation), KS Myszków (20^th (last) place, relegation)

2002/2003:

1^st division: GKS Dospel Katowice (3^rd/16 place), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (5^th/16 place), Górnik Zabrze (7^th/16 place), Garbarnia Szczakowianka Jaworzno (13^th/16 place, relegation after play-offs with Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 0:1 and 0:3 v.o. (3:0 on field), Ruch Chorzów (14^th/16 place, relegation)

2^nd division: Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (12^th/18 place), Ruch Radzionków (16^th/18 place, relegation)

2003/2004:

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze (7^th/14 place), Odra Wodzisław Śląski (9^th/14 place), GKS Dospel Katowice (10^th/14 place)

2^nd division: Garbarnia Szczakowianka Jaworzno (5^th/16 place), Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (7^th/16 place), Piast Gliwice (10^th/16 place), Ruch Chorzów (11^th/16 place)

2004/2005 (is playing now):

1^st division: Górnik Zabrze, Odra Wodzisław Śląski and GKS Katowice

2^nd division: Garbarnia Szczakowianka Jaworzno, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, Piast Gliwice, Ruch Chorzów and Zagłębie Sosnowiec

SEASONS:

1^st division (1927-1939 and 1947-2004/2005)

Ruch Hajduki Wielkie/Chorzów - 67 seasons

Górnik Zabrze - 49 seasons

Zagłębie Sosnowiec - 34 seasons

Polonia Bytom - 31 seasons

GKS (Górniczy Klub Sportowy)/Dospel Katowice - 30 seasons

Szombierki Bytom - 25 seasons

AKS (Amatorski Klub Sportowy) Chorzów - 10 seasons

Odra Wodzisław Śląski - 9 seasons

Górnik Radlin - 8 seasons

Górnik/ROW Rybnik - 7 seasons

Raków Częstochowa - 4 seasons

1. FC (Erste Fussball Club) Katowice - 3 seasons

GKS (Górniczy Klub Sportowy) Tychy - 3 seasons

Ruch Radzionków - 3 seasons

Śląsk Świętochłowice - 3 seasons

Dąb Katowice - 2 seasons

Sokół Tychy - 2 seasons

Unia Racibórz - 2 seasons

Garbarnia Szczakowianka Jaworzno - 1 season

GKS (Górniczy Klub Sportowy) Jastrzębie-Zdrój - 1 season

Rymer Niedobczyce (Rybnik) - 1 season

2^nd division (1927-1939 and 1947-2004/2005)

Piast Gliwice - 31 seasons

Szombierki Bytom - 22 seasons

Polonia Bytom - 21 seasons

Naprzód Lipiny (Świętochłowice) - 16 seasons

Raków Częstochowa - 15 seasons

Odra Wodzisław Śląski - 14 seasons

Zagłębie Sosnowiec - 14 seasons

GKS (Górniczy Klub Sportowy) Katowice - 12 seasons

Unia Racibórz - 12 seasons

Urania Ruda Śląska - 12 seasons

Górnik Knurów - 11 seasons

GKS (Górniczy Klub Sportowy) Tychy - 9 seasons

ROW (Rybnicki Okręg Węglowy) Rybnik - 9 seasons

Krisbut/KS (Klub Sportowy) Myszków - 8 seasons

Naprzód Rydułtowy - 8 seasons

BKS (Bielski Klub Sportowy) Bielsko-Biała - 7 seasons

AKS (Amatorski Klub Sportowy) Niwka Sosnowiec - 6 seasons

GKS (Górniczy Klub Sportowy) Jastrzębie-Zdrój - 6 seasons

Victoria Jaworzno - 6 seasons

AKS (Amatorski Klub Sportowy) Chorzów - 5 seasons

Górnik Zabrze - 5 seasons

MZKS (Miejski Zakładowy Klub Sportowy) Miklulczyce-Rokitnica/Sparta Zabrze - 5 seasons

Ruch Chorzów - 5 seasons

Ruch Radzionków - 5 seasons

Skra Częstochowa - 5 seasons

Śląsk Świętochłowice - 4 seasons

Baildon Katowice - 3 seasons

Brygada Częstochowa - 3 seasons

Concordia Knurów - 3 seasons

Dąb Katowice - 3 seasons

Garbarnia Szczakowianka Jaworzno - 3 seasons

Górnik Pszów - 3 seasons

Górnik Radlin - 3 seasons

Górnik Wojkowice - 3 seasons

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała - 3 seasons

Unia Sosnowiec - 3 seasons

Grunwald Ruda Śląska - 2 seasons

Slavia Ruda Śląska - 2 seasons

Victoria Częstochowa - 2 seasons

Warta Zawiercie - 2 seasons

1. FC (Erste Fussball Club) Katowice - 1 season

Częstochowski KS (Klub Sportowy) Częstochowa - 1 season

Pogoń Katowice - 1 season

Polonia/Szombierki Bytom - 1 season

Sarmatia Będzin - 1 season

Wawel Wirek (Ruda Śląska) - 1 season

Zagłębianka Dąbrowa Górnicza - 1 season

Zagłębie Dąbrowa Górnicza - 1 season

Poland - Regional Analysis

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Maks Saczywko for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Maks Saczywko (maks890@poczta.onet.pl), Goleniów (Western Pomerania, Poland)
Last updated: 3 Oct 2004