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Football (soccer) is probably the most popular Sport in Poland . Over 400.000 Poles play football regularly, millions more play football sometimes. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s and the Polish National Football Team played its first international match in 1921 . There are hundreds of professional and amateur football teams in Poland. The football teams are organized into the national 1st league and 2nd league, 4 regional 3rd leagues, 19 regional 4th leagues, 49 regional 5th leagues and many more lower level leagues. There are also Polish Cup and Polish Supercup competitions.
HISTORY See Also: History of football in Poland The first Polish professional Football Club s were Czarni Lwów founded in 1903 , Pogoń Lwów ( 1904 ) (both stopped exist by 1939 ), Resovia Rzeszów ( 1905 , but the football section didn't survive, and nowadays has only Volleyball section), Cracovia Kraków ( 1906 ), Wisła Kraków ( 1906 ). The Polish national federation called Polish Football Union (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN) was founded on December 21 , 1919 , in Cracow . 31 delegates elected Edward Cetnarowski as the first president. PZPN joined FIFA in 1923 and UEFA in 1954 . The first league games were played in 1920 , yet the season was not finished due to Polish-Bolshevik War . The first Polish Champions were Cracovia Kraków in 1921 and on 28 May 1922 Poland defeated Sweden 2:1. ORANGE EKSTRAKLASA (POLISH FOOTBALL FIRST LEAGUE) First league in season 2005/2006 There are 16 teams this season. The first 14 teams will continue to play in the 1st league, the 15th enters into a playoff, the last team is relegated; 2 teams are promoted from the 2nd league. ''Results for 25 January 2006 ''
First league in season 2004/2005
First league 2003/2004 (final results)
POLISH FOOTBALL SECOND LEAGUE (2.LIGA) 2nd league 2004/2005 (in alphabetic order)
2nd league 2003/2004 (final results)
POLISH FOOTBALL THIRD LEAGUE (3.LIGA) Group I (Mazovia, Warmia i Mazury, Podlasie, Łódzkie) (in alphabetic order)
Group II (Greater Poland, Pomerania, West-Pomerania, Kujawy) (in alphabetic order)
Group III (Lubus, Silesia, Upper Silesia, Opolskie) (in alphabetic order)
Group IV (Świętokrzyskie, Małopolska, Lubelskie, Podkarpacie) (in alphabetic order)
POLISH FOOTBALL FOURTH LEAGUE (4.LIGA) Group: Mazovia Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches). (Position, team, matches, points, wins-draws-loses, goals scored-lost)
Group: Podlachia Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
Trak Victoria Łyski Klepacze returned to the name of Victoria Łyski. Group: Warmia-Masuria Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
Group: Łódź Land Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
Ceramika Opoczno change its nameto WOY Opoczno. Pogoń Zduńska Wola got 2p penalty Group: North Greater Poland Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
Group: South Greater Poland Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 16 matches).
Group: West Pomerania Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 18 matches).
Group: Pomerania Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
Group: Kuyavia-Pomerania Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 15 matches).
Group: Silesia I Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 15 matches).
Group: Silesia II Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 15 matches).
Group: Opole Silesia Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
Group: Lower Silesia Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
Group: Lubusz Land Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
- MKS Nowe Miasteczko has taken over the team of Czarni Jelenin . Group: Little Poland I - Kraków Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 15 matches).
Group: Little Poland II - Nowy Sącz - Tarnów Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 15 matches).
Group: Subcarpathia Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
-- Kolejarz-Igloopol Dębica changes name to Igloopol Dębica Group: Swietokrzyskie Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
Group: Lublin Land Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results (after 17 matches).
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