Poland national football team
Poland
Nickname(s) |
Biało-czerwoni
("The white and reds") Białe Orły
("The White Eagles")
|
Association |
Polish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) |
Head coach |
Leo Beenhakker |
Captain |
Michał Żewłakow |
Most caps |
Grzegorz Lato (100) |
Top scorer |
Włodzimierz Lubański (48) |
FIFA code |
POL |
FIFA ranking |
32 |
Highest FIFA ranking |
16 (September 2007) |
Lowest FIFA ranking |
61 (March 1998) |
Elo ranking |
T36 |
Highest Elo ranking |
1 (October 1975) |
Lowest Elo ranking |
55 (August 1956, April 1998) |
|
|
First international |
Hungary 1 - 0 Poland
(Budapest, Hungary; 18 December, 1921) |
Biggest win |
Poland 9 - 0 Norway
(Szczecin, Poland; 4 September, 1963) |
Biggest defeat |
Denmark 8 - 0 Poland
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 June, 1948) |
World Cup |
Appearances |
7 (First in 1938) |
Best result |
3rd place (1974, 1982) |
European Championship |
Appearances |
1 (First in 2008) |
Best result |
Round 1, 2008 |
The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Football Association (PZPN).
It played its first international match on 18 December 1921 in Budapest against Hungary and was defeated 0:1. Poland won the Gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1992 Summer Olympics[1] in Barcelona. In the World Cup, Poland finished third twice: in 1974 and 1982.
World Cup record
Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
1930 |
Did Not Enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1934 |
Withdrew during Qualifying |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1938 |
Round 1 (Top 15) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1950 |
Did Not Enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1954 |
Withdrew |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1958 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1962 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1966 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1970 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1974 |
3rd place |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
5 |
1978 |
Round 2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
1982 |
3rd place |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
1986 |
Round 2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
1990 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1994 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1998 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2002 |
Round 1 (top 32) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
2006 |
Round 1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2010 |
Qualifying in Progress |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total |
7/18 |
31 |
15 |
5 |
11 |
44 |
40 |
- Polish National Team result: 3rd place
- Coach: Antoni Piechniczek
- Players: Zbigniew Boniek, Andrzej Buncol, Włodzimierz Ciołek, Marek Dziuba, Andrzej Iwan, Jan Jałocha, Paweł Janas, Janusz Kupcewicz, Marek Kusto, Grzegorz Lato, Stefan Majewski, Waldemar Matysik, Józef Młynarczyk, Andrzej Pałasz, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Andrzej Szarmach, Roman Wójcicki, Władysław Żmuda
- Reserve players: Tadeusz Dolny, Jacek Kazimierski, Piotr Mowlik, Piotr Skrobowski
- Polish National Team result: 3rd place
- Coach: Kazimierz Górski
- Players: Lesław Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Jan Domarski, Robert Gadocha, Jerzy Gorgoń, Zbigniew Gut, Zdzisław Kapka, Henryk Kasperczak, Kazimierz Kmiecik, Grzegorz Lato, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Adam Musiał, Andrzej Szarmach, Antoni Szymanowski, Jan Tomaszewski, Władysław Żmuda, Włodzimierz Smolarek
- Reserve players: Mirosław Bulzacki, Andrzej Fischer, Roman Jakóbczak, Zygmunt Kalinowski, Marek Kusto, Henryk Wieczorek
For more information about Poland's performance, see Poland v Brazil (1938)
European Championship record
Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
1960 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1964 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1968 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1972 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1976 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1980 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1984 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1988 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1992 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1996 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2000 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2004 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2008 |
Round 1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2012 |
Host |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total |
1/13 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
26th Olympic Games, Barcelona 1992[1]
- Polish National Team result: 2nd place
- Coach: Janusz Wójcik
- Players: Dariusz Adamczuk, Marek Bajor, Jerzy Brzęczek, Dariusz Gęsior, Marcin Jałocha, Andrzej Juskowiak, Aleksander Kłak, Andrzej Kobylański, Wojciech Kowalczyk, Marek Koźmiński, Tomasz Łapiński, Grzegorz Mielcarski, Ryszard Staniek, Piotr Świerczewski, Mirosław Waligóra, Tomasz Wałdoch.
- Reserve players: Dariusz Koseła, Arkadiusz Onyszko, Dariusz Szubert, Tomasz Wieszczycki.
22nd Olympic Games, Montreal 1976
- Polish National Team result: 2nd place
- Coach: Kazimierz Górski
- Players: Jan Benigier, Lesław Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Jerzy Gorgoń, Henryk Kasperczak, Kazimierz Kmiecik, Grzegorz Lato, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Piotr Mowlik, Roman Ogaza, Wojciech Rudy, Andrzej Szarmach, Antoni Szymanowski, Jan Tomaszewski, Henryk Wawrowski, Henryk Wieczorek, Władysław Żmuda
21st Olympic Games, Munich 1972
- Polish national team result: WINNER
- Coach: Kazimierz Górski
- Players: Zygmunt Anczok, Lesław Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Robert Gadocha, Jerzy Gorgoń, Zbigniew Gut, Hubert Kostka, Jerzy Kraska, Kazimierz Kmiecik, Grzegorz Lato, Włodzimierz Lubański, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Joachim Marx, Marian Ostafiński, Zygfryd Szołtysik, Antoni Szymanowski, Ryszard Szymczak
- Reserve players: Marian Szeja, Andrzej Jarosik
15th Olympic Games, Rome 1960
- Polish national team result: first round, after beating Tunisia 6-0 and losing 1-2 to Denmark and 0-2 to Argentina
- Coach: Czeslaw Krug
- Players: Lucjan Brychczy, Zygmunt Gadecki, Henryk Grzybowski, Stanislaw Hachorek, Roman Lentner, Hubert Pala, Ernest Pol, Tomasz Stefaniszyn, Marceli Strzykalski, Henryk Szczepanski, Edward Szymkowiak
- Reserve players: Eugeniusz Faber, Stefan Florenski, Ryszard Grzegorczyk, Engelbert Jarek, Marian Norkowski
13th Olympic Games, Helsinki 1952
- Polish national team result: second round, after beating France 2-1 and losing to Denmark 0-2.
- Coach: Michał Matyas
- Players: Henryk Alszer, Hubert Banisz, Ewald Cebula, Gerard Cieslik, Władysław Gędłek, Kazimierz Kaszuba, Jerzy Krasówka, Jozef Mamon, Pawel Sobek, Tomasz Stefaniszyn, Czeslaw Suszczyk, Edward Szymkowiak, Kazimierz Trampisz, Jan Wisniewski
- Reserve players: Tadeusz Glimas, Zbigniew Jaskowski
- Reserve players, who stayed in Poland: Zdzislaw Bieniek, Oskar Brajter, Henryk Janduda, Zdzislaw Mordarski, Henryk Skromny, Teodor Wieczorek
11th Olympic Games, Berlin 1936
- Polish national team result: 4th place
- Coach: Jozef Kaluza
- Players: Spirydion Albanski, Franciszek Cebulak, Ewald Dytko, Hubert Gad, Antoni Galecki, Wilhelm Góra, Walerian Kisielinski, Jozef Kotlarczyk, Edward Madejski, Henryk Martyna, Michał Matyas, Walenty Musielak, Teodor Peterek, Ryszard Piec, Fryderyk Scherfke, Władysław Szczepaniak, Jan Wasiewicz, Gerard Wodarz
- Reserve players, who stayed in Poland: Marian Fontowicz, Wilhelm Piec, Alojzy Sitko, Jerzy Wostal
8th Olympic Games, Paris 1924
- Polish National Team result: first round, after losing 0-5 to Hungary
- Coach: Adam Obrubanski
- Players: Mieczyslaw Batsch, Stanislaw Cikowski, Wawrzyniec Cyl, Stefan Fryc, Jozef Kaluza, Wacław Kuchar, Henryk Reyman, Leon Sperling, Marian Spoida, Zdzislaw Styczen, Mieczyslaw Wisniewski
- Reserve players: Ludwik Gintel, Emil Goerlitz, Wladyslaw Krupa, Juliusz Miller, Jan Reyman, Wawrzyniec Stalinski, Tadeusz Synowiec
Honors
Biggest Success of the Polish national team.
-
- Third Place (2): 1974, 1982
-
- Gold medal (1) 1972
- Silver Medal (2) 1976, 1992[1]
Recent and Upcoming Matches
Date |
Venue |
Match |
Type |
Score |
Attendance |
February 2, 2008 |
Paphos, Cyprus |
Poland - Finland |
friendly |
W 1-0 |
|
February 6, 2008 |
Larnaca, Cyprus |
Poland - Czech Republic |
friendly |
W 2-0 |
|
February 27, 2008 |
Wronki, Poland |
Poland - Estonia |
friendly |
W 2-0 |
5,000 |
March 26, 2008 |
Kraków, Poland |
Poland - United States |
friendly |
L 0-3 |
21,000 |
May 26, 2008 |
Reutlingen, Germany |
Poland - FYR Macedonia |
friendly |
D 1-1 |
2,200 |
May 27, 2008 |
Reutlingen, Germany |
Poland - Albania |
friendly |
W 1-0 |
2,200 |
June 1, 2008 |
Chorzów, Poland |
Poland - Denmark |
friendly |
D 1-1 |
|
June 8, 2008 |
Klagenfurt, Austria |
Germany - Poland |
Euro 2008 |
L 0-2 |
30,461 |
June 12, 2008 |
Vienna, Austria |
Austria - Poland |
Euro 2008 |
D 1-1 |
51,428 |
June 16, 2008 |
Klagenfurt, Austria |
Poland - Croatia |
Euro 2008 |
L 0-1 |
30,461 |
August 20, 2008 |
Lviv, Ukraine |
Poland - Ukraine |
friendly |
L 0-1 |
20,000 |
September 6, 2008 |
Wrocław, Poland |
Poland - Slovenia |
World Cup Qual. |
D 1-1 |
8,400 |
September 10, 2008 |
Serravalle, San Marino |
San Marino - Poland |
World Cup Qual. |
W 2-0 |
2,374 |
October 11, 2008 |
Chorzów, Poland |
Poland - Czech Republic |
World Cup Qual. |
W 2-1 |
50,000 |
October 15, 2008 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Slovakia - Poland |
World Cup Qual. |
L 1-2 |
|
November 19, 2008 |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Republic of Ireland - Poland |
friendly |
W 3-2 |
50,000 |
December 14, 2008 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Serbia - Poland |
friendly |
|
|
March 28, 2009 |
, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland - Poland |
World Cup Qual. |
|
|
April 1, 2009 |
, Poland |
Poland - San Marino |
World Cup Qual. |
|
|
September 5, 2009 |
, Poland |
Poland - Northern Ireland |
World Cup Qual. |
|
|
September 9, 2009 |
, Slovenia |
Slovenia - Poland |
World Cup Qual. |
|
|
October 10, 2009 |
, Czech Republic |
Czech Republic - Poland |
World Cup Qual. |
|
|
October 14, 2009 |
, Poland |
Poland - Slovakia |
World Cup Qual. |
|
|
Current squad
The following players were named by coach Leo Beenhakker for the friendly against the Republic of Ireland. Regular goalkeeper Artur Boruc will miss the match due to knee surgery.[2] Michał Żewłakow, Rafał Murawski, and Euzebiusz Smolarek have also withdrawn and will be replaced by Bartosz Bosacki, Sławomir Peszko and Tomasz Bandrowski.[3][4]
Caps and goals correct as of November 19, 2008.
- Goalkeepers
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
1 |
GK |
Łukasz Fabiański |
April 18, 1985 (1985-04-18) (age 24) |
12 |
0 |
Arsenal |
12 |
GK |
Łukasz Załuska |
June 16, 1982 (1982-06-16) (age 27) |
0 |
0 |
Dundee United |
|
- Defenders
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
19 |
DF |
Bartosz Bosacki |
December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20) (age 33) |
15 |
2 |
Lech Poznań |
5 |
MF |
Dariusz Dudka |
December 9, 1983 (1983-12-09) (age 25) |
33 |
2 |
AJ Auxerre |
2 |
DF |
Tomasz Jodłowiec |
March 22, 1985 (1985-03-22) (age 24) |
2 |
0 |
Polonia Warszawa |
13 |
DF |
Marcin Wasilewski |
June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09) (age 28) |
34 |
1 |
Anderlecht |
4 |
DF |
Jakub Wawrzyniak |
July 7, 1983 (1983-07-07) (age 26) |
14 |
0 |
Legia Warszawa |
3 |
DF |
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak |
January 26, 1984 (1984-01-26) (age 25) |
2 |
0 |
Lech Poznań |
|
- Midfielders
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
17 |
MF |
Tomasz Bandrowski |
September 18, 1984 (1984-09-18) (age 25) |
1 |
0 |
Lech Poznań |
16 |
MF |
Jakub Błaszczykowski |
December 14, 1985 (1985-12-14) (age 23) |
19 |
2 |
Borussia Dortmund |
9 |
MF |
Rafał Boguski |
June 9, 1984 (1984-06-09) (age 25) |
2 |
0 |
Wisła Kraków |
10 |
MF |
Łukasz Garguła |
February 25, 1981 (1981-02-25) (age 28) |
14 |
1 |
GKS Bełchatów |
8 |
MF |
Jacek Krzynówek |
May 15, 1976 (1976-05-15) (age 33) |
88 |
15 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
18 |
MF |
Mariusz Lewandowski |
May 18, 1979 (1979-05-18) (age 30) |
56 |
4 |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
7 |
MF |
Radosław Majewski |
December 15, 1986 (1986-12-15) (age 22) |
4 |
0 |
Polonia Warszawa |
15 |
MF |
Sławomir Peszko |
February 19, 1985 (1985-02-19) (age 24) |
1 |
0 |
Lech Poznań |
6 |
MF |
Roger Guerreiro |
May 25, 1982 (1982-05-25) (age 27) |
11 |
2 |
Legia Warszawa |
|
- Strikers
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
11 |
FW |
Paweł Brożek |
April 21, 1983 (1983-04-21) (age 26) |
14 |
2 |
Wisła Kraków |
14 |
FW |
Robert Lewandowski |
August 21, 1988 (1988-08-21) (age 21) |
4 |
2 |
Lech Poznań |
|
Other recent callups
The following players have also appeared for the Polish NT in the last two years or are on the standby list for the next match (in bold).
- Goalkeepers
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
1 |
GK |
Artur Boruc |
February 20, 1980 (1980-02-20) (age 29) |
39 |
0 |
Celtic |
12 |
GK |
Wojciech Kowalewski |
May 11, 1977 (1977-05-11) (age 32) |
10 |
0 |
Iraklis |
- |
GK |
Tomasz Kuszczak |
March 20, 1982 (1982-03-20) (age 27) |
6 |
0 |
Manchester United |
- |
GK |
Sebastian Przyrowski |
November 30, 1981 (1981-11-30) (age 27) |
4 |
0 |
Polonia Warszawa |
|
- Defenders
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
- |
DF |
Grzegorz Bronowicki |
March 28, 1982 (1982-03-28) (age 27) |
14 |
0 |
Red Star Belgrade (Friendly v. Ukraine, 20 August 2008) |
4 |
DF |
Seweryn Gancarczyk |
October 11, 1981 (1981-10-11) (age 28) |
3 |
0 |
Metalist Kharkiv |
4 |
DF |
Paweł Golański |
October 12, 1982 (1982-10-12) (age 27) |
13 |
1 |
Steaua Bucharest (Friendly v. Ukraine, 20 August 2008) |
2 |
DF |
Mariusz Jop |
August 3, 1978 (1978-08-03) (age 31) |
27 |
0 |
FC Moscow |
2 |
DF |
Adam Kokoszka |
October 6, 1986 (1986-10-06) (age 23) |
8 |
1 |
Empoli (Friendly v. Ukraine, 20 August 2008) |
15 |
DF |
Marcin Kowalczyk |
April 9, 1985 (1985-04-09) (age 24) |
3 |
0 |
Dynamo Moscow |
- |
DF |
Michał Pazdan |
September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) (age 22) |
5 |
0 |
Górnik Zabrze |
- |
DF |
Piotr Polczak |
August 25, 1986 (1986-08-25) (age 23) |
1 |
0 |
Cracovia Kraków |
- |
DF |
Arkadiusz Radomski |
June 27, 1977 (1977-06-27) (age 32) |
30 |
0 |
NEC |
14 |
DF |
Michał Żewłakow (captain) |
April 22, 1976 (1976-04-22) (age 33) |
84 |
3 |
Olympiacos |
|
- Midfielders
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
- |
MF |
Przemysław Kaźmierczak |
August 8, 1982 (1982-08-08) (age 27) |
9 |
1 |
Derby County |
- |
MF |
Wojciech Łobodziński |
October 20, 1982 (1982-10-20) (age 27) |
19 |
2 |
Wisła Kraków |
10 |
MF |
Rafał Murawski |
October 9, 1981 (1981-10-09) (age 28) |
15 |
1 |
Lech Poznań |
|
- Strikers
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
11 |
FW |
Ireneusz Jeleń |
April 9, 1982 (1982-04-09) (age 27) |
19 |
2 |
AJ Auxerre (Friendly v. Ukraine, 20 August 2008) |
15 |
FW |
Szymon Pawłowski |
November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) (age 22) |
2 |
0 |
Zagłębie Lubin (Friendly v. Ukraine, 20 August 2008) |
9 |
FW |
Łukasz Piszczek |
June 3, 1985 (1985-06-03) (age 24) |
6 |
0 |
Hertha Berlin |
- |
FW |
Grzegorz Rasiak |
January 12, 1979 (1979-01-12) (age 30) |
37 |
8 |
Watford |
11 |
FW |
Marek Saganowski |
October 31, 1978 (1978-10-31) (age 30) |
28 |
3 |
Aalborg BK |
7 |
FW |
Euzebiusz Smolarek |
January 19, 1981 (1981-01-19) (age 28) |
38 |
15 |
Bolton Wanderers |
- |
FW |
Łukasz Sosin |
May 7, 1977 (1977-05-07) (age 32) |
3 |
2 |
Anorthosis Famagusta |
- |
FW |
Artur Wichniarek |
February 28, 1977 (1977-02-28) (age 32) |
17 |
4 |
Arminia Bielefeld |
20 |
FW |
Tomasz Zahorski |
November 22, 1984 (1984-11-22) (age 24) |
11 |
1 |
Górnik Zabrze (Friendly v. Ukraine, 20 August 2008) |
- |
FW |
Maciej Żurawski |
September 12, 1976 (1976-09-12) (age 33) |
72 |
17 |
Larissa FC (EURO 2008) |
|
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Poland's current third kit
|
Coaching staff
- Coach: Leo Beenhakker
- Assistant coach: Rafał Ulatowski
- II Assistant coach: Andrzej Zamilski
- II Assistant coach: Radosław Mroczkowski
- Goalkeeper coach: Andrzej Dawidziuk
- Consultant: Jan de Zeeuw
- Goalkeeper coach-consultant: Frans Hoek
2006 World Cup information
Poland lost their first game of 2006 World Cup to Ecuador. The final score was 2-0 with goals from Carlos Tenorio and Agustin Delgado. Poland lost to group leader Germany on June 14, final score 1-0 with a goal by Oliver Neuville in the 91st minute, thus ensuring their exit from the World Cup 2006. They then beat also eliminated Costa Rica 2-1 with both Polish goals scored by Bosacki.
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Poland |
14 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
24 |
12 |
+12 |
28 |
Portugal |
14 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
24 |
10 |
+14 |
27 |
Serbia |
14 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
22 |
11 |
+11 |
24 |
Finland |
14 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
+6 |
24 |
Belgium |
14 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
16 |
−2 |
18 |
Kazakhstan |
14 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
21 |
−10 |
10 |
Armenia |
12* |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
13 |
−9 |
9 |
Azerbaijan |
12* |
1 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
28 |
−22 |
5 |
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Poland began its Euro 2008 qualifying campaign on September 2, 2006 with a 1-3 loss against Finland at Zawisza Stadium in Bydgoszcz. They followed that up with a 1-1 tie against Serbia at Legia Stadium in Warszawa on September 6, 2006. Their first win came against Kazakhstan on October 7, 2006 (final score 0:1).
Poland then faced Portugal on October 11, 2006, winning 2-1 in Chorzów. Next they headed to Brussels where they defeated Belgium 1:0. They recorded wins against Azerbaijan (5-0) and Armenia (1-0) at home in Poland, and away to Azerbaijan (1-3), however they failed to pick up any points in Armenia on June 6, 2007 (0-1).
Poland then travelled to Lisbon to face Portugal, the match ending in a 2-2 draw. They returned from Helsinki with another point (0-0). A power outage briefly marred the rematch against Kazakhstan but Poland collected three points (3-1). Poland clinched its Euro 2008 berth with a 2-0 victory against Belgium in Chorzów and followed that up with a draw (2-2) against Serbia in Belgrade. Poland finished its qualifying campaign as group leaders.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Slovakia |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
9 |
Czech Republic |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
7 |
Poland |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
7 |
Slovenia |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
7 |
Northern Ireland |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
4 |
San Marino |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
−11 |
0 |
|
|
|
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Czech Republic |
– |
14 Oct |
10 Oct |
9 Sep |
1 Apr |
1 – 0 |
Northern Ireland |
0 – 0 |
– |
28 Mar |
4 – 0 |
9 Sep |
1 Apr |
Poland |
2 – 1 |
5 Sep |
– |
1 Apr |
14 Oct |
1 – 1 |
San Marino |
0 – 3 |
11 Feb |
0 – 2 |
– |
1 – 3 |
14 Oct |
Slovakia |
5 Sep |
2 – 1 |
2 – 1 |
6 Jun |
– |
10 Oct |
Slovenia |
28 Mar |
2 – 0 |
9 Sep |
12 Aug |
2 – 1 |
– |
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Managers
POLAND NATIONAL TEAM MANAGERS SINCE 1922 |
FROM |
TO |
Józef Lustgarten, Adam Obrubański and Stanisław Ziemiański |
1922-05-14 |
1922-09-03 |
Kazimierz Glabisz, Adam Obrubański and Tadeusz Kuchar |
1923-06-03 |
1923-11-01 |
Adam Obrubański |
1924-08-10 |
1924-08-31 |
Tadeusz Kuchar |
1925-07-19 |
1925-07-19 |
Tadeusz Synowiec |
1925-08-30 |
1927-06-19 |
Tadeusz Kuchar |
1928-06-10 |
1928-06-10 |
Stefan Loth |
1928-07-01 |
1931-10-25 |
Józef Kałuża |
1932-05-29 |
1939-08-27 |
Henryk Reyman |
1947-06-11 |
1947-08-31 |
Andrzej Przeworski, Czesław Krug and Karol Bergtal |
1947-09-14 |
1947-10-26 |
Zygmunt Alfus |
1948-04-04 |
1948-09-19 |
Andrzej Przeworski, Czesław Krug and Jan Nowak |
1948-10-10 |
1948-10-17 |
Mieczysław Szymkowiak, Ignacy Izdebski, Stefan Kisieliński,
Czesław Krug and Kazimierz Śmiglak |
1949-05-08 |
1949-11-06 |
Mieczysław Szymkowiak, Mieczysław Kaczanowski and Stanisław Szymaniak |
1950-05-01 |
1950-10-22 |
Ryszard Koncewicz |
1953-05-10 |
1956-07-22 |
Alfred Nowakowski |
1956-08-26 |
1956-08-26 |
Czesław Krug |
1956-10-28 |
1956-11-16 |
Henryk Reyman |
1957-05-19 |
1958-10-05 |
Czesław Krug |
1959-05-20 |
1962-11-28 |
Wiesław Motoczyński |
1963-05-15 |
1965-11-01 |
Ryszard Koncewicz |
1966-01-05 |
1966-01-05 |
Antoni Brzeżańczyk, Kazimierz Górski and Klemens Nowak |
1966-05-03 |
1966-07-05 |
Alfred Nowakowski |
1966-09-11 |
1966-10-22 |
Michał Matyas |
1966-11-17 |
1967-10-29 |
Ryszard Koncewicz |
1968-04-24 |
1970-10-25 |
Kazimierz Górski |
1971-05-05 |
1976-07-31 |
Jacek Gmoch |
1976-10-16 |
1978-09-06 |
Ryszard Kulesza |
1978-10-11 |
1980-12-07 |
Antoni Piechniczek |
1981-01-25 |
1986-06-16 |
Wojciech Łazarek |
1986-10-07 |
1989-06-03 |
Andrzej Strejlau |
1989-08-23 |
1993-09-22 |
Lesław Ćmikiewicz |
1993-10-13 |
1993-11-17 |
Henryk Apostel |
1994-02-09 |
1995-11-15 |
Władysław Stachurski |
1996-02-19 |
1996-05-01 |
Antoni Piechniczek |
1996-06-02 |
1997-05-31 |
Krzysztof Pawlak |
1997-06-14 |
1997-06-14 |
Janusz Wójcik |
1997-09-06 |
1999-10-09 |
Jerzy Engel |
2000-01-26 |
2002-06-14 |
Zbigniew Boniek |
2002-07-15 |
2002-11-20 |
Paweł Janas |
2003-02-12 |
2006-06-20 |
Leo Beenhakker |
2006-07-11 |
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Most capped players
As of June 16, 2008 the players with the most caps for Poland are:
# |
Name |
Career |
Caps |
Goals |
1. |
Grzegorz Lato |
1971 - 1984 |
100 |
45 |
2. |
Kazimierz Deyna |
1968 - 1978 |
97 |
41 |
3. |
Jacek Bąk |
1993 - 2008 |
96 |
3 |
4. |
Władysław Żmuda |
1973 - 1986 |
91 |
1 |
5. |
Jacek Krzynówek (*) |
1998 - present |
88 |
15 |
6. |
Michał Żewłakow (*) |
1999 - present |
84 |
3 |
7. |
Antoni Szymanowski |
1970 - 1980 |
82 |
1 |
8. |
Zbigniew Boniek |
1976 - 1988 |
80 |
24 |
9. |
Włodzimierz Lubański |
1963 - 1980 |
75 |
48 |
10. |
Tomasz Wałdoch |
1991 - 2002 |
74 |
2 |
Top goalscorers
As of June 16, 2008 the ten players with the most goals for Poland are:
# |
Player |
Career |
Goals (Caps) |
1. |
Włodzimierz Lubański |
1963 - 1980 |
48 (75) |
2. |
Grzegorz Lato |
1971 - 1984 |
45 (100) |
3. |
Kazimierz Deyna |
1968 - 1978 |
41 (97) |
4. |
Ernest Pol |
1955 - 1965 |
39 (46) |
5. |
Andrzej Szarmach |
1973 - 1982 |
32 (61) |
6. |
Gerard Cieślik |
1947 - 1958 |
27 (45) |
7. |
Zbigniew Boniek |
1976 - 1988 |
24 (80) |
8. |
Ernest Wilimowski |
1934 - 1939 |
21 (22) |
9. |
Dariusz Dziekanowski |
1981 - 1990 |
20 (63) |
10. |
Roman Kosecki |
1988 - 1995 |
19 (69) |
National kits
The national kits of poland consist of white shirt, red shorts and white socks when playing at home. Their away kit colours are red throughout. The current kits are provided by Puma, however from 2009 Nike will replace Puma as the kit manufacturer.
Poland versus other countries
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Since 1992, squads for Football at the Summer Olympics have been restricted to three players over the age of 23. The achievements of such teams are not usually included in the statistics of the international team.
- ↑ "Kadra Polski na mecz z Irlandią". 90minut.pl (2008-11-05). (Polish)
- ↑ You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}."". 90minut.pl (2008-11-13). (Polish)
- ↑ You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}."". 90minut.pl (2008-11-16). (Polish)
See also
- Poland U-16 National Football Team
- Poland U-17 national football team
- Poland U-19 National Football Team
- Poland U-20 National Football Team
- Poland U-21 National Football Team
- Football in Poland
- History of football in Poland
- Polish Championship in Football
- Polish Cup
- Polish SuperCup
- Sports in Poland
External links