POLAND NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
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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.
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 in Barcelona. In the World Cup, Poland finished third twice: in 1974 and 1982.
World Cup record
★ 1930 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1934 - ''Withdrew during qualifying''
★ 1938 - Round 1 (top 15)
★ 1950 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1954 - ''Withdrew''
★ 1958 to 1970 - ''Did not qualify''
★ 1974 - 3rd place
★ 1978 - Round 2 (top 8)
★ 1982 - 3rd place
★ 1986 - Round 2 (top 16)
★ 1990 to 1998 - ''Did not qualify''
★ 2002 - Round 1 (top 32)
★ 2006 - Round 1 (top 32)
Football World Cup, Spain 1982
★ Polish National Team result: 3rd place
★ Coach: Antoni Piechniczek
★ Players: Zbigniew Boniek, Andrzej Buncol, WÅ‚odzimierz CioÅ‚ek, Marek Dziuba, Andrzej Iwan, Jan JaÅ‚ocha, PaweÅ‚ Janas, Janusz Kupcewicz, Marek Kusto, Grzegorz Lato, Stefan Majewski, Waldemar Matysik, Józef MÅ‚ynarczyk, Andrzej PaÅ‚asz, WÅ‚odzimierz Smolarek, Andrzej Szarmach, Roman Wójcicki, WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Å»muda
★ Reserve players: Tadeusz Dolny, Jacek Kazimierski, Piotr Mowlik, Piotr Skrobowski
Football World Cup, Germany 1974
★ Polish National Team result: 3rd place
★ Coach: Kazimierz Górski
★ Players: LesÅ‚aw Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Jan Domarski, Robert Gadocha, Jerzy GorgoÅ„, Zbigniew Gut, ZdzisÅ‚aw Kapka, Henryk Kasperczak, Kazimierz Kmiecik, Grzegorz Lato, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Adam MusiaÅ‚, Andrzej Szarmach, Antoni Szymanowski, Jan Tomaszewski, WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Å»muda, WÅ‚odzimierz Smolarek
★ Reserve players: MirosÅ‚aw Bulzacki, Andrzej Fischer, Roman Jakóbczak, Zygmunt Kalinowski, Marek Kusto, Henryk Wieczorek
European Championship record
★ 1960 to 2004 - ''Did not qualify''
★ 2008 - Qualifying In course
★ 2012 - Host nation (together with Ukraine)
Standings
Olympic Games record
26th Olympic Games, Barcelona 1992
★ Polish National Team result: 2nd place
★ Coach: Janusz Wójcik
★ Players: Dariusz Adamczuk, Marek Bajor, Jerzy BrzÄ™czek, Dariusz GÄ™sior, Marcin JaÅ‚ocha, Andrzej Juskowiak, Aleksander KÅ‚ak, Andrzej KobylaÅ„ski, Wojciech Kowalczyk, Marek KoźmiÅ„ski, Tomasz ÅapiÅ„ski, Grzegorz Mielcarski, Ryszard Staniek, Piotr Åšwierczewski, MirosÅ‚aw Waligóra, Tomasz WaÅ‚doch.
★ Reserve players: Dariusz KoseÅ‚a, Arkadiusz Onyszko, Dariusz Szubert, Tomasz Wieszczycki.
22nd Olympic Games, Montreal 1976
★ Polish National Team result: 2nd place
★ Coach: Kazimierz Górski
★ Players: Jan Benigier, LesÅ‚aw Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Jerzy GorgoÅ„, Henryk Kasperczak, Kazimierz Kmiecik, Grzegorz Lato, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Piotr Mowlik, Roman Ogaza, Wojciech Rudy, Andrzej Szarmach, Antoni Szymanowski, Jan Tomaszewski, Henryk Wawrowski, Henryk Wieczorek, WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Å»muda
21st Olympic Games, Munich 1972
★ Polish national team result: WINNER
★ Coach: Kazimierz Górski
★ Players: Zygmunt Anczok, LesÅ‚aw Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Robert Gadocha, Jerzy GorgoÅ„, Zbigniew Gut, Hubert Kostka, Jerzy Kraska, Kazimierz Kmiecik Grzegorz Lato, WÅ‚odzimierz LubaÅ„ski, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Joachim Marx, Marian OstafiÅ„ski, Zygfryd SzoÅ‚tysik, Antoni Szymanowski, Ryszard Szymczak
★ Reserve players: Marian Szeja, Andrzej Jarosik
Current Squad
Following players were named for the matches against Portugal on 8 September 2007 and Finland on 12 September 2007.
Caps and goals as of 8 September 2007, included against Portugal.
Recently Called Up
★ Coach: 'Leo Beenhakker'
★ Assistant coach: Adam NawaÅ‚ka
★ II Assistant coach: BogusÅ‚aw Kaczmarek
★ 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 14th, 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.
Most capped players
As of June 6, 2007, the ten 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. | Władysław Żmuda | 1973 - 1986 | 91 | 1 |
| 4. | Jacek BÄ…k ( ★ ) | 1993 - present | 86 | 3 |
| 5. | Antoni Szymanowski | 1970 - 1980 | 82 | 1 |
| 6. | Zbigniew Boniek | 1976 - 1988 | 80 | 24 |
| 7. | Tomasz WaÅ‚doch ( ★ ) | 1991 - 2002 | 74 | 2 |
| 8. | Jacek Krzynówek ( ★ ) | 1998 - present | 70 | 11 |
| 9. | Piotr Åšwierczewski ( ★ ) | 1992 - 2003 | 70 | 1 |
| 10. | Roman Kosecki | 1988 - 1995 | 69 | 19 |
★ (
★ ) - still active
Top goalscorers
As of June 6, 2007, the ten players with the most goals for Poland are:
| # | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Włodzimierz Lubański | 1963 - 1980 | 48 (65) |
| 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) |
★ (
★ ) - still active
Poland Youth National Teams
Poland u-20 National Football Team
Poland u-21 national football team
Some memorable matches in 2000 - 2007
★ Poland - Norway '3-0'
★ Poland - Ukraine '2-1'
★ Poland - Italy '3-1'
★ Poland - Ireland '3-0'
★ Poland - Austria '3-0'
★ Poland - Austria '4-0'
★ Poland - Portugal '2-1'
★ Poland - Belgium '1-0'
★ Poland - Portugal '2-2'
See also
★ Football in Poland
★ History of football in Poland
★ Polish Championship in Football
★ Polish Cup
★ Polish SuperCup
★ Sports in Poland
External links
★ Official website
★ Polish Goal
★ Polish Soccer
★ Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
★ Kadra.pl
★ Poland in World Cups
★ Polish Soccer Resource and Community
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