The 2006–07 Ekstraklasa (also known as Orange Ekstraklasa due to its
sponsorship
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by
Orange Polska
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) started on 28 July 2006 and finished on 26 May 2007.
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
were crowned champions.
For the second time league was sponsored by cell phone operator
Orange Polska
Orange Polska SA (formerly Telekomunikacja Polska) is a Polish telecommunications provider established in December 1991. It is a public company traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, with a controlling stake owned by Orange S.A., the latter control ...
and official name for championship was Orange Ekstraklasa 2006–07.
Corruption
On 12 April 2007 PZPN decided about degradation of
Górnik Łęczna
Gornik may refer to one of the following.
*Gornik, Pleven Province, a village in Cherven Bryag Municipality, Bulgaria
*April Gornik, an American painter
*Górnik (meaning "miner" in Polish language, Polish) is a common name of Polish sports teams:
...
(two class degradation and 270,000 PLN fine) and
Arka Gdynia (one class degradation and 200,000 PLN fine and minus 5 points on the start of next season) due to their involvement in corruption scandal.
Clubs
16 clubs competed in the 2006–07 season:
* Teams that finished 1–13 in
2005–06 Ekstraklasa. In alphabetical order:
**
Cracovia
**
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
**
GKS Bełchatów
**
Górnik Łęczna
Gornik may refer to one of the following.
*Gornik, Pleven Province, a village in Cherven Bryag Municipality, Bulgaria
*April Gornik, an American painter
*Górnik (meaning "miner" in Polish language, Polish) is a common name of Polish sports teams:
...
**
Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...
**
Korona Kielce
**
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.
...
**
Legia Warszawa
**
Odra Wodzisław Śląski
**
Pogoń Szczecin
**
Wisła Kraków
**
Wisła Płock
**
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
* Three teams promoted from
Polish Second League. In alphabetical order:
**
Arka Gdynia (3rd place, won playoffs)
**
ŁKS Łódź
**
Widzew Łódź
RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-wh ...
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Annual awards
These were given out by the weekly magazine
Piłka Nożna
Coach of the Year
Orest Lenczyk
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Playing career
Lenczyk was born in Sanok. A midfielder, he played for lower divisio ...
(
GKS Bełchatów)
Discovery of the Year
Radosław Matusiak (
GKS Bełchatów)
League player of the year
Piotr Reiss (
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.
...
)
Best Foreign Players
*2006:
:
Goalkeeper
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:
Emilian Dolha (
Wisła Kraków)
:
Defender (football)
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
: Edson (
Legia Warszawa),
Cléber (
Wisła Kraków),
Dickson Choto (
Legia Warszawa),
Veselin Đoković
Veselin Đoković ( sr-Cyrl, Веселин Ђоковић; also transliterated Veselin Djoković; born 18 February 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Despite having been born in Serbia, he is often regarded ...
(
Korona Kielce)
:
Midfielder
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:
Roger Guerreiro (
Legia Warszawa),
Henry Quinteros (
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.
...
),
Hermes
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(
Korona Kielce),
Miroslav Radović
Miroslav Radović (; born 16 January 1984) is a Serbian former professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger.
Radović started his career with Partizan, before joining Polish club Legia Warsa ...
(
Legia Warszawa)
:
Striker:
Ensar Arifović (
ŁKS),
Edi Andradina (
Pogoń).
Piłka Nożna's Ekstraklasa All star team
:
Goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
:
Emilian Dolha(
Wisła Kraków),
Micahl Vaclavik (
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
)
:Right
Defender:
Paweł Golański(
Korona Kielce),
Grzegorz Bartczak(
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
)
:Center
Defender:
Dickson Choto(
Legia Warszawa),
Dariusz Pietrasiak(
GKS Bełchatów),
Cléber Guedes de Lima (
Wisła Kraków),
Michał Stasiak(
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
)
:Left
Defender:
Manuel Arboleda(
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
),
Grzegorz Bronowicki(
Legia Warszawa)
:Right
Midfield:
Jakub Błaszczykowski(
Wisła Kraków),
Miroslav Radović
Miroslav Radović (; born 16 January 1984) is a Serbian former professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger.
Radović started his career with Partizan, before joining Polish club Legia Warsa ...
(
Legia Warszawa)
:Center
Midfield:
Maciej Iwański(
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
),
Tomasz Jarzębowski(
GKS Bełchatów),
Rafał Murawski(
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.
...
),
Dariusz Dudka(
Wisła Kraków)
:Left
Midfield:
Łukasz Garguła(
GKS Bełchatów),
Roger Guerreiro(
Legia Warszawa)
:
Striker:
Piotr Reiss(
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.
...
),
Adrian Sikora(
Dyskobolia Grodzisk),
Michał Chałbiński(
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
),
Łukasz Piszczek
Łukasz Piotr Piszczek (; born 3 June 1985) is a Polish professional Manager (association football), football manager and Football player, player for III liga club LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój, Goczałkowice-Zdrój. Primarily a right-back, he is also ...
(
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
).
References
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Ekstraklasa seasons
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