Poland National Football Team Profile

Profile of the Poland national football team history of PZPN Polski Zwiazek Pilki Noznej is the Polish football association was founded 1919 and represents governing body for football in Poland in a international competition and is controlled by PZPN. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1954 and FIFA Affiliation in 1923.

Poland made their international debut against Hungary on december 18 1921, a 1-0 defeat in Budapest. Their first international win come on May 28 1922 against Sweden in Stockholm and beat them 2–1. Poland qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1937 against Yugoslavia, won by a score 4-0. And 1–0 in the two qualifying matches and ensured their place in the 1938 World Cup in France.

Polski Zwiazek Pilki Noznej
Nation: Poland	Founded: 1919
UEFA Affiliation: 1954	FIFA Affiliation: 1923
Web: http://www.pzpn.pl	Phone: +48 22 551 2300

The national team made an impression in the 1930s.  finished in a fourth spot at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, before reaching the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup in France two years later. Here they lost 6-5 to Brazil after extra time. In the mid-1970's that held England to a draw at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup in 1974. They defeated Brazil 1–0 to claim third place in the world cup tournament. Poland also finished 3rd in the world cup 1982 beating France 3–2 in the third-place play-off.

Poland's home stadium is National Stadium in Warsaw. Poland also won the gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the silver medal in 1976 in Montreal, and a silver medal in 1992 in Barcelona. Poland won the UEFA European Under-16 Championship (now a U17 event) in 1993, were runners-up in the same competition six years later, and also collected the U18 title in 2001.

National Flag Of Poland

• Data :

- Nickname: The white and reds (Bialo-czerwoni), The White Eagles (Biale Orly)
- Association: PZPN Polski Zwiazek Pilki Noznej
- Home Stadium: National Stadium in Warsaw
- Address: Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920r. 7 / 02-366 Warsaw
- Fax: +48 22 551 2240
- FIFA Code: POL

• Honours

- Olympic Football Tournament
1. Champions [gold medal] (1) 1972
2. 2nd Place [silver medal] (2) 1976, 1992

- FIFA World Cup
1. 3rd Place (2) 1974, 1982

- UEFA European Under-19 Championship
1. Champions (1) 2001

- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
1. Champions (1) 1993 

• UEFA European Championship Record

Poland EURO Participations
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	1960- 2004	did not qualify
	2008	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	4
	2012	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
Total	=	2/14	6	0	3	3	3	7
	2016	next

• FIFA World Cup Record

Poland FIFA World Cup Participations
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	1930	did not enter
	1934	withdrew
	1938	1st Round	1	0	0	1	5	6
	1942	cancelled due to world war II
	1946	cancelled due to world war II
	1950	did not enter
	1954	withdrew
	1958	did not qualify
	1962	did not qualify
	1966	did not qualify
	1970	did not qualify
	1974	Third Place	7	6	0	1	16	5
	1978	2nd Round	6	3	1	2	6	6
	1982	Third Place	7	3	3	1	11	5
	1986	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	1	7
	1990	did not qualify
	1994	did not qualify
	1998	did not qualify
	2002	1st Round	3	1	0	2	3	7
	2006	1st Round	3	1	0	2	2	4
	2010	did not qualify
Total	=	7/19	31	15	5	11	44	40
	2014	next

• Olympic Football Tournament Record

Poland Olympic Participations
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	1896	no football tournament
	1900	did not qualify
	1904	did not qualify
	1908	did not qualify
	1912	did not qualify
	1920	did not qualify
	1924	Round of 1	1	0	0	1	0	5
	1928	did not qualify
	1932	no football tournament
	1936	Fourth Place	4	2	0	2	11	10
	1948	did not qualify
	1952	Round of 1	2	1	0	1	2	3
	1956	did not qualify
	1960	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	7	5
	1964	did not qualify
	1968	did not qualify
	1972	Champions	7	6	1	0	21	5
	1976	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	12	5
	1980	did not qualify
	1984	did not qualify
	1988	did not qualify
	1992	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	17	6
	1996	did not qualify
	2000	did not qualify
	2004	did not qualify
	2008	did not qualify
	2012	did not qualify
Total	=	7/26	28	17	3	8	70	39

• Top Score

Top Scorers of The Poland Teams
Players	Goals	Caps	Periods
Wlodzimierz Lubanski	48	75	1963-1980
Grzegorz Lato	45	100	1971-1984
Kazimierz Deyna	41	97	1968-1978
Ernest Pol	39	46	1955-1965
Andrzej Szarmach	32	61	1973-1982
Gerard Cieslik	27	45	1947-1958
Zbigniew Boniek	24	80	1976-1988
Ernest Wilimowski	21	22	1934-1939
Dariusz Dziekanowski	20	63	1981-1990
Euzebiusz Smolarek	20	47	2002-2010

• Most Appearances

Most Caps of The Poland Teams
Players	Caps	Periods
Michal Zewlakow	102	1998-2011
Grzegorz Lato	100	1971-1984
Kazimierz Deyna	97	1968-1978
Jacek Bak	96	1993-2008
Jacek Krzynowek	96	1999-2009
Wladyslaw Zmuda	91	1973-1986
Antoni Szymanowski	82	1970-1980
Zbigniew Boniek	80	1976-1988
Wlodzimierz Lubanski	75	1963-1981
Tomasz Waldoch	74	1991-2002

Poland National Football Team Profile.