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General Information for Poland

Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej
Founded
1919
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1997
1.82m
Average age in 1997
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1997
Jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Piechniczek, Antoni (Coach)

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Piechniczek, Antoni (Coach)

Day of Birth
1942-05-03
Place of Birth
Chorzów (Poland)
Height
1.80m
Matches
9 (3 / 6)
Goto coach Antoni Piechniczek

Pawlak, Krzysztof (Coach)

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Pawlak, Krzysztof (Coach)

Day of Birth
1958-02-12
Place of Birth
Trzebiechowo (Poland)
Height
1.85m
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Krzysztof Pawlak

Wójcik, Janusz (Coach)

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Wójcik, Janusz (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-11-18
Day of Death
2017-11-20
Place of Birth
Warszawa (Poland)
Matches
4 (2 / 2)
Goto coach Janusz Wójcik

Players of Poland in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Szamotulski, Grzegorz 1976-05-13 Goalkeeper Poland Legia Warszawa 5 1 0 0 0 0
Kłak, Aleksander 1970-11-24 Goalkeeper Belgium Royal Antwerp FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Woźniak, Andrzej 1965-10-23 Goalkeeper Portugal Sporting Braga 4 0 0 0 0 0
Onyszko, Arkadiusz 1974-01-12 Goalkeeper Poland Widzew Łódź 1 1 0 0 0 0
Skrzypek, Paweł 1971-08-23 Defender Poland Legia Warszawa 8 1 0 0 0 0
Zieliński, Jacek 1967-10-10 Centre Back Poland Legia Warszawa 6 1 1 0 0 0
Hajto, Tomasz 1972-10-16 Centre Back Germany MSV Duisburg 5 1 0 0 0 0
Jóźwiak, Marek 1967-08-21 Defender France En Avant Guingamp 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wałdoch, Tomasz 1971-05-10 Centre Back Germany VfL Bochum 4 2 0 0 0 0
Jegor, Piotr 1968-06-13 Defender Poland Odra Wodzisław Śląski 4 0 1 0 0 0
Kryger, Waldemar 1968-11-08 Defender Germany VfL Wolfsburg 4 0 1 0 0 0
Łapiński, Tomasz 1969-08-01 Centre Back Poland Widzew Łódź 4 0 0 0 0 0
Koźmiński, Marek 1971-02-07 Left Back Italy Brescia Calcio 3 0 0 0 0 0
Wojtala, Paweł 1972-10-27 Defender Germany Hamburger SV 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bąk, Jacek 1973-03-24 Centre Back France Olympique Lyonnais 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kukiełka, Mariusz 1976-11-07 Centre Back Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ratajczyk, Krzysztof 1973-11-09 Centre Back Austria Rapid Wien 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bogusz, Daniel 1974-09-21 Defender Poland Widzew Łódź 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ledwoń, Adam 1974-01-15 Midfielder Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 11 1 1 0 0 0
Majak, Sławomir 1969-01-12 Midfielder Germany Hansa Rostock 9 2 0 0 0 0
Kałużny, Radosław 1974-02-02 Defensive Midfielder Poland Wisła Kraków 7 3 3 0 0 0
Sokolowski, Tomasz 1970-09-21 Midfielder Poland Legia Warszawa 6 2 1 0 0 0
Świerczewski, Piotr 1972-04-08 Defensive Midfielder France SC Bastia 6 1 0 0 0 0
Brzęczek, Jerzy 1971-03-18 Centre Midfielder Austria Linzer ASK 4 0 0 0 0 0
Michalski, Radosław 1969-09-21 Defensive Midfielder Poland Widzew Łódź 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nowak, Piotr 1964-07-05 Attacking Midfielder Germany TSV 1860 München 4 0 0 0 0 0
Iwan, Tomasz 1971-06-12 Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4 0 0 0 0 0
Bukalski, Krzysztof 1970-09-22 Midfielder Poland Wisła Kraków 2 4 2 0 0 0
Wojciechowski, Sławomir 1973-09-06 Midfielder Poland GKS Katowice 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nowak, Krzysztof 1975-09-27 Centre Midfielder Brazil Atlético Paranaense (PR) 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rzeźniczek, Dariusz 1968-05-22 Midfielder Poland GKS Bełchatów 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gęsior, Dariusz 1969-10-09 Defensive Midfielder Poland Widzew Łódź 0 1 0 0 0 0
Szymkowiak, Mirosław 1976-11-12 Centre Midfielder Poland Widzew Łódź 0 1 0 0 0 0
Berensztajn, Jacek 1973-10-16 Midfielder Austria SV Ried im Innkreis 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kaczmarczyk, Rafał 1972-06-02 Midfielder Poland Stomil Olsztyn 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kucharski, Cezary 1972-02-17 Centre Forward Spain Real Sporting Gijón 5 6 3 0 0 0
Juskowiak, Andrzej 1970-11-03 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 0 3 0 0 0
Citko, Marek 1974-03-27 Striker Poland Widzew Łódź 5 0 1 0 0 0
Kowalczyk, Wojciech 1972-04-14 Centre Forward Spain UD Las Palmas 4 2 1 0 0 0
Dembiński, Jacek 1969-12-20 Striker Germany Hamburger SV 2 2 0 0 0 0
Warzycha, Krzysztof 1964-11-17 Centre Forward Greece Panathinaikos AO 2 1 0 0 0 0
Trzeciak, Mirosław 1968-04-11 Striker Poland ŁKS Łódź 2 0 1 0 0 0
Bałuszyński, Henryk 1972-07-15 Centre Forward Germany VfL Bochum 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gilewicz, Radosław 1971-05-08 Centre Forward Germany Karlsruher SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Płuciennik, Jacek 1970-01-23 Striker Poland Stomil Olsztyn 1 2 0 0 0 0
Adamczyk, Waldemar 1969-07-03 Striker Greece OF Irakliou 0 2 0 0 0 0
Paluch, Sławomir 1975-11-27 Striker Poland Odra Wodzisław Śląski 0 2 0 0 0 0
Czereszewski, Sylwester 1971-10-04 Centre Forward Poland Legia Warszawa 0 1 0 0 0 0
Zając, Marcin 1975-05-19 Right Winger Poland Widzew Łódź 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Poland in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-14
Lithuania
Lithuania
Poland
Poland
0:0 c
Lithuania vs. Poland
Friendly
Ayia Napa Municipal Stadium
1997-02-15
Cyprus
Cyprus
Poland
Poland
2:3 c
Cyprus vs. Poland
Friendly
Ayia Napa Municipal Stadium
1997-02-17
Poland
Poland
Latvia
Latvia
3:2 c
Poland vs. Latvia
Friendly
Anagennisi Football Ground
1997-02-26
Brazil
Brazil
Poland
Poland
4:2 c
Brazil vs. Poland
Friendly
Estádio Serra Dourada
1997-03-12
Czechia
Czechia
Poland
Poland
2:1 c
Czechia vs. Poland
Friendly
Stadion Bazaly
1997-04-02
Poland
Poland
Italy
Italy
0:0 c
Poland vs. Italy
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stadion Śląski
1997-04-30
Italy
Italy
Poland
Poland
3:0 c
Italy vs. Poland
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
1997-05-22
Sweden
Sweden
Poland
Poland
2:2 c
Sweden vs. Poland
Friendly
Råsunda Stadium
1997-05-31
Poland
Poland
England
England
0:2 c
Poland vs. England
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stadion Śląski
1997-06-14
Poland
Poland
Georgia
Georgia
4:1 c
Poland vs. Georgia
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stadion GKS Katowice
1997-09-06
Poland
Poland
Hungary
Hungary
1:0 c
Poland vs. Hungary
Friendly
Stadion Wojska Polskiego
1997-09-24
Poland
Poland
Lithuania
Lithuania
2:0 c
Poland vs. Lithuania
Friendly
OSiR Stadium in Olsztyn
1997-10-07
Moldova
Moldova
Poland
Poland
0:3 c
Moldova vs. Poland
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stadionul Republican
1997-10-11
Georgia
Georgia
Poland
Poland
3:0 c
Georgia vs. Poland
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Boris Paichadze Stadium
14 Matches

Match Progress for Poland in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Poland

Opponent M W D L G
Finland
Finland
21 11 7 3 41
Romania
Romania
17 5 7 5 25
England
England
17 0 6 11 9
Netherlands
Netherlands
16 1 6 9 14
Sweden
Sweden
16 4 2 10 15
Lithuania
Lithuania
14 8 4 2 22
Hungary
Hungary
14 5 3 6 18
Ireland
Ireland
13 4 7 2 15
Portugal
Portugal
13 2 3 8 15
Italy
Italy
13 3 4 6 7
Germany
Germany
12 2 4 6 6
Greece
Greece
12 7 4 1 18
Belgium
Belgium
11 3 3 5 10
France
France
11 2 5 4 11
San Marino
San Marino
10 10 0 0 45
Albania
Albania
10 8 1 1 14
Israel
Israel
10 6 2 2 20
Ukraine
Ukraine
10 5 2 3 14
Czechia
Czechia
10 3 1 6 10
Spain
Spain
10 0 2 8 7
Moldova
Moldova
9 6 2 1 15
Wales
Wales
9 7 2 0 15
USA
USA
9 2 2 5 11
Norway
Norway
9 6 1 2 18
Slovakia
Slovakia
9 3 1 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
9 2 1 6 9
Estonia
Estonia
8 7 0 1 21
Latvia
Latvia
8 7 0 1 14
Slovenia
Slovenia
8 3 3 2 9
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
8 4 2 2 14
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 1 3 4 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
8 3 2 3 12
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 6 1 1 19
Austria
Austria
8 4 2 2 16
Scotland
Scotland
8 1 5 2 11
Brazil
Brazil
7 1 1 5 12
Argentina
Argentina
7 3 1 3 8
Japan
Japan
7 5 0 2 14
Turkey
Turkey
7 5 1 1 11
Mexico
Mexico
7 1 3 3 6
Armenia
Armenia
7 5 1 1 15
Croatia
Croatia
7 1 2 4 6
Belarus
Belarus
6 2 2 2 9
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 1 0 20
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
5 4 1 0 9
Serbia
Serbia
5 2 3 0 5
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 1 0 4 4
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 4 1 0 11
Georgia
Georgia
5 4 0 1 13
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 16
Iceland
Iceland
5 3 2 0 11
Colombia
Colombia
5 1 0 4 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
5 4 1 0 12
Russia
Russia
5 1 3 1 7
Cyprus
Cyprus
5 2 3 0 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 4 0 0 7
East Germany
East Germany
4 4 0 0 8
Malta
Malta
4 4 0 0 13
Montenegro
Montenegro
4 2 2 0 9
Uruguay
Uruguay
4 1 2 1 4
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4 4 0 0 19
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 2 2 0 13
South Korea
South Korea
3 1 1 1 5
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 8
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 0 2 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 1 1 5
Andorra
Andorra
3 3 0 0 11
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
3 3 0 0 8
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 1 1 0 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 15
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2 2 0 0 9
Algeria
Algeria
2 2 0 0 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 1 0 1 1
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 0 1 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 1 1 0
Iran
Iran
2 2 0 0 3
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 1 1 0 3
Peru
Peru
2 2 0 0 6
Chile
Chile
2 1 1 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 2 0 0 7
China
China
2 2 0 0 2
Australia
Australia
1 0 0 1 1
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 6
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 1 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 1 0 1
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 0
India
India
1 1 0 0 2
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
Haiti
Haiti
1 1 0 0 7
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 0 1 0
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