Association: Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN)
Founded: 1919
Joined FIFA: 1923
Confederation: UEFA
Colors: Red, White
The Game: Piłka nożna
The Country: Polska

Official Website: pzpn.nl

Description:
Along with the rest of the continent, football caught on in Poland in the late 19th century and has remained the country's most popular sport. The sport is known as Piłka nożna in Polish. The national team reached the World Cup semifinals in 1974 and 1892, finishing 3rd place both times. This period was the peak of the Polish national team's success, qualifying for 4 straight World Cups and also winning the 1972 Olympics and getting silver in 1976. Suprisingly however Poland had never qualified for the European Championship before finally making it to this summer's tournament. On the domestic front Poland has never really had a single dominant team or even pair of dominant teams though Legia Warszawa, Wisła Kraków and Górnik Zabrze could make a claim. On the European front, Górnik Zabrze remain the only Polish club to have reached a European final, that being their loss to Manchester City in the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Leagues:
Ekstraklasa

Clubs:
Cracovia Krakow
GKS Bełchatów
Górnik Zabrze
Groclin Dyskobolia
Jagiellonia Białystok
Korona Kielce
Lech Poznan
Legia Warsaw
LKS Łódź
Odra Wodzisław
Polonia Bytom
Ruch Chorzów
Widzew Łódź
Wisla Kraków
Zaglebie Lubin
Zaglebie Sosnowiec