2018–19 in Polish football

The 2018–19 season was the 94th season of competitive football in Poland.

Football in Poland
Season2018–19
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2018–19 in Polish football
Ekstraklasa champions
Piast Gliwice
Polish Cup winner
Lechia Gdańsk
Polish SuperCup winner
Arka Gdynia
Teams in Europe
Legia Warsaw
Jagiellonia Białystok
Lech Poznań
Górnik Zabrze
Poland national team
2018–19 UEFA Nations League
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
Poland national under-21 team
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

League competitions

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Ekstraklasa

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lechia Gdańsk 30 17 9 4 45 25 +20 60[a] Qualification for the Championship round
2 Legia Warsaw 30 18 6 6 48 31 +17 60[a]
3 Piast Gliwice 30 15 8 7 47 31 +16 53
4 Cracovia 30 14 6 10 39 34 +5 48
5 Zagłębie Lubin 30 14 5 11 48 38 +10 47[b]
6 Jagiellonia Białystok 30 13 8 9 45 41 +4 47[b]
7 Pogoń Szczecin 30 12 7 11 44 42 +2 43[c]
8 Lech Poznań 30 13 4 13 41 40 +1 43[c]
9 Wisła Kraków 30 12 6 12 55 48 +7 42 Qualification for the Relegation round
10 Korona Kielce 30 10 10 10 35 44 −9 40
11 Miedź Legnica 30 8 8 14 30 52 −22 32
12 Górnik Zabrze 30 7 10 13 36 49 −13 31[d]
13 Śląsk Wrocław 30 8 7 15 35 37 −2 31[d]
14 Wisła Płock 30 7 9 14 40 49 −9 30
15 Arka Gdynia 30 6 11 13 39 44 −5 29
16 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 30 6 6 18 41 63 −22 24
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played.)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Legia Warsaw 0–0 Lechia Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk 0–0 Legia Warsaw. Goal difference: Lechia Gdańsk (+20), Legia Warsaw (+17)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Zagłębie Lubin 0–2 Jagiellonia Białystok, Jagiellonia Białystok 0–4 Zagłębie Lubin.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Pogoń Szczecin 3–0 Lech Poznań, Lech Poznań 3–2 Pogoń Szczecin.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Górnik Zabrze 2–2 Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław 0–1 Górnik Zabrze.

Championship round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Piast Gliwice (C) 37 21 9 7 57 33 +24 72 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Legia Warsaw 37 20 8 9 55 38 +17 68 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Lechia Gdańsk 37 19 10 8 54 38 +16 67 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
4 Cracovia 37 17 6 14 45 43 +2 57[b] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Jagiellonia Białystok 37 16 9 12 55 52 +3 57[b]
6 Zagłębie Lubin 37 15 8 14 57 48 +9 53
7 Pogoń Szczecin 37 14 10 13 57 54 +3 52[c]
8 Lech Poznań 37 15 7 15 49 48 +1 52[c]
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Lechia Gdańsk qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Polish Cup.
  2. ^ a b Points in regular season: Cracovia 48 points, Jagiellonia Białystok 47 points.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head in regular season record: Pogoń Szczecin 3–0 Lech Poznań, Lech Poznań 3–2 Pogoń Szczecin.

Relegation round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Wisła Kraków 37 14 7 16 67 63 +4 49
10 Korona Kielce 37 12 11 14 42 54 −12 47
11 Górnik Zabrze 37 12 10 15 48 53 −5 46
12 Śląsk Wrocław 37 12 8 17 49 45 +4 44
13 Arka Gdynia 37 10 12 15 49 51 −2 42
14 Wisła Płock 37 10 11 16 50 58 −8 41
15 Miedź Legnica (R) 37 10 10 17 40 65 −25 40 Relegation to I liga
16 Zagłębie Sosnowiec (R) 37 7 8 22 49 80 −31 29
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[1]
(R) Relegated

I liga

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Raków Częstochowa (C, P) 34 20 10 4 54 22 +32 70 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 ŁKS Łódź (P) 34 20 9 5 58 23 +35 69
3 Stal Mielec 34 18 10 6 59 28 +31 64
4 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 34 14 13 7 35 29 +6 55
5 GKS Jastrzębie 34 12 12 10 43 38 +5 48[a]
6 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 34 13 9 12 52 46 +6 48[a]
7 GKS Tychy 34 12 11 11 48 41 +7 47
8 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 34 12 10 12 45 46 −1 46
9 Puszcza Niepołomice 34 12 8 14 37 45 −8 44
10 Chojniczanka Chojnice 34 10 12 12 49 49 0 42
11 Stomil Olsztyn[b] 34 11 10 13 38 43 −5 40[c]
12 Odra Opole 34 10 10 14 47 58 −11 40[c]
13 Warta Poznań 34 10 9 15 31 43 −12 39[d]
14 Chrobry Głogów 34 10 9 15 29 39 −10 39[d]
15 Wigry Suwałki 34 9 10 15 40 56 −16 37[e]
16 Bytovia Bytów (R) 34 7 16 11 45 50 −5 37[e] Relegation to 2019–20 II liga
17 GKS Katowice (R) 34 9 10 15 34 45 −11 37[e]
18 Garbarnia Kraków (R) 34 5 6 23 21 64 −43 21
Source: 1 liga, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1. points won; 2. points in head-to-head matches; 3. goal difference in hth matches; 4. goals scored in hth matches; 5. away goals in hth matches (only if two teams are tied); 6. total goal difference; 7. total goals scored; 8. fairplay ranking.[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: GKS Jastrzębie 2–1 Podbeskidzie, Podbeskidzie 2–2 GKS Jastrzębie.
  2. ^ Stomil Olszytn were deducted 3 points for financial arrears.[2]
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Stomil 2–1 Odra, Odra 2–2 Stomil.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Warta 2–1 Chrobry, Chrobry 1–1 Warta.
  5. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Wigry - 7 points, Bytovia - 5 points, GKS Katowice - 4 points.

Polish Cup

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2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) Polish Cup Final Jagiellonia Białystok 0–1 Lechia Gdańsk PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) 90minut
  • Sobiech   90+6'
Attendance: 44,158
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)

Polish SuperCup

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14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 2018 Polish SuperCup Legia Warsaw 2–3 Arka Gdynia Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:30 CEST
PZPN
90minut
Attendance: 17,419
Referee: Mariusz Złotek (Stalowa Wola)

Polish clubs in Europe

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Legia Warsaw

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2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

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10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) 1st QR Cork City   0–1   Legia Warsaw Turners Cross, Cork
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 5,795
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 1st QR Legia Warsaw   3–0
(4–0 agg.)
  Cork City Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) 2nd QR Legia Warsaw   0–2   Spartak Trnava Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 15,527
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
31 July 2018 (2018-07-31) 2nd QR Spartak Trnava   0–1
(2–1 agg.)
  Legia Warsaw Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 17,204
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

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9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) 3rd QR Legia Warsaw   1–2   F91 Dudelange Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 9,923
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) 3rd QR F91 Dudelange   2–2
(4–3 agg.)
  Legia Warsaw Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City[note 1]
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Jagiellonia Białystok

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2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

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2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) 2nd QR Rio Ave   4–4
(4–5 agg.)
  Jagiellonia Białystok Estádio dos Arcos, Vila do Conde
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 5,930
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) 3rd QR Gent   3–1
(4–1 agg.)
  Jagiellonia Białystok Ghelamco Arena, Ghent
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Lech Poznań

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2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

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12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) 1st QR Lech Poznań   2–0   Gandzasar Kapan Stadion Miejski, Poznań
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Attendance: 0 (No-crowd match)
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) 1st QR Gandzasar Kapan   2–1
(2–3 agg.)
  Lech Poznań Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan[note 2]
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 1,645
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) 2nd QR Shakhtyor Soligorsk   1–1   Lech Poznań Stroitel Stadium, Salihorsk
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) 2nd QR Lech Poznań   3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 agg.)
  Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stadion Miejski, Poznań
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 16,507
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)
9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) 3rd QR Genk   2–0   Lech Poznań Luminus Arena, Genk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Attendance: 13,540
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) 3rd QR Lech Poznań   1–2
(1–4 agg.)
  Genk Stadion Miejski, Poznań
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 20,765
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Górnik Zabrze

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2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

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12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) 1st QR Górnik Zabrze   1–0   Zaria Bǎlți Ernest Pohl Stadium, Zabrze
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Attendance: 19,528
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) 1st QR Zaria Bǎlți   1–1
(1–2 agg.)
  Górnik Zabrze Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău[note 3]
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Rahim Hasanov (Azerbaijan)
26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) 2nd QR Górnik Zabrze   0–1   Trenčín Ernest Pohl Stadium, Zabrze
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 12,859
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) 2nd QR Trenčín   4–1
(5–1 agg.)
  Górnik Zabrze Stadium Myjava, Myjava[note 4]
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Ole Hobber Nilsen (Norway)

National teams

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Poland national team

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2018–19 UEFA Nations League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]      
1   Portugal 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification for Nations League Finals 1–0 1–1
2   Italy 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 0–0 1–1
3   Poland 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 2–3 0–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Italy   1–1   Poland Bologna, Italy
20:45 (UTC+2) Jorginho   78' (pen.) Report Zieliński   40' Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Poland   2–3   Portugal Chorzów, Poland
20:45 (UTC+2) Piątek   18'
Błaszczykowski   77'
Report A. Silva   32'
Glik   43' (o.g.)
B. Silva   52'
Stadium: Stadion Śląski
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
14 October 2018 (2018-10-14) 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Poland   0–1   Italy Chorzów, Poland
20:45 (UTC+2) Report Biraghi   90+2' Stadium: Stadion Śląski
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Portugal   1–1   Poland Guimarães, Portugal
19:45 (UTC±0) A. Silva   34' Report Milik   66' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Friendlies

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11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) Friendly Poland   1–1   Republic of Ireland Wrocław, Poland
20:45 (UTC+2) Klich   87' Report O'Brien   53' Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)
15 November 2018 (2018-11-15) Friendly Poland   0–1   Czech Republic Gdańsk, Poland
20:45 (UTC+1) Report Jankto   52' Stadium: Stadion Energa
Attendance: 34,783
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Poland 10 8 1 1 18 5 +13 25 Qualify for final tournament 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–0
2   Austria 10 6 1 3 19 9 +10 19 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 6–0
3   North Macedonia 10 4 2 4 12 13 −1 14[a] Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–1 1–4 2–1 1–0 3–1
4   Slovenia 10 4 2 4 16 11 +5 14[a] 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–0
5   Israel 10 3 2 5 16 18 −2 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
6   Latvia 10 1 0 9 3 28 −25 3 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–5 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: North Macedonia 4, Slovenia 1.
21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Austria   0–1   Poland Vienna, Austria
20:45 (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Poland   2–0   Latvia Warsaw, Poland
20:45 (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
7 June 2019 (2019-06-07) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying North Macedonia   0–1   Poland Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
10 June 2019 (2019-06-10) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Poland   4–0   Israel Warsaw, Poland
20:45 (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 57,229
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Poland national under-21 team

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2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Denmark 10 7 2 1 30 8 +22 23 Final tournament 1–1 5–2 2–0 6–0 3–0
2   Poland 10 6 4 0 22 9 +13 22 Play-offs 3–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–1
3   Georgia 10 3 3 4 11 19 −8 12 2–2 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–0
4   Finland 10 2 3 5 13 21 −8 9 0–5 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–1
5   Lithuania 10 2 2 6 7 16 −9 8 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 3–0
6   Faroe Islands 10 1 4 5 10 20 −10 7 0–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2
Source: UEFA
7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland   1–1   Faroe Islands Lubin, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Zaglebia Lubin
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Finland   1–3   Poland Helsinki, Finland
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Telia 5G -areena
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Denmark   1–1   Poland Aalborg, Denmark
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland   3–0   Georgia Gdynia, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Stadion GOSiR
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
16 November 2018 (2018-11-16) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification play-offs Poland   0–1   Portugal Zabrze, Poland
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Ernest Pohl Stadium
Attendance: 12,982
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification play-offs Portugal   1–3
(2–3 agg.)
  Poland Chaves, Portugal
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Friendlies

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21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) Friendly England   1–1   Poland Bristol, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) PZPN
90minut
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 25,119
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) Friendly Poland   0–2   Serbia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) PZPN
90minut
Stadium: Dyskobolia Stadium
Referee: Tomasz Wajda (Poland)

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6[a] Knockout stage and 2020 Summer Olympics
2   Italy (H) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6[a]
3   Poland 3 2 0 1 4 7 −3 6[a]
4   Belgium 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head goal difference: Spain +3, Italy +1, Poland –4.
16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) UEFA EURO U-21 Poland   3–2   Belgium Reggio Emilia, Italy
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
19 June 2019 (2019-06-19) UEFA EURO U-21 Italy   0–1   Poland Bologna, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,890
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) UEFA EURO U-21 Spain   5–0   Poland Bologna, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Notes

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  1. ^ F91 Dudelange played their third qualifying and play-off rounds home matches at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Jos Nosbaum, Dudelange.
  2. ^ Gandzasar Kapan played their home match at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Gandzasar Stadium, Kapan, due to renovation.
  3. ^ Zaria Bǎlți played their home match at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium Stadionul Orășenesc, Bălți.
  4. ^ Trenčín played home match at Stadium Myjava, Myjava instead of their regular stadium Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín, due to renovation.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rozgrywki - Zasady". Ekstraklasa. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Komunikat Komisji ds. Licencji Klubowych PZPN". 1liga.org. I liga. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ "I Liga: season rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.