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General Information for Poland

Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej
Founded
1919
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1996
1.82m
Average age in 1996
25.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1996
Jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

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
5 (2 / 3)
Goto coach Antoni Piechniczek

Stachurski, Władysław (Coach)

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Stachurski, Władysław (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-03-27
Day of Death
2013-03-13
Place of Birth
Piotrkowice (Poland)
Height
1.80m
Matches
4 (0 / 4)
Goto coach Władysław Stachurski

Zamilski, Andrzej (Coach)

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Zamilski, Andrzej (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-07-09
Place of Birth
Opatów (Poland)
Goto coach Andrzej Zamilski

Players of Poland in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Woźniak, Andrzej 1965-10-23 Goalkeeper Portugal FC Porto 4 0 0 0 0 0
Szczęsny, Maciej 1965-06-28 Goalkeeper Poland Widzew Łódź 3 0 0 0 0 0
Szamotulski, Grzegorz 1976-05-13 Goalkeeper Poland Legia Warszawa 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zieliński, Jacek 1967-10-10 Centre Back Poland Legia Warszawa 7 0 0 0 0 0
Jóźwiak, Marek 1967-08-21 Defender France En Avant Guingamp 6 0 0 0 0 0
Wojtala, Paweł 1972-10-27 Defender Germany Hamburger SV 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hajto, Tomasz 1972-10-16 Centre Back Poland Górnik Zabrze 4 0 0 0 0 0
Węgrzyn, Kazimierz 1967-04-13 Centre Back Austria SV Ried im Innkreis 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ratajczyk, Krzysztof 1973-11-09 Centre Back Austria Rapid Wien 3 0 0 0 0 0
Wałdoch, Tomasz 1971-05-10 Centre Back Germany VfL Bochum 2 1 0 0 0 0
Jaskulski, Waldemar 1967-04-23 Defender Belgium Standard Liège 2 1 0 0 0 0
Łapiński, Tomasz 1969-08-01 Centre Back Poland Widzew Łódź 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bednarz, Jacek 1967-06-05 Defender Poland Legia Warszawa 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kaliciak, Grzegorz 1975-03-10 Defender Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 1 0 0 0 0 0
Skrzypek, Paweł 1971-08-23 Defender Poland Legia Warszawa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lenart, Tomasz 1969-04-11 Defender Poland ŁKS Łódź 0 1 0 0 0 0
Michalski, Radosław 1969-09-21 Defensive Midfielder Poland Widzew Łódź 6 0 0 0 0 0
Gęsior, Dariusz 1969-10-09 Defensive Midfielder Poland Widzew Łódź 4 2 0 0 0 0
Nowak, Piotr 1964-07-05 Attacking Midfielder Germany TSV 1860 München 4 0 0 0 0 0
Czerwiec, Ryszard 1968-02-28 Midfielder France En Avant Guingamp 4 0 0 0 0 0
Wyciszkiewicz, Zbigniew 1969-09-16 Midfielder Poland Widzew Łódź 2 1 0 0 0 0
Brzęczek, Jerzy 1971-03-18 Centre Midfielder Austria FC Tirol Innsbruck 2 0 0 0 0 0
Lewandowski, Grzegorz 1969-09-01 Defensive Midfielder France Stade Malherbe Caen 2 0 0 0 0 0
Iwan, Tomasz 1971-06-12 Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
Staniek, Ryszard 1971-03-13 Midfielder Poland Legia Warszawa 1 2 0 0 0 0
Ledwoń, Adam 1974-01-15 Midfielder Poland GKS Katowice 1 1 0 0 0 0
Wieszczycki, Tomasz 1971-12-21 Centre Midfielder France Le Havre AC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Berensztajn, Jacek 1973-10-16 Midfielder Poland GKS Bełchatów 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pisz, Leszek 1966-12-18 Midfielder Greece AO Kavala 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rzeźniczek, Dariusz 1968-05-22 Midfielder Poland GKS Bełchatów 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bukalski, Krzysztof 1970-09-22 Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kaczmarczyk, Rafał 1972-06-02 Midfielder Poland Stomil Olsztyn 0 1 0 0 0 0
Citko, Marek 1974-03-27 Striker Poland Widzew Łódź 5 0 1 0 0 0
Bałuszyński, Henryk 1972-07-15 Centre Forward Germany VfL Bochum 4 0 2 0 0 0
Warzycha, Krzysztof 1964-11-17 Centre Forward Greece Panathinaikos AO 4 0 2 0 0 0
Juskowiak, Andrzej 1970-11-03 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kowalczyk, Wojciech 1972-04-14 Centre Forward Spain Real Betis Sevilla 2 0 1 0 0 0
Śrutwa, Mariusz 1971-07-15 Striker Poland Ruch Chorzów 1 2 0 0 0 0
Czereszewski, Sylwester 1971-10-04 Centre Forward Poland Legia Warszawa 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mięciel, Marcin 1975-12-22 Centre Forward Poland Legia Warszawa 1 0 1 0 0 0
Saganowski, Marek 1978-10-31 Centre Forward Poland ŁKS Łódź 0 4 0 0 0 0
Kucharski, Cezary 1972-02-17 Centre Forward Poland Legia Warszawa 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Poland in 1996

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-02-19
Japan
Japan
Poland
Poland
5:0 c
Japan vs. Poland
Friendly
Hong Kong Stadium
1996-02-28
Croatia
Croatia
Poland
Poland
2:1 c
Croatia vs. Poland
Friendly
Stadion Kantrida
1996-03-27
Poland
Poland
Slovenia
Slovenia
0:0 c
Poland vs. Slovenia
Friendly
Stadion Widzewa Łódź
1996-05-01
Poland
Poland
Belarus
Belarus
1:1 c
Poland vs. Belarus
Friendly
Stadion Stali Mielec
1996-06-02
Russia
Russia
Poland
Poland
2:0 c
Russia vs. Poland
Friendly
VTB Arena - Dynamo Central Stadium
1996-08-27
Poland
Poland
Cyprus
Cyprus
2:2 c
Poland vs. Cyprus
Friendly
Stadion GKS-u Bełchatów
1996-09-04
Poland
Poland
Germany
Germany
0:2 c
Poland vs. Germany
Friendly
Stadion imienia Ernesta Pohla
1996-10-09
England
England
Poland
Poland
2:1 c
England vs. Poland
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Wembley Stadium
1996-11-10
Poland
Poland
Moldova
Moldova
2:1 c
Poland vs. Moldova
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stadion GKS Katowice
9 Matches

Match Progress for Poland in 1996

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
Sweden
Sweden
16 4 2 10 15
Netherlands
Netherlands
15 1 5 9 13
Hungary
Hungary
14 5 3 6 18
Lithuania
Lithuania
14 8 4 2 22
Italy
Italy
13 3 4 6 7
Ireland
Ireland
13 4 7 2 15
Portugal
Portugal
13 2 3 8 15
Germany
Germany
12 2 4 6 6
Greece
Greece
12 7 4 1 18
France
France
11 2 5 4 11
Belgium
Belgium
11 3 3 5 10
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
San Marino
San Marino
10 10 0 0 45
Slovakia
Slovakia
9 3 1 5 14
Norway
Norway
9 6 1 2 18
Denmark
Denmark
9 2 1 6 9
Moldova
Moldova
9 6 2 1 15
Wales
Wales
9 7 2 0 15
USA
USA
9 2 2 5 11
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 6 1 1 19
Austria
Austria
8 4 2 2 16
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
8 3 2 3 12
Scotland
Scotland
8 1 5 2 11
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
Argentina
Argentina
7 3 1 3 8
Japan
Japan
7 5 0 2 14
Turkey
Turkey
7 5 1 1 11
Armenia
Armenia
7 5 1 1 15
Mexico
Mexico
7 1 3 3 6
Croatia
Croatia
7 1 2 4 6
Brazil
Brazil
7 1 1 5 12
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 1 0 20
Belarus
Belarus
6 2 2 2 9
Iceland
Iceland
5 3 2 0 11
Russia
Russia
5 1 3 1 7
Colombia
Colombia
5 1 0 4 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
5 4 1 0 12
Cyprus
Cyprus
5 2 3 0 6
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 1 0 4 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
5 4 1 0 9
Serbia
Serbia
5 2 3 0 5
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
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4 4 0 0 19
Uruguay
Uruguay
4 1 2 1 4
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 2 2 0 13
East Germany
East Germany
4 4 0 0 8
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 4 0 0 7
Malta
Malta
4 4 0 0 13
Montenegro
Montenegro
4 2 2 0 9
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
3 3 0 0 8
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
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 3
Iran
Iran
2 2 0 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
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 1 1 0 3
China
China
2 2 0 0 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 15
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 1 1 0 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 0 1 1
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
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 1 1 0
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 2
India
India
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 0 1 0
Haiti
Haiti
1 1 0 0 7
Australia
Australia
1 0 0 1 1
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 6
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 1 0 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 1 0 2
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 0
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