Sunday of Miracles

The top of the league table prior to the final matchday was: During the 1992–93 Ekstraklasa season, Legia Warsaw, ŁKS Łódź, and Lech Poznań competed intensely for the Polish national championship title. Heading into the final matchday, Legia led the standings over ŁKS by virtue of superior goal difference, while Lech occupied third place, trailing by 1 point. On the decisive day, ŁKS faced Olimpia Poznań, while Legia played against Wisła Kraków. Both ŁKS and Legia secured emphatic victories (7–1 and 6–0, respectively), prompting widespread allegations of match-fixing. Lech Poznań drew 3–3 with Widzew Łódź. This meant that Legia won the Ekstraklasa. These scorelines were unusual for that year's Ekstraklasa. The reverse fixtures earlier in the season had ended Wisła 1–1 Legia and Olimpia 2–0 ŁKS, and only 2 other games (of 306 played that season) had been decided by six-goal margins. During the Wisła–Legia match, Wisła supporters openly urged their players to leave the pitch, The daily newspaper Tempo further speculated that Wisła players had been bribed with a sum of 800 million złoty. In response to the allegations, Legia's coach, Janusz Wójcik, remarked shortly after the match that, while the game might have appeared "staged," he dismissed such claims, stating that "Legia does not benefit from any script." == Aftermath ==

On 10 July 1993, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) convened to deliberate on the controversies surrounding the matches involving Legia Warsaw and ŁKS Łódź. During this assembly, PZPN Vice President Ryszard Kulesza explicitly accused officials of condoning corruption within Polish football, asserting that "all of Poland saw" that the match between Wisła Kraków and Legia had been influenced by bribery. This statement garnered support from Zygmunt Lenkiewicz. In contrast, Maciej Kapelczak presented a ruling which attributed the allegations against Legia and ŁKS primarily to journalistic speculation, arguing that the imposed sanctions lacked justification due to insufficient evidence. Kapelczak cited opinions from referees, match observers, and official match reports to substantiate his position. Despite the absence of concrete evidence, the meeting culminated in the annulment of the results from the Wisła v. Legia and ŁKS v. Olimpia matches, with a voting outcome of 68 in favor, 20 against, and 11 abstentions. The official rationale for this decision was cited as a "lack of sporting spirit." The Kraków Prosecutor's Office also initiated an investigation into allegations of match-fixing; however, the proceedings were ultimately discontinued. In 2004 and 2007, Legia Warsaw submitted formal appeals to the PZPN seeking the reversal of its 1993 decision and the reinstatement of their championship title. Both appeals were rejected. Notably, in 2021, Grzegorz Szeliga, a former Wisła Kraków player from the 1992–93 season, publicly admitted to selling the match against Legia. ==References==