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The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[2] is the 99th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 91st season of the highest-tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 17th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.[3] Jagiellonia Białystok are the defending champions.[4]

Ekstraklasa
Season2024–25
Dates19 July 2024 – 24 May 2025
Matches played52
Goals scored125 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerLeonardo Rocha
(5 goals)
Biggest home winPogoń 3–0 Korona
Puszcza 4–1 Lechia
Legia 4–1 Radomiak
Biggest away winMotor 0–2 Raków
Lechia 0–2 Motor
Cracovia 1–3 Widzew
Korona 0–2 Cracovia
Jagiellonia 2–4 Cracovia
Highest scoringJagiellonia 2–4 Cracovia
Highest attendance36,208
Śląsk 1–1 Legia
(25 August 2024)[1]
Lowest attendance1,669[A]
Puszcza 4–1 Lechia
Total attendance681,133
Average attendance13,099 Increase 6.3%
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2024.

Season overview

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The season started on 19 July 2024 with a match between defending champions Jagiellonia Białystok and Puszcza Niepołomice and will conclude on 24 May 2025.

The regular season is played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining three are promoted from the I liga. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It is the eighth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.

Teams

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A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2024–25 edition of the Ekstraklasa.

The first team to be relegated in the 2023–24 season was ŁKS Łódź, after a home loss to Śląsk Wrocław on 4 May 2024, ending their one-year stay in Ekstraklasa. The second relegated team was Ruch Chorzów on 12 May 2024, when Puszcza Niepołomice defeated Warta Poznań; much like ŁKS, they returned to the second tier after just one year in the top-flight. The last team to be demoted was Warta Poznań, whose fate was sealed after losing to Jagiellonia Białystok on the last matchday, ending their four-year stay.

The first team that won promotion from 2023–24 I liga was Lechia Gdańsk after a win over Wisła Kraków on 11 May 2024, returning to the top flight after a year of absence. The second promoted team was GKS Katowice, taking the 2nd spot in the table away from Arka Gdynia by defeating them in the last round of the regular season; they returned to the Ekstraklasa after a nineteen-year absence. The third and final team to earn promotion was Motor Lublin, who won the play-off final against Arka on 2 June 2024; Motor entered the top flight after thirty-two years of absence.

Promoted from
2023–24 I liga 		Relegated from
2023–24 Ekstraklasa
  Lechia Gdańsk (1st)
  GKS Katowice (2nd)
  Motor Lublin (PO) 		  Warta Poznań (16th)
  Ruch Chorzów (17th)
  ŁKS Łódź (18th)

Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
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Location of teams in 2024–25 Ekstraklasa.
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Location of teams in the Katowice urban area in 2024–25 Ekstraklasa.
Team Location Venue Capacity
Cracovia Kraków Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium 15,016
GKS Katowice Katowice GKS Katowice Stadium1
New GKS Katowice Stadium		 6,710
14,896
Górnik Zabrze Zabrze Ernest Pohl Stadium 24,5632
Jagiellonia Białystok Białystok Jagiellonia Stadium 22,372
Korona Kielce Kielce Suzuki Arena 15,700
Lech Poznań Poznań Enea Stadium 42,837
Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk 41,620
Legia Warsaw Warsaw Polish Army Stadium 31,006
Motor Lublin Lublin Arena Lublin 15,247
Piast Gliwice Gliwice Piotr Wieczorek Stadium 9,913
Pogoń Szczecin Szczecin Florian Krygier Stadium 21,163
Puszcza Niepołomice Niepołomice Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium3 15,016
Radomiak Radom Radom Czachor Brothers Stadium 8,840
Raków Częstochowa Częstochowa Raków Municipal Football Stadium 5,500
Stal Mielec Mielec Grzegorz Lato Stadium 7,000
Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław Tarczyński Arena Wrocław 42,771
Widzew Łódź Łódź Widzew Łódź Stadium 18,018
Zagłębie Lubin Lubin KGHM Zagłebie Arena 16,086
  1. ^ This will be the last season when GKS Katowice plays in Stadion GKS Katowice, as they are set to move to their New GKS Katowice Stadium in 2025.[5]
  2. ^ Upgrading to 31,871.
  3. ^ Since the 2023–24 season Puszcza played their matches at Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium (Cracovia's home ground), due to the fact that the stadium in Niepołomice didn't meet Ekstraklasa standards.[6] They are set to play there only until the end of 2024.[7] It remains unknown where they will play the second part of the season.
Cracovia and Puszcza GKS Katowice Górnik Jagiellonia Korona Lech
Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium GKS Katowice Stadium Ernest Pohl Stadium Jagiellonia Stadium Suzuki Arena Enea Stadium
           
Capacity: 15,016 Capacity: 6,710 Capacity: 24,563 Capacity: 22,372 Capacity: 15,700 Capacity: 42,837
Lechia Legia Motor Piast Pogoń Radomiak
Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Polish Army Stadium Arena Lublin Piotr Wieczorek Stadium Florian Krygier Stadium Czachor Brothers Stadium
           
Capacity: 41,620 Capacity: 31,006 Capacity: 15,247 Capacity: 9,913 Capacity: 21,163 Capacity: 8,840
Raków Stal Śląsk Widzew Zagłębie
Raków Municipal Football Stadium Grzegorz Lato Stadium Tarczyński Arena Wrocław Widzew Łódź Stadium KGHM Zagłebie Arena
         
Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 42,771 Capacity: 18,018 Capacity: 16,086

Personnel and kits

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All teams have Lotto (brand of Totalizator Sportowy) placed on the center of the chest.

Team Chairman Head coach Appointment date Captain Manufacturer Strategic sponsor Other kit sponsors
Cracovia   Mateusz Dróżdż   Dawid Kroczek 5 April 2024   Jakub Jugas Puma Comarch forBET1, 4Move2, Kraków3
GKS Katowice   Krzysztof Nowak   Rafał Górak 3 June 2019   Arkadiusz Jędrych Hummel Superbet Nord Partner2, Katowice3
Górnik Zabrze     Jan Urban 18 March 2023   Erik Janža Capelli Sport Superbet, Węglokoks Könecke Polska1, Glücksgefühle Festival2, Zabrze2
Jagiellonia Białystok   Wojciech Pertkiewicz   Adrian Siemieniec 4 April 2023   Taras Romanczuk Kappa Enea, Kuchnia Wikinga Białystok1, Podlaskie2, STS2
Korona Kielce   Karol Jakubczyk   Jacek Zieliński 7 August 2024   Miłosz Trojak 4F Lewiatan1 3, Exbud2, Kielce2, Targi Kielce2
Lech Poznań   Karol Klimczak   Niels Frederiksen 1 July 2024   Mikael Ishak Macron Superbet Lech Pils1, Poznań2
Lechia Gdańsk   Paolo Urfer   Szymon Grabowski 14 June 2023   Rifet Kapić Adidas Gdańsk2
Legia Warsaw   Dariusz Mioduski   Gonçalo Feio 10 April 2024   Artur Jędrzejczyk Adidas Plus500 Fortuna1, Jeton2, Królewskie2, Warsaw3
Motor Lublin   Zbigniew Jakubas   Mateusz Stolarski 27 October 2022   Rafał Król Hummel Lublin, Spiżarnia
Piast Gliwice   Łukasz Lewiński   Aleksandar Vuković 27 October 2022   Jakub Czerwiński 4F Kuchnia Wikinga, verocargo Gliwice1, LV BET2
Pogoń Szczecin   Jarosław Mroczek   Robert Kolendowicz 15 August 2024   Kamil Grosicki Capelli Sport Port Szczecin-Świnoujście, zondacrypto Fabryka Papieru Kaczory1, Szczecin2, dostalk3, Toyota Kozłowski3
Puszcza Niepołomice   Jarosław Pieprzyca   Tomasz Tułacz 13 August 2015   Jakub Serafin Nike Niepołomice Oshee2, R-GOL.com2, Promogaz-Kpis3
Radomiak Radom   Sławomir Stempniewski   Bruno Baltazar 20 May 2024   Raphael Rossi Adidas Enea Radom1, 11teamsports2, Fortuna2, Audi Radom3, Bleik Restaurant3
Raków Częstochowa   Piotr Obidziński   Marek Papszun 1 July 2024   Zoran Arsenić Adidas x-kom, zondacrypto Onesto Energy1, Częstochowa2 3, STS2, ZPUE2, Frugo3
Stal Mielec   Jacek Klimek   Kamil Kiereś 20 March 2023   Krystian Getinger 4F PGE4 PGE14, Mielec2, Podkarpackie2, PZL Mielec2, Enervigo3, NCMetal3
Śląsk Wrocław   Patryk Załęczny   Jacek Magiera 21 April 2023   Aleks Petkov Nike LV BET Jaxan1, Wrocław Airport2, Acana3
Widzew Łódź   Michał Rydz   Daniel Myśliwiec 5 September 2023   Bartłomiej Pawłowski Macron Panattoni, TERMOton Murapol1, STS2, Łódź Voivodeship3, CoBouw3
Zagłębie Lubin   Paweł Jeż   Waldemar Fornalik 29 November 2022   Bartosz Kopacz Nike KGHM
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
4. ^ Until 31 July 2024.

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lech Poznań   Mariusz Rumak[8] End of contract 30 June 2024 Pre-season   Niels Frederiksen[9] 1 July 2024
Raków Częstochowa   Dawid Szwarga[10] Sacked   Marek Papszun[11]
Korona Kielce   Kamil Kuzera[12] Mutual consent 31 July 2024 18th   Mariusz Arczewski[12] 31 July 2024
  Mariusz Arczewski[13] End of caretaker spell 7 August 2024 18th   Jacek Zieliński[13] 7 August 2024
Pogoń Szczecin   Jens Gustafsson[14] Mutual consent 15 August 2024 4th   Robert Kolendowicz[15] 15 August 2024
  • Italics for interim managers.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lech Poznań 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Cracovia 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
3 Legia Warsaw 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
4 Raków Częstochowa 6 3 2 1 5 2 +3 11
5 Widzew Łódź 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
6 Piast Gliwice 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11
7 Pogoń Szczecin 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
8 Jagiellonia Białystok 5 3 0 2 10 9 +1 9
9 GKS Katowice 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
10 Górnik Zabrze 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
11 Puszcza Niepołomice 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
12 Motor Lublin 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 6
13 Zagłębie Lubin 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5
14 Korona Kielce 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
15 Śląsk Wrocław 5 0 4 1 3 5 −2 4
16 Stal Mielec 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 Relegation to I liga
17 Radomiak Radom 5 1 0 4 8 13 −5 3
18 Lechia Gdańsk 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2024. Source: ekstraklasa.org 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[16]


Results

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Home \ Away CRA GKS GÓR JAG KOR LPO LGD LEG MOT PIA POG PUN RAD RCZ STM ŚLĄ WID ZAG
Cracovia — 3–2 1–1 1–3
GKS Katowice — 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–1
Górnik Zabrze — 1–0 0–0
Jagiellonia Białystok 2–4 — 2–0 2–0
Korona Kielce 0–2 — 0–1 2–1
Lech Poznań 2–0 — 3–1 2–0
Lechia Gdańsk — 0–2 1–2 1–1
Legia Warsaw — 1–2 4–1 2–0
Motor Lublin 1–1 — 0–0 0–2
Piast Gliwice 2–2 — 2–0 1–0
Pogoń Szczecin 3–0 — 1–0 2–0
Puszcza Niepołomice 2–2 4–1 2–2 —
Radomiak Radom 1–2 2–3 —
Raków Częstochowa 0–1 0–0 —
Stal Mielec 0–1 2–0 — 1–1
Śląsk Wrocław 1–1 1–1 1–1 —
Widzew Łódź 2–1 3–2 0–0 —
Zagłębie Lubin 0–1 2–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2024. Source: ekstraklasa.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

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Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Legia Warsaw 74,551 25,542 24,376 24,850 +0.6%†
2 Śląsk Wrocław 73,935 36,208 14,081 24,645 +9.5%†
3 Lech Poznań 69,159 29,156 19,620 23,053 −7.4%†
4 Pogoń Szczecin 55,758 19,846 17,169 18,586 +7.4%†
5 Górnik Zabrze 35,734 18,700 17,034 17,867 +8.9%†
6 Widzew Łódź 51,657 17,663 16,467 17,219 +0.1%†
7 Jagiellonia Białystok 49,954 17,157 15,719 16,651 +21.5%†
8 Motor Lublin 39,713 14,562 10,993 13,238 +73.6%1
9 Lechia Gdańsk 38,939 14,223 11,976 12,980 +49.1%1
10 Korona Kielce 37,277 14,289 11,057 12,426 +16.1%†
11 Cracovia 32,737 11,933 10,106 10,912 +21.2%†
12 Radomiak Radom 17,127 8,564 8,563 8,564 +11.2%†
13 Zagłębie Lubin 24,565 13,331 3,876 8,188 +27.9%†
14 GKS Katowice 26,874 6,780 6,684 6,719 +73.7%1
15 Piast Gliwice 18,069 7,805 4,516 6,023 +20.5%†
16 Raków Częstochowa 10,981 5,500 5,481 5,491 +3.6%†
17 Stal Mielec 16,319 6,446 4,308 5,440 −6.2%†
18 Puszcza Niepołomice 7,784 3,495 1,669 2,595 −7.3%†
League total 681,133 36,208 1,669 13,099 +6.3%†

Updated to games played on 26 August 2024.
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in I liga.

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Number of teams by region

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Number Region Team(s)
4   Silesian Voivodeship GKS Katowice, Górnik Zabrze, Piast Gliwice and Raków Częstochowa
2   Lesser Poland Voivodeship Cracovia and Puszcza Niepołomice
  Lower Silesian Voivodeship Śląsk Wrocław and Zagłębie Lubin
  Masovian Voivodeship Legia Warsaw and Radomiak Radom
1   Greater Poland Voivodeship Lech Poznań
  Lublin Voivodeship Motor Lublin
  Łódź Voivodeship Widzew Łódź
  Podkarpackie Voivodeship Stal Mielec
  Podlaskie Voivodeship Jagiellonia Białystok
  Pomeranian Voivodeship Lechia Gdańsk
  Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Korona Kielce
  West Pomeranian Voivodeship Pogoń Szczecin
0   Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
  Lubusz Voivodeship
  Opole Voivodeship
  Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Match played at the Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium in Kraków.

References

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  1. ^ "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "PKO Bank Polski partnerem tytularnym Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). ekstraklasa.org. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ekstraklasa". ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl. 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Nowy stadion w Ekstraklasie. Obiekt GKS-u Katowice kosztował niemal 300 milionów złotych. Kiedy drużyna na nim zagra?". sportowy24.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Puszcza Niepołomice. Pierwsze mecze w ekstraklasie prawdopodobnie na stadionie Cracovii" (in Polish). Gazeta Krakowska. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Awantura o stadion Cracovii. Puszcza Niepołomice ma problem". krknews.pl. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Mariusz Rumak potwierdził, że odchodzi z Lecha Poznań". weszlo.com (in Polish). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Niels Frederiksen trenerem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Komunikat w sprawie przyszłości trenera Dawida Szwargi" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Marek Papszun trenerem Rakowa Częstochowa od nowego sezonu!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Kamil Kuzera przestał pełnić obowiązki trenera Korony Kielce" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Jacek Zieliński nowym trenerem Korony Kielce" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Jens Gustafsson odchodzi z Pogoni" (in Polish). Pogoń Szczecin. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Robert Kolendowicz nowym trenerem Pogoni" (in Polish). Pogoń Szczecin. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Podręcznik Ekstraklasy na sezon 2021/2022" [Ekstraklasa handbook for the 2021/2022 season] (PDF). ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Ekstraklasa SA. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Klasyfikacja strzelców" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Czyste konta" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Piłkarz Lipca 2024: Leonardo Rocha (Radomiak Radom)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Młodzieżowiec Lipca PKO Banku Polskiego 2024: Jan Ziółkowski (Legia Warszawa)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Trener Lipca 2024: Adrian Siemieniec (Jagiellonia Białystok)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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