Ekstraklasa is a men’s football league in Poland, with its formation recorded in 1927. The competition page brings together fixtures, live scores, results and standings, while player and team statistics provide additional detail for following matches, comparing performance and reviewing available seasons over time. Whether checking a result, reviewing upcoming fixtures or comparing statistical detail, visitors can find key competition information in one place.
Upcoming matches, Ekstraklasa
Regular Season - 14
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- Regular Season - 14
Motor Lublin
Wisla Plock
Bogdanka Arena -
- Regular Season - 14
Wisla Krakow
Cracovia KrakowStadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana -
- Regular Season - 14
Korona Kielce
Radomiak RadomEXBUD Arena -
- Regular Season - 14
Slask Wroclaw
Piast Gliwice
Tarczyński Arena -
- Regular Season - 14
Gornik Zabrze
No H2HWieczysta Kraków
Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla -
- Regular Season - 14
Widzew Łódź
Pogon Szczecin
Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź -
- Regular Season - 14
Jagiellonia
GKS Katowice
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- Regular Season - 14
Legia Warszawa
Raków Częstochowa
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- Regular Season - 14
Lech Poznan
Zaglebie Lubin
Regular Season - 15
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- Regular Season - 15
Piast Gliwice
Korona Kielce
Latest played matches, Ekstraklasa
Regular Season - 13
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Regular Season - 13
Wieczysta Kraków
1 - 3Jagiellonia
Regular Season - 12
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Regular Season - 12Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego
Ekstraklasa Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Lech Poznan | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 31 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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Gornik Zabrze | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 28 | DDDWD |
| 3 |
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Legia Warszawa | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 24 | DLDWW |
| 4 |
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Pogon Szczecin | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 5 |
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Zaglebie Lubin | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 22 | WDWLL |
| 6 |
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GKS Katowice | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 21 | WLLWW |
| 7 |
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Piast Gliwice | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 21 | DWDWL |
| 8 |
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Wisla Krakow | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 21 | LWDLW |
| 9 |
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Jagiellonia | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 18 | WWLLL |
| 10 |
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Korona Kielce | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 18 | LWLLW |
| 11 |
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Motor Lublin | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 16 | WDWWD |
| 12 |
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Wisla Plock | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 | DLWLW |
| 13 | Cracovia Krakow | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 12 | LLDWL | |
| 14 |
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Widzew Łódź | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 11 | LDDLD |
| 15 | Radomiak Radom | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 11 | WLLLL | |
| 16 |
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Slask Wroclaw | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 9 | LWLLL |
| 17 |
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Raków Częstochowa | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 9 | WLWLL |
| 18 |
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Wieczysta Kraków | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 8 | LLLLW |
Ekstraklasa Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I. Shkurin
GKS Katowice |
7 |
| 2 |
P. Makuch
Raków Częstochowa |
6 |
| 3 |
A. Sayyadmanesh
Lech Poznan |
5 |
| 4 |
Jordi Sánchez
Wisla Krakow |
5 |
| 5 |
P. Wålemark
Lech Poznan |
5 |
| 6 |
Pablo Rodríguez
Lech Poznan |
5 |
| 7 |
Hugo Vallejo
Piast Gliwice |
5 |
| 8 |
K. Czubak
Motor Lublin |
5 |
| 9 |
P. Banaszak
Slask Wroclaw |
4 |
| 10 |
M. Stępiński
Korona Kielce |
4 |
Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B. Nowak
GKS Katowice |
6 |
| 2 |
Pablo Rodríguez
Lech Poznan |
6 |
| 3 |
P. Samiec-Talar
Slask Wroclaw |
5 |
| 4 |
W. Długosz
Korona Kielce |
5 |
| 5 |
P. Mukairu
Pogon Szczecin |
4 |
| 6 |
P. Wszołek
Legia Warszawa |
4 |
| 7 |
D. Håkans
Lech Poznan |
3 |
| 8 |
Borja Galán
GKS Katowice |
3 |
| 9 |
M. Ishak
Lech Poznan |
3 |
| 10 |
P. Wålemark
Lech Poznan |
3 |
Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
- Klemenz 6
- Fornalczyk 4
- Klich 4
- Jakubczyk 3
- Pestka 3
- Đermanović 3
- Bartoš 3
- Struski 3
- Papanikolaou 3
- Čolina 3
Top red cards
- F. Čuić 1
- Baumgartner 1
- Camará 1
- Liseth 1
- Tudor 1
- Wiśniewski 1
- Ba 1
- Maigaard Jakobsen 1
Ekstraklasa teams participation since 2018
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Jagiellonia | 8 |
| Legia Warszawa | 8 |
| Gornik Zabrze | 8 |
| Zaglebie Lubin | 8 |
| Lech Poznan | 8 |
| Pogon Szczecin | 8 |
| Piast Gliwice | 8 |
| Cracovia Krakow | 8 |
| Slask Wroclaw | 7 |
| Lechia Gdansk | 7 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 7 |
| Wisla Plock | 6 |
| Korona Kielce | 6 |
| Stal Mielec | 5 |
| Radomiak Radom | 5 |
| Wisla Krakow | 4 |
| Warta Poznań | 4 |
| Widzew Łódź | 4 |
| Arka Gdynia | 3 |
| Miedz Legnica | 2 |
| GKS Katowice | 2 |
| Nieciecza | 2 |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | 2 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 2 |
| Motor Lublin | 2 |
| Zaglebie Sosnowiec | 1 |
| Podbeskidzie | 1 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 1 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1 |
Ekstraklasa top scorer teams
Goals scored vs. conversion rate
| Team | Goals scored | Total shots | Conversion % |
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| Lech Poznan | 30 | 196 |
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| GKS Katowice | 25 | 198 |
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| Legia Warszawa | 23 | 188 |
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| Piast Gliwice | 21 | 171 |
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| Wisla Krakow | 20 | 236 |
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| Pogon Szczecin | 20 | 146 |
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| Motor Lublin | 19 | 227 |
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| Gornik Zabrze | 19 | 195 |
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| Raków Częstochowa | 18 | 196 |
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| Jagiellonia | 16 | 164 |
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| Slask Wroclaw | 16 | 135 |
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| Widzew Łódź | 16 | 175 |
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| Radomiak Radom | 15 | 191 |
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| Cracovia Krakow | 15 | 199 |
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| Zaglebie Lubin | 14 | 157 |
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| Wieczysta Kraków | 13 | 187 |
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| Wisla Plock | 12 | 160 |
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| Korona Kielce | 12 | 171 |
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Ekstraklasa About
Ekstraklasa, officially the PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa, is the top professional football league in Poland and the highest tier of men’s club football in the country. Often referred to internationally as the Polish Ekstraklasa, the competition is built around a straightforward mission: decide the national champion, provide a reliable route into UEFA competition and give Polish players a genuine top-level stage.
Origin and governance
The Ekstraklasa was created in December 1926 as Liga Polska, and the first official league matches were played on 3 April 1927. The competition remained under the organisational umbrella of the Polish Football Association (PZPN) for most of its life. In 2005, a joint-stock company, Ekstraklasa Spółka Akcyjna (Ekstraklasa S.A.), took over the commercial and operational side, leaving PZPN responsible for licensing, refereeing, discipline and the overall national framework. That division of responsibilities turned the top division into a modern stand-alone product.
Historically, the league belongs to a small group of dominant clubs: Legia Warsaw have won 15 championship titles, with Górnik Zabrze and Wisła Kraków also enjoying long spells at the top. The modern Ekstraklasa is noticeably more competitive, but those names remain the benchmark.
Qualification and the domestic youth rule
Entry into the Ekstraklasa is decided on merit. At the end of each season, the bottom three clubs are relegated to I Liga, the second tier, and replaced by promoted sides from that division. Promotion is not automatic for every applicant: clubs must also pass PZPN licensing checks covering finances, stadium infrastructure, coaching staff and youth development.
The league enforces a distinctive domestic youth rule. Each team’s matchday line-up must include at least one Polish under-21 player, a requirement that guarantees competitive minutes for the country’s most promising young footballers and sets the Ekstraklasa apart from many other top divisions.
Format, match rules and tiebreakers
The current Ekstraklasa is a double round-robin league. Its 18 clubs play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 34 matchdays. There is no title playoff or knockout stage; the final standings after 34 rounds determine the champion, European qualification and relegation. Between 2013 and 2020, the league used a split format, with the table divided into champion and relegation groups after 30 rounds. That system has since been removed and the calendar has returned to a simple 34-game season.
In the league itself, matches end after 90 minutes, with no extra time or penalty shoot-outs used to separate teams. Clubs collect 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a defeat. If teams are level on points, the classification follows an exact order: head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals scored, overall goal difference, fair-play points based on yellow and red cards, and finally drawing of lots.
Champions, European qualification and relegation
The sporting rewards are significant. The club finishing top is crowned Polish Champion and qualifies for the Polish Super Cup against the Polish Cup winner. European places run through the same table. The champion enters the UEFA Champions League at the first qualifying round. Second and third place enter the UEFA Conference League at the second qualifying round, and fourth place may also receive a Conference League place depending on where the Polish Cup winner finishes in the final standings.
At the other end, relegation is unforgiving. The three worst-placed clubs lose their top-flight status and the broadcast and commercial income that comes with it, making the final weeks of the season a genuine fight on two fronts.
Season calendar
The Ekstraklasa follows the northern European calendar, opening in July and finishing in May. The autumn phase usually covers 18 or 19 rounds before the winter break, which runs from mid-December to late January. The spring phase then completes the remaining rounds, with the title, European places and survival often decided in the final weeks of May.