Ekstraklasa
Founded | 4–5 December 1926[1] |
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Country | Poland |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Fortuna I liga |
Domestic cup(s) | Polish Cup Polish SuperCup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Current champions | Legia Warsaw (13th title) |
Most championships | Wisła Kraków and Górnik Zabrze (14 titles each) |
Top goalscorer | Ernest Pohl (186 goals) |
TV partners | Canal+ Poland Eurosport 2 List of broadcasers |
Website | ekstraklasa.org |
2018–19 Ekstraklasa season |
The Ekstraklasa (Polish pronunciation: [ˌɛkstraˈklasa]) is the top Polish professional league for men's association football clubs (it is the country's primary football competition). Contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the I liga. Seasons starts in July, and ends in May or June the following year. Teams play a total of 37 games each, totalling 296 matches in the season. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. The winner of the Ekstraklasa qualifies for the Polish SuperCup. The Ekstraklasa is now operated by the Ekstraklasa SA (English: Ekstraklasa Joint-stock company).
The Ekstraklasa (former I liga) was officially formed as Liga Polska on 4–5 December 1926 in Warsaw, since 1 March 1927 as Liga Piłki Nożnej (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlʲiɡa ˈpiwki ˈnɔʐnɛj]), but the Polish Football Association (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN) had been in existence since 20 December 1919, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. The first games of the freshly created league took place on 3 April 1927, while first national non-league football championship took place in 1920.
A total of 81 clubs have played in the top division of Polish football since the founding of the league, of which 16 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Legia Warsaw, who won their thirteenth title in 2017–18.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Creation of the Polish Football League
1.2 Cracovia
1.3 Early years of the league
1.4 1927–1932: dominance of Kraków teams
1.5 1933–1939: Upper Silesian dominance
1.6 After World War II
2 Clubs
3 UEFA ranking
4 List of league champions
4.1 Clubs by number of league championships
5 Honored teams
6 All-time league table
6.1 Explanation
6.1.1 Penalty points
6.1.2 Mergers and acquisitions teams
7 Top goalscorers
8 Players
8.1 All-time Top 10 goalscorers
8.2 All-time most appearances
9 League presidents
10 Corruption scandal
11 Television
12 See also
13 Notes
14 References
15 External links
History
Creation of the Polish Football League
On 4–5 December 1926 in Warsaw, representatives from several Polish clubs met for the purpose of discussing the creation of a league. It is unknown where the idea of a Polish league originated from, however a national league was thought to be a much more practical solution than hitherto practiced two-stage system of regional matches followed by a national match.
To dismay of clubs' officials, the PZPN was not receptive to the idea of a national league and therefore sought to thwart it. However, it turned out that virtually all but one of the Polish clubs supported the idea. The decision to create it was made regardless what PZPN's representatives thought of it. In late February 1927, at the PZPN's meeting in Warsaw, its officials openly opposed the formation of a league, but the clubs, allegedly egged on by some generals from the Polish Army (which, after May Coup of 1926, played a key role in all aspects of public life), proceeded anyway. The creation of the League was announced on 1 March 1927.
Cracovia
The only opponent of the league's formation was Cracovia – a very influential and strong organization in Polish football of the 1920s. Cracovia's boycott was because its chairman, Dr. Edward Cetnarowski, at the same time held the post of the director of the PZPN. Cetnarowski was a personality known not only in Poland, but also in other countries. It was due to his efforts that in September 1923, Cracovia toured Spain, drawing 1–1 with Barcelona and losing 0–1 to Real Madrid. In October, also thanks to Cetnarowski, Sevilla travelled to Kraków, losing 2–3 to Cracovia.
Early years of the league
Games of the first championships started on 3 April 1927. All major teams (except for Cracovia) took part in it. This is the list of the teams (in the order they finished in November 1927):
- Wisła Kraków
- 1. FC Kattowitz
- Warta Poznań
- Pogoń Lwów
- Legia Warsaw
- Klub Turystów Łódź
- ŁKS Łódź
- Polonia Warsaw
- Czarni Lwów
- Toruński KS Toruń
- Hasmonea Lwów
- Ruch Chorzów
- Warszawianka Warsaw
- Jutrzenka Kraków
In this first season of the league, fight for championship was decided between two powerful teams – Wisła Kraków and 1.FC Katowice. This rivalry was treated very seriously, not only by the two sides involved, but also by the whole nation. 1.FC was regarded as the team supported by German minority, while Wisła, at the end of this historic season, represented ambitions of all Poles.
Some time in the fall of 1927 in Katowice, an ill-fated game between 1.FC and Wisła took place. Stakes were very high – the winner would become the champion. Kraków's side won 2–0 and became the champion. 1.FC finished second, third was Warta Poznań.
1927–1932: dominance of Kraków teams
In 1928 Cracovia finally decided to enter the league, which was gladly accepted by all fans of football. However, championships were once again won by Wisła, with such excellent players as Henryk Reyman, Mieczyslaw Balcer and Jan Kotlarczyk. Warta Poznań was second and Legia Warsaw third. This was also the last year of 1.FC's glory. The team finished fifth, to be relegated forever at the end of 1929 season.
In 1929 yet another team (after Cracovia, Pogon Lwów and Wisła) was added to the list of champions of Poland. This time it was Warta Poznań, which finished one point ahead of Garbarnia Kraków.
However, after the last game, on 1 December 1929, it was Garbarnia Kraków that was celebrating the championship. Two weeks later, in mid-December, PZPN's officials changed the result of the Warta – Klub Turystow Łódź game. Originally, Warta lost 1–2, but due to walk-over (it was decided that one of Łódź's players did not have all necessary documents), this was changed to 3–0 in favor of Poznań's side. As a result of the decision, Warta (with 33 points) became the champion, Garbarnia finished second with 32 points and Klub Turystow was relegated.
In 1930, Cracovia regained the championship, (to repeat this success in 1932) and a year later another Kraków's side, Garbarnia, won the league. It is clear that the 1927–1932 period was marked by dominance of teams from Kraków. During this time, only once (Warta Poznań, 1929) the championship was won by a side from a different city. The 1931 champion, Garbarnia, was unique as this was the first time that the league had been won by a side whose all players had been bought from other teams.
1933–1939: Upper Silesian dominance
As has been said, the early 1930s marked a decline of the dominance of Kraków and Lwów as centers of Polish football. The point of gravity slowly moved towards west – to Polish part of Upper Silesia, which had belonged to Poland since 1921 (see: Silesian Uprisings). In 1932 the champion was Cracovia, but starting in 1933, Ruch Chorzów (then: Ruch Wielkie Hajduki) completely dominated the league, being the champion for four times in a row.
Ruch, with such excellent players as Teodor Peterek, Ernest Wilimowski and Gerard Wodarz was by far the best team in those years. For example, in 1934 it finished seven points ahead of second Cracovia. Other important teams of these years were: Cracovia, Wisła Kraków, Pogoń Lwów and Warta Poznań.
In 1933 and 1934 there were 12 teams in the League. In 1935 this number was cut to 11 and in 1936 – to 10. Football officials did it on purpose – with fewer teams, the competition was supposed to be harder, which would attract fans to the stadiums. However, supporters' turnout was not impressive, with Ruch Chorzów as the most popular team, both at home and away.
In late 1935 (the league held its games in the spring-summer-fall system) fans were shocked to find that Cracovia, the legend of this sport, was relegated to the A-class. Kraków's side absence lasted for a year – it returned in 1937, to become the champion.
Ruch Chorzów was still the dominant team, winning the Championships in 1936 and 1938. In 1937 Ruch's streak of four consecutive champions was broken by Cracovia, and in 1939 the championships were not finished. By 31 August 1939, after some 12 games, Ruch was the leader of the 10-team League. Last games of this summer occurred on 20 August. Then, a break was planned, because the National Team was going to play a few international friendlies. Games were to be re-introduced on 10 September.
This is the list of the ten teams that participated in last, historic games for championships of interwar Poland. Teams are presented according to their position on the table, as of 31 August 1939:
- Ruch Chorzów
- Wisła Kraków
- Pogoń Lwów
- AKS Chorzów
Warta Poznań.- Cracovia
- Polonia Warsaw
- Garbarnia Kraków
- Warszawianka Warsaw
- Union Touring Łódź
After World War II
As a result of the Second World War, the borders of Poland changed significantly. Lwów, one of the centers of Polish football (with such teams as Pogoń Lwów, Czarni Lwów and Lechia Lwów) was annexed by Soviet Union and all these teams ceased to exist. Lwów's football officials and players moved westwards, creating such clubs as Polonia Bytom, Odra Opole and Pogoń Szczecin (see: Recovered Territories). Another important center, Wilno (with the team Śmigły Wilno), was also annexed by the Soviets (see: Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union). In exchange, Poland gained a large swath of formerly German territory in particular in Silesia, with its capital Wrocław (home of double champion Śląsk Wrocław) and towns such as Zabrze (home of 14-times champion Górnik Zabrze, Bytom (home of champions Polonia Bytom and Szombierki Bytom) and Lubin (home of double champion Zagłębie Lubin). 18 teams played in the league between seasons of 1992 and 1998.
Clubs
There are 16 clubs in the Ekstraklasa. During the course of the season each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games (240 games in the season). From the 2013–14 season onward after 30th round league will be split into 'champion' (top eight teams) and 'relegation' (bottom eight teams) groups. Each team plays seven more games (teams ranked 1–4 and 9–12 play four times at home). The 2016–17 season was last when teams started an extra round with half the points (rounded up) achieved during the first phase of 30 matches. The changes extend the season to total of 296 matches played.[2]
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2016–17 | Top division titles | Last top division title |
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Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Stadion GOSiR | 15,139 | 13th | 0 | n/a |
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | Nieciecza | Stadion Termaliki Bruk-Bet | 4,595 | 8th | 0 | n/a |
Cracovia | Kraków | Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium | 15,016 | 14th | 4 | 1948 |
Górnik Zabrze | Zabrze | Ernest Pohl Stadium | 24,413 | 2nd in the I liga | 14 | 1987–88 |
Jagiellonia Białystok | Białystok | Białystok City Stadium | 22,372 | 2nd | 0 | n/a |
Korona Kielce | Kielce | Kolporter Arena | 15,550 | 5th | 0 | n/a |
Lech Poznań | Poznań | INEA Stadion | 43,269 | 3rd | 7 | 2014–15 |
Lechia Gdańsk | Gdańsk | Stadion Energa Gdańsk | 43,615 | 4th | 0 | n/a |
Legia Warsawa | Warsaw | Polish Army Stadium | 31,800 | 1st | 12 | 2016–17 |
Piast Gliwice | Gliwice | Stadion Piast | 10,037 | 10th | 0 | n/a |
Pogoń Szczecin | Szczecin | Stadion Florian Krygier | 18,027 | 7th | 0 | n/a |
Sandecja Nowy Sącz | Nieciecza | Stadion Termaliki Bruk-Bet | 4,595 | 1st in the I liga | 0 | n/a |
Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Stadion Wrocław | 42,771 | 11th | 2 | 2011–12 |
Wisła Krakówa | Kraków | Henryk Reyman Stadium | 33,268 | 6th | 14 | 2010–11 |
Wisła Płock | Płock | Kazimierz Górski Stadium | 10,978 | 12th | 0 | n/a |
Zagłębie Lubin | Lubin | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin | 16,068 | 9th | 2 | 2006–07 |
UEFA ranking
UEFA League Ranking as of 17 July 2018:[3]
- 17. Croatian First Football League
- 18. Cypriot First Division
19. Ekstraklasa
- 20. Allsvenskan
- 21. Belarusian Premier League
List of league champions
1927: Wisła Kraków
1928: Wisła Kraków
1929: Warta Poznań
1930: Cracovia
1931: Garbarnia Kraków
1932: Cracovia
1933: Ruch Chorzów
1934: Ruch Chorzów
1935: Ruch Chorzów
1936: Ruch Chorzów
1937: Cracovia
1938: Ruch Chorzów
1939: Abandoned*
1948: Cracovia
1949: Wisła Kraków
1950: Wisła Kraków
1951: Wisła Kraków[4]
1952: Ruch Chorzów
1953: Ruch Chorzów
1954: Polonia Bytom
1955: Legia Warsaw
1956: Legia Warsaw
1957: Górnik Zabrze
1958: ŁKS Łódź
1959: Górnik Zabrze
1960: Ruch Chorzów
1961: Górnik Zabrze
1962: Polonia Bytom
1962–63: Górnik Zabrze
1963–64: Górnik Zabrze
1964–65: Górnik Zabrze
1965–66: Górnik Zabrze
1966–67: Górnik Zabrze
1967–68: Ruch Chorzów
1968–69: Legia Warsaw
1969–70: Legia Warsaw
1970–71: Górnik Zabrze
1971–72: Górnik Zabrze
1972–73: Stal Mielec
1973–74: Ruch Chorzów
1974–75: Ruch Chorzów
1975–76: Stal Mielec
1976–77: Śląsk Wrocław
1977–78: Wisła Kraków
1978–79: Ruch Chorzów
1979–80: Szombierki Bytom
1980–81: Widzew Łódź
1981–82: Widzew Łódź
1982–83: Lech Poznań
1983–84: Lech Poznań
1984–85: Górnik Zabrze
1985–86: Górnik Zabrze
1986–87: Górnik Zabrze
1987–88: Górnik Zabrze
1988–89: Ruch Chorzów
1989–90: Lech Poznań
1990–91: Zagłębie Lubin
1991–92: Lech Poznań
1992–93: Lech Poznań
1993–94: Legia Warsaw
1994–95: Legia Warsaw
1995–96: Widzew Łódź
1996–97: Widzew Łódź
1997–98: ŁKS Łódź
1998–99: Wisła Kraków
1999–00: Polonia Warsaw
2000–01: Wisła Kraków
2001–02: Legia Warsaw
2002–03: Wisła Kraków
2003–04: Wisła Kraków
2004–05: Wisła Kraków
2005–06: Legia Warsaw
2006–07: Zagłębie Lubin
2007–08: Wisła Kraków
2008–09: Wisła Kraków
2009–10: Lech Poznań
2010–11: Wisła Kraków
2011–12: Śląsk Wrocław
2012–13: Legia Warsaw
2013–14: Legia Warsaw
2014–15: Lech Poznań
2015–16: Legia Warsaw
2016–17: Legia Warsaw
2017–18: Legia Warsaw
Abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. On 31 August 1939 Ruch Chorzów was the leader.
Clubs by number of league championships
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
Titles | Team | Year(s) |
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14 | Górnik Zabrze | 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Wisła Kraków | 1927, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 | |
13 | Ruch Chorzów | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1989 |
Legia Warsaw | 1955, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
7 | Lech Poznań | 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2015 |
4 | Cracovia | 1930, 1932, 1937, 1948 |
Widzew Łódź | 1981, 1982, 1996, 1997 | |
2 | Polonia Bytom | 1954, 1962 |
Stal Mielec | 1973, 1976 | |
ŁKS Łódź | 1958, 1998 | |
Zagłębie Lubin | 1991, 2007 | |
Śląsk Wrocław | 1977, 2012 | |
1 | Warta Poznań | 1929 |
Garbarnia Kraków | 1931 | |
Szombierki Bytom | 1980 | |
Polonia Warsaw | 2000 |
The following table lists the league champions by the Polish voivodeship regions (current, valid since 1999).
Region | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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Silesia | 30 | Górnik Zabrze (14), Ruch Chorzów (13), Polonia Bytom (2), Szombierki Bytom (1) |
Lesser Poland | 19 | Wisła Kraków (14), Cracovia (4), Garbarnia Kraków (1) |
Masovia | 14 | Legia Warsaw (13), Polonia Warsaw (1) |
Greater Poland | 8 | Lech Poznań (7), Warta Poznań (1) |
Łódź | 6 | Widzew Łódź (4), ŁKS Łódź (2) |
Lower Silesia | 4 | Zagłębie Lubin (2), Śląsk Wrocław (2) |
Subcarpathian | 2 | Stal Mielec (2) |
Honored teams
After 10 Polish Championship titles a representative Golden Star is placed above the team's badge to indicate 10 Polish Championship titles.
The current (as of August 2015) officially sanctioned Championship stars are:
Golden Star 10 or more Polish Championship titles:
Ruch Chorzów
Górnik Zabrze
Wisła Kraków
Legia Warsaw
Silver Star 5–9 Polish Championship titles:
Lech Poznań
Cracovia
White Star 1–4 Polish Championship titles:
- Widzew Łódź
- Śląsk Wrocław
- Zagłębie Lubin
- ŁKS Łódź
- Polonia Bytom
- Polonia Warszawa
- Warta Poznań
All-time league table
The all-time league table consists off all the teams that once participated in the Ekstraklasa. Data from the 1927 – 2016–17 seasons.
Source: Tabela wszech czasów Ekstraklasy (1927–2017) 90minut.pl
Pos. | Club | Seasons | Current Level | Matches Played | Points | Total Wins | Wins for 3 Points | Draws | Losses | Losses for −1 Points | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Goal difference |
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1 | Legia Warsaw | 80 | 1st | 2192 | 3102 | 1072 | 402 | 553 | 566 | 3 | 3668 | 2306 | +1362 |
2 | Wisła Kraków | 77 | 1st | 2057 | 2714 | 927 | 347 | 517 | 612 | 6 | 3347 | 2428 | +919 |
3 | Ruch Chorzów | 77 | 3rd | 2070 | 2428 | 841 | 192 | 555 | 673 | 6 | 3109 | 2662 | +447 |
4 | Górnik Zabrze | 59 | 1st | 1705 | 2162 | 731 | 214 | 488 | 486 | 1 | 2555 | 1880 | +675 |
5 | Lech Poznań | 56 | 1st | 1610 | 2016 | 646 | 279 | 441 | 522 | 8 | 2212 | 1879 | +333 |
6 | ŁKS Łódź | 65 | 2nd | 1720 | 1761 | 598 | 100 | 474 | 647 | 6 | 2230 | 2361 | -131 |
7 | Widzew Łódź | 35 | 3rd | 1075 | 1362 | 425 | 182 | 336 | 314 | 6 | 1401 | 1244 | +157 |
8 | Pogoń Szczecin | 44 | 1st | 1306 | 1349 | 419 | 139 | 372 | 515 | 7 | 1513 | 1778 | -265 |
9 | Śląsk Wrocław | 38 | 1st | 1162 | 1327 | 419 | 144 | 341 | 402 | 5 | 1356 | 1393 | -37 |
10 | Zagłębie Lubin | 28 | 1st | 885 | 1120 | 323 | 220 | 256 | 305 | 1 | 1095 | 1041 | +54 |
11 | Cracovia | 38 | 1st | 954 | 1047 | 349 | 126 | 223 | 382 | 1378 | 1386 | -8 | |
12 | GKS Katowice | 30 | 2nd | 894 | 1030 | 321 | 104 | 286 | 287 | 2 | 1023 | 977 | +46 |
13 | Polonia Warsaw | 31 | 4th | 800 | 966 | 304 | 180 | 178 | 318 | 1165 | 1251 | -86 | |
14 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 35 | 1st | 950 | 889 | 315 | 4 | 259 | 376 | 4 | 1131 | 1250 | -119 |
15 | Polonia Bytom | 35 | 5th | 892 | 881 | 289 | 33 | 274 | 328 | 4 | 1099 | 1141 | -42 |
16 | Stal Mielec | 25 | 2nd | 738 | 726 | 247 | 11 | 227 | 263 | 6 | 834 | 844 | -10 |
17 | Lechia Gdańsk | 25 | 1st | 674 | 721 | 216 | 107 | 182 | 276 | 1 | 727 | 879 | -152 |
18 | Szombierki Bytom | 25 | 5th | 702 | 645 | 235 | 180 | 287 | 5 | 875 | 999 | -124 | |
19 | Gwardia Warszawa | 23 | 7th | 572 | 539 | 195 | 149 | 228 | 682 | 764 | -82 | ||
20 | Odra Wodzisław Śląski | 14 | 5th | 418 | 529 | 145 | 145 | 94 | 179 | 487 | 570 | -83 | |
21 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 14 | 1st | 452 | 528 | 150 | 125 | 120 | 182 | 7 | 509 | 631 | -122 |
22 | Odra Opole | 22 | 2nd | 564 | 523 | 182 | 159 | 223 | 645 | 740 | -95 | ||
23 | Amica Wronki | 11 | not existing | 332 | 498 | 135 | 135 | 93 | 104 | 452 | 370 | +82 | |
24 | Korona Kielce | 11 | 1st | 358 | 486 | 128 | 128 | 102 | 128 | 437 | 475 | -28 | |
25 | GKS Bełchatów | 12 | 3rd | 375 | 486 | 130 | 130 | 96 | 149 | 422 | 463 | -41 | |
26 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 10 | 7th | 294 | 441 | 124 | 124 | 69 | 101 | 420 | 357 | +63 | |
27 | Warta Poznań | 18 | 2nd | 410 | 423 | 177 | 69 | 164 | 841 | 733 | +108 | ||
28 | Arka Gdynia | 13 | 1st | 397 | 385 | 113 | 44 | 115 | 169 | 388 | 511 | -123 | |
29 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 14 | 6th | 430 | 376 | 126 | 26 | 98 | 206 | 461 | 651 | -190 | |
30 | Wisła Płock | 10 | 1st | 307 | 353 | 94 | 86 | 79 | 134 | 339 | 457 | -118 | |
31 | Piast Gliwice | 7 | 1st | 238 | 313 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 95 | 286 | 328 | -42 | |
32 | Garbarnia Kraków | 15 | 2nd | 315 | 306 | 121 | 64 | 130 | 561 | 561 | |||
33 | Pogoń Lwów | 13 | abroad | 273 | 304 | 130 | 44 | 99 | 537 | 439 | +98 | ||
34 | Stomil Olsztyn | 8 | 2nd | 254 | 296 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 103 | 255 | 339 | -84 | |
35 | Olimpia Poznań Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk | 9 | 6th | 290 | 265 | 79 | 16 | 101 | 108 | 10 | 313 | 380 | -67 |
36 | Stal Rzeszów | 11 | 4th | 290 | 255 | 79 | 97 | 114 | 297 | 377 | -80 | ||
37 | Hutnik Kraków | 7 | 4th | 234 | 254 | 75 | 23 | 81 | 78 | 299 | 284 | +15 | |
40 | Górnik Łęczna | 7 | 3rd | 223 | 248 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 103 | 231 | 331 | -100 | |
39 | KS Warszawianka | 13 | not existing | 271 | 227 | 90 | 47 | 134 | 427 | 612 | -185 | ||
40 | Motor Lublin | 9 | 4th | 274 | 220 | 70 | 92 | 112 | 12 | 259 | 372 | -113 | |
41 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 5 | 2nd | 171 | 197 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 70 | 196 | 250 | -54 | |
42 | AKS Chorzów | 10 | not existing | 192 | 196 | 80 | 36 | 76 | 336 | 307 | +29 | ||
41 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 7 | 4th | 210 | 186 | 64 | 1 | 61 | 85 | 4 | 184 | 247 | -56 |
44 | ROW Rybnik | 7 | 3rd | 198 | 165 | 50 | 65 | 83 | 165 | 233 | -78 | ||
45 | Górnik Wałbrzych | 6 | 5th | 182 | 157 | 53 | 2 | 56 | 73 | 7 | 194 | 246 | -52 |
46 | Rymer Niedobczyce Górnik Radlin | 9 | 6th 7th | 188 | 155 | 58 | 39 | 91 | 238 | 344 | -106 | ||
47 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 6 | 8th | 160 | 142 | 50 | 42 | 68 | 131 | 166 | -35 | ||
48 | Czarni Lwów | 7 | not existing | 164 | 141 | 56 | 29 | 79 | 265 | 326 | -61 | ||
49 | Raków Częstochowa | 4 | 2nd | 136 | 136 | 36 | 27 | 37 | 63 | 120 | 186 | -66 | |
50 | Sokół Pniewy Sokół Tychy | 4 | 5th | 136 | 130 | 36 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 128 | 190 | -62 | |
51 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 7 | 5th | 156 | 129 | 47 | 35 | 74 | 186 | 296 | -110 | ||
52 | Ruch Radzionków | 3 | 4th | 90 | 109 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 41 | 105 | 135 | -30 | |
53 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 4 | 3rd | 132 | 103 | 32 | 1 | 44 | 56 | 113 | 173 | -60 | |
54 | 1. FC Katowice | 3 | 7th | 78 | 88 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 164 | 143 | +21 | ||
55 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 2 | 2nd | 74 | 88 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 74 | 105 | -31 | |
56 | GKS Tychy | 3 | 2nd | 90 | 86 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 105 | 113 | -8 | ||
57 | Klub Turystów Łódź Union Touring Łódź | 4 | not existing | 90 | 76 | 32 | 12 | 46 | 149 | 212 | -63 | ||
58 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 3 | 4th | 92 | 71 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 73 | 147 | -74 | |
59 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | 3 | 3rd | 102 | 65 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 59 | 88 | 169 | -81 | |
60 | Arkonia Szczecin | 4 | 6th | 88 | 64 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 100 | 166 | -66 | ||
61 | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 3 | 5th | 66 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 40 | 84 | 166 | -82 | ||
62 | Unia Racibórz | 2 | 5th | 52 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 77 | 126 | -49 | ||
63 | Hasmonea Lwów | 2 | not existing | 54 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 98 | 149 | -51 | ||
64 | Wawel Kraków | 2 | 7th | 32 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 36 | +14 | ||
65 | Igloopol Dębica | 2 | 5th | 64 | 37 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 43 | 121 | -78 | ||
66 | Strzelec 22 Siedlce | 3 | not existing | 64 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 84 | 169 | -85 | ||
67 | Szczakowianka Jaworzno | 1 | 6th | 30 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 54 | -14 | |
68 | RKS Radomsko | 1 | not existing | 28 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | |
69 | TKS Toruń | 2 | not existing | 54 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 84 | 185 | -101 | ||
70 | Podgórze Kraków | 2 | 7th | 42 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 56 | 103 | -47 | ||
71 | Radomiak Radom | 1 | 3rd | 30 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 32 | -3 | ||
72 | Górnik Polkowice | 1 | 4th | 26 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 37 | -20 | |
73 | Tarnovia Tarnów | 1 | 5th | 26 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 48 | -6 | ||
74 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 1 | 4th | 26 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 | -21 | |
75 | GKS Jastrzębie | 1 | 2nd | 30 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 43 | +19 | |
76 | Dąb Katowice | 2 | not existing | 36 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 97 | -68 | |||
77 | ŁTS-G Łódź | 1 | not existing | 22 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 67 | -42 | ||
78 | Śmigły Wilno | 1 | not existing | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 50 | -21 | ||
79 | Jutrzenka Kraków | 1 | not existing | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 82 | -41 | ||
80 | Lechia Lwów | 1 | not existing | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 66 | -43 | ||
81 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 2nd | ' |
From 1927 to 2017 a total of 81 teams contested in the Ekstraklasa.
Bold- indicates teams currently playing in the Ekstraklasa 2017–18 season.
Explanation
1. An equal number of points on the basis of their goal difference, then greater number of goals scored.
2. In seasons 1927 – 1994–95 for a win awarded 2 points and 1 point for a draw. In seasons 1986–87 – 1989–90 for win at least three goals difference additionally awarded 1 point, while a losses at least 3 goals difference subtracted one point. Since the season 1995–96 for win gives 3 points and 1 point for a draw.
3. Included additional qualification games between both teams and league championship and remain in the league (including 11 games in 1948, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89) and was not included in the table play-off for the right to play in the league between teams of different class divisions.
4. Included matches with unfinished 1939 season.
Penalty points
Includes penalties imposed by the Football Association:
- In the season 1934 in the meeting Garbarnia Kraków – ŁKS Łódź held bilateral forfeit 0:3 ( match did not take place due to the fault of both teams ) .
- Matches of the season 1986–87 (Lech Poznań – Polonia Bytom 1:1, Olimpia Poznań – Stal Mielec 1:3, Zagłębie Lubin – Ruch Chorzów 0:2) and the season 1992–93 (Wisła Kraków – Legia Warsaw 0:6, ŁKS Łódź – Olimpia Poznań 7:1 ) on suspicion settings results have been verified as completed, but the teams received points places and infield (and this is included in the table).
- In the season 1993–94 Legia Warsaw, Wisła Kraków and ŁKS Łódź started the game with a negative account (−3 points) as punishment for the events of the final round of the season 1992–93.
- In the season 2009–10 Jagiellonia Białystok was penalized 10 points deduction for participating in the corruption scandal.
- In the season 2012–13 Zagłębie Lubin was penalized 3 points for participating in the corruption scandal.
- In the season 2015–16 Wisła Kraków, Górnik Zabrze, Lechia Gdańsk and Ruch Chorzów were penalized 1 points for failing with licensing requirements.
- In the season 2016–17 Ruch Chorzów waw penalized 4 points for failing with licensing requirements.
Mergers and acquisitions teams
With the following mergers and acquisitions teams:
- The combination Union Łódź and Klub Turystów Łódź at Union-Touring Łódź (1932) – the balance Klub Turystów and Union-Touring counted together.
- The combination Rymer Niedobczyce and Błyskawica Radlin at Górnik Radlin (1949) – the balance Rymer and Górnik counted together.
- The combination Sokół Pniewy and GKS Tychy at Sokół Tychy (1995) – the balance of the Sokół Pniewy and Sokół Tychy is counted together.
- The combination Olimpia Poznań and Lechia Gdańsk at Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk (1995) – the balance Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk is included in the balance sheet Lechia Gdańsk.
- The combination Amica Wronki and Lech Poznań (2006) – Lech Poznań balance before and after the merger is counted together.
- The combination Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski and Polonia Warsaw (2008) – Polonia Warsaw balance before and after the merger is counted together.
Top goalscorers
Year | Tally | Player | Club |
---|---|---|---|
1927 | 37 goals | Henryk Reyman | Wisła Kraków |
1928 | 28 goals | Ludwik Gintel | Cracovia |
1929 | 25 goals | Rochus Nastula | Czarni Lwów |
1930 | 24 goals | Karol Kossok | Cracovia |
1931 | 24 goals | Walerian Kisieliński | Wisła Kraków |
1932 | 16 goals | Kajetan Kryszkiewicz | Warta Poznań |
1933 | 19 goals | Artur Woźniak | Wisła Kraków |
1934 | 33 goals | Ernst Wilimowski | Ruch Hajduki Wielkie |
1935 | 22 goals | Michał Matyas | Pogoń Lwów |
1936 | 18 goals | Teodor Peterek Ernst Wilimowski | Ruch Hajduki Wielkie Ruch Hajduki Wielkie |
1937 | 12 goals | Artur Woźniak | Wisła Kraków |
1938 | 21 goals | Teodor Peterek | Ruch Hajduki Wielkie |
1939 | 12 goals | Ernst Wilimowski | Ruch Hajduki Wielkie |
1948 | 31 goals | Józef Kohut | Wisła Kraków |
1949 | 20 goals | Teodor Anioła | Lech Poznań |
1950 | 21 goals | Teodor Anioła | Lech Poznań |
1951 | 20 goals | Teodor Anioła | Lech Poznań |
1952 | 11 goals | Gerard Cieślik | Ruch Chorzów |
1953 | 24 goals | Gerard Cieślik | Ruch Chorzów |
1954 | 13 goals | Henryk Kempny Ernst Pohl | Polonia Bytom Legia Warsaw |
1955 | 16 goals | Stanisław Hachorek | Gwardia Warsaw |
1956 | 21 goals | Henryk Kempny | Legia Warsaw |
1957 | 19 goals | Lucjan Brychczy | Legia Warsaw |
1958 | 19 goals | Władysław Soporek | ŁKS Łódź |
1959 | 21 goals | Jan Liberda Ernst Pohl | Polonia Bytom Górnik Zabrze |
1960 | 17 goals | Marian Norkowski | Polonia Bydgoszcz |
1961 | 24 goals | Ernst Pohl | Górnik Zabrze |
1962 | 16 goals | Jan Liberda | Polonia Bytom |
1963 | 18 goals | Marian Kielec | Pogoń Szczecin |
1964 | 18 goals | Lucjan Brychczy Józef Gałeczka Jerzy Wilim | Legia Warsaw Zagłębie Sosnowiec Szombierki Bytom |
1965 | 18 goals | Lucjan Brychczy | Legia Warsaw |
1966 | 23 goals | Włodzimierz Lubański | Górnik Zabrze |
1967 | 18 goals | Włodzimierz Lubański | Górnik Zabrze |
1968 | 24 goals | Włodzimierz Lubański | Górnik Zabrze |
1969 | 22 goals | Włodzimierz Lubański | Górnik Zabrze |
1970 | 18 goals | Andrzej Jarosik | Zagłębie Sosnowiec |
1971 | 13 goals | Andrzej Jarosik | Zagłębie Sosnowiec |
1972 | 16 goals | Ryszard Szymczak | Gwardia Warsaw |
1973 | 13 goals | Grzegorz Lato | Stal Mielec |
1974 | 15 goals | Zdzisław Kapka | Wisła Kraków |
1975 | 19 goals | Grzegorz Lato | Stal Mielec |
1976 | 20 goals | Kazimierz Kmiecik | Wisła Kraków |
1977 | 17 goals | Włodzimierz Mazur | Zagłębie Sosnowiec |
1978 | 15 goals | Kazimierz Kmiecik | Wisła Kraków |
1979 | 17 goals | Kazimierz Kmiecik | Wisła Kraków |
1980 | 24 goals | Kazimierz Kmiecik | Wisła Kraków |
1981 | 18 goals | Krzysztof Adamczyk | Legia Warsaw |
1982 | 15 goals | Grzegorz Kapica | Szombierki Bytom |
1983 | 15 goals | Mirosław Okoński Mirosław Tłokiński | Lech Poznań Widzew Łódź |
1984 | 14 goals | Włodzimierz Ciołek | Górnik Wałbrzych |
1985 | 14 goals | Leszek Iwanicki | Motor Lublin |
1986 | 20 goals | Andrzej Zgutczyński | Górnik Zabrze |
1987 | 24 goals | Marek Leśniak | Pogoń Szczecin |
1988 | 20 goals | Dariusz Dziekanowski | Legia Warsaw |
1989 | 24 goals | Krzysztof Warzycha | Ruch Chorzów |
1990 | 18 goals | Andrzej Juskowiak | Lech Poznań |
1991 | 21 goals | Tomasz Dziubiński | Wisła Kraków |
1992 | 20 goals | Jerzy Podbrożny Mirosław Waligóra | Lech Poznań Hutnik Kraków |
1993 | 25 goals | Jerzy Podbrożny | Lech Poznań |
1994 | 21 goals | Zenon Burzawa | Sokół Pniewy |
1995 | 16 goals | Bogusław Cygan | Stal Mielec |
1996 | 29 goals | Marek Koniarek | Widzew Łódź |
1997 | 18 goals | Mirosław Trzeciak | ŁKS Łódź |
1998 | 14 goals | Arkadiusz Bąk Sylwester Czereszewski Mariusz Śrutwa | Polonia Warsaw Legia Warsaw Ruch Chorzów |
1999 | 21 goals | Tomasz Frankowski | Wisła Kraków |
2000 | 19 goals | Adam Kompała | Górnik Zabrze |
2001 | 18 goals | Tomasz Frankowski | Wisła Kraków |
2002 | 21 goals | Maciej Żurawski | Wisła Kraków |
2003 | 24 goals | Stanko Svitlica | Legia Warsaw |
2004 | 20 goals | Maciej Żurawski | Wisła Kraków |
2005 | 25 goals | Tomasz Frankowski | Wisła Kraków |
2006 | 21 goals | Grzegorz Piechna | Korona Kielce |
2007 | 15 goals | Piotr Reiss | Lech Poznań |
2008 | 23 goals | Paweł Brożek | Wisła Kraków |
2009 | 19 goals | Paweł Brożek Takesure Chinyama | Wisła Kraków Legia Warsaw |
2010 | 18 goals | Robert Lewandowski | Lech Poznań |
2011 | 14 goals | Tomasz Frankowski | Jagiellonia Białystok |
2012 | 22 goals | Artjoms Rudņevs | Lech Poznań |
2013 | 14 goals | Róbert Demjan | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała |
2014 | 22 goals | Marcin Robak | Piast Gliwice Pogoń Szczecin |
2015 | 20 goals | Kamil Wilczek | Piast Gliwice |
2016 | 28 goals | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw |
2017 | 18 goals | Marco Paixão Marcin Robak | Lechia Gdańsk Lech Poznań |
2018 | 24 goals | Carlitos | Wisła Kraków |
Players
|
# | Player | Years | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ernst Pohl | 1954–1967 | 186 |
2 | Lucjan Brychczy | 1954–1971 | 182 |
3 | Gerard Cieślik | 1948–1959 | 168 |
4 | Tomasz Frankowski | 1992–2013 | 167 |
5 | Teodor Peterek | 1928–1948 | 157 |
6 | Włodzimierz Lubański | 1963–1975 | 155 |
7 | Kazimierz Kmiecik | 1968–1982 | 153 |
8 | Jan Liberda | 1953–1969 | 146 |
9 | Paweł Brożek | 2001-2018 | 140 |
10 | Teodor Anioła | 1948–1961 | 138 |
As of 13 May 2018. Source: Klub 100 (Bold denotes players still playing in the Ekstraklasa) |
All-time most appearances
# | Player | Years | Apps |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Łukasz Surma | 1996–2017 | 559 |
2 | Marcin Malinowski | 1997–2015 | 458 |
3 | Marek Chojnacki | 1978–1996 | 452 |
4 | Arkadiusz Głowacki | 1997–2018 | 435 |
5 | Dariusz Gęsior | 1988–2006 | 427 |
6 | Łukasz Madej | 1999– | 417 |
7 | Janusz Jojko | 1980–2003 | 416 |
Marek Zieńczuk | 2000–2016 | ||
9 | Zygfryd Szołtysik | 1962–1978 | 395 |
10 | Paweł Janik | 1965–1982 | 389 |
As of 20 July 2018. Source: Klub 300 (Bold denotes players still playing in the Ekstraklasa) |
League presidents
Nr. | League President | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
from | to | ||
1. | Roman Górecki | 1 March 1927 | January 1929 |
2. | Ignacy Izdebski | January 1929 | 16 January 1933 |
3. | Zygmunt Żołędziowski | 16 January 1933 | 17 January 1936 |
4. | Juliusz Geib | 17 January 1936 | 30 August 1936 |
5. | Michał Jaroszyński | 30 August 1936 | Fall 1938 |
6. | Karol Stefan Rudolf | Fall 1938 | 17 September 1939 |
7. | Tadeusz Dręgiewicz | 10 August 1946 | 18 August 1946 |
- | League Suspended | 18 August 1946 | 22 February 1947 |
- | VP PZPN for League | 22 February 1947 | 14 June 2005 |
8. | Michał Tomczak | 14 June 2005 | 29 November 2005 |
9. | Andrzej Rusko | 29 November 2005 | 14 March 2012 |
10. | Bogusław Biszof | 1 September 2012 | 30 June 2015 |
11. | Dariusz Marzec | 1 July 2015 | 9 October 2017 |
12. | Marcin Animucki | 9 October 2017 | present |
Corruption scandal
Several clubs have been involved in a corruption scandal and were/are in danger of relegation:
- Arka Gdynia – relegated from 1st to 2nd division, −5 points at the start of 2007/08 season
- Górnik Łęczna – relegated from 1st to 3rd division, −6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
- Górnik Polkowice – 70 000 zł penalty, relegated from 2nd to 4th division, −6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
- Jagiellonia Białystok – docked 10 points at the start of the 2009/10 season, fine of 300,000 zloty
- KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski – relegated from 2nd to 3rd division, – 6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
- Zagłębie Sosnowiec – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated from the top division to the 3rd, as they finished the season in the relegation zone, plus one division lower due to corruption.
- Korona Kielce – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated one level lower due to corruption.
- Zagłębie Lubin (Polish champion 2006–2007) – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated one level lower due to corruption.
Television
All matches from the 2011–2012 season are telecast live nationally by Canal+ Poland. Telewizja Polska has the rights to air live 4 games per season on a non-scrambled channel.[5]
From 17 August 2012, Sports Tonight Live in the United Kingdom began to air live Ekstraklasa matches three times a week.[6]
See also
- Młoda Ekstraklasa
- Football in Poland
- List of Polish football champions
- List of sports attendance figures
Notes
References
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^ Rewolucyjne zmiany w T-Mobile Ekstraklasie. Archived 8 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. onet.pl
^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2017 – kassiesA – Xs4all". Kassiesa.home.xs411.nl. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) . Since 2015–2016 season nc+ will broadcast 6 games a week and Eurosport 2 will broadcast one Friday game and Monday match. Both channels will get their own league magazine.
^ "Polish Football is Coming to Sports Tonight". YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
External links
Ekstraklasa S.A. (in Polish)
Ekstraklasa's goals and highlights (in Polish)
PSN Futbol – Live Ekstraklasa league table and news (in English)
Ekstraklasa Table, Fixtures and Results (in English)