2024–25 Ekstraklasa
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski)[1][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.
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 2021-22 season, while the remaining three is promoted from the 2023–24 I liga. The season started on July 2024 and will conclude on May 2025. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It is the third season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16.[3] It is expected that the bottom three teams of the final league table will be relegated. It is the seventh Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Teams[edit]
A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa season.
| Promoted from 2023–24 I liga |
Relegated from 2023–24 Ekstraklasa |
|---|---|
 (1st) (2nd) (PO)
|
 (16th) (17th) (18th)
|
Stadiums and locations[edit]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Górnik Zabrze | Zabrze | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla | 24,5631 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | Białystok | Stadion Miejski | 22,372 |
| Lech Poznań | Poznań | Enea Stadion | 42,837 |
| Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | 31,103 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | Szczecin | Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera | 21,163 |
| Raków Częstochowa | Częstochowa | Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków" | 5,500 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Tarczyński Arena | 42,771 |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Lech Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Górnik Zabrze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Pogoń Szczecin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Raków Częstochowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Legia Warsaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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)[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "PKO Bank Polski partnerem tytularnym Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). ekstraklasa.org. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.
- ^ "PKO BP sponsorem tytularnym piłkarskiej Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). tvp.info. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN II/2020 Z DNIA 21 LUTEGO 2020 ROKU" (PDF). pzpn.pl. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "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.