2021–22 Ekstraklasa
| Season | 2021–22 |
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| Dates | 23 July 2021 – 23 May 2022 |
← 2020–21
All statistics correct as of 29 July 2021. | |
The 2021–22 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[1][2] is the 96th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 88th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 14th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
The regular season is being 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 to be promoted from the 2020–21 I liga. The season started on 23 July 2021 and will conclude on 23 May 2022. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It is the first 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 have been relegated. It will be the fifth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Legia Warsaw are the defending champions.
Teams
A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2021–22 Ekstraklasa season.
Changes from last season
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała had been relegated to 2021–22 I liga, ending their one-year stay in the top flight. The 2021-22 season will be Radomiak Radom’s first season in the top flight since the 1984-85 season, and their first season after the league’s name change in 2008. Bruk-Bet Nieciecza returned to the top flight after 3 years, having last played in the 2017-18 season. The third, and last team, to be promoted was Górnik Łęczna, returning after a four-year absence.
| Promoted from 2020–21 I liga |
Relegated from 2020–21 Ekstraklasa |
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 Radomiak Radom (1st) Bruk-Bet Nieciecza (2nd) Górnik Łęczna (PO)
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 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (16th)
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Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
- ^ Due to the renovation of Dębińska Road Stadium in Poznań, Warta will play home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii in Grodzisk Wielkopolski.[5]
- ^ Upgrading to 15,000.
| Bruk-Bet Termalica | Cracovia | Górnik Zabrze | Górnik Łęczna | Jagiellonia | Lech |
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| Stadion Sportowy Bruk-Bet Termalica | Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla | Stadion Miejski | Stadion Jagiellonii | Stadion Poznań |
| Capacity: 4,666 | Capacity: 15,114 | Capacity: 24,563 | Capacity: 7,200 | Capacity: 22,432 | Capacity: 43,269 |
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| Lechia | Legia | Piast | Radomiak | Raków | Pogoń |
| Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | Stadion im. Piotra Wieczorka | Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski | Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków | Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera |
| Capacity: 43,615 | Capacity: 31,800 | Capacity: 10,037 | Capacity: 4,072 | Capacity: TBC | Capacity: 4,197 |
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| Stal Mielec | Śląsk | Warta | Wisła Kraków | Wisła Płock | Zagłębie |
| Stadion Stali Mielec | Stadion Wrocław | Stadion Dyskobolii Grodzisk Wielkopolski | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin |
| Capacity: 6,864 | Capacity: 45,105 | Capacity: 5,383 | Capacity: 33,326 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 16,068 |
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Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Górnik Zabrze |  Marcin Brosz[6]
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End of contract | 27 May 2021 | Pre-season | Jan Urban[7]
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27 May 2021 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | Rafał Grzyb[8]
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End of caretaker spell | 4 June 2021 | Ireneusz Mamrot[9]
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| Wisła Kraków | Kazimierz Kmiecik
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7 June 2021 |  Adrián Guľa
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| Zagłębie Lubin | Martin Ševela[10]
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Signed for Abha Club | 1 July 2021 |
- Italics for interim managers.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Wisła Kraków | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Lech Poznań | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Pogoń Szczecin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Radomiak Radom | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Piast Gliwice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Zagłębie Lubin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Legia Warsaw | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Raków Częstochowa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Warta Poznań | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Lechia Gdańsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Cracovia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Górnik Łęczna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 16 | Stal Mielec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Relegation to I liga |
| 17 | Wisła Płock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Górnik Zabrze | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Number of wins; 9) Number of away wins; 10) Fairplay ranking; 11) Draw (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[11]
Positions by round
| Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | |
| Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round | |
| Relegation to I liga |
Results
Season statistics
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Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0%1 |
| 2 | Cracovia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 3 | Górnik Łęczna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0%1 |
| 4 | Górnik Zabrze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 5 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 6 | Lech Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 7 | Lechia Gdańsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 8 | Legia Warsaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 9 | Piast Gliwice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 10 | Pogoń Szczecin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 11 | Radomiak Radom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0%1 |
| 12 | Raków Częstochowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 13 | Stal Mielec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 14 | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 15 | Warta Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 16 | Wisła Kraków | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 17 | Wisła Płock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 18 | Zagłębie Lubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| League total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
Updated to games played on 22 July 2021.
Source: Ekstraklasa (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in I liga.
Awards
Monthly awards
Player of the Month
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Young player of the Month
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Coach of the Month
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Number of teams by region
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "PKO Bank Polski partnerem tytularnym Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). ekstraklasa.org. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "PKO BP sponsorem tytularnym piłkarskiej Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). tvp.info. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN II/2020 Z DNIA 21 LUTEGO 2020 ROKU" (PDF). pzpn.pl. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Szczeciński stadion z 3 kategorią UEFA" (in Polish). Pogoń Szczecin. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Warta Poznań awansowała do ekstraklasy, ale będzie grać nadal w Grodzisku. Dlaczego?" (in Polish). Głos Wielkopolski. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Marcin Brosz odchodzi z Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Jan Urban trenerem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Ireneusz Mamrot został ponownie trenerem Jagiellonii Białystok" (in Polish). polsatsport.pl. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Ireneusz Mamrot trenerem Jagiellonii" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Martin Ševela wykupiony przez saudyjski Abha". www.zaglebie.com.
- ^ "Podręcznik Ekstraklasy na sezon 2020/2021" [Ekstraklasa handbook for the 2020/2021 season] (PDF). ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Ekstraklasa S.A. 24 July 2020. pp. 31–32. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Polish)
- Ekstraklasa at uefa.com