2015–16 Ekstraklasa

Ekstraklasa
Season	2015–16
Champions	Legia Warsaw; (11th title)
Relegated	Górnik Zabrze; Podbeskidzie
Champions League	Legia Warsaw
Europa League	Piast Gliwice; Zagłębie Lubin; Cracovia
Matches played	296
Goals scored	778 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nemanja Nikolić; (28 goals)
Biggest home win	Legia 5–0 Podbeskidzie; (26 July 2015); Lechia 5–0 Podbeskidzie; (13 February 2016)
Biggest away win	Podbeskidzie 0–6 Wisła; (19 September 2015)
Highest scoring	Termalica 3–5 Piast; (20 November 2015)
Longest winning run	6 matches; Lech Poznań
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches; Pogoń Szczecin
Longest winless run	11 matches; Śląsk Wrocław; Wisła Kraków
Longest losing run	6 matches; Wisła Kraków
Highest attendance	41,567; Lech 0–2 Legia; (19 March 2016)
Lowest attendance	0; Zagłębie 0–2 Jagiellonia; (1 December 2015)
Total attendance	2,694,673
Average attendance	9,104 9.4%
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Ekstraklasa was the 82nd season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. A total of 16 teams were participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2014–15 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I Liga. Each team played a total of 37 matches, half at home and half away.

Lech Poznań were the defending champions, having won their 7th title last season.

Teams

Promotion and relegation as usual was determined by the position in the table from prior season. The bottom two teams were directly relegated to the I Liga, while the top two teams are promoted to the Ekstraklasa.

Zawisza Bydgoszcz and GKS Bełchatów finished in 15th and 16th place, respectively, and were relegated to the I Liga as a result. Zagłębie Lubin, the 2014–15 I Liga champion, returns to the top level just one year after their relegation. Runners-up Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time.

Stadium and locations

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Location of teams in 2015–16 Ekstraklasa

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Cracovia	Kraków	Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego	15,016
Górnik Łęczna	Łęczna	Stadion Górnika Łęczna	7,226
Górnik Zabrze	Zabrze	Arena Zabrze	24,413
Jagiellonia Białystok	Białystok	Stadion Miejski	22,386
Korona Kielce	Kielce	Kolporter Arena	15,550
Lech Poznań	Poznań	INEA Stadion	41,609
Lechia Gdańsk	Gdańsk	Stadion Energa Gdańsk	42,105
Legia Warsaw	Warsaw	Stadion Wojska Polskiego	31,103
Piast Gliwice	Gliwice	Stadion Miejski	10,037
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	Bielsko-Biała	Stadion Miejski	15,292
Pogoń Szczecin	Szczecin	Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera	18,027
Ruch Chorzów	Chorzów	Stadion Miejski	9,300
Śląsk Wrocław	Wrocław	Stadion Miejski	42,771
Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza	Nieciecza	Stadion Termaliki Bruk-Bet¹	5,200
Wisła Kraków	Kraków	Stadion im. Henryka Reymana	33,130
Zagłębie Lubin	Lubin	Stadion Zagłębia Lubin	16,068

^ Termalica played 7 first home games at Stadion Stali Mielec (cap. 6,864) in Mielec.

Cracovia	Górnik Łęczna	Górnik Zabrze	Jagiellonia	Korona	Lech
Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego	Stadion Górnika Łęczna	Arena Zabrze	Stadion Miejski	Kolporter Arena	INEA Stadion
Capacity: 15,016	Capacity: 7,226	Capacity: 24,413	Capacity: 22,386	Capacity: 15,550	Capacity: 41,609
			File:Stadion Miejski - Białystok2.jpg
Lechia	Legia	Piast	Podbeskidzie	Pogoń	Ruch
Stadion Energa Gdańsk	Stadion Wojska Polskiego	Stadion Miejski	Stadion Miejski	Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera	Stadion Miejski
Capacity: 42,105	Capacity: 31,103	Capacity: 10,037	Capacity: 15,292	Capacity: 18,027	Capacity: 9,300

	Śląsk	Termalica	Wisła	Zagłębie
	Stadion Miejski	Stadion Termaliki Bruk-Bet	Stadion im. Henryka Reymana	Stadion Zagłębia Lubin
	Capacity: 42,771	Capacity: 4,595	Capacity: 33,130	Capacity: 16,068

Personnel and kits

Team	Chairman	Head coach	Captain	Manufacturer	Sponsors
Cracovia	Janusz Filipiak	Jacek Zieliński	Piotr Polczak	Legea	Comarch
Górnik Łęczna	Artur Kapelko	Andrzej Rybarski	Veljko Nikitović	Jako	Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka
Górnik Zabrze	Marek Pałus	Jan Żurek	Adam Danch	adidas	Łomża
Jagiellonia Białystok	Cezary Kulesza	Michał Probierz	Rafał Grzyb	Errea	STAG SA, Wschodzący Białystok
Korona Kielce	Marek Paprocki	Marcin Brosz	Kamil Sylwestrzak	hummel	Lewiatan
Lech Poznań	Karol Klimczak	Jan Urban	Łukasz Trałka	Nike	STS
Lechia Gdańsk	Adam Mandziara	Piotr Nowak	Sebastian Mila	Saller	Lotos
Legia Warsaw	Bogusław Leśnodorski	Stanislav Cherchesov	Ivica Vrdoljak	adidas	Fortuna
Piast Gliwice	Adam Sarkowicz	Radoslav Látal	Radosław Murawski	adidas	Miasto Gliwice, Kar-Tel, E-Toto
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	Tomasz Mikołajko	Robert Podoliński	Marek Sokołowski	Masita	murapol.pl
Pogoń Szczecin	Jarosław Mroczek	Czesław Michniewicz	Rafał Murawski	Nike	Grupa Azoty, Miasto Szczecin
Ruch Chorzów	Dariusz Smagorowicz	Waldemar Fornalik	Rafał Grodzicki	adidas	Węglokoks
Śląsk Wrocław	Paweł Żelem	Mariusz Rumak	Piotr Celeban	adidas
Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza	Danuta Witkowska	Piotr Mandrysz	Jakub Biskup	Nike	Bruk-Bet
Wisła Kraków	Piotr Dunin-Suligostowski	Dariusz Wdowczyk	Arkadiusz Głowacki	adidas	Tele-Fonika
Zagłębie Lubin	Tomasz Dębicki	Piotr Stokowiec	Konrad Forenc	Nike	KGHM

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Korona Kielce	Ryszard Tarasiewicz^[10]	End of contract	30 June 2015	Pre-season	Marcin Brosz^[11]	25 June 2015
Górnik Zabrze	Józef Dankowski	End of contract	30 June 2015	Pre-season	Robert Warzycha	16 July 2015
Górnik Zabrze	Robert Warzycha^[12]	Sacked	13 August 2015	16th	Leszek Ojrzyński^[13]	13 August 2015
Lechia Gdańsk	Jerzy Brzęczek^[14]	Sacked	1 September 2015	12th	Thomas von Heesen^[14]	1 September 2015
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	Dariusz Kubicki^[15]	Sacked	19 September 2015	14th	Robert Podoliński^[16]	20 September 2015
Legia Warsaw	Henning Berg^[17]	Sacked	4 October 2015	4th	Stanislav Cherchesov^[18]	6 October 2015
Lech Poznań	Maciej Skorża^[19]	Sacked	12 October 2015	16th	Jan Urban^[19]	12 October 2015
Wisła Kraków	Kazimierz Moskal^[20]	Sacked	30 November 2015	7th	Marcin Broniszewski (interim)^[21]	30 November 2015
Lechia Gdańsk	Thomas von Heesen^[22]	Sacked	3 December 2015	14th	Dawid Banaczek (interim)^[23]	4 December 2015
Śląsk Wrocław	Tadeusz Pawłowski^[24]	Sacked	7 December 2015	16th	Romuald Szukiełowicz^[24]	7 December 2015
Wisła Kraków	Marcin Broniszewski^[25]	Caretaking spell over	22 December 2015	13th	Tadeusz Pawłowski^[25]	22 December 2015
Lechia Gdańsk	Dawid Banaczek^[26]	Caretaking spell over	13 January 2016	10th	Piotr Nowak^[26]	13 January 2016
Wisła Kraków	Tadeusz Pawłowski^[27]	Leave of absence	29 February 2016	15th	Marcin Broniszewski^[27]	29 February 2016
Górnik Zabrze	Leszek Ojrzyński^[28]	Sacked	3 March 2016	16th	Jan Żurek^[28]	3 March 2016
Śląsk Wrocław	Romuald Szukiełowicz^[29]	Sacked	9 March 2016	15th	Mariusz Rumak^[30]	9 March 2016
Wisła Kraków	Marcin Broniszewski^[31]	Caretaking spell over	13 March 2016	15th	Dariusz Wdowczyk^[31]	13 March 2016
Górnik Łęczna	Yuriy Shatalov^[32]	Resigned	6 May 2016	14th	Andrzej Rybarski (interim)^[32]	6 May 2016

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Legia Warsaw	30	17	9	4	58	28	+30	60	Qualification for the championship round
2	Piast Gliwice	30	17	7	6	49	36	+13	58
3	Pogoń Szczecin	30	10	16	4	36	30	+6	46
4	Zagłębie Lubin	30	12	9	9	41	37	+4	45^[a]
5	Cracovia	30	12	9	9	57	42	+15	45^[a]
6	Lech Poznań	30	13	4	13	37	38	−1	43
7	Lechia Gdańsk^[b]	30	10	9	11	45	37	+8	38^[c]
8	Ruch Chorzów^[d]	30	11	6	13	37	46	−9	38^[c]
9	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	30	9	11	10	37	46	−9	38^[c]	Qualification for the relegation round
10	Korona Kielce	30	9	10	11	32	37	−5	37
11	Wisła Kraków^[e]	30	8	13	9	45	35	+10	36
12	Jagiellonia Białystok	30	10	5	15	37	54	−17	35
13	Śląsk Wrocław	30	8	10	12	28	37	−9	34
14	Nieciecza	30	8	9	13	33	43	−10	33
15	Górnik Łęczna	30	8	7	15	30	43	−13	31
16	Górnik Zabrze^[f]	30	4	14	12	33	46	−13	25

Source: Ekstraklasa, Soccerway
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 two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[39]^[40]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Zagłębie - Cracovia 4–2, Cracovia - Zagłębie 1–2.
^ Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.^[33] On 8 April 2016 the punishment was suspended by Polish Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[34] On April 11 an appeal against the original decision was withdrawn by the club.^[35]
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head record: Lechia 7 points, Ruch 5 points, Podbeskidzie 3 points.
^ Ruch Chorzów were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.^[33]
^ Wisła Kraków were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.^[36]^[37]^[38]
^ Górnik Zabrze were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.^[36]^[37]^[38]

Positions by round

Team / Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Team / Round
Legia	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	2	3	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Piast	5	9	6	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Pogoń	4	4	7	8	5	6	5	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Zagłębie	7	11	10	11	10	9	6	6	4	5	5	5	8	10	12	8	5	6	6	7	8	7	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	4
Cracovia	5	5	2	5	3	2	2	5	10	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	5
Lech	12	7	12	11	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	12	10	7	5	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	6	6	6
Lechia	13	15	13	14	14	12	12	13	13	13	8	10	7	9	11	12	13	14	12	8	10	8	11	10	11	8	9	9	8	7
Ruch	15	8	4	4	7	5	9	3	7	9	13	12	10	11	7	4	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	8
Podbeskidzie	7	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	10	11	11	13	13	14	16	16	15	12	9	11	11	12	10	9
Korona	3	2	3	3	9	7	7	8	12	10	10	6	5	6	5	7	8	9	10	11	12	12	9	11	13	13	13	13	12	10
Wisła	9	10	8	9	11	10	8	11	6	6	7	9	6	7	6	5	7	8	9	12	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	11	9	11
Jagiellonia	11	6	11	7	4	4	4	10	5	7	9	11	13	13	13	13	14	12	14	9	8	11	7	6	8	10	8	8	11	12
Śląsk	16	12	9	10	6	8	10	7	11	12	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	15	14	10	12	13	14	15	15	15	14	13
Nieciecza	13	16	16	13	12	13	11	9	8	8	6	8	11	8	9	10	10	7	8	10	11	13	13	14	12	9	10	10	13	14
Górnik Ł.	2	3	4	5	7	11	13	12	9	11	11	7	9	5	8	9	9	11	11	13	9	9	10	9	10	12	12	14	15	15
Górnik Z.	9	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Legia Warsaw	403,049	29,381	8,181	21,213	+27.8%^†
2	Lech Poznań	301,701	41,567	10,289	16,761	−17.3%^†
3	Lechia Gdańsk	230,657	22,415	8,827	12,814	−22.8%^†
4	Wisła Kraków	232,536	23,079	6,497	12,239	+0.7%^†
5	Jagiellonia Białystok	194,308	22,172	6,734	10,227	−4.9%^†
6	Górnik Zabrze	168,116	24,563	4,325	9,340	+215.4%^†
7	Śląsk Wrocław	157,339	13,916	4,282	8,741	−20.3%^†
8	Cracovia	156,171	14,000	6,235	8,676	+30.0%^†
9	Ruch Chorzów	130,396	9,300	4,785	7,244	+28.0%^†
10	Pogoń Szczecin	129,876	14,348	3,214	6,836	+12.0%^†
11	Korona Kielce	125,523	9,136	4,331	6,606	+5.1%^†
12	Piast Gliwice	120,821	9,523	4,058	6,359	+38.4%^†
13	Zagłębie Lubin	112,738	10,482	0	6,263	n/a¹
14	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	96,924	6,517	3,528	5,101	+28.9%^†
15	Górnik Łęczna	76,242	7,437	3,011	4,236	+1.7%^†
16	Nieciecza	58,285	4,950	1,357	3,238	n/a^1,2
	League total	2,694,673	41,567	0	9,104	+9.4%^†

Teams

Stadium and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Regular season

League table

Positions by round

Results

Play-offs

Championship round

League table

Positions by round

Results

Relegation round

League table

Positions by round

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Attendances

Awards

Annual awards

References

External links