2012–13 Ekstraklasa
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Legia Warsaw (9th title) |
| Relegated | Polonia Warsaw GKS Bełchatów |
| Champions League | Legia Warsaw |
| Europa League | Lech Poznań Śląsk Wrocław Piast Gliwice |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 598 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Robert Demjan (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Korona 5–0 Jagiellonia Legia 5–0 Śląsk |
| Biggest away win | GKS 0–5 Polonia |
| Highest scoring | Lechia 4–4 Ruch |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Lech Poznań |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Legia Warsaw |
| Longest winless run | 9 games Podbeskidzie |
| Longest losing run | 5 games GKS Bełchatów Jagiellonia |
| Highest attendance | 40,632[1] Lech 1–3 Legia (18 November 2012) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,200[2] Bełchatów 1–3 Piast (8 December 2012) |
| Total attendance | 2,015,930[3] |
| Average attendance | 8,409  5.0%[4] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The 2012–13 Ekstraklasa (also known as T-Mobile Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by T-Mobile Polska) was the 79th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It began on 17 August 2012 and concluded on 2 June 2013. A total of 16 teams are participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2011–12 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I Liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away.
Śląsk Wrocław were the defending champions, winning their 2nd title last season, first since the 1976–77 season.
Śląsk Wrocław as reigning champions entered the 2nd qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Śląsk defeated the Montenegrin champions Budućnost Podgorica 2–1 on aggregate, but got eliminated in the third qualifying round by the Swedish champions Helsingborg IF 1–6 on aggregate.
Ruch Chorzów, as the runner-up, entered the 2nd qualifying round of the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League, in which they defeated the Macedonian league runners-up Metalurg Skopje 6–1 on aggregate. Ruch got eliminated in the next round by the Czech side Viktoria Plzeň 0–7 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw whom won the 2011–12 Polish Cup, as well as finishing third last season also qualified for the 2nd qualifying of the Europa League. Legia defeated the Latvian league runner-up Liepājas Metalurgs 7–3 on aggregate. In the third round Legia defeated the Austrian side SV Ried 4–3 on aggregate. Legia were defeated in the Play-off round by the Norwegian side Rosenborg BK 2–3 on aggregate.
Lech Poznań as the fourth placed team earned a place in the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League, since Legia Warsaw won the Polish Cup. Lech first defeated the Kazakh side FC Zhetysu 3–1 on aggregate, in the next round they defeated the Azerbaijani side Khazar Lankaran 2–1 on aggregate. Lech got eliminated in the third round, losing to Swedish side AIK Fotboll 1–3 on aggregate.
On May 15, 2013, the Polish FA announced that Polonia Warsaw won't receive the Ekstraklasa license for 2013–14 season, citing financial issues.[5] The club's appeal was rejected on May 28.[6] As a result, Polonia was relegated to 2013–14 I Liga instead of the 15th placed Ekstraklasa team.
The Polish FA also deemed GKS, Widzew, Pogoń, Polonia and Ruch (financial issues) as well as Podbeskidzie and Jagiellonia (infrastructural reasons) ineligible to compete in UEFA competitions.[5] Śląsk and Wisła, although initially denied the licence due to submitting incomplete financial forecasts, were able to fulfil the requirements during the appeal procedure and received the UEFA licence.[6] Also, the FA's decision to exclude Górnik from the European competitions was cancelled, as the club, whose home stadium is undergoing renovative work, has made arrangements to use another venue as their home field in the event of their qualification to the 2013–14 Europa League. The three clubs were instead fined 100,000 zł (Śląsk), and 20,000 zł (both Wisła and Górnik).[6]
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.
ŁKS Łódź and Cracovia finished in 15th and 16th place, respectively, and were directly relegated to the Polish First League as a result. ŁKS Łódź returned to the second tier after just being promoted from the season before. Cracovia spent 8 consecutive seasons in the Ekstraklasa, after returning to the top division for the 2004–05 season.
Promotion was won by 2011–12 I Liga champions Piast Gliwice, who returned to the top division after being relegated in the 2009–10 season. Pogoń Szczecin finished as runners-up in the I Liga and made their comeback to the top tier after 5 years in lower divisions.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
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|
Bełchatów | GIEKSA Arena | 5,238 |
 Górnik Zabrze
|
Zabrze | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla1 | 3,000 |
 Jagiellonia Białystok
|
Białystok | Stadion Jagiellonii2 | 5,345 |
 Korona Kielce
|
Kielce | Arena Kielce | 15,550 |
 Lech Poznań
|
Poznań | Stadion Lecha | 43,269 |
 Lechia Gdańsk
|
Gdańsk | PGE Arena | 43,615 |
 Legia Warsaw
|
Warsaw | Pepsi Arena | 31,103 |
| Piast Gliwice
|
Gliwice | Arena Gliwice | 10,037 |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
|
Bielsko-Biała | Stadion BBOSiR3 | 4,279 |
 Pogoń Szczecin
|
Szczecin | Stadion im. Floriana Krygera | 18,023 |
| Polonia Warsaw
|
Warsaw | Stadion Polonii | 7,150 |
| Ruch Chorzów
|
Chorzów | Stadion Ruchu Chorzów | 10,000 |
 Śląsk Wrocław
|
Wrocław | Stadion Wrocław | 43,308 |
| Widzew Łódź
|
Łódź | Stadion Widzewa | 10,773 |
 Wisła Kraków
|
Kraków | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | 33,326 |
| Zagłębie Lubin
|
Lubin | Stadion Zagłębia | 16,086 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- 1. ^ On the back of shirt.
- 2. ^ Lech Poznań makes a donation to wygrajzycie.pl (it's a charity website) in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
- 3 ^ On the left sleeve.
Puma is the official ball supplier for Ekstraklasa.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polonia Warsaw |  Czesław Michniewicz[8]
|
Mutual consent | 23 July | Pre-season | Piotr Stokowiec
|
Pre-season |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Orest Lenczyk[9]
|
Mutual consent | 31 August 2012 | 9th | Paweł Barylski (caretaker)
|
31 August 2012 [10] |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Paweł Barylski (caretaker)
|
Caretaking spell over | 3 September 2012 | 5th |  Stanislav Levý
|
3 September 2012 [11] |
| Ruch Chorzów | Tomasz Fornalik
|
Mutual consent | 5 September 2012 | 15th | Jacek Zieliński
|
5 September 2012 [12] |
| GKS Bełchatów | Kamil Kiereś
|
Mutual consent | 25 September 2012 | 16th | Jan Złomańczuk
|
25 September 2012 [13] |
| Wisła Kraków | Michał Probierz
|
Resignation | 3 October 2012 | 11th | Tomasz Kulawik
|
3 October 2012 [14] |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Robert Kasperczyk
|
Mutual consent | 22 October 2012 | 16th | Andrzej Wyroba (caretaker)
|
22 October 2012 [15] |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Andrzej Wyroba (caretaker)
|
Caretaking spell over | 29 October 2012 | 16th | Marcin Sasal
|
29 October 2012 [16] |
| GKS Bełchatów | Jan Złomańczuk
|
Mutual consent | 14 August 2012 | 16th | Michał Probierz
|
14 August 2012 [17] |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Marcin Sasal
|
Sacked | 3 January 2013[18] | 16th | Dariusz Kubicki
|
4 January 2013[19] |
| GKS Bełchatów | Michał Probierz
|
Resignation | 21 December 2012[20] | 15th | Kamil Kiereś
|
9 January 2013 [21] |
| Pogoń Szczecin | Artur Skowronek
|
Sacked | 19 March 2013[22] | 13th | Dariusz Wdowczyk
|
20 March 2013 [23] |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Dariusz Kubicki
|
Resigned | 20 March 2013[24] | 15th | Czesław Michniewicz
|
22 March 2013[25] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legia Warsaw (C) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Lech Poznań | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 47 | |
| 4 | Piast Gliwice[a] | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 46 | |
| 5 | Górnik Zabrze | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 43 | |
| 6 | Polonia Warsaw[b] (R) | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 42 | Club dissolved after season |
| 7 | Wisła Kraków | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 38[c] | |
| 8 | Lechia Gdańsk | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 38[c] | |
| 9 | Zagłębie Lubin[d] | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 37[e] | |
| 10 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 37[e] | |
| 11 | Korona Kielce | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36 | |
| 12 | Pogoń Szczecin | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 35 | |
| 13 | Widzew Łódź | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 33 | |
| 14 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 32 | |
| 15 | Ruch Chorzów[b] | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 31[f] | |
| 16 | GKS Bełchatów (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 31[f] | Relegation to I liga |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) Fair Play table. Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played[27]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Since both finalists of 2012–13 Polish Cup, Legia Warsaw and Śląsk Wrocław, finished top three, 4th-placed Piast Gliwice also qualified for Europa League.
- ^ a b Polonia Warszawa did not receive the license for the 2013–14 season due to financial problems. As a result, the 15th-placed Ruch Chorzów stayed in Ekstraklasa for the next season.[5]
- ^ a b WIS 1–0 LGD; LGD 0–0 WIS
- ^ Zagłębie Lubin was docked 3 points due to bribery scandal in 2005–06 season.[26]
- ^ a b JAG 0–0 ZLU; ZLU 2–1 JAG
- ^ a b RUC 2–1 GKS; GKS 0–3 RUC
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played 2 June 2013.
Top assists
- As of matches played 2 June 2013.
Clean sheets
- As of matches played 17 May 2013.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jasmin Burić
|
Lech Poznań | 13 |
| 2 |  Dušan Kuciak
|
Legia Warsaw | 10 |
| 3 | Łukasz Skorupski
|
Górnik Zabrze | 8 |
| Michał Gliwa
|
Zagłębie Lubin | 8 | |
 Emilijus Zubas
|
GKS Bełchatów | 8 | |
| 6 |  Sergei Pareiko
|
Wisła Kraków | 7 |
| Dariusz Trela
|
Piast Gliwice | 7 | |
| 8 | Jakub Słowik
|
Jagiellonia | 5 |
| Marián Kelemen
|
Śląsk Wrocław | 5 | |
| Michał Buchalik
|
Lechia Gdańsk | 5 |
References
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- ^ "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Polonia Warszawa bez licencji na grę w Ekstraklasie" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Polonia bez licencji, Śląsk może grać w pucharach". The Polish FA official website. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ Stadiony.net
- ^ "Piotr Stokowiec trenerem Polonii Warszawa" (in Polish). onet.pl. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Trener Orest Lenczyk odchodzi ze Śląska" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ^ "Paweł Barylski przejął obowiązki pierwszego trenera Śląska" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Stanislav Levý trenerem Śląska" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Jacek Zieliński nowym trenerem Ruchu" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Kamil Kiereś odchodzi z PGE GKS Bełchatów" (in Polish). dzienniklodzki.pl. 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Tomasz Kulawik trenerem Wisły" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Robert Kasperczyk zwolniony z Podbeskidzia" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Marcin Sasal trenerem Podbeskidzia" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Michał Probierz trenerem GKS-u Bełchatów" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Marcin Sasal odchodzi z Podbeskidzia" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Dariusz Kubicki nowym trenerem Podbeskidzia" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Michał Probierz odchodzi z GKS-u Bełchatów" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Kamil Kiereś trenerem GKS-u Bełchatów" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Pogoń zwolniła Artura Skowronka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Darius Wdowczyk trenerem Pogoni" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Dariusz Kubicki odchodzi z Podbeskidzia" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 20 March 2012.
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- ^ "ZTP podtrzymał karę punktową dla Zagłębia Lubin" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Zmiany w zasadach ustalania kolejności w tabeli Ekstraklasy od sezonu 2011/2012". 8 July 2011 (in Polish). Ekstraklasa S.A. – official site. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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External links
- Official website (in Polish and English)