Ekstraliga (speedway)

Ekstraliga żużlowa

Tomasz Chrzanowski (blue helmet), Robert Kościecha (white helmet)
Sport	speedway
Founded	2000
CEO	League Commissioner: Wojciech Stępniewski
No. of teams	8
Country	Poland
Most recent champion(s)	2022 - Motor Lublin
TV partner(s)	England: Premier Sports Poland: Eleven Sports PL and nSport+
Official website	Official site
Notes
League below 1. Liga 2. Liga

The Speedway Ekstraliga (English: Polish Extraleague, Polish: Ekstraliga żużlowa) is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Poland. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world", and attracts riders from all over the world. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland.

With the fall of communism in Poland in the 1990s and the resultant sharp increase in the value of the Złoty, the sport began to attract a wider range of star riders from other countries. The first of these was Denmark's Hans Nielsen.

In 2000, the First Division was renamed Ekstraliga, and the number of teams was reduced. Since 2015 the official sponsor of Ekstraliga is the Polish energy company PGE, which signed the financial contract for three consecutive seasons in 2021. The top division is called the PGE Ekstraliga.

Further information: Speedway in Poland

2023 PGE Ekstraliga

• WTS Wrocław
• Motor Lublin
• Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski
• Unia Leszno
• Włókniarz Częstochowa
• KS Toruń
• GKM Grudziądz
• Wilki Krosno

Teams

City	Club	Current team name	Seasons in Ekstraliga	Total Seasons
Leszno	Unia Leszno	FOGO Unia Leszno	2000-23	24
Wrocław	WTS Wrocław	BETARD Sparta Wrocław	2000-23	24
Toruń	KS Toruń	FOR NATURE SOLUTIONS Apator Toruń	2000-19, 2021-23	23
Częstochowa	Włókniarz Częstochowa	zielona-energia.com Włókniarz Częstochowa	2000-14, 2017-23	22
Zielona Góra	ZKŻ Zielona Góra	Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra	2001, 2003-05, 2007-21	19
Gorzów Wlkp.	Stal Gorzów Wlkp.	Moje Bermudy Stal Gorzów	2000-02, 2008-23	20
Tarnów	Unia Tarnów	Unia Tarnów	2004-08, 2010-16, 2018	13
Bydgoszcz	Polonia Bydgoszcz	Abramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz	2000-07, 2009-10, 2012-13	12
Grudziądz	GKM Grudziądz	ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz	2015-23	9
Gdańsk	Wybrzeże Gdańsk	Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk	2000, 2002-03, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014	7
Rzeszów	Stal Rzeszów	Texom Stal Rzeszów	2006-08, 2011-13, 2015	7
Rybnik	ŻKS ROW Rybnik	ROW Rybnik	2004, 2006, 2016-17, 2020	5
Piła	Polonia Piła	Budmax-Stal Polonia Piła	2000-03	4
Lublin	KM Cross Lublin	Motor Lublin	2019-2023	5
Gniezno	Start Gniezno	AFORTI Start Gniezno	2013	1
Ostrów	TZ Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski	TZ Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski	2022	1
Krosno	Wilki Krosno	Wilki Krosno	2023	1

Ekstraliga Champions

Main article: Team Speedway Polish Championship