2024–25 Ekstraklasa

The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reason)[1] will be 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.

Ekstraklasa
Season2024–25
Dates19 July 2024 – 24 May 2025
2025–26 →

Jagiellonia Białystok are the defending champions.[2]

Season overview

The season will start on 19 July 2024 and will conclude on 24 May 2025.

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 previous season, while the remaining three are promoted from the I liga. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It is the eighth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.

Teams

A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2024–25 edition of the Ekstraklasa.

The first team that was relegated was ŁKS Łódź on 4 May 2024 after defeat with Śląsk Wrocław, ending their one-year stay in Ekstraklasa. The second relegated team was Ruch Chorzów on 12 May 2024, when Puszcza Niepołomice defeated Warta Poznań, ending Ruch's one-year stay. In the last round Warta lost with Jagiellonia Białystok, and became the last relegated team and ended their four-year stay.

The first team that promoted from 2023–24 I liga was Lechia Gdańsk who on 11 May 2024 defeated Wisła Kraków, returning to the top flight after a year of absence. The second promoted team was GKS Katowice on the last round after win against Arka Gdynia, returning to the Ekstraklasa after a nineteen-year absence. The third and final team to qualify for Ekstraklasa was Motor Lublin. By defeating Arka Gdynia in play-offs final on 2 June 2024, Motor entered the top flight after thirty-two years of absence.

Promoted from
2023–24 I liga		 Relegated from
2023–24 Ekstraklasa
Lechia Gdańsk (1st)
GKS Katowice (2nd)
Motor Lublin (PO)		 Warta Poznań (16th)
Ruch Chorzów (17th)
ŁKS Łódź (18th)

Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in 2024–25 Ekstraklasa.
Location of teams in the Katowice urban area in 2024–25 Ekstraklasa.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
CracoviaKrakówJózef Piłsudski Stadium15,016
GKS KatowiceKatowiceGKS Katowice Stadium1
Katowice Stadium		6,710
14,896
Górnik ZabrzeZabrzeErnest Pohl Arena Zabrze24,5632
Jagiellonia BiałystokBiałystokBiałystok Stadium22,372
Korona KielceKielceSuzuki Arena15,700
Lech PoznańPoznańEnea Stadion42,837
Lechia GdańskGdańskPolsat Plus Arena Gdańsk41,620
Legia WarsawWarsawPolish Army Stadium31,103
Motor LublinLublinArena Lublin15,247
Piast GliwiceGliwicePiotr Wieczorek Stadium9,913
Pogoń SzczecinSzczecinFlorian Krygier Stadium21,163
Puszcza NiepołomiceNiepołomiceJózef Piłsudski Stadium315,016
Radomiak RadomRadomCzachor Brothers Stadium8,840
Raków CzęstochowaCzęstochowaRaków Municipal Stadium5,500
Stal MielecMielecMielec Stadium7,000
Śląsk WrocławWrocławTarczyński Arena42,771
Widzew ŁódźŁódźWidzew Łódź Stadium18,018
Zagłębie LubinLubinKGHM Zagłebie Arena16,086
  1. ^ This will be the last season when GKS Katowice plays in Stadion GKS Katowice, as they are set to move to their new stadium in 2025.[3]
  2. ^ Upgrading to 31,871.
  3. ^ Since the 2023–24 season Puszcza played their matches in Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (Cracovia's home ground), due to the fact that the stadium in Niepołomice didn't meet Ekstraklasa standards.[4] They are set to play there only until the end of 2024.[5] It remains unknown where they will play the second part of the season.
Cracovia and Puszcza GKS Katowice Górnik Jagiellonia Korona Lech
Józef Piłsudski Stadium GKS Katowice Stadium Ernest Pohl Arena Zabrze Białystok Stadium Suzuki Arena Enea Stadion
Capacity: 15,016 Capacity: 6,710 Capacity: 24,563 Capacity: 22,372 Capacity: 15,700 Capacity: 42,837
Lechia Legia Motor Piast Pogoń Radomiak
Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Polish Army Stadium Arena Lublin Piotr Wieczorek Stadium Florian Krygier Stadium Czachor Brothers Stadium
Capacity: 41,620 Capacity: 31,103 Capacity: 15,247 Capacity: 9,913 Capacity: 21,163 Capacity: 8,840
Raków Stal Śląsk Widzew Zagłębie
Raków Municipal Stadium Mielec Stadium Tarczyński Arena Wrocław Widzew Łódź Stadium KGHM Zagłebie Arena
Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 42,771 Capacity: 18,018 Capacity: 16,086

Personnel and kits

All teams have Lotto (brand of Totalizator Sportowy) placed on the center of the chest.

TeamChairmanHead coachAppointment dateCaptain
Cracovia Mateusz Dróżdż Dawid Kroczek5 April 2024 Jakub Jugas
GKS Katowice Krzysztof Nowak Rafał Górak3 June 2019 Arkadiusz Jędrych
Górnik Zabrze Vacant Jan Urban18 March 2023 Erik Janža
Jagiellonia Białystok Wojciech Pertkiewicz Adrian Siemieniec4 April 2023 Taras Romanczuk
Korona Kielce Karol Jakubczyk Kamil Kuzera29 October 2022 Miłosz Trojak
Lech Poznań Karol Klimczak Niels Frederiksen1 July 2024 Mikael Ishak
Lechia Gdańsk Paolo Urfer Szymon Grabowski14 June 2023 Rifet Kapić
Legia Warsaw Dariusz Mioduski Gonçalo Feio10 April 2024To be announced
Motor Lublin Zbigniew Jakubas Mateusz Stolarski27 October 2022 Rafał Król
Piast Gliwice Marcin Szeliga Aleksandar Vuković27 October 2022 Jakub Czerwiński
Pogoń Szczecin Jarosław Mroczek Jens Gustafsson15 June 2022 Kamil Grosicki
Puszcza Niepołomice Jarosław Pieprzyca Tomasz Tułacz13 August 2015 Jakub Serafin
Radomiak Radom Sławomir Stempniewski Bruno Baltazar20 May 2024 Raphael Rossi
Raków Częstochowa Piotr Obidziński Marek Papszun1 July 2024 Zoran Arsenić
Stal Mielec Jacek Klimek Kamil Kiereś20 March 2023 Krystian Getinger
Śląsk Wrocław Patryk Załęczny Jacek Magiera21 April 2023To be announced
Widzew Łódź Michał Rydz Daniel Myśliwiec5 September 2023 Bartłomiej Pawłowski
Zagłębie Lubin Paweł Jeż Waldemar Fornalik29 November 2022 Bartosz Kopacz
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lech Poznań Mariusz Rumak[6] End of contract 30 June 2024 Pre-season Niels Frederiksen[7] 1 July 2024
Raków Częstochowa Dawid Szwarga[8] Sacked Marek Papszun[9]
  • Italics for interim managers.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cracovia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 GKS Katowice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
3 Górnik Zabrze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Jagiellonia Białystok 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Korona Kielce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lech Poznań 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lechia Gdańsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Legia Warsaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Motor Lublin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Piast Gliwice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Pogoń Szczecin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Puszcza Niepołomice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Radomiak Radom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Raków Częstochowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Stal Mielec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Śląsk Wrocław 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to I liga
17 Widzew Łódź 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Zagłębie Lubin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ekstraklasa.org
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)[10]

See also

Notes

    References
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    2. "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl. 25 May 2024.
    3. "Nowy stadion w Ekstraklasie. Obiekt GKS-u Katowice kosztował niemal 300 milionów złotych. Kiedy drużyna na nim zagra?". sportowy24.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
    4. "Puszcza Niepołomice. Pierwsze mecze w ekstraklasie prawdopodobnie na stadionie Cracovii" (in Polish). Gazeta Krakowska. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
    5. "Awantura o stadion Cracovii. Puszcza Niepołomice ma problem". krknews.pl. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
    6. "Mariusz Rumak potwierdził, że odchodzi z Lecha Poznań". weszlo.com (in Polish). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
    7. "Niels Frederiksen trenerem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
    8. "Komunikat w sprawie przyszłości trenera Dawida Szwargi" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
    9. "Marek Papszun trenerem Rakowa Częstochowa od nowego sezonu!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
    10. "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.
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