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2025–26 Ekstraklasa

Ekstraklasa
Season2025–26
Dates18 July 2025 – 23 May 2026
Matches played32
Goals scored100 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorerTomáš Bobček
(5 goals)
Biggest home winZagłębie 6–2 Lechia
(15 August 2025)
Biggest away winJagiellonia 0–4 Bruk-Bet
(18 July 2025)
Highest scoringZagłębie 6–2 Lechia
(15 August 2025)
Longest winning run3 matches
Wisła
Longest unbeaten run4 matches
Wisła
Longest winless run4 matches
2 teams
Longest losing run2 matches
6 teams
Highest attendance31,223
Lech 2–1 Górnik
(2 August 2025)[1]
Lowest attendance4,595
Bruk-Bet 1–1 Pogoń
(2 August 2025)[2]
Total attendance490,266
Average attendance15,321 Increase 21.0%
All statistics correct as of 11 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[3][4] is the 100th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 92nd season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 18th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.

Lech Poznań is the defending champions, after winning their 9th Polish title the previous season.[5][6]

Season overview

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The season started on 18 July 2025 with a match between Jagiellonia Białystok and Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza and will conclude on 23 May 2026.

The regular season is played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participated, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining three were promoted from the I liga. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It is the ninth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.

Teams

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A total of 18 teams participates in the 2025–26 edition of the Ekstraklasa.

The first team to win promotion from 2024–25 I liga was Arka Gdynia after a win over Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza on 4 May 2025, returning to the top flight after five years of absence. The second promoted team was Bruk-Bet Termalica, following Wisła Płock's draw with Górnik Łęczna on 17 May 2025. Bruk-Bet Termalica returned to the top flight after a three-year absence. Wisła Płock became the third and final promoted team after the victory in play-off against Miedź Legnica on 1 June 2025, returning to the top flight after two years of absence.

On 11 May 2025, the first two relegated teams to 2025–26 I liga, at the same time, were Śląsk Wrocław and Stal Mielec. Following Lechia Gdańsk's win over Korona Kielce, both Śląsk and Stal's relegations were confirmed, after respective spells of seventeen and five years in the top flight. The last team to be relegated, after losing to Stal Mielec on 12 May 2025, was Puszcza Niepołomice, ending their top flight run after two seasons.

Promoted from
2024–25 I liga 		Relegated from
2024–25 Ekstraklasa
Increase Arka Gdynia (1st)
Increase Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (2nd)
Increase Wisła Płock (PO) 		Decrease Stal Mielec (16th)
Decrease Śląsk Wrocław (17th)
Decrease Puszcza Niepołomice (18th)

Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
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Location of teams in 2025–26 Ekstraklasa.
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Location of teams in the Katowice urban area in 2025–26 Ekstraklasa.
Team Location Venue Capacity
Arka Gdynia Gdynia Stadion Miejski 15,139
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Nieciecza Bruk-Bet Stadium 4,666
Cracovia Kraków Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium 15,016
GKS Katowice Katowice Arena Katowice 15,048
Górnik Zabrze Zabrze Ernest Pohl Stadium 28,236
Jagiellonia Białystok Białystok Chorten Arena 22,372
Korona Kielce Kielce Exbud Arena 15,700
Lech Poznań Poznań Enea Stadium 42,837
Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk 41,620
Legia Warsaw Warsaw Polish Army Stadium 31,006
Motor Lublin Lublin Motor Lublin Arena 15,247
Piast Gliwice Gliwice Piotr Wieczorek Stadium 9,913
Pogoń Szczecin Szczecin Florian Krygier Stadium 21,163
Radomiak Radom Radom Czachor Brothers Stadium 8,8401
Raków Częstochowa Częstochowa zondacrypto Arena 5,500
Widzew Łódź Łódź Widzew Łódź Stadium 18,018
Wisła Płock Płock Kazimierz Górski Orlen Stadium 15,004
Zagłębie Lubin Lubin KGHM Zagłębie Arena 16,086
  1. ^ Upgrading to 14,440.
Arka Bruk-Bet Cracovia GKS Katowice Górnik Jagiellonia
Stadion Miejski Bruk-Bet Stadium Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium Arena Katowice Ernest Pohl Stadium Chorten Arena
Capacity: 15,139 Capacity: 4,666 Capacity: 15,016 Capacity: 15,048 Capacity: 28,236 Capacity: 22,372
Korona Lech Lechia Legia Motor Piast
Exbud Arena Enea Stadium Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Polish Army Stadium Motor Lublin Arena Piotr Wieczorek Stadium
Capacity: 15,700 Capacity: 42,837 Capacity: 41,620 Capacity: 31,006 Capacity: 15,247 Capacity: 9,913
Pogoń Radomiak Raków Widzew Wisła Zagłębie
Florian Krygier Stadium Czachor Brothers Stadium zondacrypto Arena Widzew Łódź Stadium Kazimierz Górski Orlen Stadium KGHM Zagłębie Arena
Capacity: 21,163 Capacity: 8,840 Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 18,018 Capacity: 15,004 Capacity: 16,086

Personnel and kits

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

Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
Main Other(s)
Arka Gdynia Poland Wojciech Pertkiewicz Poland Dawid Szwarga Poland Dawid Gojny Macron Gdynia, Energa
List
    • Back: Superbet
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Poland Danuta Witkowska Poland Marcin Brosz Ukraine Artem Putivtsev Adidas Bruk-Bet
List
    • Back: Bruk-Bet
    • Sleeves: Bruk-Bet, R-Gol.pl
    • Shorts: Bruk-Bet
Cracovia Poland Mateusz Dróżdż Slovenia Luka Elsner Georgia (country) Otar Kakabadze Puma Comarch
List
    • Back: forBET
    • Sleeves: 4Move
    • Shorts: Kraków
GKS Katowice Poland Sławomir Witek Poland Rafał Górak Poland Arkadiusz Jędrych Hummel Superbet
List
    • Back: zondacrypto
    • Sleeves: Nord Partner
    • Shorts: Katowice
Górnik Zabrze Slovakia Michal Gašparík Slovenia Erik Janža Capelli Sport Superbet, Węglokoks
List
    • Back: Könecke Polska
    • Sleeves: Glücksgefühle Festival, Zabrze
    • Shorts: Mangal Döner x LP10
Jagiellonia Białystok Poland Ziemowit Deptuła Poland Adrian Siemieniec Poland Taras Romanczuk Kappa Superbet, Kuchnia Wikinga
List
Korona Kielce Poland Łukasz Maciejczyk Poland Jacek Zieliński Spain Nono 4F EXBUD
List
    • Back: Lewiatan
    • Sleeves: Kielce, Exbud
    • Shorts: Lewiatan
Lech Poznań Poland Karol Klimczak
Poland Piotr Rutkowski		 Denmark Niels Frederiksen Sweden Mikael Ishak Macron Superbet
List
    • Back: Lech Pils
    • Sleeves: Ebury
    • Shorts: Mikstol
Lechia Gdańsk Switzerland Paolo Urfer England John Carver Bosnia and Herzegovina Rifet Kapić Adidas LV BET
List
Legia Warsaw Poland Dariusz Mioduski Romania Edward Iordănescu Poland Artur Jędrzejczyk Adidas Plus500
List
    • Back: Fortuna
    • Sleeves: Jeton, Królewskie
    • Shorts: Warsaw
Motor Lublin Poland Zbigniew Jakubas Poland Mateusz Stolarski Poland Bartosz Wolski Hummel Lublin, Maspo
List
    • Back: Perła
Piast Gliwice Poland Łukasz Lewiński Sweden Max Mölder Poland Jakub Czerwiński 4F Lubell, Betters
List
Pogoń Szczecin Canada Alexander Haditaghi Poland Robert Kolendowicz Poland Kamil Grosicki Capelli Sport Port Szczecin-Świnoujście, zondacrypto
List
Radomiak Radom Poland Sławomir Stempniewski Portugal João Henriques Poland Rafał Wolski Adidas Enea, Windoor
List
    • Back: Radom
    • Sleeves: Fortuna, Windoor, 11teamsports
    • Shorts: Tekom Technologia
Raków Częstochowa Poland Piotr Obidziński Poland Marek Papszun Croatia Zoran Arsenić Adidas Hisense, zondacrypto
List
    • Back: Neonet
    • Sleeves: Częstochowa, STS
    • Shorts: Onesto Energy
Widzew Łódź Poland Michał Rydz Croatia Željko Sopić Poland Bartłomiej Pawłowski Macron Newport by Panattoni, TERMOton
List
Wisła Płock Poland Piotr Sadczuk Poland Mariusz Misiura Poland Łukasz Sekulski Adidas Orlen
List
Zagłębie Lubin Poland Paweł Jeż Poland Leszek Ojrzyński Poland Damian Dąbrowski Nike KGHM

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Piast Gliwice Serbia Aleksandar Vuković[7] End of contract 30 June 2025 Pre-season Sweden Max Mölder[8] 1 July 2025
Cracovia Poland Dawid Kroczek[9] Slovenia Luka Elsner[10]
Legia Warsaw Portugal Gonçalo Feio[11] Romania Edward Iordănescu[12]
Górnik Zabrze Poland Piotr Gierczak[13] Slovakia Michal Gašparík[13]
  • Italics for interim managers.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wisła Płock 6 5 1 0 10 3 +7 16 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Górnik Zabrze 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12
3 Cracovia 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Jagiellonia Białystok 4 3 0 1 10 9 +1 9
5 Radomiak Radom 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 8
6 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
7 Korona Kielce 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
8 Legia Warsaw 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
9 Widzew Łódź 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7
10 Lech Poznań 4 2 1 1 8 9 −1 7
11 Pogoń Szczecin 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7
12 Raków Częstochowa 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
13 Zagłębie Lubin 5 1 2 2 10 8 +2 5
14 Motor Lublin 5 1 2 2 5 9 −4 5
15 Arka Gdynia 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5
16 GKS Katowice 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 Relegation to I liga
17 Piast Gliwice 4 0 2 2 0 3 −3 2
18 Lechia Gdańsk[a] 6 1 2 3 12 17 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2025. Source: ekstraklasa.org 90minut.pl
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)[15]
Notes:
  1. ^ Lechia Gdańsk was deducted 5 points due to financial arrears.[14]

Results

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Home \ Away ARK BBT CRA GKS GÓR JAG KOR LPO LGD LEG MOT PIA POG RAD RAK WID WIS ZAG
Arka Gdynia — 2–1 1–1
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza — 1–1 2–3
Cracovia 2–0 — 2–2 1–0
GKS Katowice 4–1 — 0–1 2–2
Górnik Zabrze 0–1 3–0 — 2–1
Jagiellonia Białystok 0–4 5–2 — 3–2
Korona Kielce — 0–2 2–0 3–0
Lech Poznań 1–4 2–1 1–1 —
Lechia Gdańsk 1–0 3–4 — 3–3
Legia Warsaw 0–0 3–1 —
Motor Lublin 1–0 — 0–0
Piast Gliwice 0–0 0–1 —
Pogoń Szczecin 0–3 4–1 —
Radomiak Radom 1–1 1–2 5–1 — 3–1
Raków Częstochowa — 1–2
Widzew Łódź 3–0 1–2 — 1–1 1–0
Wisła Płock 2–0 1–0 2–0 — 2–1
Zagłębie Lubin 1–1 6–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: ekstraklasa.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

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Clean sheets

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As of 11 August 2025.[18]
Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 Poland Rafał Leszczyński Wisła Płock 2
Poland Miłosz Mleczko Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
Poland Kacper Tobiasz Legia Warsaw
4 Poland Xavier Dziekoński Korona Kielce 1
Poland Rafał Gikiewicz Widzew Łódź
Poland Maciej Kikolski Widzew Łódź
Poland Marcel Łubik Górnik Zabrze
Slovakia Henrich Ravas Cracovia
Slovenia Gašper Tratnik Motor Lublin
Poland Kacper Trelowski Raków Częstochowa
Poland Damian Węglarz Arka Gdynia

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Slovakia Tomáš Bobček Lechia Gdańsk Lech Poznań 3–4 (H) 26 July 2025 [19]

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Lech Poznań 84,649 31,223 24,303 28,216 −2.5%†
2 Legia Warsaw 48,903 26,415 22,488 24,452 −1.7%†
3 Górnik Zabrze 45,079 24,890 20,189 22,540 +31.6%†
4 Pogoń Szczecin 39,623 19,813 19,810 19,812 +11.4%†
5 Jagiellonia Białystok 56,264 19,987 18,007 18,755 +13.9%†
6 Widzew Łódź 51,232 17,332 16,728 17,077 +1.5%†
7 Lechia Gdańsk 33,399 18,641 14,758 16,700 +39.1%†
8 Motor Lublin 28,011 14,718 13,293 14,006 +4.3%†
9 Korona Kielce 27,545 13,952 13,593 13,773 +23.6%†
10 Cracovia 38,962 13,388 12,780 12,987 +23.1%†
11 Arka Gdynia 25,624 12,997 12,627 12,812 +66.4%1
12 Wisła Płock 34,101 14,256 9,721 11,367 +104.6%1
13 GKS Katowice 33,882 11,925 10,673 11,294 +26.8%†
14 Radomiak Radom 25,631 8,563 8,524 8,544 +14.3%†
15 Piast Gliwice 6,645 6,645 6,645 6,645 +17.2%†
16 Zagłębie Lubin 11,121 6,089 5,032 5,561 +4.0%†
17 Raków Częstochowa 5,392 5,392 5,392 5,392 −0.6%†
18 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 9,190 4,595 4,595 4,595 +74.0%1
League total 605,253 31,223 4,595 14,762 +16.6%†

Updated to games played on 17 August 2025.
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in I liga.

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Number of teams by region

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Number Region Team(s)
4  Silesian Voivodeship GKS Katowice, Górnik Zabrze, Piast Gliwice & Raków Częstochowa
3  Masovian Voivodeship Legia Warsaw, Radomiak Radom & Wisła Płock
2  Lesser Poland Voivodeship Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza & Cracovia
 Pomeranian Voivodeship Arka Gdynia & Lechia Gdańsk
1  Greater Poland Voivodeship Lech Poznań
 Lower Silesian Voivodeship Zagłębie Lubin
 Lublin Voivodeship Motor Lublin
 Łódź Voivodeship Widzew Łódź
 Podlaskie Voivodeship Jagiellonia Białystok
 Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Korona Kielce
 West Pomeranian Voivodeship Pogoń Szczecin
0  Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
 Lubusz Voivodeship
 Opole Voivodeship
 Podkarpackie Voivodeship
 Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

See also

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Notes

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References

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  2. ^ "Match report" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
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  4. ^ "PKO BP sponsorem tytularnym piłkarskiej Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). tvp.info. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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  10. ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (4 June 2025). "Luka Elsner trenerem Cracovii. Pracował w Ligue 1, poprowadzi zespół w PKO BP Ekstraklasie". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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