2024–25 Ekstraklasa
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| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July 2024 – 24 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mikael Ishak Leonardo Rocha (4 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Pogoń 3–0 Korona |
| Biggest away win | Motor 0–2 Raków Lechia 0–2 Motor Cracovia 1–3 Widzew |
| Highest scoring | Radomiak 2–3 Jagiellonia |
| Highest attendance | 25,542 Legia 2–0 Zagłębie |
| Lowest attendance | 2,620[A] Puszcza 2–2 Górnik |
| Total attendance | 340,690 |
| Average attendance | 13,103  6.4% |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 6 August 2024. | |
The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[1] is 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.[2] Jagiellonia Białystok are the defending champions.[3]
Season overview
[edit]The season started on 19 July 2024 with a match between defending champions Jagiellonia Białystok and Puszcza Niepołomice 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
[edit]A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2024–25 edition of the Ekstraklasa.
The first team to be relegated in the 2023–24 season was ŁKS Łódź, after a home loss to Śląsk Wrocław on 4 May 2024, ending their one-year stay in Ekstraklasa. The second relegated team was Ruch Chorzów on 12 May 2024, when Puszcza Niepołomice defeated Warta Poznań; much like ŁKS, they returned to the second tier after just one year in the top-flight. The last team to be demoted was Warta Poznań, whose fate was sealed after losing to Jagiellonia Białystok on the last matchday, ending their four-year stay.
The first team that won promotion from 2023–24 I liga was Lechia Gdańsk after a win over Wisła Kraków on 11 May 2024, returning to the top flight after a year of absence. The second promoted team was GKS Katowice, taking the 2nd spot in the table away from Arka Gdynia by defeating them in the last round of the regular season; they returned to the Ekstraklasa after a nineteen-year absence. The third and final team to earn promotion was Motor Lublin, who won the play-off final against Arka 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 |
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| Lechia Gdańsk (1st) GKS Katowice (2nd) Motor Lublin (PO)
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 Warta Poznań (16th) Ruch Chorzów (17th) ŁKS Łódź (18th)
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Stadiums and locations
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in the Katowice urban area in 2024–25 Ekstraklasa.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracovia | Kraków | Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium | 15,016 |
| GKS Katowice | Katowice | GKS Katowice Stadium1 New GKS Katowice Stadium |
6,710 14,896 |
| Górnik Zabrze | Zabrze | Ernest Pohl Stadium | 24,5632 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | Białystok | Jagiellonia Stadium | 22,372 |
| Korona Kielce | Kielce | Suzuki 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 | Arena Lublin | 15,247 |
| Piast Gliwice | Gliwice | Piotr Wieczorek Stadium | 9,913 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | Szczecin | Florian Krygier Stadium | 21,163 |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | Niepołomice | Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium3 | 15,016 |
| Radomiak Radom | Radom | Czachor Brothers Stadium | 8,840 |
| Raków Częstochowa | Częstochowa | Raków Municipal Football Stadium | 5,500 |
| Stal Mielec | Mielec | MOSiR Stadium | 7,000 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Tarczyński Arena Wrocław | 42,771 |
| Widzew Łódź | Łódź | Widzew Łódź Stadium | 18,018 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | Lubin | KGHM Zagłebie Arena | 16,086 |
- ^ This will be the last season when GKS Katowice plays in Stadion GKS Katowice, as they are set to move to their New GKS Katowice Stadium in 2025.[4]
- ^ Upgrading to 31,871.
- ^ Since the 2023–24 season Puszcza played their matches at Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium (Cracovia's home ground), due to the fact that the stadium in Niepołomice didn't meet Ekstraklasa standards.[5] They are set to play there only until the end of 2024.[6] It remains unknown where they will play the second part of the season.
| Cracovia and Puszcza | GKS Katowice | Górnik | Jagiellonia | Korona | Lech |
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| Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium | GKS Katowice Stadium | Ernest Pohl Stadium | Jagiellonia Stadium | Suzuki Arena | Enea Stadium |
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| 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 |
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| Capacity: 41,620 | Capacity: 31,006 | Capacity: 15,247 | Capacity: 9,913 | Capacity: 21,163 | Capacity: 8,840 |
| Raków | Stal | Śląsk | Widzew | Zagłębie | |
| Raków Municipal Football Stadium | MOSiR Stadium | Tarczyński Arena Wrocław | Widzew Łódź Stadium | KGHM Zagłebie Arena | |
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| Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 42,771 | Capacity: 18,018 | Capacity: 16,086 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]All teams have Lotto (brand of Totalizator Sportowy) placed on the center of the chest.
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Appointment date | Captain | Manufacturer | Strategic sponsor | Other kit sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cracovia |  Mateusz Dróżdż |
Dawid Kroczek |
5 April 2024 |  Jakub Jugas |
Puma | Comarch | forBET1, 4Move2, Kraków3 |
| GKS Katowice | Krzysztof Nowak |
Rafał Górak |
3 June 2019 | Arkadiusz Jędrych |
Hummel | Superbet | Nord Partner2, Katowice3 |
| Górnik Zabrze |  |
Jan Urban |
18 March 2023 |  Erik Janža |
Capelli Sport | Superbet, Węglokoks | Könecke Polska1, Glücksgefühle Festival2, Zabrze2 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | Wojciech Pertkiewicz |
Adrian Siemieniec |
4 April 2023 | Taras Romanczuk |
Kappa | Enea, Kuchnia Wikinga | Białystok1, Podlaskie2, STS2 |
| Korona Kielce | Karol Jakubczyk |
Jacek Zieliński |
7 August 2024 | Miłosz Trojak |
4F | Lewiatan1 3, Exbud2, Kielce2, Targi Kielce2 | |
| Lech Poznań | Karol Klimczak |
 Niels Frederiksen |
1 July 2024 |  Mikael Ishak |
Macron | Superbet | Lech Pils1, Poznań2 |
| Lechia Gdańsk |  Paolo Urfer |
Szymon Grabowski |
14 June 2023 |  Rifet Kapić |
Adidas | Gdańsk2 | |
| Legia Warsaw | Dariusz Mioduski |
 Gonçalo Feio |
10 April 2024 | Artur Jędrzejczyk |
Adidas | Plus500 | Fortuna1, Jeton2, Królewskie2, Warsaw3 |
| Motor Lublin | Zbigniew Jakubas |
Mateusz Stolarski |
27 October 2022 | Rafał Król |
Hummel | Lublin, Spiżarnia | |
| Piast Gliwice | Łukasz Lewiński |
 Aleksandar Vuković |
27 October 2022 | Jakub Czerwiński |
4F | Kuchnia Wikinga, verocargo | Gliwice1, LV BET2 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | Jarosław Mroczek |
Jens Gustafsson |
15 June 2022 | Kamil Grosicki |
Capelli Sport | Port Szczecin-Świnoujście | Fabryka Papieru Kaczory1, Szczecin2, dostalk3, Toyota Kozłowski3 |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | Jarosław Pieprzyca |
Tomasz Tułacz |
13 August 2015 | Jakub Serafin |
Nike | Niepołomice | Oshee2, R-GOL.com2, Promogaz-Kpis3 |
| Radomiak Radom | Sławomir Stempniewski |
Bruno Baltazar |
20 May 2024 |  Raphael Rossi |
Adidas | Enea | Radom1, 11teamsports2, Fortuna2, Audi Radom3, Bleik Restaurant3 |
| Raków Częstochowa | Piotr Obidziński |
Marek Papszun |
1 July 2024 |  Zoran Arsenić |
Adidas | x-kom, zondacrypto | Onesto Energy1, Częstochowa2 3, STS2, ZPUE2, Frugo3 |
| Stal Mielec | Jacek Klimek |
Kamil Kiereś |
20 March 2023 | Krystian Getinger |
4F | PGE4 | PGE14, Mielec2, Podkarpackie2, PZL Mielec2, Enervigo3, NCMetal3 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Patryk Załęczny |
Jacek Magiera |
21 April 2023 |  Aleks Petkov |
Nike | LV BET | Jaxan1, Wrocław Airport2, Acana3 |
| Widzew Łódź | Michał Rydz |
Daniel Myśliwiec |
5 September 2023 | Bartłomiej Pawłowski |
Macron | Panattoni, TERMOton | Murapol1, STS2, Łódź Voivodeship3, CoBouw3 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | Paweł Jeż |
Waldemar Fornalik |
29 November 2022 | Bartosz Kopacz |
Nike | KGHM |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Lech Poznań | Mariusz Rumak[7]
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End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Niels Frederiksen[8]
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1 July 2024 |
| Raków Częstochowa | Dawid Szwarga[9]
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Sacked | Marek Papszun[10]
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| Korona Kielce | Kamil Kuzera[11]
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Mutual consent | 31 July 2024 | 18th | Mariusz Arczewski[11]
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31 July 2024 |
| Mariusz Arczewski[12]
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End of caretaker spell | 7 August 2024 | 18th | Jacek Zieliński[12]
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7 August 2024 |
- Italics for interim managers.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Widzew Łódź | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Piast Gliwice | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Lech Poznań | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Legia Warsaw | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Raków Częstochowa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Pogoń Szczecin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Motor Lublin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Cracovia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Górnik Zabrze | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Zagłębie Lubin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 12 | Radomiak Radom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | GKS Katowice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 15 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 16 | Stal Mielec | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | Relegation to I liga |
| 17 | Lechia Gdańsk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 18 | Korona Kielce | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 August 2024. 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)[13]
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)[13]
Results
[edit]Season statistics
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Top goalscorers[edit]
Clean sheets[edit]
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Attendances
[edit]| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Legia Warsaw | 50,175 | 25,542 | 24,633 | 25,088 | +1.6% |
| 2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 23,646 | 23,646 | 23,646 | 23,646 | +5.1% |
| 3 | Lech Poznań | 40,003 | 20,383 | 19,620 | 20,002 | −19.7% |
| 4 | Pogoń Szczecin | 18,743 | 18,743 | 18,743 | 18,743 | +8.3% |
| 5 | Górnik Zabrze | 18,700 | 18,700 | 18,700 | 18,700 | +14.0% |
| 6 | Widzew Łódź | 17,527 | 17,527 | 17,527 | 17,527 | +1.9% |
| 7 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 32,876 | 17,157 | 15,719 | 16,438 | +20.0% |
| 8 | Motor Lublin | 28,720 | 14,562 | 14,158 | 14,360 | +88.3%1 |
| 9 | Korona Kielce | 14,289 | 14,289 | 14,289 | 14,289 | +33.5% |
| 10 | Lechia Gdańsk | 14,223 | 14,223 | 14,223 | 14,223 | +63.4%1 |
| 11 | Cracovia | 22,631 | 11,933 | 10,698 | 11,316 | +25.7% |
| 12 | Radomiak Radom | 8,563 | 8,563 | 8,563 | 8,563 | +11.2% |
| 13 | GKS Katowice | 13,500 | 6,780 | 6,720 | 6,750 | +74.5%1 |
| 14 | Stal Mielec | 12,011 | 6,446 | 5,565 | 6,006 | +3.6% |
| 15 | Piast Gliwice | 5,748 | 5,748 | 5,748 | 5,748 | +15.0% |
| 16 | Zagłębie Lubin | 11,234 | 7,358 | 3,876 | 5,617 | −12.2% |
| 17 | Raków Częstochowa | 5,481 | 5,481 | 5,481 | 5,481 | +3.4% |
| 18 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 2,620 | 2,620 | 2,620 | 2,620 | −6.4% |
| League total | 340,690 | 25,542 | 2,620 | 13,103 | +6.4% |
Updated to games played on 5 August 2024.
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in I liga.
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]
Player of the Month[edit]
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Young Player of the Month[edit]
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Coach of the Month[edit]
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Number of teams by region
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Match played at the Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium in Kraków.
References
[edit]- ^ "PKO Bank Polski partnerem tytularnym Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). ekstraklasa.org. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Ekstraklasa". ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Puszcza Niepołomice. Pierwsze mecze w ekstraklasie prawdopodobnie na stadionie Cracovii" (in Polish). Gazeta Krakowska. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Awantura o stadion Cracovii. Puszcza Niepołomice ma problem". krknews.pl. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Mariusz Rumak potwierdził, że odchodzi z Lecha Poznań". weszlo.com (in Polish). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Niels Frederiksen trenerem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Komunikat w sprawie przyszłości trenera Dawida Szwargi" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Marek Papszun trenerem Rakowa Częstochowa od nowego sezonu!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kamil Kuzera przestał pełnić obowiązki trenera Korony Kielce" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jacek Zieliński nowym trenerem Korony Kielce" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Czyste konta" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Czyste konta" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Młodzieżowiec Lipca PKO Banku Polskiego 2024: Jan Ziółkowski (Legia Warszawa)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Trener Lipca 2024: Adrian Siemieniec (Jagiellonia Białystok)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.