2016–17 Ekstraklasa
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The 2016–17 Ekstraklasa (also known as Lotto Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by Totalizator Sportowy, Polish lottery)[7] was the 83rd season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa SA.
Season | 2016–17 |
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Dates | 15 July 2016 – 4 June 2017 |
Champions | Legia Warsaw (12th title) |
Relegated | Górnik Łęczna Ruch Chorzów |
Champions League | Legia Warsaw |
Europa League | Arka Gdynia Jagiellonia Białystok Lech Poznań |
Matches played | 296 |
Goals scored | 812 (2.74 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marco Paixão Marcin Robak (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Cracovia 6–0 Korona (2 October 2016) Śląsk 6–0 Ruch (13 May 2017) Legia 6–0 Termalica (14 May 2017) |
Biggest away win | Ruch 0–5 Lech (4 November 2016) |
Highest scoring | Pogoń 6–2 Wisła K. (19 November 2016) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Legia Warsaw Lech Poznań |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Legia Warsaw |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Ruch Chorzów |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Wisła Kraków |
Highest attendance | 41,026[1] Lech 1–2 Legia (9 April 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 0[2] Cracovia 1–1 Ruch (20 August 2016)[3] Ruch 0–1 Nieciecza (16 September 2016)[4] |
Total attendance | 2,848,108[5] |
Average attendance | 9,622 ![]() |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The season started on 15 July 2016,[8] running to 4 June 2017.[9] After the 20th matchday the league was on winter break between 20 December 2016 and 9 February 2017. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2015–16 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I liga. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016.[10]
Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After 30th round (at the end of April 2017), league was split into two groups: championship round (top eight teams) and relegation round (bottom eight teams). Each team was play 7 more games (1-4 and 9-12 teams will play four times at home), starting with half the points achieved during the first phase of 30 matches. So, finally each team played a total of 37 matches. This is the fourth season to take place since the new playoff/playout rule has been introduced.
The defending champions were Legia Warsaw, who won their 11th Polish title the previous season.