2024–25 Ekstraklasa

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The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[6] 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.[7]

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Ekstraklasa
Season2024–25
Dates19 July 2024 – 24 May 2025
Matches played189
Goals scored495 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerJesús Imaz
Mikael Ishak
Benjamin Källman
Efthymis Koulouris
(12 goals each)[1]
Biggest home winLech 5–0 Jagiellonia
(14 September 2024)
Jagiellonia 5-0 Radomiak
(2 February 2025)
Biggest away winPuszcza 0–6 Katowice
(4 October 2024)[2]
Highest scoringPogoń 5–3 Śląsk
(1 September 2024)
Cracovia 6–2 Motor
(26 October 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches
Lech Poznań
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Jagiellonia Białystok
Raków Częstochowa
Longest winless run10 matches
Śląsk Wrocław
Longest losing run5 matches
Puszcza Niepołomice
Highest attendance40,838
Lech 5–2 Legia
(10 November 2024)[3]
Lowest attendance0[A]
Cracovia 2–1 Pogoń
(14 September 2024)[4][5]
Total attendance2,352,560
Average attendance12,447 1.1%
2025–26
All statistics correct as of 18 February 2025.
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Jagiellonia Białystok are the defending champions.[8]

Season overview

The season started on 19 July 2024 with a match between defending champions Jagiellonia Białystok vs. 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

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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.

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Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in the Katowice urban area in 2024–25 Ekstraklasa.
  1. ^ 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 March 2025.[9]
  2. ^ Upgrading to 31,871.
  3. ^ 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.[10] They are set to return to their stadium in March 2025.[11][12]
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Cracovia GKS Katowice Górnik Jagiellonia Korona Lech
Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium GKS Katowice Stadium Ernest Pohl Stadium Chorten Arena EXBUD 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 Puszcza
Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Polish Army Stadium Motor Lublin Arena Piotr Wieczorek Stadium Florian Krygier Stadium Municipal Stadium
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Capacity: 41,620 Capacity: 31,006 Capacity: 15,247 Capacity: 9,913 Capacity: 21,163 Capacity: 2,000
Radomiak Raków Stal Śląsk Widzew Zagłębie
Czachor Brothers Stadium Raków Municipal Football Stadium Grzegorz Lato Stadium Tarczyński Arena Wrocław Widzew Łódź Stadium KGHM Zagłebie Arena
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Capacity: 8,840 Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 42,771 Capacity: 18,018 Capacity: 16,086
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Personnel and kits

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

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TeamChairmanHead coachCaptainKot manufacturerMain sponsor(s)Other kit sponsors
CracoviaPoland Mateusz DróżdżPoland Dawid KroczekGeorgia (country) Otar KakabadzePumaComarchforBET1, 4Move2, Kraków3
GKS KatowicePoland Krzysztof NowakPoland Rafał GórakPoland Arkadiusz JędrychHummelSuperbetNord Partner2, Katowice3
Górnik ZabrzePoland Jan UrbanSlovenia Erik JanžaCapelli SportSuperbet, WęglokoksKönecke Polska1, Glücksgefühle Festival2, Zabrze2, Mangal Döner x LP103
Jagiellonia BiałystokPoland Ziemowit DeptułaPoland Adrian SiemieniecPoland Taras RomanczukKappaEnea, Kuchnia WikingaBiałystok1, Podlaskie2, STS2
Korona KielcePoland Artur JankowskiPoland Jacek ZielińskiPoland Miłosz Trojak4FEXBUDLewiatan1 3, Kielce2, Targi Kielce2
Lech PoznańPoland Karol Klimczak
Poland Piotr Rutkowski
Denmark Niels FrederiksenSweden Mikael IshakMacronSuperbetLech Pils1, Poznań2
Lechia GdańskSwitzerland Paolo UrferEngland John CarverBosnia and Herzegovina Rifet KapićAdidasGdańsk2, LV BET2
Legia WarsawPoland Dariusz MioduskiPortugal Gonçalo FeioPoland Artur JędrzejczykAdidasPlus500Fortuna1, Jeton2, Królewskie2, Warsaw3
Motor LublinPoland Zbigniew JakubasPoland Mateusz StolarskiPoland Piotr CeglarzHummelLublin, SpiżarniaPerła1, CNT S.A.3
Piast GliwicePoland Łukasz LewińskiSerbia Aleksandar VukovićPoland Jakub Czerwiński4FKuchnia Wikinga, verocargoGliwice1, LV BET2
Pogoń SzczecinBrazil Nilo EfforiPoland Robert KolendowiczPoland Kamil GrosickiCapelli SportPort Szczecin-Świnoujście, zondacryptoFabryka Papieru Kaczory1, Szczecin2, dostalk3
Puszcza NiepołomicePoland Jarosław PieprzycaPoland Tomasz TułaczPoland Jakub SerafinNikeNiepołomiceOshee2, R-GOL.com2, Promogaz-Kpis3
Radomiak RadomPoland Sławomir StempniewskiPortugal João HenriquesBrazil LeândroAdidasEneaRadom1, 11teamsports2, Fortuna2, Audi Radom3, Bleik Restaurant3
Raków CzęstochowaPoland Piotr ObidzińskiPoland Marek PapszunCroatia Zoran ArsenićAdidasHisense, zondacryptoOnesto Energy1, Częstochowa2 3, STS2, ZPUE2, Frugo3
Stal MielecPoland Jacek KlimekPoland Janusz NiedźwiedźPoland Krystian Getinger4FEnervigo, Stara CegielniaPZL Mielec1 2, Mielec2, Podkarpackie2, Enervigo3, NCMetal3
Śląsk WrocławPoland Michał MazurSlovenia Ante ŠimundžaCzech Republic Petr SchwarzNikeLV BETJaxan1, Wrocław Airport2, Acana3
Widzew ŁódźPoland Michał RydzPoland Daniel MyśliwiecPoland Bartłomiej PawłowskiMacronPanattoni, TERMOtonMurapol1, STS2, Łódź Voivodeship3, CoBouw3
Zagłębie LubinPoland Paweł JeżPoland Marcin WłodarskiPoland Damian DąbrowskiNikeKGHM
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1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lech Poznań Poland Mariusz Rumak[13] End of contract 30 June 2024 Pre-season Denmark Niels Frederiksen[14] 1 July 2024
Raków Częstochowa Poland Dawid Szwarga[15] Sacked Poland Marek Papszun[16]
Korona Kielce Poland Kamil Kuzera[17] Mutual consent 31 July 2024 18th Poland Mariusz Arczewski[17] 31 July 2024
Poland Mariusz Arczewski[18] End of caretaker spell 7 August 2024 18th Poland Jacek Zieliński[18] 7 August 2024
Pogoń Szczecin Sweden Jens Gustafsson[19] Mutual consent 15 August 2024 4th Poland Robert Kolendowicz[20] 15 August 2024
Stal Mielec Poland Kamil Kiereś[21] Sacked 30 August 2024 16th Poland Janusz Niedźwiedź[22] 2 September 2024
Zagłębie Lubin Poland Waldemar Fornalik[23] 23 September 2024 16th Poland Marcin Włodarski[24] 25 September 2024
Śląsk Wrocław Poland Jacek Magiera[25][26] Mutual consent[B] 12 November 2024 18th Poland Michał Hetel & Poland Marcin Dymkowski[27][25] 12 November 2024
Lechia Gdańsk Poland Szymon Grabowski[28] Mutual consent[C] 23 November 2024 17th Poland Radosław Bella & England Kevin Blackwell[29] 25 November 2024
Poland Radosław Bella & England Kevin Blackwell[30] End of caretaker spell 30 November 2024 17th England John Carver[30] 30 November 2024
Śląsk Wrocław Poland Michał Hetel & Poland Marcin Dymkowski[31] 24 December 2024 18th Slovenia Ante Šimundža[31] 24 December 2024
Radomiak Radom Portugal Bruno Baltazar[32] Signed by Caen 29 December 2024 12th Portugal João Henriques[33] 8 January 2025
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  • Italics for interim managers.

    League table

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    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Raków Częstochowa 22 12 7 3 28 13 +15 43 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
    2 Lech Poznań 21 13 2 6 37 17 +20 41 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
    3 Jagiellonia Białystok 21 12 5 4 41 27 +14 41
    4 Legia Warsaw 21 10 6 5 39 25 +14 36
    5 Pogoń Szczecin 21 11 3 7 31 22 +9 36
    6 Cracovia 21 9 7 5 38 30 +8 34
    7 Górnik Zabrze 22 10 4 8 30 27 +3 34
    8 GKS Katowice 21 8 6 7 30 26 +4 30
    9 Piast Gliwice 22 7 9 6 24 21 +3 30
    10 Motor Lublin 21 8 5 8 28 35 7 29
    11 Widzew Łódź 21 7 5 9 26 33 7 26
    12 Korona Kielce 22 6 8 8 20 29 9 26
    13 Stal Mielec 22 6 5 11 24 30 6 23
    14 Zagłębie Lubin 21 6 4 11 19 32 13 22
    15 Radomiak Radom 21 6 3 12 26 35 9 21
    16 Lechia Gdańsk 21 5 6 10 23 35 12 21 Relegation to I liga
    17 Puszcza Niepołomice 21 4 7 10 19 31 12 19
    18 Śląsk Wrocław 22 2 8 12 19 34 15 14
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    Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 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)[34]

    Results

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    Home \ Away CRA GKS GÓR JAG KOR LPO LGD LEG MOT PIA POG PUN RAD RCZ STM ŚLĄ WID ZAG
    Cracovia 3–4 3–2 1–1 0–2 6–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1
    GKS Katowice 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–2
    Górnik Zabrze 3–0 0–2 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–1 0–1
    Jagiellonia Białystok 2–4 3–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 5–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0
    Korona Kielce 0–2 2–4 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–0
    Lech Poznań 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–1 5–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–1
    Lechia Gdańsk 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
    Legia Warsaw 3–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 5–2 1–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–0
    Motor Lublin 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 3–4
    Piast Gliwice 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0
    Pogoń Szczecin 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 5–3 2–0 1–0
    Puszcza Niepołomice 1–2 0–6 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 1–2
    Radomiak Radom 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–1
    Raków Częstochowa 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–1
    Stal Mielec 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2
    Śląsk Wrocław 2–4 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–0
    Widzew Łódź 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–0
    Zagłębie Lubin 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0
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    Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 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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    Hat-tricks

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    Attendances

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    More information Pos, Team ...
    Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
    1 Lech Poznań 320,706 40,838 19,620 29,155 +17.1%
    2 Legia Warsaw 271,353 27,142 18,406 24,668 −0.1%
    3 Pogoń Szczecin 189,485 20,415 11,910 17,226 −0.4%
    4 Górnik Zabrze 189,086 22,371 10,833 17,190 +4.8%
    5 Widzew Łódź 167,163 17,663 15,136 16,716 −2.8%
    6 Śląsk Wrocław 176,033 36,208 9,744 16,003 −28.9%
    7 Jagiellonia Białystok 173,463 20,029 12,439 15,769 +15.1%
    8 Motor Lublin 131,479 14,562 10,812 13,148 +72.4%1
    9 Lechia Gdańsk 125,993 25,000 8,818 12,599 +44.7%1
    10 Korona Kielce 103,334 14,289 6,470 10,333 −3.4%
    11 Cracovia 108,297 13,449 2,800 9,845 +9.4%
    12 Radomiak Radom 71,100 8,564 3,877 7,110 −7.7%
    13 GKS Katowice 74,663 7,067 6,684 6,788 +75.4%1
    14 Zagłębie Lubin 61,975 13,331 2,496 6,198 −3.2%
    15 Piast Gliwice 56,235 8,304 4,311 5,624 +12.5%
    16 Raków Częstochowa 54,038 5,500 5,211 5,404 +2.0%
    17 Stal Mielec 55,230 6,477 3,832 5,021 −13.4%
    18 Puszcza Niepołomice 22,927 4,095 1,243 2,293 −18.1%
    League total 2,352,560 40,838 1,243 12,447 +1.1%
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    Updated to games played on 17 February 2025.
    Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
    Notes:
    1. Team played last season in I liga.

    Awards

    Monthly awards

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    Number of teams by region

    See also

    Notes

    1. Match had been played behind closed doors without spectators due to sudden flooding of the Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium stands and damage to spectator security systems by heavy rains.
    2. Relieved of his duties on 12 November, left the club by mutual consent on 16 November.
    3. Suspended from his duties on 23 November, left the club by mutual consent on 27 November.

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