2023–24 Ekstraklasa
The 2023–24 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski)[2][3] is the 98th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 90th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 16th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 21 July 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
Matches played | 105 |
Goals scored | 283 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Erik Expósito (11 goals) |
Biggest home win | Pogoń 5–0 Lech (1 October 2023) |
Biggest away win | Cracovia 1–5 Pogoń (23 September 2023) |
Highest scoring | Ruch 3–5 Raków (24 September 2023) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches Śląsk Wrocław |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches Śląsk Wrocław |
Longest winless run | 9 matches Ruch Chorzów |
Longest losing run | 4 matches Pogoń Szczecin Stal Mielec |
Highest attendance | 39,583 Śląsk 4–0 Legia (21 October 2023)[1] |
Total attendance | 1,253,319 |
Average attendance | 11,936 26.9% |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 24 October 2023. |
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 is promoted from the 2022–23 I liga. The season started on 21 July 2023 and will conclude on 25 May 2024. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It is the third season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16.[4] It is expected that the bottom three teams of the final league table will be relegated. It is the seventh Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Raków Częstochowa is the defending champion.[5]
Teams
A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa season.
Changes from last season
Miedź Legnica was the first team that had been relegated to 2023–24 I liga after a 1-1 draw with Cracovia on 1 May 2023, ending its one-year stay in Ekstraklasa. The second team relegated was Lechia Gdańsk, who sealed their fate after a 1-3 loss to Zagłębie Lubin on 6 May 2023 and ended their fifteen-year stay in the top flight. Wisła Płock was the last relegated team who in the last game lost against Cracovia 0-3, ending their seven-year stay in the top flight. The first promoted team was ŁKS Łódź whose 1-1 draw away at Arka Gdynia on 26 May 2023 confirmed their return to the top flight after 3 years. The second team that got promoted is Ruch Chorzów, who won against GKS Tychy 1-0 on 3 June 2023 and returned to the top flight after 6 years. The third and final team, who qualified to Ekstraklasa was Puszcza Niepołomice. After defeating Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 2-3 (after extra time) in play-offs final on 11 June 2023, Puszcza entered the top flight for the first time in the club's history.
Promoted from 2022–23 I liga |
Relegated from 2022–23 Ekstraklasa |
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ŁKS Łódź (1st) Ruch Chorzów (2nd) Puszcza Niepołomice (PO) |
Wisła Płock (16th) Lechia Gdańsk (17th) Miedź Legnica (18th) |
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
- ^ Upgrading to 31,871.
- ^ Due to the fact that Stadion Puszczy doesn't meet the Ekstraklasa standards, Puszcza Niepołomice will be playing it's home matches in Stadion im. Henryka Reymana in Kraków.[6] However after protests of Wisła Kraków's supporters, Puszcza was forced to find a home ground somewhere else. Ultimately on 20 June 2023 it was decided that they will play its first matches in Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (Cracovia's home ground), with the possibility to return to Niepołomice after its stadium's Ekstraklasa accommodation.[7]
- ^ Due to the fact that Stadion Ruchu Chorzów doesn't meet the Ekstraklasa standards, Ruch Chorzów will play their first matches in Stadion im. Piotra Wieczorka in Gliwice.[8] They also registered Stadion Śląski as their home venue[9] and it's set to be Ruch's home ground since 28-29 October 2023 (Round 13), when they face Śląsk Wrocław.[10][11]
- ^ Due to the renovation of Dębińska Road Stadium in Poznań, Warta will play home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii Grodzisk Wielkopolski in Grodzisk Wielkopolski.[12]
Cracovia and Puszcza | Górnik | Jagiellonia | Korona | Lech | Legia |
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Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla | Stadion Miejski | Suzuki Arena | Enea Stadion | Stadion Wojska Polskiego |
Capacity: 15,114 | Capacity: 24,563 | Capacity: 22,432 | Capacity: 15,550 | Capacity: 43,269 | Capacity: 31,800 |
ŁKS Łódź | Piast and Ruch | Pogoń | Puszcza | Radomiak | Raków |
Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla | Stadion im. Piotra Wieczorka | Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | Stadion Puszczy | Stadion im. Braci Czachorów | Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków |
Capacity: 18,029 | Capacity: 10,037 | Capacity: 21,163 | Capacity: TBD | Capacity: 8,840 | Capacity: 5,500 |
Ruch (since Round 13) | Stal | Śląsk | Warta | Widzew | Zagłębie |
Stadion Śląski | Stadion Miejski | Tarczyński Arena Wrocław | Stadion Respect Energy | Stadion Widzewa | KGHM Zagłebie Arena |
Capacity: 55,211 | Capacity: 6,864 | Capacity: 45,105 | Capacity: 5,383 | Capacity: 18,018 | Capacity: 16,068 |
Personnel and kits
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 |
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Cracovia | Janusz Filipiak | Jacek Zieliński | 10 November 2021 | Cornel Râpă | Puma | Comarch | Comarch1 |
Górnik Zabrze | Adam Matysek | Jan Urban | 18 March 2023 | Erik Janža | Capelli Sport | Węglokoks | Superbet1, Zabrze2 |
Jagiellonia Białystok | Wojciech Pertkiewicz | Adrian Siemieniec | 4 April 2023 | Taras Romanczuk | Kappa | Enea, Kuchnia Wikinga | Białystok1, STS2, Chorten2 |
Korona Kielce | Łukasz Jabłoński | Kamil Kuzera | 29 October 2022 | Miłosz Trojak | 4F | Suzuki | Lewiatan1 3, Kielce2, Targi Kielce2 |
Lech Poznań | Karol Klimczak | John van den Brom | 20 June 2022 | Mikael Ishak | Macron | Superbet | LECH Pils1, Poznań2, Artbud3 |
Legia Warsaw | Dariusz Mioduski | Kosta Runjaić | 23 May 2022 | Josué | Adidas | Plus500 | Fortuna1, Królewskie2, Warsaw3 |
ŁKS Łódź | Jarosław Olszowy | Piotr Stokowiec | 12 October 2023 | Adam Marciniak | Adidas | forBET | Stowarzyszenie Kibiców ŁKS2, R-GOL.com2, 600 lat Łodzi2, Cosinus3 |
Piast Gliwice | Grzegorz Bednarski | 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 | Toyota, Betcris | Fabryka Papieru "KACZORY"1, Szczecin2, dostalk3 |
Puszcza Niepołomice | Marek Bartoszek | Tomasz Tułacz | 13 August 2015 | Jakub Serafin | Nike | Niepołomice | PKO Bank Polski2, R-GOL.com2 |
Radomiak Radom | Sławomir Stempniewski | Constantin Gâlcă | 16 April 2023 | Leândro Rossi | Adidas | Enea | Radom1, 11teamsports2, Fortuna2 |
Raków Częstochowa | Piotr Obidziński | Dawid Szwarga | 28 May 2023 | Zoran Arsenić | Adidas | x-kom, zondacrypto | Tauron Group1, Częstochowa2, ZPUE2, 4Move3 |
Ruch Chorzów | Seweryn Siemianowski | Jarosław Skrobacz | 24 June 2021 | Tomasz Foszmańczyk | Nike | Betclic, Alba | Urovita1, Chorzów2, NO102 |
Stal Mielec | Jacek Klimek | Kamil Kiereś | 20 March 2023 | Krystian Getinger | 4F | PGE, PZU | PGE1, Mielec2, Podkarpackie2, Metkom3 |
Śląsk Wrocław | Patryk Załęczny | Jacek Magiera | 21 April 2023 | Erik Expósito | Nike | LV BET | Wrocław1, Wrocław Airport2, #PijKranówkę2, Ycon2 |
Warta Poznań | Bartosz Wolny | Dawid Szulczek | 8 November 2021 | Mateusz Kupczak | Nike | Wuprinż2, R-GOL.com2, Renault3, OnlyBio3 | |
Widzew Łódź | Michał Rydz | Daniel Myśliwiec | 5 September 2023 | Patryk Stępiński | Macron | Panattoni, TERMOton | Murapol1, PKP Cargo2, STS2 |
Zagłębie Lubin | Michał Kielan | Waldemar Fornalik | 29 November 2022 | Bartosz Kopacz | Nike | KGHM | STS2 |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Raków Częstochowa | Marek Papszun[13] | End of contract | 27 May 2023 | Pre-season | Dawid Szwarga[14] | 28 May 2023 |
Widzew Łódź | Janusz Niedźwiedź[15] | Sacked | 5 September 2023 | 12th | Daniel Myśliwiec[16] | 5 September 2023 |
ŁKS Łódź | Kazimierz Moskal[17] | 11 October 2023 | 18th | Piotr Stokowiec[18] | 12 October 2023 | |
- Italics for interim managers.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 26 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 26 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Lech Poznań | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 24 | |
4 | Raków Częstochowa | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 22 | |
5 | Legia Warsaw | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 20 | |
6 | Zagłębie Lubin | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 20 | |
7 | Pogoń Szczecin | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 19 | |
8 | Radomiak Radom | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 15 | |
9 | Piast Gliwice | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
10 | Widzew Łódź | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 14 | |
11 | Cracovia | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 14 | |
12 | Warta Poznań | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 13 | |
13 | Górnik Zabrze | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 13 | |
14 | Stal Mielec | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 12 | |
15 | Korona Kielce | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 11 | |
16 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 10 | Relegation to I liga |
17 | Ruch Chorzów | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 7 | |
18 | ŁKS Łódź | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 |
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)[19]
Positions by round
Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.[upper-alpha 1]
Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | |
Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | |
Relegation to I liga |
Results
Results by round
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top assists
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Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Tomáš Pekhart | Legia Warsaw | ŁKS Łódź | 3–0 (H) | 21 July 2023 | [29] |
Dawid Drachal | Raków Częstochowa | Ruch Chorzów | 3–5 (A) | 24 September 2023 | [30] |
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Legia Warsaw | 149,335 | 27,079 | 20,648 | 24,889 | +17.2% |
2 | Lech Poznań | 108,401 | 25,755 | 15,527 | 21,680 | +4.6% |
3 | Śląsk Wrocław | 94,947 | 20,775 | 16,928 | 18,989 | +83.2% |
4 | Pogoń Szczecin | 104,417 | 20,157 | 12,281 | 17,403 | +13.0% |
5 | Widzew Łódź | 85,407 | 17,823 | 16,548 | 17,081 | −0.1% |
6 | Górnik Zabrze | 80,868 | 22,508 | 10,337 | 16,174 | +10.6% |
7 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 61,495 | 17,892 | 8,478 | 12,299 | +35.8% |
8 | Korona Kielce | 55,806 | 12,587 | 9,398 | 11,161 | +10.9% |
9 | ŁKS Łódź | 51,181 | 11,032 | 9,572 | 10,236 | +13.0%1 |
10 | Ruch Chorzów | 46,252 | 9,736 | 8,840 | 9,250 | +7.4%1 |
11 | Cracovia | 43,822 | 9,613 | 8,132 | 8,764 | +3.9% |
12 | Zagłębie Lubin | 49,240 | 15,813 | 5,034 | 8,207 | +41.2% |
13 | Radomiak Radom | 40,849 | 8,481 | 7,523 | 8,170 | +139.8% |
14 | Warta Poznań | 41,689 | 28,419 | 2,073 | 6,948 | +149.7% |
15 | Piast Gliwice | 31,541 | 7,467 | 5,455 | 6,308 | +51.3% |
16 | Stal Mielec | 34,529 | 6,392 | 5,207 | 5,755 | +13.9% |
17 | Raków Częstochowa | 32,016 | 5,488 | 5,236 | 5,336 | +1.7% |
18 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 15,347 | 5,313 | 1,992 | 3,069 | +154.3%1 |
League total | 1,127,142 | 28,419 | 1,992 | 11,741 | +24.9% |
Awards
Monthly awards
Player of the Month
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Young Player of the Month
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Coach of the Month
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Number of teams by region
Notes
- The list of postponed matches:
- Cracovia – Legia Warsaw (2nd round)[20]
- Korona Kielce – Raków Częstochowa (2nd round)[21]
- Pogoń Szczecin – Śląsk Wrocław (3rd round, Śląsk Wrocław was originally going to host the game, played on 30 August 2023)[22]
- Lech Poznań – Jagiellonia Białystok (4th round, played on 24 October 2023)[23]
- Lech Poznań – Raków Częstochowa (6th round, played on 28 September 2023)[24]
- Pogoń Szczecin – Legia Warsaw (6th round, played on 27 September 2023)[25]
- Widzew Łódź – Ruch Chorzów (12th round)[26]
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