Summary
The Ekstraklasa (POL1), or T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland's football system. At the end of the 2020-2021 POL1 season, the POL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2020-2021 POL1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2020-2021 POL1 team
The winner of the 2020-2021 Puchar Polski (Polish Cup), typically a POL1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Poland
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| POL1 | Ekstraklasa | 16 |
| POL2 | Pierwsza liga (I liga polska) | 18 |
| POL3 | Druga liga (II liga) | 18 |
| POL4 | Trzecia liga (III liga) | 72 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 21 Aug 2020 - 16 May 2021 | 16: POL1 (15), POL2 (1) | ||
Season Format
In the 2020-2021 POL1 season, each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 POL1 teams for a total of 30 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) total goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head away goals scored (if only 2 teams), (6) head-to-head goals scored, then (7) a playoff (only used to decide champion or team to be relegate).
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2020-2021 POL1 season, the 16th place POL1 team will be relegated directly to the POL2.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Legia Warszawa | 30 | 19 -7-4 | 64 | - | 48 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 10 -4-1 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Raków Częstochowa | 30 | 17 -8-5 | 59 | - | 46 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| 3 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | 30 | 15 -7-8 | 52 | - | 36 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 7 -2-6 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | Śląsk Wroclaw | 30 | 11 -10-9 | 43 | - | 36 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 7 -7-1 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 15 | 19 | -4 |
| 5 | Warta Poznań | 30 | 13 -4-13 | 43 | - | 33 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 15 | 7 -2-6 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | GlKS Piast Gilwice | 30 | 11 -9-10 | 42 | - | 39 | 32 | 7 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| 7 | Lechia Gdańsk | 30 | 12 -6-12 | 42 | - | 40 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| 8 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | 11 -8-11 | 41 | - | 38 | 40 | -2 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 9 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 30 | 10 -7-13 | 37 | - | 39 | 48 | -9 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 16 | 29 | -13 |
| 10 | KS Górnik Zabrze | 30 | 10 -7-13 | 37 | - | 31 | 33 | -2 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
| 11 | Lech Poznań | 30 | 9 -10-11 | 37 | - | 39 | 38 | 1 | 15 | 4 -7-4 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| 12 | Wisła Płock SA | 30 | 8 -9-13 | 33 | - | 37 | 44 | -7 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 19 | 25 | -6 |
| 13 | Wisła Kraków | 30 | 8 -9-13 | 33 | - | 39 | 42 | -3 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 15 | 4 -7-4 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 14 | KS Cracovia | 30 | 8 -13-9 | 32 | -5 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 2 -8-5 | 14 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 15 | FKS Stal Mielec | 30 | 6 -11-13 | 29 | - | 31 | 47 | -16 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
| 16 | TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala | 30 | 6 -7-17 | 25 | - | 29 | 60 | -31 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 15 | 0 -3-12 | 3 | 12 | 37 | -25 |
2021-2022 UEFACL 2021-2022 UEFAECL Relegation to POL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 01 | Warta Poznań | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
 | 40 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Stadion im Kazimierza Górskiego |
 | 11 | FKS Stal Mielec | Stadion Miejski (Wrocław) |
 | 13 | Raków Częstochowa | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
 | 23 | Wisła Kraków | Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach |
 | 10 | TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
 | 11 | KS Górnik Zabrze | INEA Stadion |
 | 21 | Lechia Gdańsk | Stadion Miejski (Białystok) |
| 10 | GlKS Piast Gilwice | Stadion Raków |
| 00 | Legia Warszawa | Stadion MOSiR (Mielec) |
| 23 | Śląsk Wroclaw | Stadion Groclinu Dyskobolii |
| 12 | Lech Poznań | Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
| 11 | KS Cracovia | Stadion Energa Gdańsk |
| 11 | Wisła Płock SA | Stadion Miejski w Bielsku-Bialej |
| 11 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin |
| 31 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Arena Zabrze |
| 01 | Raków Częstochowa | Stadion MOSiR (Mielec) |
| 10 | KS Górnik Zabrze | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
| 20 | TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala | Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach |
| 12 | FKS Stal Mielec | INEA Stadion |