Summary
The Ekstraklasa (POL1), or PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland's football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 POL1 season, the POL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 POL1 team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024-2025 POL1 teams
The winner of the 2024-2025 Puchar Polski (Polish Cup), typically a POL1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Poland
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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POL1 | Ekstraklasa | 18 |
POL2 | Fortuna liga (I liga polska) | 18 |
POL3 | Druga liga (II liga) | 18 |
POL4 | Trzecia liga (III liga) | 72 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 19 Jul 2024 - 23 May 2025 | 16: POL1 (15), POL2 (3) |
Season Format
In the 2024-2025 POL1 season, each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 POL1 teams for a total of 34 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) total goals scored, (5) number of wins, (6) number of away wins, (7) lower number of points based on yellow (1 pt for first yellow) and red cards (3 pts), (8) Fairplay ranking, then (9) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 POL1 season, the 16th, 17th, and 18th place POL1 teams will be relegated directly to the POL2.
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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 | Lech Poznań | 18 | 12 -2-4 | 38 | - | 33 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 8 -0-1 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
2 | Raków Częstochowa | 18 | 10 -6-2 | 36 | - | 25 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 -3-0 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
3 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 18 | 10 -5-3 | 35 | - | 32 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
4 | Legia Warszawa | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | - | 36 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
5 | KS Cracovia | 18 | 9 -4-5 | 31 | - | 36 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
6 | KS Górnik Zabrze | 18 | 9 -3-6 | 30 | - | 26 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
7 | Motor Lublin SA | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 28 | - | 27 | 30 | -3 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
8 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | 18 | 8 -3-7 | 27 | - | 25 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
9 | RTS Widzew łódź | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | - | 24 | 25 | -1 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
10 | GKS Katowice | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | - | 27 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
11 | GlKS Piast Gilwice | 18 | 5 -7-6 | 22 | - | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
12 | RKS Radomiak Radom | 18 | 6 -2-10 | 20 | - | 23 | 26 | -3 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 -0-6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
13 | FKS Stal Mielec | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 19 | 24 | -5 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
14 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 16 | 27 | -11 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
15 | MKS Puszcza Niepoŀomice | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | - | 17 | 26 | -9 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -9 |
16 | Korona Kielce | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | - | 15 | 27 | -12 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -7 |
17 | Lechia Gdańsk | 18 | 3 -5-10 | 14 | - | 18 | 33 | -15 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
18 | Śląsk Wroclaw | 18 | 1 -7-10 | 10 | - | 14 | 28 | -14 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation to POL2 |
Fixtures
Lech Poznań | RTS Widzew łódź | Enea Stadion |
GKS Katowice | FKS Stal Mielec | Stadion ul Bukowa |
Motor Lublin SA | Lechia Gdańsk | Arena Lublin |
KS Cracovia | Raków Częstochowa | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
MKS Pogón Szczecin | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
KS Górnik Zabrze | MKS Puszcza Niepoŀomice | Arena Zabrze |
Jagiellonia Bialystok | RKS Radomiak Radom | Stadion Miejski (Białystok) |
Legia Warszawa | Korona Kielce | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
Śląsk Wroclaw | GlKS Piast Gilwice | Tarczyński Arena |
Lechia Gdańsk | Lech Poznań | Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk |
GlKS Piast Gilwice | Legia Warszawa | Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach |
MKS Pogón Szczecin | KS Górnik Zabrze | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
MKS Puszcza Niepoŀomice | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Stadion ul Kusocińskiego |
RKS Radomiak Radom | Śląsk Wroclaw | Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski |
FKS Stal Mielec | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Stadion Miejski w Mielcu |
RTS Widzew łódź | KS Cracovia | Stadion im Ludwika Sobolewskiego |
Korona Kielce | Motor Lublin SA | Suzuki Arena (Kielce) |
Raków Częstochowa | GKS Katowice | Stadion Raków |
KS Górnik Zabrze | RKS Radomiak Radom | Arena Zabrze |
KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Lechia Gdańsk | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin |
Results
Śląsk Wroclaw | 12 | RKS Radomiak Radom | Tarczyński Arena |
Korona Kielce | 00 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | Suzuki Arena (Kielce) |
KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | 03 | Legia Warszawa | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin |
MKS Puszcza Niepoŀomice | 11 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Stadion ul Kusocińskiego |
GlKS Piast Gilwice | 00 | KS Cracovia | Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach |
Raków Częstochowa | 22 | Motor Lublin SA | Stadion Raków |
RTS Widzew łódź | 21 | FKS Stal Mielec | Stadion im Ludwika Sobolewskiego |
Lechia Gdańsk | 10 | Śląsk Wroclaw | Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk |
KS Górnik Zabrze | 21 | Lech Poznań | Arena Zabrze |
RKS Radomiak Radom | 11 | GKS Katowice | Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski |
Motor Lublin SA | 10 | RKS Radomiak Radom | Arena Lublin |
FKS Stal Mielec | 22 | Legia Warszawa | Stadion Miejski w Mielcu |
MKS Pogón Szczecin | 11 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
Korona Kielce | 24 | KS Górnik Zabrze | Suzuki Arena (Kielce) |
RTS Widzew łódź | 23 | Raków Częstochowa | Stadion im Ludwika Sobolewskiego |
GKS Katowice | 20 | Lechia Gdańsk | Stadion ul Bukowa |
Śląsk Wroclaw | 01 | MKS Puszcza Niepoŀomice | Tarczyński Arena |
GlKS Piast Gilwice | 00 | Lech Poznań | Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach |
KS Cracovia | 11 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
MKS Puszcza Niepoŀomice | 20 | RTS Widzew łódź | Stadion ul Kusocińskiego |