Summary
The Ekstraklasa (POL1), or PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland's football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 POL1 season, the POL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 POL1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 POL1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2025-2026 POL1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd and 4th place 2025-2026 POL1 teams
The winner of the 2025-2026 Puchar Polski (Polish Cup), typically a POL1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Poland
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| POL1 | Ekstraklasa | 18 |
| POL2 | Betclic 1 liga (I liga polska) | 18 |
| POL3 | Betclic 2 liga (II liga) | 18 |
| POL4 | Betclic 3 (III liga) | 72 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 18 Jul 2025 - 23 May 2026 | 18: POL1 (15), POL2 (3) | ||
Season Format
In the 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 POL1 season, the 16th, 17th, and 18th place POL1 teams 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 | Lech Poznań | 34 | 16 -12-6 | 60 | - | 62 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 7 -7-3 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 9 -5-3 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 2 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 34 | 15 -11-8 | 56 | - | 56 | 41 | 15 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 6 -8-3 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| 3 | KS Górnik Zabrze | 34 | 16 -8-10 | 56 | - | 50 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 11 -1-5 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 -7-5 | 22 | 16 | 21 | -5 |
| 4 | Raków Częstochowa | 34 | 16 -7-11 | 55 | - | 51 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 8 -3-6 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| 5 | GKS Katowice | 34 | 14 -8-12 | 50 | - | 51 | 45 | 6 | 17 | 10 -3-4 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
| 6 | Legia Warszawa | 34 | 12 -13-9 | 49 | - | 42 | 37 | 5 | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | 19 | 25 | -6 |
| 7 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | 34 | 13 -9-12 | 48 | - | 45 | 38 | 7 | 17 | 7 -6-4 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 8 | Wisła Płock SA | 34 | 12 -10-12 | 46 | - | 34 | 38 | -4 | 17 | 8 -3-6 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| 9 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | 34 | 13 -6-15 | 45 | - | 47 | 49 | -2 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
| 10 | RKS Radomiak Radom | 34 | 11 -11-12 | 44 | - | 52 | 53 | -1 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 2 -7-8 | 13 | 19 | 35 | -16 |
| 11 | Korona Kielce | 34 | 11 -10-13 | 43 | - | 40 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| 12 | Motor Lublin SA | 34 | 10 -13-11 | 43 | - | 46 | 53 | -7 | 17 | 5 -9-3 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 23 | 33 | -10 |
| 13 | RTS Widzew łódź | 34 | 12 -6-16 | 42 | - | 41 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 3 -2-12 | 11 | 17 | 25 | -8 |
| 14 | KS Cracovia | 34 | 9 -15-10 | 42 | - | 39 | 42 | -3 | 17 | 5 -9-3 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
| 15 | GKS Piast Gilwice | 34 | 11 -8-15 | 41 | - | 42 | 46 | -4 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
| 16 | Lechia Gdańsk | 34 | 12 -7-15 | 38 | -5 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 26 | 40 | -14 |
| 17 | Arka Gdynia 1929 | 34 | 9 -9-16 | 36 | - | 34 | 61 | -27 | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 1 -3-13 | 6 | 10 | 40 | -30 |
| 18 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 34 | 9 -7-18 | 34 | - | 43 | 65 | -22 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | 22 | 34 | -12 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to POL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 32 | Lechia Gdańsk | Stadion Sportowy Bruk-Bet Termalica |
 | 30 | Arka Gdynia 1929 | zondacrypto Arena |
 | 21 | GKS Piast Gilwice | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
 | 11 | GKS Katowice | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
 | 40 | Motor Lublin SA | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
 | 22 | Wisła Płock SA | Enea Stadion |
 | 10 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Chorten Arena |
 | 62 | RKS Radomiak Radom | Arena Zabrze |
 | 11 | Korona Kielce | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
| 23 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | Stadion GOSiR |
| 12 | Legia Warszawa | Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk |
| 22 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Arena Katowice |
| 13 | Raków Częstochowa | Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka |
| 13 | Lech Poznań | Stadion Radomiaka |
| 01 | KS Górnik Zabrze | Orlen Stadion |
| 33 | KS Cracovia | Arena Lublin |
| 10 | RTS Widzew łódź | EXBUD Arena |
| 01 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
| 02 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | zondacrypto Arena |
| 00 | KS Górnik Zabrze | Stadion GOSiR |