PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2026-2027
Location
Poland
Abbreviation
POL1
Summary
The Ekstraklasa (POL1), or PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland's football system. At the end of the 2026-2027 POL1 season, the POL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2027-2028 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2026-2027 POL1 team
- 2027-2028 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2026-2027 POL1 team
- 2027-2028 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2026-2027 POL1 team
- 2027-2028 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd and 4th place 2026-2027 POL1 teams
The winner of the 2026-2027 Puchar Polski (Polish Cup), typically a POL1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2027-2028 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 24 Jul 2026 - 22 May 2027 | 18: POL1 (15), POL2 (3) | ||
Season Format
In the 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 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 | KS Górnik Zabrze | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | - | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Wisła Kraków | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | - | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 -0-0 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| 3 | Legia Warszawa | 8 | 4 -4-0 | 16 | - | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Lech Poznań | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | - | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | - | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 6 | Korona Kielce | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | - | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | GKS Piast Gilwice | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | - | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 8 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | - | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | GKS Katowice | 8 | 4 -0-4 | 12 | - | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| 10 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 7 | 4 -0-3 | 12 | - | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | RTS Widzew łódź | 9 | 1 -6-2 | 9 | - | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | KS Cracovia | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | - | 9 | 14 | -5 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 13 | Wisła Płock SA | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | - | 7 | 12 | -5 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| 14 | RKS Radomiak Radom | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | - | 6 | 15 | -9 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 |
| 15 | Śląsk Wroclaw | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | - | 11 | 15 | -4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| 16 | Motor Lublin SA | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | - | 9 | 15 | -6 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| 17 | Wieczysta Kraków | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | - | 11 | 17 | -6 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| 18 | Raków Częstochowa | 9 | 1 -0-8 | 3 | - | 12 | 21 | -9 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
2027-2028 UEFACL 2027-2028 UEFAEL 2027-2028 UEFAECL Relegation to POL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 20 Sep 2026
 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka |
 | Wisła Płock SA | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
 | Legia Warszawa | Chorten Arena |
 | RKS Radomiak Radom | Enea Stadion |
Sat - 10 Oct 2026
| KS Górnik Zabrze | Chorten Arena |
 | Lech Poznań | Tarczyński Arena |
| Wisła Kraków | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
| Korona Kielce | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
| RTS Widzew łódź | Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka |
 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
 | GKS Katowice | zondacrypto Arena |
| Motor Lublin SA | Stadion Radomiaka |
 | Wisła Płock SA | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
Sat - 17 Oct 2026
| GKS Piast Gilwice | Arena Zabrze |
| RKS Radomiak Radom | Orlen Stadion |
| Jagiellonia Bialystok | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
| Korona Kielce | Enea Stadion |
| Legia Warszawa | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
| MKS Pogón Szczecin | Arena Katowice |
| Wisła Kraków | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
Results
Sat - 19 Sep 2026
| 00 | KS Górnik Zabrze | Arena Lublin |
| 32 | KS Cracovia | Arena Katowice |
| 32 | Raków Częstochowa | EXBUD Arena |
Fri - 18 Sep 2026
| 21 | Śląsk Wroclaw | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
| 22 | Wieczysta Kraków | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
Tue - 15 Sep 2026
| 02 | KS Górnik Zabrze | EXBUD Arena |
| 23 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | zondacrypto Arena |
Mon - 14 Sep 2026
| 02 | GKS Piast Gilwice | Stadion Radomiaka |
Sun - 13 Sep 2026
| 11 | RTS Widzew łódź | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
| 20 | Wieczysta Kraków | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
| 31 | KS Cracovia | Orlen Stadion |
Sat - 12 Sep 2026
| 21 | GKS Katowice | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
| 21 | Lech Poznań | Arena Zabrze |
| 12 | Korona Kielce | Tarczyński Arena |
Fri - 11 Sep 2026
| 20 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
| 21 | Motor Lublin SA | zondacrypto Arena |
Mon - 7 Sep 2026
| 11 | Wisła Płock SA | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
| 11 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
Sun - 6 Sep 2026
| 21 | Śląsk Wroclaw | Chorten Arena |
| 10 | Raków Częstochowa | Enea Stadion |