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.
More Info...
| 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 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | - | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 -2-0 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Lech Poznań | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | - | 24 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | Legia Warszawa | 13 | 6 -6-1 | 24 | - | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 -4-0 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | - | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Wisła Kraków | 12 | 6 -3-3 | 21 | - | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 -0-0 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| 6 | GKS Piast Gilwice | 12 | 6 -2-4 | 20 | - | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 -1-2 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 7 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | 12 | 5 -4-3 | 19 | - | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 8 | GKS Katowice | 12 | 6 -0-6 | 18 | - | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 -0-5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 9 | Korona Kielce | 12 | 5 -3-4 | 18 | - | 14 | 18 | -4 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| 10 | Motor Lublin SA | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | - | 19 | 22 | -3 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 11 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 11 | 5 -0-6 | 15 | - | 14 | 17 | -3 | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Wisła Płock SA | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | - | 10 | 16 | -6 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| 13 | KS Cracovia | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | - | 15 | 21 | -6 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 14 | RTS Widzew łódź | 12 | 1 -8-3 | 11 | - | 15 | 16 | -1 | 7 | 0 -5-2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | RKS Radomiak Radom | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | - | 13 | 23 | -10 | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| 16 | Śląsk Wroclaw | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | - | 16 | 22 | -6 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 17 | Wieczysta Kraków | 12 | 2 -2-8 | 8 | - | 16 | 23 | -7 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 18 | Raków Częstochowa | 12 | 2 -0-10 | 6 | - | 16 | 28 | -12 | 6 | 1 -0-5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 | 1 -0-5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
2027-2028 UEFACL 2027-2028 UEFAEL 2027-2028 UEFAECL Relegation to POL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 31 Oct 2026
 | GKS Piast Gilwice | Orlen Stadion |
 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
 | Wisła Kraków | Enea Stadion |
 | RTS Widzew łódź | Arena Katowice |
Mon - 2 Nov 2026
 | Korona Kielce | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
 | Śląsk Wroclaw | Stadion Radomiaka |
 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | zondacrypto Arena |
Fri - 6 Nov 2026
 | Wisła Płock SA | Arena Lublin |
| KS Cracovia | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
Sat - 7 Nov 2026
| RKS Radomiak Radom | EXBUD Arena |
| GKS Piast Gilwice | Tarczyński Arena |
 | Wieczysta Kraków | Arena Zabrze |
| MKS Pogón Szczecin | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
Sun - 8 Nov 2026
| GKS Katowice | Chorten Arena |
 | Raków Częstochowa | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
| KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Enea Stadion |
Fri - 20 Nov 2026
| Korona Kielce | Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka |
| Śląsk Wroclaw | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
Sat - 21 Nov 2026
| Jagiellonia Bialystok | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
| KS Górnik Zabrze | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
Results
Fri - 30 Oct 2026
| 00 | Legia Warszawa | Arena Zabrze |
| 12 | Motor Lublin SA | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
Sun - 25 Oct 2026
| 12 | Lech Poznań | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
| 10 | Wisła Płock SA | Chorten Arena |
| 20 | Wieczysta Kraków | Tarczyński Arena |
Sat - 24 Oct 2026
| 21 | Raków Częstochowa | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
| 43 | RKS Radomiak Radom | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
| 10 | GKS Katowice | EXBUD Arena |
| 31 | KS Cracovia | Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka |
Fri - 23 Oct 2026
| 11 | KS Górnik Zabrze | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
| 22 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Arena Lublin |
Mon - 19 Oct 2026
| 10 | RKS Radomiak Radom | Orlen Stadion |
Sun - 18 Oct 2026
| 61 | Korona Kielce | Enea Stadion |
| 10 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
| 11 | GKS Piast Gilwice | Arena Zabrze |
Sat - 17 Oct 2026
| 11 | Legia Warszawa | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
| 01 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | Arena Katowice |
| 32 | Śląsk Wroclaw | Arena Lublin |
Fri - 16 Oct 2026
| 00 | Wisła Kraków | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
| 12 | Raków Częstochowa | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |