2023–24 Ekstraklasa

The 2023–24 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[1][2] will be the 98th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 90th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 16th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.

Ekstraklasa
Season2023–24
Dates14 July 2023 – 18 May 2024
2024–25 →

The regular season is being played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining three will be promoted from the 2022–23 I liga. The season will start on 14 July 2023 and will conclude on 18 May 2024. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It will be the third season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16.[3] It is expected that the bottom three teams of the final league table will be relegated. It will be the seventh Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.

Raków Częstochowa will be the defending champions.[4]

Teams

A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa season.

Changes from last season

Miedź Legnica was the first team that had been relegated to 2023-24 I Liga after a draw with Cracovia 1-1 on 1 May 2023, ending its one-year stay in Ekstraklasa. Second relegated team was Lechia Gdańsk for the first time since the 1987–88 season. Lechia lost with Zagłębie Lubin 1-3 on 6 May 2023 and ended its fifteen-year stay in the top flight.

Promoted from
2022–23 I liga		 Relegated from
2022–23 Ekstraklasa
Increase
Increase
Increase		 Decrease
Decrease Lechia Gdańsk
Decrease Miedź Legnica

Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in 2022–23 Ekstraklasa.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
CracoviaKrakówStadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego15,114
Górnik ZabrzeZabrzeStadion im. Ernesta Pohla24,5631
Lech PoznańPoznańStadion Poznań43,269
Legia WarsawWarsawStadion Wojska Polskiego31,800
Piast GliwiceGliwiceStadion im. Piotra Wieczorka10,037
Pogoń SzczecinSzczecinStadion im. Floriana Krygiera21,163
Radomiak RadomRadomStadion im. Braci Czachorów or
Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski		8,800
4,501
Raków CzęstochowaCzęstochowaMiejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków5,500
Warta PoznańPoznańStadion Dyskobolii15,383
Widzew ŁódźŁódźStadion Widzewa18,018
Zagłębie LubinLubinStadion Miejski16,068
  1. ^ Due to the renovation of Dębińska Road Stadium in Poznań, Warta will play home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii in Grodzisk Wielkopolski.[5]

Personnel and kits
TeamChairmanHead coachAppointment DateCaptainManufacturerStrategic sponsor
CracoviaPoland Janusz FilipiakPoland Jacek Zieliński10 November 2021Poland Kamil PestkaPumaComarch
Górnik ZabrzePoland Dariusz CzernikPoland Jan Urban18 March 2023Slovenia Erik JanžaCapelli SportWęglokoks
Lech PoznańPoland Karol KlimczakNetherlands John van den Brom20 June 2022Sweden Mikael IshakMacronSTS
Legia WarsawPoland Dariusz MioduskiGermany Kosta Runjaić23 May 2022Portugal JosuéAdidasPlus500
Piast GliwicePoland Grzegorz BednarskiSerbia Aleksandar Vuković27 October 2022Poland Jakub Czerwiński4FBetclic, Kar-Tel
Pogoń SzczecinPoland Jarosław MroczekSweden Jens Gustafsson15 June 2022Poland Damian DąbrowskiCapelli SportBetcris
Radomiak RadomPoland Sławomir StempniewskiRomania Constantin Gâlcă16 April 2023Brazil Leândro RossiJomaEnea
Raków CzęstochowaPoland Piotr ObidzińskiPoland Dawid Szwarga26 April 2023Poland Andrzej Niewulis4Fx-kom, forBET
Warta PoznańPoland Bartosz WolnyPoland Dawid Szulczek8 November 2021Poland Bartosz KielibaNikeTOTALbet
Widzew ŁódźPoland Mateusz DróżdżPoland Janusz Niedźwiedź1 July 2021Poland Patryk StępińskiMacronDiMedical
Zagłębie LubinPoland Michał KielanPoland Waldemar Fornalik29 November 2022Poland Bartosz KopaczNikeKGHM

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Raków Częstochowa Poland Marek Papszun[6] End of contract 28 May 2023 Pre-season Poland Dawid Szwarga[7] 26 April 2023
  • Italics for interim managers.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cracovia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Górnik Zabrze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Lech Poznań 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Legia Warsaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Piast Gliwice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Pogoń Szczecin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Radomiak Radom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Raków Częstochowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Warta Poznań 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Widzew Łódź 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Zagłębie Lubin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to I liga
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ekstraklasa.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[8]

See also

References
  1. "PKO Bank Polski partnerem tytularnym Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). ekstraklasa.org. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.
  2. "PKO BP sponsorem tytularnym piłkarskiej Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). tvp.info. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. "KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN II/2020 Z DNIA 21 LUTEGO 2020 ROKU" (PDF). pzpn.pl. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. "Raków mistrzem Polski" [Raków champion of Poland]. www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. "Warta Poznań awansowała do ekstraklasy, ale będzie grać nadal w Grodzisku. Dlaczego?" (in Polish). gloswielkopolski.pl. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. "Trzęsienie ziemi w Częstochowie. Marek Papszun odchodzi z Rakowa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 19 April 2023.
  7. "PKO Ekstraklasa. Znamy nowego trenera Rakowa Częstochowa. Dawid Szwarga zastąpi Marka Papszuna" (in Polish). TVP Sport. 26 April 2023.
  8. "Podręcznik Ekstraklasy na sezon 2021/2022" [Ekstraklasa handbook for the 2021/2022 season] (PDF). ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Ekstraklasa SA. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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