Ekstraklasa
Country | Poland |
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Confederation | UEFA |
Founded | 1927 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | I Liga |
Domestic cup(s) |
Polish Cup Polish SuperCup |
International cup(s) |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Current champions | Legia Warsaw (10th title) (2013–14) |
Most championships |
Górnik Zabrze Wisla Krakow (14 titles each) |
TV partners | Canal+ Sport; Canal+ Sport HD ; Canal+ 3D; Canal+ Family; nSport+ |
Website | Official website |
2014–15 Ekstraklasa season |
The Ekstraklasa (Polish pronunciation: [ˌɛkstraˈklasa]), or T-Mobile Ekstraklasa (Polish pronunciation: [tiˈmɔ(w)bajl ˌɛkstraˈklasa]) for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Polish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the I Liga. The Ekstraklasa season starts in late July, and ends in May the following year, teams play a total of 37 games each. It is ranked 19th in UEFA ranking.
The Ekstraklasa (former I liga) was formed as Liga Piłki Nożnej (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlʲiɡa ˈpiwki ˈnɔʐnɛj]; LPN) on 1 March 1927 in Warsaw, but Polish Championships as non-league competition and The Polish Football Federation PZPN (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) had been organized on 20 December 1919 in Warsaw, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. First, historic games of the freshly created league took place on 3 April 1927.
A total of 79 clubs have played in the top division of polish football since the founding of the league in 1927, of which, 16 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Legia Warsaw, who won their tenth title in 2013–14.
History
Creation of the Polish Football League
In December 1926 in Warsaw, representatives from several Polish clubs met each other. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss about possibility of creating a league. It is unknown who came up with the idea of a league. A country wide league was thought to be a much more practical solution than hitherto practiced two-stage system of regional games, followed by a national game.
To dismay of clubs' officials, PZPN did not like the idea of a league and the Association wanted to thwart it. However, it turned out that virtually all but one of the Polish clubs supported the idea. The decision to create it was made regardless of what PZPN's representatives thought of it. In late February 1927, at the PZPN's meeting in Warsaw, its officials openly opposed the formation of a league, but the clubs, allegedly egged on by some generals from the Polish Army (which, after May Coup of 1926, played a key role in all aspects of public life), proceeded anyway. The creation of the League was announced on 1 March 1927.
Cracovia Kraków
The only opponent of the League's formation was Cracovia – a very influential and strong organization in Polish soccer of the 1920s. Cracovia's boycott was because its director, Dr. Edward Cetnarowski, at the same time held the post of the director of PZPN.
Cetnarowski was a personality known not only in Poland, but also in other countries. It was due to his efforts that in September 1923 his beloved club, Cracovia, went on a tour to Spain. The Kraków side's results were a 1–1 tie with FC Barcelona and a 0–1 loss to Real Madrid. In October, also thanks to Cetnarowski, FC Sevilla came to Kraków and lost 2–3 to Cracovia.
Early years of the League – dominance of Wisła Kraków
Games of first, historic League Championships started on 3 April 1927. All major teams (except for Cracovia) took part in it. This is the list of the teams (in the order given below the League finished in November 1927):
- Wisła Kraków
- 1. FC Kattowitz
- Warta Poznań
- Pogoń Lwów
- Legia Warsaw
- Klub Turystow Łódź
- ŁKS Łódź
- Polonia Warsaw
- Czarni Lwów
- Toruński KS Toruń
- Hasmonea Lwów
- Ruch Chorzów
- Warszawianka Warsaw
- Jutrzenka Kraków
Polish rivalry symbolized by Wisła Kraków and 1.FC Katowice
In this first, historic season of the League, fight for Championship was decided between two powerful teams – Wisła Kraków and 1.FC Katowice. This rivalry was treated very seriously, not only by the two sides involved, but also by the whole nation. 1.FC was regarded as the team supported by German minority, while Wisła, at the end of this historic season, represented ambitions of all Poles.
Some time in the fall of 1927 in Katowice, an ill-fated game between 1.FC and Wisła took place. Stakes were very high – the winner would become the Champion. Kraków's side won 2–0 and became the Champion. 1.FC finished second, third was Warta Poznań.
1933–1939 Silesian Dominance
In 1928 Cracovia finally decided to enter the League, which was gladly accepted by all fans of soccer. However, Championships were once again won by Wisła, with such excellent players as Henryk Reyman, Mieczyslaw Balcer and Jan Kotlarczyk. Warta Poznań was second and Legia Warsaw third. This was also the last year of 1.FC's glory. The team finished fifth, to be relegated forever at the end of 1929 season.
In 1929 yet another team (after Cracovia, Pogon Lwów and Wisła) was added to the list of Champions of Poland. This time it was Warta Poznań, which finished one point ahead of Garbarnia Kraków.
However, after the last game, on 1 December 1929, it was Garbarnia Kraków that was celebrating the Championship. Two weeks later, in mid-December, PZPN's officials changed the result of the Warta – Klub Turystow Łódź game. Originally, Warta lost 1–2, but due to walk-over (it was decided that one of Łódź's players did not have all necessary documents), this was changed to 3–0 in favor of Poznań's side. As a result of the decision, Warta (with 33 points) became the Champion, Garbarnia finished second with 32 points and Klub Turystow was relegated.
In 1930, Cracovia regained Championship, (to repeat this success in 1932) and a year later another Kraków's side, Garbarnia, won the League. It is clear that the 1927–1932 period was marked by dominance of teams from Kraków. During this time, only once (Warta Poznań, 1929) the Championship was won by a side from a different city. The 1931 Champion, Garbarnia, was unique as this was the first time that the League had been won by a side whose all players had been bought from other teams.
As has been said, the early 1930s marked a decline of the dominance of Kraków and Lwów as centers of Polish soccer. The point of gravity slowly moved towards west – to Polish part of Upper Silesia, which had belonged to Poland since 1921 (see: Silesian Uprisings). In 1932 the champion was Cracovia, but starting in 1933, Ruch Chorzów (then: Ruch Wielkie Hajduki) completely dominated the league, being the champion for 4 times in a row.
Ruch, with such excellent players as Teodor Peterek, Ernest Wilimowski and Gerard Wodarz was by far the best team in those years. For example, in 1934 it finished seven points ahead of second Cracovia. Other important teams of these years were: Cracovia, Wisła Kraków, Pogoń Lwów and Warta Poznań.
In 1933 and 1934 there were 12 teams in the League. In 1935 this number was cut to 11 and in 1936 – to 10. Soccer officials did it on purpose – with fewer teams, the competition was supposed to be harder, which would attract fans to the stadiums. However, supporters' turnout was not impressive, with Ruch Chorzów as the most popular team, both at home and away.
In late 1935 (the league held its games in the spring-summer-fall system) fans were shocked to find that Cracovia, the legend of this sport, was relegated to the A-class. Kraków's side absence lasted for a year – it returned in 1937, to became the champion.
Ruch Chorzów was still the dominant team, winning the Championships in 1936 and 1938. In 1937 Ruch's streak of four consecutive champions was broken by Cracovia, and in 1939 the championships were not finished. By 31 August 1939, after some 12 games, Ruch was the leader of the 10-team League. Last games of this summer occurred on 20 August. Then, a break was planned, because the National Team was going to play a few international friendlies. Games were to be re-introduced on 10 September.
This is the list of the ten teams that participated in last, historic games for Championships of interwar Poland. Teams are presented according to their position on the table, as of 31 August 1939:
1. Ruch Chorzów.
2. Wisła Kraków.
3. Pogoń Lwów.
4. AKS Chorzów.
5. Warta Poznań.
6. Cracovia.
7. Polonia Warsaw.
8. Garbarnia Kraków.
10. Union Touring Łódź.
After World War II
As a result of the Second World War, the borders of Poland changed significantly. Lwów, one of the centers of Polish soccer (with such teams as Pogoń Lwów, Czarni Lwów and Lechia Lwów) was annexed by Soviet Union and all these teams ceased to exist. Lwów's soccer officials and players moved westwards, creating such clubs as Polonia Bytom, Odra Opole and Pogoń Szczecin (see: Recovered Territories). Another important center, Wilno (with the team Śmigły Wilno), was also annexed by the Soviets (see: Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union). In exchange, Poland gained a large swath of formerly German territory in particular in Silesia, with its capital Wrocław (home of double champion Śląsk Wrocław) and towns such as Zabrze (home of 14-times champion Górnik Zabrze, Bytom (home of champions Polonia Bytom and Szombierki Bytom) and Lubin (home of double champion Zagłębie Lubin).
T-Mobile signed a two-year sponsorship deal with the league in June 2011. The league is currently known as the T-Mobile Ekstraklasa for sponsorship purposes, with the deal reported to be worth US$7.2 million annually. The company has proposed to promote the use of new technologies within the game, as well as offering fans a series of promotional deals.[1]
2013/2014 Reform
There are 16 clubs in the Ekstraklasa. During the course of the season each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games (240 games in the season). From the 2013–14 season onward after 30th round league will be split into 'champion' (top eight teams) and 'relegation' (bottom eight teams) groups. Each team will play seven more games (1–4 and 9–12 teams will play four times at home), starting with half the points (rounded up) achieved during the first phase of 30 matches. The changes extend the season to total of 296 matches played.[2]
Corruption scandal
Several clubs have been involved in a corruption scandal and were/are in danger of relegation:
- Arka Gdynia – relegated from 1st to 2nd division, −5 points at the start of 2007/08 season
- Górnik Łęczna – relegated from 1st to 3rd division, −6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
- Górnik Polkowice – 70 000 zł penalty, relegated from 2nd to 4th division, −6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
- Jagiellonia Białystok – docked 10 points at the start of the 2009/10 season, fine of 300,000 zloty
- KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski – relegated from 2nd to 3rd division, – 6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
- Zagłębie Sosnowiec – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated from the top division to the 3rd, as they finished the season in the relegation zone, plus one division lower due to corruption.
- Korona Kielce – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated one level lower due to corruption.
- Zagłębie Lubin (Polish champion 2006–2007) – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated one level lower due to corruption.
Television
All matches from the 2011–2012 season are telecast live nationally by Canal+ Poland. Telewizja Polska has the rights to air live 4 games per season on a non-scrambled channel.[3]
From 17 August 2012, Sports Tonight Live in the United Kingdom began to air live Ekstraklasa matches three times a week.[4]
Clubs
Club | Position in 2013–14 | Top division titles |
Last top division title |
---|---|---|---|
Cracovia | 14th | 4 | 1948 |
GKS Bełchatów | 1st in 2013–14 I Liga | 0 | n/a |
Górnik Łęczna | 2nd in 2013–14 I Liga | 0 | n/a |
Górnik Zabrze | 6th | 14 | 1987–88 |
Jagiellonia Białystok | 11th | 0 | n/a |
Korona Kielce | 13th | 0 | n/a |
Lech Poznań | 2nd | 6 | 2009–10 |
Lechia Gdańsk | 4th | 0 | n/a |
Legia Warsawa | 1st | 10 | 2013–14 |
Piast Gliwice | 12th | 0 | n/a |
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 10th | 0 | n/a |
Pogoń Szczecin | 7th | 0 | n/a |
Ruch Chorzówa | 3rd | 13 | 1988–89 |
Wisła Krakówa | 5th | 14 | 2010–11 |
Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 8th | 0 | n/a |
Śląsk Wrocław | 9th | 2 | 2011–12 |
a: Founding member of Ekstraklasa
List of league champions
- (This list is not synonymous with a list of Polish football champions)
- Abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. On 31 August 1939 Ruch Chorzów was the leader.
Clubs by number of league championships
Titles | Team | Year(s) |
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14 | Górnik Zabrze Wisła Kraków | 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 1927, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
13 | Ruch Chorzów | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1989 |
10 | Legia Warsaw | 1955, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014 |
6 | Lech Poznań | 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010 |
4 | Cracovia Widzew Łódź | 1930, 1932, 1937, 1948 1981, 1982, 1996, 1997 |
2 | ŁKS Łódź Polonia Bytom Stal Mielec Śląsk Wrocław Zagłębie Lubin | 1958, 1998 1954, 1962 1973, 1976 1977, 2012 1991, 2007 |
1 | Garbarnia Kraków Polonia Warsaw Szombierki Bytom Warta Poznań | 1931 2000 1980 1929 |
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
The following table lists the league champions by the Polish voivodeship regions (current, valid since 1998).
Region | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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Silesia | |
Górnik Zabrze (14), Ruch Chorzów (13), Polonia Bytom (2), Szombierki Bytom (1) |
Lesser Poland | |
Wisła Kraków (14), Cracovia (4), Garbarnia Kraków (1) |
Masovia | |
Legia Warsaw (10), Polonia Warsaw (1) |
Greater Poland | |
Lech Poznań (6), Warta Poznań (1) |
Łódź | |
Widzew Łódź (4), ŁKS Łódź (2) |
Lower Silesia | |
Zagłębie Lubin (2), Śląsk Wrocław (2) |
Subcarpathian | |
Stal Mielec (2) |
Honored teams
In European Football teams are especially honored for winning multiple national championship titles, after 10 Polish Championship titles a representative golden star is placed above the teams badge to indicate 10 Polish Championship titles.
The current (as of June 2014) officially-sanctioned Ekstraklasa stars are:
- Golden Star 10 or more Polish Championship titles
- Silver Star 5–9 Polish Championship titles
- White Star 1–4 Polish Championship titles
All-time league table
The all-time league table consists off all the teams that once participated in the Ekstraklasa. Data from the 1927 – 2012–13 seasons.
Source: Tabela wszech czasów Ekstraklasy (1927–2013) 90minut.pl
Pos. | Club | Seasons | Current Level | Matches Played | Points | Total Wins | Wins for 3 Points | Draws | Losses | Losses for −1 Points | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Goal difference |
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1 | Legia Warsaw | 76 | 1st | 2044 | 2802 | 983 | 322 | 523 | 537 | 3 | 3389 | 2176 | +1213 |
2 | Wisła Kraków | 73 | 1st | 1909 | 2514 | 875 | 301 | 472 | 561 | 6 | 3125 | 2232 | +893 |
3 | Ruch Chorzów | 73 | 1st | 1922 | 2249 | 792 | 153 | 518 | 616 | 6 | 2936 | 2446 | +490 |
4 | Górnik Zabrze | 56 | 1st | 1594 | 2028 | 699 | 182 | 449 | 446 | 1 | 2414 | 1712 | +702 |
5 | Lech Poznań | 52 | 1st | 1462 | 1673 | 574 | 219 | 404 | 483 | 8 | 1973 | 1730 | +243 |
6 | ŁKS Łódź | 65 | 4th | 1720 | 1761 | 598 | 100 | 474 | 647 | 6 | 2230 | 2361 | -131 |
7 | Widzew Łódź | 34 | 2nd | 1038 | 1329 | 417 | 174 | 327 | 294 | 6 | 1365 | 1187 | +180 |
8 | Pogoń Szczecin | 40 | 1st | 1158 | 1158 | 374 | 101 | 316 | 467 | 7 | 1324 | 1579 | -255 |
9 | Śląsk Wrocław | 34 | 1st | 1014 | 1124 | 368 | 102 | 291 | 355 | 5 | 1167 | 1211 | -44 |
10 | GKS Katowice | 30 | 2nd | 894 | 1030 | 321 | 104 | 286 | 287 | 2 | 1023 | 977 | +46 |
11 | Zagłębie Lubin | 25 | 2nd | 774 | 977 | 285 | 184 | 227 | 261 | 1 | 957 | 903 | +54 |
12 | Polonia Warsaw | 31 | 4th | 800 | 966 | 304 | 180 | 178 | 318 | 1165 | 1251 | -81 | |
13 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 35 | 3rd | 950 | 889 | 315 | 4 | 259 | 376 | 4 | 1131 | 1250 | -119 |
14 | Polonia Bytom | 35 | 4th | 892 | 881 | 289 | 33 | 274 | 328 | 4 | 1099 | 1141 | -42 |
15 | Cracovia | 34 | 1st | 804 | 852 | 298 | 75 | 181 | 327 | 1174 | 1184 | -10 | |
16 | Stal Mielec | 25 | 3rd | 738 | 726 | 247 | 11 | 227 | 263 | 6 | 834 | 844 | -10 |
17 | Szombierki Bytom | 25 | 4th | 702 | 645 | 235 | 180 | 287 | 5 | 875 | 999 | -124 | |
18 | Gwardia Warszawa | 23 | 7th | 572 | 539 | 195 | 149 | 228 | 682 | 764 | -82 | ||
19 | Odra Wodzisław Śląski | 14 | 5th | 418 | 529 | 145 | 145 | 94 | 179 | 487 | 570 | -83 | |
20 | Odra Opole | 22 | 4th | 564 | 523 | 182 | 159 | 223 | 645 | 740 | -95 | ||
21 | Lechia Gdańsk | 21 | 1st | 526 | 501 | 156 | 49 | 141 | 229 | 1 | 526 | 710 | -184 |
22 | Amica Wronki | 11 | not existing | 332 | 498 | 135 | 135 | 93 | 104 | 452 | 370 | +82 | |
23 | GKS Bełchatów | 11 | 1st | 338 | 450 | 121 | 121 | 87 | 130 | 387 | 403 | -16 | |
24 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 10 | 7th | 293 | 441 | 124 | 124 | 69 | 100 | 420 | 357 | +63 | |
25 | Warta Poznań | 18 | 4th | 410 | 423 | 177 | 69 | 164 | 841 | 733 | +108 | ||
26 | Arka Gdynia | 12 | 2nd | 360 | 346 | 103 | 34 | 106 | 151 | 344 | 451 | -107 | |
27 | Garbarnia Kraków | 15 | 4th | 315 | 306 | 121 | 64 | 130 | 561 | 561 | 0 | ||
28 | Wisła Płock | 9 | 2nd | 270 | 306 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 120 | 290 | 400 | -110 | |
29 | Pogoń Lwów | 13 | abroad | 273 | 304 | 130 | 44 | 99 | 537 | 439 | +98 | ||
30 | Korona Kielce | 7 | 1st | 210 | 303 | 82 | 82 | 57 | 71 | 260 | 254 | +6 | |
31 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 10 | 1st | 304 | 299 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 133 | 7 | 281 | 428 | -147 |
32 | Stomil Olsztyn | 8 | 2nd | 254 | 296 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 103 | 0 | 255 | 339 | -84 |
33 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 12 | 1st | 356 | 292 | 104 | 4 | 80 | 172 | 368 | 540 | -172 | |
35 | Olimpia Poznań Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk |
9 | not existing | 290 | 265 | 79 | 16 | 101 | 108 | 10 | 313 | 380 | -67 |
35 | Stal Rzeszów | 11 | 4th | 290 | 255 | 79 | 97 | 114 | 297 | 377 | -80 | ||
36 | Hutnik Kraków | 7 | 4th | 234 | 254 | 75 | 23 | 81 | 78 | 299 | 284 | +15 | |
37 | KS Warszawianka | 13 | not existing | 271 | 227 | 90 | 47 | 134 | 427 | 612 | -185 | ||
38 | Motor Lublin | 9 | 4th | 274 | 220 | 70 | 92 | 112 | 12 | 259 | 372 | -113 | |
39 | AKS Chorzów | 10 | not existing | 192 | 196 | 80 | 36 | 76 | 336 | 307 | +29 | ||
40 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 7 | 4th | 210 | 186 | 64 | 1 | 61 | 85 | 4 | 184 | 247 | -56 |
41 | ROW Rybnik | 7 | 3rd | 198 | 165 | 50 | 65 | 83 | 165 | 233 | -78 | ||
42 | Górnik Wałbrzych | 6 | 3rd | 182 | 157 | 53 | 2 | 56 | 73 | 7 | 194 | 246 | -52 |
43 | Rymer Niedobczyce Górnik Radlin |
9 | 6th | 188 | 155 | 58 | 39 | 91 | 238 | 344 | -106 | ||
44 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 6 | 8th | 160 | 142 | 50 | 42 | 68 | 131 | 166 | -35 | ||
45 | Czarni Lwów | 7 | not existing | 164 | 141 | 56 | 29 | 79 | 265 | 326 | -61 | ||
46 | Raków Częstochowa | 4 | 3rd | 136 | 136 | 36 | 27 | 37 | 63 | 120 | 186 | -66 | |
47 | Sokół Pniewy Sokół Tychy |
4 | 5th | 136 | 130 | 36 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 128 | 190 | -62 | |
48 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 7 | 5th | 156 | 129 | 47 | 35 | 74 | 186 | 296 | -110 | ||
49 | Górnik Łęczna | 4 | 1st | 112 | 128 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 52 | 105 | 169 | -64 | |
50 | Ruch Radzionków | 3 | 4th | 90 | 109 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 41 | 105 | 135 | -30 | |
51 | Piast Gliwice | 3 | 1st | 90 | 106 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 42 | 88 | 117 | -29 | |
52 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 4 | 3rd | 132 | 103 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 113 | 173 | -60 | ||
53 | 1. FC Katowice | 3 | 7th | 78 | 88 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 164 | 143 | +21 | ||
54 | GKS Tychy | 3 | 2nd | 90 | 86 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 105 | 113 | -8 | ||
55 | Klub Turystów Łódź Union Touring Łódź |
4 | not existing | 90 | 76 | 32 | 12 | 46 | 149 | 212 | -63 | ||
56 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 3 | 4th | 92 | 71 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 73 | 147 | -74 | |
57 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 2 | 1st | 60 | 67 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 65 | 82 | -17 | |
58 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | 3 | 3rd | 102 | 65 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 59 | 88 | 169 | -81 | |
59 | Arkonia Szczecin | 4 | 5th | 88 | 64 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 100 | 166 | -66 | ||
60 | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 3 | 6th | 66 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 40 | 84 | 166 | -82 | ||
61 | Unia Racibórz | 2 | 5th | 52 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 77 | 126 | -49 | ||
62 | Hasmonea Lwów | 2 | not existing | 54 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 98 | 149 | -51 | ||
63 | Wawel Kraków | 2 | 7th | 32 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 36 | +14 | ||
64 | Igloopol Dębica | 2 | 6th | 64 | 37 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 43 | 121 | -78 | ||
65 | Strzelec 22 Siedlce | 3 | not existing | 64 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 84 | 169 | -85 | ||
66 | Szczakowianka Jaworzno | 1 | 5th | 30 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 54 | -14 | |
67 | RKS Radomsko | 1 | not existing | 28 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | |
68 | TKS Toruń | 2 | not existing | 54 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 84 | 185 | -101 | ||
69 | Podgórze Kraków | 2 | 6th | 42 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 56 | 103 | -47 | ||
70 | Radomiak Radom | 1 | 4th | 30 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 32 | -3 | ||
71 | Górnik Polkowice | 1 | withdrew | 26 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 37 | -20 | ||
72 | Tarnovia Tarnów | 1 | 6th | 26 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 48 | -6 | ||
73 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 1 | 4th | 26 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 | -21 | |
74 | GKS Jastrzębie | 1 | 4th | 30 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 43 | +19 | |
75 | Dąb Katowice | 2 | not existing | 36 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 97 | -68 | ||
76 | ŁTS-G Łódź | 1 | not existing | 22 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 67 | -42 | ||
77 | Śmigły Wilno | 1 | not existing | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 50 | -21 | ||
78 | Jutrzenka Kraków | 1 | not existing | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 82 | -41 | ||
79 | Lechia Lwów | 1 | not existing | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 66 | -43 |
From 1927 to 2013, 79 teams contested in the Ekstraklasa.
Bold- indicates teams currently playing in the Ekstraklasa 2013–14 season.
Explanation
1. An equal number of points on the basis of their goal difference, then greater number of goals scored.
2. In seasons 1927 – 1994–95 for a win awarded 2 points and 1 point for a draw. In seasons 1986–87 – 1989–90 for win at least three goals difference additionally awarded 1 point, while a losses at least 3 goals difference subtracted one point. Since the season 1995–96 for win gives 3 points and 1 point for a draw.
3. Included additional qualification games between both teams and league championship and remain in the league (including 11 games in 1948, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89) and was not included in the table play-off for the right to play in the league between teams of different class divisions.
4. Included matches with unfinished 1939 season.
Penalty points
Includes penalties imposed by the Football Association:
- In the season 1934 in the meeting Garbarnia Kraków – ŁKS Łódź held bilateral forfeit 0:3 ( match did not take place due to the fault of both teams ) .
- Matches of the season 1986–87 (Lech Poznań – Polonia Bytom 1:1, Olimpia Poznań – Stal Mielec 1:3, Zagłębie Lubin – Ruch Chorzów 0:2) and the season 1992–93 (Wisła Kraków – Legia Warsaw 0:6, ŁKS Łódź – Olimpia Poznań 7:1 ) on suspicion settings results have been verified as completed, but the teams received points places and infield (and this is included in the table).
- In the season 1993–94 Legia Warsaw, Wisła Kraków and ŁKS Łódź started the game with a negative account (−3 points) as punishment for the events of the final round of the season 1992–93.
- In the season 2009–10 Jagiellonia Białystok was penalized 10 points deduction for participating in the corruption scandal .
- In the season 2012–13 Zagłębie Lubin was penalized 3 points for participating in the corruption scandal .
Mergers and acquisitions teams
With the following mergers and acquisitions teams teams:
- The combination Union Łódź and Klub Turystów Łódź at Union-Touring Łódź (1932) – the balance Klub Turystów and Union-Touring counted together.
- The combination Rymer Niedobczyce and Błyskawica Radlin at Górnik Radlin (1949) – the balance Rymer and Górnik counted together.
- The combination Sokół Pniewy and GKS Tychy at Sokół Tychy (1995) – the balance of the Sokół Pniewy and Sokół Tychy is counted together.
- The combination Olimpia Poznań and Lechia Gdańsk at Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk (1995) – the balance Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk is included in the balance sheet Lechia Gdańsk.
- The combination Amica Wronki and Lech Poznań (2006) – Lech Poznań balance before and after the merger is counted together.
- The combination Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski and Polonia Warsaw (2008) – Polonia Warsaw balance before and after the merger is counted together.
Top goalscorers
Players
All-time Top 10 goalscorers
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All-time most appearances
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League presidents
Nr. | League President | Term | |
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1. | Roman Górecki | 1 March 1927 | January 1929 |
2. | Ignacy Izdebski | January 1929 | 16 January 1933 |
3. | Zygmunt Żołędziowski | 16 January 1933 | 17 January 1936 |
4. | Juliusz Geib | 17 January 1936 | 30 August 1936 |
5. | Michał Jaroszyński | 30 August 1936 | Fall 1938 |
6. | Karol Stefan Rudolf | Fall 1938 | 17 September 1939 |
7. | Tadeusz Dręgiewicz | 10 August 1946 | 18 August 1946 |
- | League suspended | 18 August 1946 | 22 February 1947 |
- | VP PZPN ds. League | 22 February 1947 | 14 June 2005 |
8. | Michał Tomczak | 14 June 2005 | 29 November 2005 |
9. | Andrzej Rusko | 29 November 2005 | 14 March 2012 |
9. | Bogusław Biszof | 1 September 2012 | present |
See also
- Młoda Ekstraklasa
- Football in Poland
- Polish Championship in Football
- Sports league attendances
References
- ↑ http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/t-mobile_title_sponsor_the_polish_ekstraklasa/
- ↑ Rewolucyjne zmiany w T-Mobile Ekstraklasie. onet.pl
- ↑ http://media2.pl/media/38331-ekstraklasa-w-tvp,-canalplus-i-orange-sport.html
- ↑ "Polish Football is Coming to Sports Tonight". YouTube. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ "History". wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
External links
- Ekstraklasa S.A.
- Ekstraklasa goals and highlights
- Ekstraklasa online
- Polish Ekstraklasa news in English (English)
- PSN Futbol - Live Ekstraklasa league table and news (English)
- Orange Ekstraklasa Table, Fixtures and Results (English)
- Football scores for Polish Football Leagues
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