Ekstraklasa

Ekstraklasa
Country Poland
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1927[1]
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 Lech Poznan
(7th title) (2014–15)
Most championships Górnik Zabrze
Wisła Kraków
(14 titles each)
TV partners Canal+ Sport; Canal+ Sport HD ; Canal+ 3D; Canal+ Family; nSport+
Website Official website
2015–16 Ekstraklasa season

The Ekstraklasa (Polish pronunciation: [ˌɛkstraˈklasa]) 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 or June the following year, teams play a total of 37 games each.

The Ekstraklasa (former I liga) was officially formed as Liga Piłki Nożnej (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlʲiɡa ˈpiwki ˈnɔʐnɛj]; LPN) on 1 March 1927 in Warsaw, but Polish Championships and the Polish Football Federation PZPN (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) had been in existence since 20 December 1919, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. The first games of the freshly created league took place on 3 April 1927, while first national non-league football championship took place in 1921. First, historic champion of the newly restored Second Polish Republic was Cracovia, after which Pogon Lwow was the champion in 1922, 1923, 1925 and 1926.

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.[2]

A total of 79 clubs have played in the top division of polish football since the founding of the league, of which 16 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Lech Poznan, who won their seventh title in 2014–15.

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 chairman, 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 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

1927 Winning Wisła Kraków side.

Games of the first 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 they finished in November 1927):

In this first 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.

1927-1932: dominance of Kraków teams

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.

1933–1939: Upper Silesian dominance

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 become 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
  9. Warszawianka Warsaw
  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).

Clubs

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.[3]

Club Position in 2014–15 Top division
titles		 Last top division title
Cracovia 9th 4 1948
Górnik Łęczna 14th 0 n/a
Górnik Zabrze 7th 14 1987–88
Jagiellonia Białystok 3rd 0 n/a
Korona Kielce 11th 0 n/a
Lech Poznań 1st 7 2014–15
Lechia Gdańsk 5th 0 n/a
Legia Warsawa 2nd 10 2013–14
Piast Gliwice 12th 0 n/a
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 13th 0 n/a
Pogoń Szczecin 8th 0 n/a
Ruch Chorzówa 10th 14 1988–89
Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza 2nd in I Liga 0 n/a
Wisła Krakówa 6th 13 2010–11
Zagłębie Lubin 1st in I Liga 2 2006–07
Śląsk Wrocław 4th 2 2011–12

a: Founding member of Ekstraklasa

List of league champions

Clubs by number of league championships

Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.

Titles Team Year(s)
14
 Górnik Zabrze 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Wisła Kraków 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
7
 Lech Poznań 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2015
4
 Cracovia 1930, 1932, 1937, 1948
Widzew Łódź 1981, 1982, 1996, 1997
2
 Polonia Bytom 1954, 1962
Stal Mielec 1973, 1976
ŁKS Łódź 1958, 1998
Zagłębie Lubin 1991, 2007
Śląsk Wrocław 1977, 2012
1
 Warta Poznań 1929
Garbarnia Kraków 1931
Szombierki Bytom 1980
Polonia Warsaw 2000

The following table lists the league champions by the Polish voivodeship regions (current, valid since 1998).

Region Titles Winning Clubs
Silesia
30
 Górnik Zabrze (14), Ruch Chorzów (13), Polonia Bytom (2), Szombierki Bytom (1)
Lesser Poland
19
 Wisła Kraków (14), Cracovia (4), Garbarnia Kraków (1)
Masovia
11
 Legia Warsaw (10), Polonia Warsaw (1)
Greater Poland
8
 Lech Poznań (7), Warta Poznań (1)
Łódź
6
 Widzew Łódź (4), ŁKS Łódź (2)
Lower Silesia
4
 Zagłębie Lubin (2), Śląsk Wrocław (2)
Subcarpathian
2
 Stal Mielec (2)

Honored teams

After 10 Polish Championship titles a representative Golden Star is placed above the team's badge to indicate 10 Polish Championship titles.

The current (as of August 2015) officially-sanctioned Championship stars are:

All-time league table

The all-time league table consists off all the teams that once participated in the Ekstraklasa. Data from the 1927 – 2015–16 seasons.

Source: Tabela wszech czasów Ekstraklasy (1927–2015) 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
1 Legia Warsaw 78 1st 2118 2956 1030 369 533 554 3 3389 2176 +1213
2 Wisła Kraków 75 1st 1983 2616 901 327 496 585 6 3125 2232 +893
3 Ruch Chorzów 75 1st 1996 2354 820 181 539 636 6 2936 2446 +490
4 Górnik Zabrze 58 1st 1668 2127 725 208 470 473 1 2414 1712 +702
5 Lech Poznań 54 1st 1536 1899 612 257 426 497 8 1973 1730 +243
6 ŁKS Łódź 65 4th 1720 1761 598 100 474 647 6 2230 2361 -131
7 Widzew Łódź 35 5th 1075 1362 425 182 336 314 6 1365 1187 +180
8 Pogoń Szczecin 42 1st 1232 1250 396 123 342 494 7 1324 1579 -255
9 Śląsk Wrocław 36 1st 1088 1233 395 129 319 374 5 1167 1211 -44
10 GKS Katowice 30 2nd 894 1030 321 104 286 287 2 1023 977 +46
11 Zagłębie Lubin 26 1st 811 1007 292 191 236 282 1 957 903 +54
12 Polonia Warsaw 31 4th 800 966 304 180 178 318 1165 1251 -81
13 Cracovia 36 1st 880 950 325 102 198 357 1174 1184 -10
14 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 35 2nd 950 889 315 4 259 376 4 1131 1250 -119
15 Polonia Bytom 35 3rd 892 881 289 33 274 328 4 1099 1141 -42
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 Lechia Gdańsk 23 1st 600 602 182 75 164 254 1 526 710 -184
19 Gwardia Warszawa 23 8th 572 539 195 149 228 682 764 -82
20 Odra Wodzisław Śląski 14 5th 418 529 145 145 94 179 487 570 -83
21 Odra Opole 22 4th 564 523 182 159 223 645 740 -95
22 Amica Wronki 11 not existing 332 498 135 135 93 104 452 370 +82
23 GKS Bełchatów 12 2nd 375 486 130 130 96 149 387 403 -16
24 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 10 7th 294 441 124 124 69 101 420 357 +63
25 Warta Poznań 18 4th 410 423 177 69 164 841 733 +108
26 Jagiellonia Białystok 12 1st 378 412 116 91 106 156 7 281 428 -147
27 Korona Kielce 9 1st 284 394 104 104 82 98 260 254 +6
28 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 14 2nd 430 376 126 26 98 206 368 540 -172
29 Arka Gdynia 12 2nd 360 346 103 34 106 151 344 451 -107
30 Garbarnia Kraków 15 4th 315 306 121 64 130 561 561 0
31 Wisła Płock 9 2nd 270 306 82 74 68 120 290 400 -110
32 Pogoń Lwów 13 abroad 273 304 130 44 99 537 439 +98
33 Stomil Olsztyn 8 2nd 254 296 76 69 75 103 255 339 -84
34 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 Piast Gliwice 5 1st 164 198 53 53 39 72 88 117 -29
40 AKS Chorzów 10 not existing 192 196 80 36 76 336 307 +29
41 Bałtyk Gdynia 7 4th 210 186 64 1 61 85 4 184 247 -56
42 Górnik Łęczna 5 1st 149 172 45 45 37 67 105 169 -64
43 ROW Rybnik 7 3rd 198 165 50 65 83 165 233 -78
44 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 4 1st 134 158 39 39 41 54 65 82 -17
45 Górnik Wałbrzych 6 4th 182 157 53 2 56 73 7 194 246 -52
46 Rymer Niedobczyce
Górnik Radlin		 9 6th 188 155 58 39 91 238 344 -106
47 Zagłębie Wałbrzych 6 8th 160 142 50 42 68 131 166 -35
48 Czarni Lwów 7 not existing 164 141 56 29 79 265 326 -61
49 Raków Częstochowa 4 3rd 136 136 36 27 37 63 120 186 -66
50 Sokół Pniewy
Sokół Tychy		 4 5th 136 130 36 16 42 58 128 190 -62
51 Polonia Bydgoszcz 7 6th 156 129 47 35 74 186 296 -110
52 Ruch Radzionków 3 4th 90 109 30 30 19 41 105 135 -30
53 Stal Stalowa Wola 4 3rd 132 103 32 1 44 56 113 173 -60
54 1. FC Katowice 3 7th 78 88 39 10 29 164 143 +21
55 GKS Tychy 3 2nd 90 86 28 30 32 105 113 -8
56 Klub Turystów Łódź
Union Touring Łódź		 4 not existing 90 76 32 12 46 149 212 -63
57 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 3 4th 92 71 18 18 17 57 73 147 -74
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 8th 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 3rd 30 25 8 9 13 29 32 -3
71 Górnik Polkowice 1 withdrew 26 23 6 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
80 Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza 0 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

From 1927 to 2015, 80 teams contested in the Ekstraklasa.

Bold- indicates teams currently playing in the Ekstraklasa 2015–16 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:

Mergers and acquisitions teams

With the following mergers and acquisitions teams:

Top goalscorers

Year Tally Player Club
1927 37 goals Henryk Reyman Wisła Kraków
1928 28 goals Ludwik Gintel Cracovia
1929 25 goals Rochus Nastula Czarni Lwów
1930 24 goals Karol Kossok Cracovia
1931 24 goals Walerian Kisieliński Wisła Kraków
1932 16 goals Kajetan Kryszkiewicz Warta Poznań
1933 19 goals Artur Woźniak Wisła Kraków
1934 33 goals Ernst Wilimowski Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
1935 22 goals Michał Matyas Pogoń Lwów
1936 18 goals Teodor Peterek
Ernst Wilimowski 		Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
1937 12 goals Artur Woźniak Wisła Kraków
1938 21 goals Teodor Peterek Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
1939 12 goals Ernst Wilimowski Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
1948 31 goals Józef Kohut Wisła Kraków
1949 20 goals Teodor Anioła Lech Poznań
1950 21 goals Teodor Anioła Lech Poznań
1951 20 goals Teodor Anioła Lech Poznań
1952 11 goals Gerard Cieślik Ruch Chorzów
1953 24 goals Gerard Cieślik Ruch Chorzów
1954 13 goals Henryk Kempny
Ernst Pohl 		Polonia Bytom
Legia Warsaw
1955 16 goals Stanisław Hachorek Gwardia Warsaw
1956 21 goals Henryk Kempny Legia Warsaw
1957 19 goals Lucjan Brychczy Legia Warsaw
1958 19 goals Władysław Soporek ŁKS Łódź
1959 21 goals Jan Liberda
Ernst Pohl 		Polonia Bytom
Górnik Zabrze
1960 17 goals Marian Norkowski Polonia Bydgoszcz
1961 24 goals Ernst Pohl Górnik Zabrze
1962 16 goals Jan Liberda Polonia Bytom
1963 18 goals Marian Kielec Pogoń Szczecin
1964 18 goals Lucjan Brychczy
Józef Gałeczka
Jerzy Wilim 		Legia Warsaw
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Szombierki Bytom
1965 18 goals Lucjan Brychczy Legia Warsaw
1966 23 goals Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze
1967 18 goals Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze
1968 24 goals Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze
1969 22 goals Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze
1970 18 goals Andrzej Jarosik Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1971 13 goals Andrzej Jarosik Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1972 16 goals Ryszard Szymczak Gwardia Warsaw
1973 13 goals Grzegorz Lato Stal Mielec
1974 15 goals Zdzisław Kapka Wisła Kraków
1975 19 goals Grzegorz Lato Stal Mielec
1976 20 goals Kazimierz Kmiecik Wisła Kraków
1977 17 goals Włodzimierz Mazur Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1978 15 goals Kazimierz Kmiecik Wisła Kraków
1979 17 goals Kazimierz Kmiecik Wisła Kraków
1980 24 goals Kazimierz Kmiecik Wisła Kraków
1981 18 goals Krzysztof Adamczyk Legia Warsaw
1982 15 goals Grzegorz Kapica Szombierki Bytom
1983 15 goals Mirosław Okoński
Mirosław Tłokiński 		Lech Poznań
Widzew Łódź
1984 14 goals Włodzimierz Ciołek Górnik Wałbrzych
1985 14 goals Leszek Iwanicki Motor Lublin
1986 20 goals Andrzej Zgutczyński Górnik Zabrze
1987 24 goals Marek Leśniak Pogoń Szczecin
1988 20 goals Dariusz Dziekanowski Legia Warsaw
1989 24 goals Krzysztof Warzycha Ruch Chorzów
1990 18 goals Andrzej Juskowiak Lech Poznań
1991 21 goals Tomasz Dziubiński Wisła Kraków
1992 20 goals Jerzy Podbrożny
Mirosław Waligóra 		Lech Poznań
Hutnik Kraków
1993 25 goals Jerzy Podbrożny Lech Poznań
1994 21 goals Zenon Burzawa Sokół Pniewy
1995 16 goals Bogusław Cygan Stal Mielec
1996 29 goals Marek Koniarek Widzew Łódź
1997 18 goals Mirosław Trzeciak ŁKS Łódź
1998 14 goals Arkadiusz Bąk
Sylwester Czereszewski
Mariusz Śrutwa 		Polonia Warsaw
Legia Warsaw
Ruch Chorzów
1999 21 goals Tomasz Frankowski Wisła Kraków
2000 19 goals Adam Kompała Górnik Zabrze
2001 18 goals Tomasz Frankowski Wisła Kraków
2002 21 goals Maciej Żurawski Wisła Kraków
2003 24 goals Stanko Svitlica Legia Warsaw
2004 20 goals Maciej Żurawski Wisła Kraków
2005 25 goals Tomasz Frankowski Wisła Kraków
2006 21 goals Grzegorz Piechna Korona Kielce
2007 15 goals Piotr Reiss Lech Poznań
2008 23 goals Paweł Brożek Wisła Kraków
2009 19 goals Paweł Brożek
Takesure Chinyama 		Wisła Kraków
Legia Warsaw
2010 18 goals Robert Lewandowski Lech Poznań
2011 14 goals Tomasz Frankowski Jagiellonia Białystok
2012 22 goals Artjoms Rudņevs Lech Poznań
2013 14 goals Róbert Demjan Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
2014 22 goals Marcin Robak Piast Gliwice
Pogoń Szczecin
2015 20 goals Kamil Wilczek Piast Gliwice

Players

All-time Top 10 goalscorers

# Player Years Goals
1 Ernst Pohl 1954–66 186
2 Lucjan Brychczy 1954–71 182
3 Tomasz Frankowski 1992–2013 168
4 Gerard Cieślik 1948–59 167
5 Teodor Peterek 1928–39 156
6 Włodzimierz Lubański 1963–75 155
7 Kazimierz Kmiecik 1970–82 153
8 Jan Liberda 1955–71 147
9 Teodor Anioła 1948–57 139
10 Friedrich Scherfke 1927–39 134
As of 21 September 2015
(Bold denotes players still playing in the Ekstraklasa)

All-time most appearances

# Player Years Apps
1 Łukasz Surma 1996– 500
2 Marcin Malinowski 1997–2015 458
3 Marek Chojnacki 1978–96 452
4 Dariusz Gęsior 1988–2006 427
5 Janusz Jojko 1980–2003 416
6 Marek Zieńczuk 2000– 397
7 Zygfryd Szołtysik 1962–78 395
8 Paweł Janik 1965–82 389
9 Tomasz Kiełbowicz 1993–2012 383
10 Ryszard Czerwiec 1989–2005 378
As of 25 October 2015
(Bold denotes players still playing in the Ekstraklasa)

League presidents

Nr. League President Term
from to
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
10. Bogusław Biszof 1 September 2012 30 June 2015
11. Dariusz Marzec 1 July 2015 present

Corruption scandal

Several clubs have been involved in a corruption scandal and were/are in danger of relegation:

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.[5]

From 17 August 2012, Sports Tonight Live in the United Kingdom began to air live Ekstraklasa matches three times a week.[6]

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "History". Polish Football Association. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    2. ↑ http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/t-mobile_title_sponsor_the_polish_ekstraklasa/
    3. ↑ Rewolucyjne zmiany w T-Mobile Ekstraklasie. onet.pl
    4. ↑ "History". wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
    5. ↑ http://media2.pl/media/38331-ekstraklasa-w-tvp,-canalplus-i-orange-sport.html. Since 2015-2016 season nc+ will broadcast 6 games a week and Eurosport 2 will broadcast one Friday game and Monday match. Both channels will get their own league magazine.
    6. ↑ "Polish Football is Coming to Sports Tonight". YouTube. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

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