Ekstraliga (women's football)

Ekstraliga
Founded 1979
Country  Poland
Confederation UEFA
Divisions 1
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to 1. Liga
(North or South)
(4 Teams in 2014/2015)
Domestic cup(s) Polish Women's Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions Medyk Konin (4th title)
(2016–17)
Most championships Czarni Sosnowiec (12 titles)

The Ekstraliga (Polish for Extra League) is the top level women's football league in Poland.

The league's first season was in 1979-80. The first title holder was Czarni Sosnowiec. In 2005 the league was renamed Ekstraliga Kobiet. The winner of the league qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

The second highest league is 1. Liga.

Czarni Sosnowiec has won a record 12 titles. Other past champions are KS AZS Wrocław (8 titles), Checz Gdynia (4 titles), Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (3 titles), Piastunki Gliwice, Zaglebianka Dąbrowa Górnicza, Pafawag Wrocław and RTP Unia Raciborz (2 titles each).

2014/15 teams

With the increase for the 2010-11 season, the Ekstraligateams are:

Club City Ground
KKPK Medyk Konin Konin Stadion Miejski
KS AZS Wrocław Wrocław Stadion AZS
TS Mitech Zywiec Zywiec Stadion in Radziechowy-Wieprz
GKS Górnik Łęczna Łęczna Stadion Górnik
KKP Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz City-Stadium:Stadion Miejski in the name from Eugeniusz Połtyn
KGHM Zaglebie Lubin S.A. Lubin Stadion Górniczy
KS Gorsirki GOSiRki Piaseczno Piaseczno Stadion GOSiR-Piaseczno
AZS PSW Biała Podlaska Biała Podlaska Stadion MOSiR
mks Olimpia Szczecin Szczecin Stadium Szczecin
1.FC azs awf Katowice Katowice Stadion Miejski "Rapid" w Katowicach
kks Czarni Sosnowiec Sosnowiec im. Jana Ciszewskiego
ZTKKF Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzow Wielkopolski

Format

Up to the 2009-10 season with six teams in the league, the teams played each other four times per season. Thus each club was totalling 20 matches. The last place after the season got relegated while the 5th-place finisher played a two-legged relegation playoff.

For the 2010-11 season the whole women's football of Poland was reorganized. For the Ekstraliga the change was an increase from 6 teams to 10 teams. For this to happen, 2 teams from each of the two 2nd divisions were promoted directly to the premier league, and the two 3rd-place finishers played a two-legged playoff with the winner playing a two-legged playoff against the 6th-place finisher from the Ekstraliga.

For the season 2014/2015 the league was extended from ten to 12 teams. In 2015/16 after the regular season the teams were divided into a championship and relegation group. Points were added to those of the regular season.[1]

List of champions

Season Champion Runner Up Third Place
1975 TKKF Checz Gdynia ZA Pulawa Karolina Jaworzno
1976 Checz Gdynia LOT Warsaw ?
1977 not held
1978 Checz Gdynia LOT Warsaw Śląsk Jaworzno
1979 Checz Gdynia Śląsk Jaworzno Walter Radom
1980 Czarni Sosnowiec Checz Gdynia LOT Warsaw
1981 Czarni Sosnowiec Pafawag Wrocław Checz Gdynia
1982 Pafawag Wrocław Iskra Mierzyn Telpod Kraków
1983 Pafawag Wrocław Czarni Sosnowiec Telpod Kraków
1984 Czarni Sosnowiec Zaglebianka Dąbrowa Górnicza Telpod Kraków
1985 Czarni Sosnowiec Pafawag Wrocław Zaglebianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
1986 Czarni Sosnowiec
1987 Czarni Sosnowiec
1988 Zaglebianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
1989 Czarni Sosnowiec
1990 Zaglebianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
1991 Czarni Sosnowiec Zaglebianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
1992 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1993 Piastunki Gliwice
1994 Piastunki Gliwice
1995 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1996 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1997 Czarni Sosnowiec Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski KS Podgorze Kraków
1998 Czarni Sosnowiec Podgorze Kraków KS AZS Wrocław
1999 Czarni Sosnowiec Podgorze Kraków KKPK Medyk Konin
2000 Czarni Sosnowiec KS AZS Wrocław Savena Warschau
2001 KŚ AZS Wrocław Czarni Sosnowiec Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
2002 KŚ AZS Wrocław Czarni Sosnowiec KS Warta Atena Poznań
2003 KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin Czarni Sosnowiec
2004 KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin Czarni Sosnowiec
2005 KŚ AZS Wrocław Czarni Sosnowiec Medyk Konin
2006 KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin Czarni Sosnowiec
2007 KŚ AZS Wrocław UKS Gol Częstochowa Medyk Konin
2008 KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin RTP Unia Racibórz
2009 RTP Unia Racibórz KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin
2010 RTP Unia Racibórz Medyk Konin KŚ AZS Wrocław
2011[2] RTP Unia Racibórz Medyk Konin KŚ AZS Wrocław
2012 RTP Unia Racibórz Medyk Konin Górnik Łęczna
2013 RTP Unia Racibórz Medyk Konin Górnik Łęczna
2014 Medyk Konin Górnik Leczna AZS Wrocław
2015 Medyk Konin Zagłębie Lubin Górnik Łęczna
2016 Medyk Konin Górnik Łęczna Mitech Żywiec
2017[3] Medyk Konin Górnik Łęczna

Titles by Club

Club Titles
Czarni Sosnowiec 12
AZS Wrocław 8
RTP Unia Racibórz 5
Checz Gdynia 4
Medyk Konin
Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 3
Piastunki Gliwice 2
Zagłębianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
Pafawag Wrocław

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sport.pl/sport/1,65025,19932926,ekstraliga-kobiet-hit-dla-medyka-konin-ktory-przyblizyl-sie.html
  2. ↑ "Final standings". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Medyk Konin mistrzem Polski" (in Polish). polsatsport.pl. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.


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