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The 2023–24 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski)[5][6] was 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.

Season2023–24
Dates21 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
ChampionsJagiellonia Białystok
(1st title)
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Ekstraklasa
Season2023–24
Dates21 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
ChampionsJagiellonia Białystok
(1st title)
RelegatedŁKS Łódź
Ruch Chorzów
Warta Poznań
Champions LeagueJagiellonia Białystok
Conference LeagueŚląsk Wrocław
Legia Warsaw
Matches306
Goals823 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerErik Expósito
(19 goals)[1]
Biggest home winCracovia 6–0 Radomiak
(10 February 2024)
Jagiellonia 6–0 ŁKS Łódź
(30 March 2024)
Biggest away winŁKS Łódź 0–5 Górnik
(27 October 2023)
Highest scoringRuch 3–5 Raków
(24 September 2023)
Korona 5–3 Puszcza
(27 October 2023)
Cracovia 4–4 Ruch
(3 December 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Śląsk Wrocław
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Śląsk Wrocław
Longest winless run20 matches
Ruch Chorzów
Longest losing run5 matches
ŁKS Łódź (twice)
Highest attendance49,514[A]
Ruch 2–3 Widzew
(20 April 2024)[2]
Lowest attendance1,058[B]
Warta 1–2 Jagiellonia
(1 December 2023)[3]
Total attendance3,769,001[4]
Average attendance12,317 Increase 31.0%
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The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participated, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the 2022–23 season, while the remaining three is promoted from the 2022–23 I liga. The season started on 21 July 2023 and concluded on 25 May 2024. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It was the third season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16.[7] It was expected that the bottom three teams of the final league table will be relegated. It was the seventh Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.

Raków Częstochowa were the defending champions, who won their 1st Polish title the previous season.[8] Jagiellonia Białystok clinched their first Ekstraklasa title on 25 May after defeating Warta Poznań 3–0 at home in the last round.[9] The season's runner-ups were Śląsk Wrocław, and the third-placed team was Legia Warsaw.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participated 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 1–1 draw with Cracovia on 1 May 2023, ending its one-year stay in Ekstraklasa. The second team relegated was Lechia Gdańsk, who sealed their fate after a 1–3 loss to Zagłębie Lubin on 6 May 2023 and ended their fifteen-year stay in the top flight. Wisła Płock was the last relegated team after losing the final game of the season against Cracovia 0–3, ending their seven-year stay in the top flight. The first promoted team was ŁKS Łódź whose 1–1 draw away at Arka Gdynia on 26 May 2023 confirmed their return to Ekstraklasa after three years. The second team that got promoted is Ruch Chorzów, who won against GKS Tychy 1–0 on 3 June 2023 and returned to the top flight after six years. The third and final team to qualify for Ekstraklasa was Puszcza Niepołomice. After defeating Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 2–3 (after extra time) in play-offs final on 11 June 2023, Puszcza entered the top flight for the first time in the club's history.

More information Promoted from 2022–23 I liga, Relegated from 2022–23 Ekstraklasa ...
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Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in the Katowice urban area in 2023–24 Ekstraklasa.
  1. ^Upgrading to 31,871.
  2. ^Due to the fact that Stadion Puszczy doesn't meet the Ekstraklasa standards, Puszcza Niepołomice will be playing its home matches in Stadion im. Henryka Reymana in Kraków.[10] However after protests of Wisła Kraków's supporters, Puszcza was forced to find a home ground somewhere else. Ultimately on 20 June 2023 it was decided that they will play its first matches in Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (Cracovia's home ground), with the possibility to return to Niepołomice after its stadium's Ekstraklasa accommodation.[11]
  3. ^Due to the fact that Stadion Ruchu Chorzów doesn't meet the Ekstraklasa standards, Ruch Chorzów will play their first matches in Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka in Gliwice.[12] They also registered Stadion Śląski as their home venue[13] and since 28 October 2023 (round 13), Ruch moved there for the match against Śląsk Wrocław.[14][15]
  4. ^Due to the renovation of Dębińska Road Stadium in Poznań, Warta will play home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii Grodzisk Wielkopolski in Grodzisk Wielkopolski.[16]
More information Cracovia and Puszcza, Górnik ...
Cracovia and Puszcza Górnik Jagiellonia Korona Lech Legia
Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla Stadion Miejski Suzuki Arena Enea Stadion Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Capacity: 15,114 Capacity: 24,563 Capacity: 22,432 Capacity: 15,550 Capacity: 43,269 Capacity: 31,800
ŁKS Łódź Piast and Ruch (until round 12) Pogoń Radomiak Raków Ruch (since round 13)
Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera Stadion im. Braci Czachorów Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków" Stadion Śląski
Capacity: 18,029 Capacity: 10,037 Capacity: 21,163 Capacity: 8,840 Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 55,211
Stal Śląsk Warta Widzew Zagłębie
Stadion Miejski Tarczyński Arena Wrocław Stadion Respect Energy Stadion Widzewa KGHM Zagłebie Arena
Capacity: 6,864 Capacity: 45,105 Capacity: 5,383 Capacity: 18,018 Capacity: 16,068
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Personnel and kits

All teams have Lotto (brand of Totalizator Sportowy) placed on the center of the chest.

More information Team, Chairman ...
TeamChairmanHead coachAppointment dateCaptainManufacturerStrategic sponsorOther kit sponsors
CracoviaPoland Mateusz DróżdżPoland Dawid Kroczek5 April 2024Czech Republic Jakub JugasPumaComarchComarch1
Górnik Zabrze VacantPoland Jan Urban18 March 2023Slovenia Erik JanžaCapelli SportWęglokoksSuperbet1, Zabrze2
Jagiellonia BiałystokPoland Wojciech PertkiewiczPoland Adrian Siemieniec4 April 2023Poland Taras RomanczukKappaEnea, Kuchnia WikingaBiałystok1, STS2, Chorten2
Korona KielcePoland Łukasz JabłońskiPoland Kamil Kuzera29 October 2022Poland Miłosz Trojak4FSuzukiLewiatan1 3, Kielce2, Targi Kielce2
Lech PoznańPoland Karol KlimczakPoland Mariusz Rumak18 December 2023Sweden Mikael IshakMacronSuperbetLech Pils1, Poznań2, Artbud3
Legia WarsawPoland Dariusz MioduskiPortugal Gonçalo Feio10 April 2024Portugal JosuéAdidasPlus500Fortuna1, Królewskie2, Warsaw3
ŁKS ŁódźPoland Jarosław OlszowyPoland Marcin Matysiak20 February 2024Poland Bartosz SzeligaAdidasforBETStowarzyszenie Kibiców ŁKS2, R-GOL.com2, 600 lat Łodzi2, Cosinus3
Piast GliwicePoland Grzegorz JaworskiSerbia Aleksandar Vuković27 October 2022Poland Jakub Czerwiński4FKuchnia Wikinga, verocargoGliwice1, LV BET2
Pogoń SzczecinPoland Jarosław MroczekSweden Jens Gustafsson15 June 2022Poland Kamil GrosickiCapelli SportToyota, BetcrisFabryka Papieru "KACZORY"1, Szczecin2, dostalk3
Puszcza NiepołomicePoland Marek BartoszekPoland Tomasz Tułacz13 August 2015Poland Jakub SerafinNikeNiepołomicePKO Bank Polski2, R-GOL.com2
Radomiak RadomPoland Sławomir StempniewskiPortugal Bruno Baltazar20 May 2024Brazil Raphael RossiAdidasEneaRadom1, 11teamsports2, Fortuna2
Raków CzęstochowaPoland Piotr ObidzińskiPoland Dawid Szwarga28 May 2023Croatia Zoran ArsenićAdidasx-kom, zondacryptoTauron Group1, Częstochowa2, ZPUE2, 4Move3
Ruch ChorzówPoland Seweryn SiemianowskiPoland Janusz Niedźwiedź29 December 2023Poland Tomasz FoszmańczykNikeBetclic, NefroluxUrovita1, Chorzów2, NO102, Alba2 3, CADesigner3
Stal MielecPoland Jacek KlimekPoland Kamil Kiereś20 March 2023Poland Krystian Getinger4FPGE, PZUPGE1, Mielec2, Podkarpackie2, Metkom3
Śląsk WrocławPoland Patryk ZałęcznyPoland Jacek Magiera21 April 2023Spain Erik ExpósitoNikeLV BETWrocław1, Wrocław Airport2, #PijKranówkę2, Jaxan2, Acana3
Warta PoznańPoland Artur MeissnerPoland Dawid Szulczek8 November 2021Poland Mateusz KupczakNikeFogoSushi4You1, Wuprinż2, R-GOL.com2, Renault3, OnlyBio3
Widzew ŁódźPoland Michał RydzPoland Daniel Myśliwiec5 September 2023Poland Bartłomiej PawłowskiMacronPanattoni, TERMOtonMurapol1, PKP Cargo2, STS2, Łódź Voivodeship3, CoBouw3
Zagłębie LubinPoland Paweł JeżPoland Waldemar Fornalik29 November 2022Poland Bartosz KopaczNikeKGHMSTS2
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1. ^On the back of shirt.
2. ^On the sleeves.
3. ^On the shorts.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Raków Częstochowa Poland Marek Papszun[17] End of contract 27 May 2023 Pre-season Poland Dawid Szwarga[18] 28 May 2023
Widzew Łódź Poland Janusz Niedźwiedź[19] Sacked 5 September 2023 12th Poland Daniel Myśliwiec[20] 5 September 2023
ŁKS Łódź Poland Kazimierz Moskal[21] 11 October 2023 18th Poland Piotr Stokowiec[22] 12 October 2023
Ruch Chorzów Poland Jarosław Skrobacz[23] Mutual consent 6 November 2023 17th Poland Jan Woś[24] 6 November 2023
Radomiak Radom Romania Constantin Gâlcă[25] 27 November 2023 10th Poland Maciej Lesisz[25] 27 November 2023
Poland Maciej Lesisz End of caretaker spell 1 December 2023 10th Poland Maciej Kędziorek[26] 1 December 2023
Lech Poznań Netherlands John van den Brom[27] Sacked 17 December 2023 3rd Poland Mariusz Rumak[27] 18 December 2023
Ruch Chorzów Poland Jan Woś[28] Mutual consent 29 December 2023 17th Poland Janusz Niedźwiedź[28] 29 December 2023
ŁKS Łódź Poland Piotr Stokowiec[29] Sacked 20 February 2024 18th Poland Marcin Matysiak[30] 20 February 2024
Cracovia Poland Jacek Zieliński[31] 5 April 2024 12th Poland Dawid Kroczek[C][31] 5 April 2024
Legia Warsaw Germany Kosta Runjaić[32] 9 April 2024 5th Portugal Gonçalo Feio[33] 10 April 2024
Radomiak Radom Poland Maciej Kędziorek[34] 19 May 2024 12th Portugal Bruno Baltazar[35] 20 May 2024
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  • Italics for interim managers.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 34 18 9 7 77 45 +32 63[a] Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Śląsk Wrocław 34 18 9 7 50 31 +19 63[a] Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Legia Warsaw 34 16 11 7 51 39 +12 59
4 Pogoń Szczecin 34 16 7 11 59 38 +21 55
5 Lech Poznań 34 14 11 9 47 41 +6 53
6 Górnik Zabrze 34 15 8 11 45 41 +4 53
7 Raków Częstochowa 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
8 Zagłębie Lubin 34 13 8 13 43 50 −7 47
9 Widzew Łódź 34 13 7 14 45 46 −1 46
10 Piast Gliwice 34 9 16 9 38 35 +3 43[b]
11 Stal Mielec 34 11 10 13 42 48 −6 43[b]
12 Puszcza Niepołomice 34 9 13 12 39 49 −10 40
13 Cracovia 34 8 15 11 45 46 −1 39
14 Korona Kielce 34 8 14 12 40 44 −4 38[c]
15 Radomiak Radom 34 10 8 16 41 58 −17 38[c]
16 Warta Poznań 34 9 10 15 33 43 −10 37 Relegation to I liga
17 Ruch Chorzów 34 6 14 14 40 55 −15 32
18 ŁKS Łódź 34 6 6 22 34 75 −41 24
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Source: ekstraklasa.org 90minut.pl
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)[36]
Notes:
  1. Jagiellonia Białystok finished ahead of Śląsk Wrocław on head-to-head goal difference: Śląsk Wrocław 2–1 Jagiellonia Białystok, Jagiellonia Białystok 3–1 Śląsk Wrocław
  2. Piast Gliwice finished ahead of Stal Mielec on head-to-head points: Stal Mielec 0–0 Piast Gliwice, Piast Gliwice 3–0 Stal Mielec
  3. Korona Kielce finished ahead of Radomiak Radom on head-to-head points: Radomiak Radom 1–1 Korona Kielce, Korona Kielce 4–0 Radomiak Radom

Results

More information Home \ Away, CRA ...
Home \ Away CRA GÓR JAG KOR LPO LEG ŁKS PIA POG PUN RAD RCZ RCH STM ŚLĄ WAR WID ZAG
Cracovia — 5–0 2–4 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–5 0–1 6–0 2–0 4–4 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–1
Górnik Zabrze 1–0 — 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–3 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–2
Jagiellonia Białystok 1–3 4–1 — 3–0 1–2 2–0 6–0 0–0 2–2 4–1 3–2 4–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–0
Korona Kielce 1–1 0–1 2–2 — 0–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 5–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
Lech Poznań 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 — 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–0
Legia Warsaw 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–3 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–1
ŁKS Łódź 0–2 0–5 2–2 2–1 2–3 1–1 — 3–3 1–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
Piast Gliwice 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 — 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–2 2–0
Pogoń Szczecin 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 5–0 3–4 4–2 0–2 — 1–0 0–2 1–1 5–0 2–3 0–2 3–3 2–1 0–2
Puszcza Niepołomice 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–2
Radomiak Radom 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–4 1–1 — 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–3 3–4
Raków Częstochowa 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 5–0
Ruch Chorzów 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 3–5 — 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 2–2
Stal Mielec 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–3 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 — 3–1 0–1 0–0 4–2
Śląsk Wrocław 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 — 2–1 2–1 1–2
Warta Poznań 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 5–2 0–1 — 2–1 1–1
Widzew Łódź 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 — 1–3
Zagłębie Lubin 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 —
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Source: ekstraklasa.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Attendances

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Lech Poznań 422,485 40,362 14,104 24,900 +20.1%†
2 Legia Warsaw 420,175 29,028 20,116 24,700 +16.3%†
3 Śląsk Wrocław 382,181 40,000 12,375 22,500 +117.1%†
4 Ruch Chorzów 314,169 49,514 8,840 18,500 +114.9%1
5 Pogoń Szczecin 294,003 20,157 8,801 17,300 +12.4%†
6 Widzew Łódź 292,165 17,823 15,467 17,200 +0.6%†
7 Górnik Zabrze 278,906 22,889 9,409 16,400 +12.2%†
8 Jagiellonia Białystok 233,295 22,021 8,049 13,700 +51.2%†
9 Korona Kielce 182,239 14,141 7,747 10,700 +6.3%†
10 ŁKS Łódź 165,044 15,132 6,473 9,700 +7.1%1
11 Cracovia 153,802 12,347 5,126 9,000 +6.7%†
12 Radomiak Radom 131,563 8,569 5,647 7,700 +126.0%†
13 Zagłębie Lubin 109,038 15,813 4,205 6,400 +10.1%†
16 Stal Mielec 98,089 6,392 5,207 5,800 +14.8%†
15 Raków Częstochowa 90,402 5,500 4,816 5,300 +1.0%†
16 Piast Gliwice 89,523 8,035 3,171 5,000 +19.9%†
17 Warta Poznań 64,448 28,419 1,058 3,800 +36.6%†
18 Puszcza Niepołomice 47,474 5,313 1,304 2,800 +132.0%1
League total 3,769,001 49,514 1,058 12,317 +31.0%†
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Source: 90minut (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in I liga.

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player ...
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Annual awards

More information Award, Player ...
Award[75] Player Club
Player of the Season Poland Kamil Grosicki Pogoń Szczecin
Young Player of the Season Poland Dominik Marczuk Jagiellonia Białystok
Goalkeeper of the Season Poland Mateusz Kochalski Stal Mielec
Defender of the Season Poland Bartłomiej Wdowik Jagiellonia Białystok
Midfielder of the Season Poland Kamil Grosicki Pogoń Szczecin
Forward of the Season Spain Erik Expósito Śląsk Wrocław
Coach of the Season Poland Adrian Siemieniec Jagiellonia Białystok
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More information Team of the Season, Goalkeeper ...
Team of the Season[76]
Goalkeeper Serbia Zlatan Alomerović (Jagiellonia Białystok)
Defenders Spain Adrián Diéguez (Jagiellonia Białystok) Poland Bartłomiej Wdowik (Jagiellonia Białystok) Poland Rafał Janicki (Górnik Zabrze) Poland Mateusz Skrzypczak (Jagiellonia Białystok)
Midfielders Portugal Nené (Jagiellonia Białystok) Portugal Josué (Legia Warsaw) Poland Kamil Grosicki (Pogoń Szczecin)
Forwards Spain Erik Expósito (Śląsk Wrocław) Belarus Ilya Shkurin (Stal Mielec) Democratic Republic of the Congo Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia Białystok)
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Number of teams by region

See also

Notes

  1. Match played at the Stadion Śląski in Chorzów.
  2. Kroczek was initially appointed on an interim basis, but the move was made permanent on 23 May 2024.

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