2024–25 Motor Lublin season
Motor Lublin 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season is the 74th season in the history of Motor Lublin. Motor Lublin will return to the top division of Polish football for the first time in 32 years.[2] In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Polish Cup.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Mateusz Stolarski | |||
| Stadium | Arena Lublin | |||
| Ekstraklasa | 7th | |||
| Polish Cup | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Piotr Ceglarz (2) All: Piotr Ceglarz (2) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 14,158 vs Raków Częstochowa | |||
| Average home league attendance | 13,430[1] | |||
| Biggest defeat | Motor Lublin 0–2 Raków Częstochowa | |||
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Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2024 | MF |  Christopher Simon (SEN) |
Génération Foot (SEN) |
Free transfer | [3] |
| 16 July 2024 | FW |  Kaan Caliskaner (GER) |
Eintracht Braunschweig (GER) |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 28 January 2025 | MF |  Jakub Łabojko (POL) |
Unattached | Free transfer | [5] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Duration | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2024 | MF | Krzysztof Kubica (POL) |
 Benevento (ITA) |
One-year loan | [6] |
| 23 January 2025 | MF |  Antonio Sefer (ROU) |
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (ISR) |
Until end of season | [7] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Przemyslaw Szarek (POL) |
Chrobry Głogów | Free transfer | [8] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Duration | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2024 | DF | Konrad Magnuszewski (POL) |
Skra Częstochowa | [9] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 22 June 2024 Friendly | Korona Kielce | 1–1 | Motor Lublin | Kielce |
| 14:00 |
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Stadium: Stadion Kusocińskiego |
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | Widzew Łódź | 1–2 | Motor Lublin | Łódź |
| 12:00 |
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Stadium: Widzew Łódź Stadium | ||
| Note: 4 × 30 minutes | ||||
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Motor Lublin | 1–0 | Resovia Rzeszów | Lublin |
| 11:00 |
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| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Motor Lublin | 0–3 | Znicz Pruszkow | Lublin |
| 14:00 |
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Stadium: boczne boisko Areny Lublin |
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Radomiak Radom | 1–1 | Motor Lublin | Radom |
| 13:30 |
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Stadium: Centrum Sportowo-Szkoleniowe Radomiak |
Mid-season
| 10 January 2025 Friendly | Motor Lublin | 2–1 | Wisła Płock | |
| 13:00 |
| 17 January 2025 Friendly | Motor Lublin | 1–1 |  MTK Budapest | |
| 14:30 |
| 21 January 2025 Friendly | Jedinstvo Ub  | 2–1 | Motor Lublin | |
| 09:30 |
| 25 January 2025 Friendly | Motor Lublin | 2–1 |  Dinamo Batumi |
Competitions
Ekstraklasa
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Legia Warsaw | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Cracovia | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 51 | |
| 7 | Motor Lublin | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 49[b] | |
| 8 | GKS Katowice | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 49[b] | |
| 9 | Górnik Zabrze | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 47 |
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)[10]
Notes:
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)[10]
Notes:
- The 2024–25 Polish Cup winners (Legia Warsaw) qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round.
- Ranked based on head-to-head points: Motor Lublin 4 pts, GKS Katowice - 1 pt.
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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| 21 July 2024 | Raków Częstochowa | Home | 0–2 | 14,158 | [11] | |
| 26 July 2024 | Lechia Gdańsk | Away | 2–0 | Mráz 71', Ceglarz 74' | 14,223 | [12] |
| 4 August 2024 | Korona Kielce | Home | 1–1 | Ceglarz 83' pen. | 14,562 | [13] |
| 16 August 2024 | GKS Katowice | Away | 0–0 | 6,684 | [14] | |
| 24 August 2024 | Puszcza Niepołomice | Home | 0–0 | 10,993 | [15] | |
| 1 September 2024 | Legia Warsaw | Away | 2–5 | Rudol 9', Ndiaye 90' | 27,142 | [16][17] |
| 13 September 2024 | Górnik Zabrze | Home | 1–0 | Simon 49' | 12,497 | [18] |
| 22 September 2024 | Stal Mielec | Away | 0–1 | 5,210 | [19][20] | |
| 25 September 2024 | Jagiellonia Białystok | Home | 0–2 | 10,812 | [a][22] | |
| 28 September 2024 | Śląsk Wrocław | Home | 2–1 | Simon 83', Bartoš 90+8' pen. | 14,436 | [23] |
| 5 October 2024 | Lech Poznań | Away | 2–1 | Mráz 25', 54' | 24,368 | [24][25] |
| 19 October 2024 | Widzew Łódź | Home | 3–4 | Ceglarz 1', Rudol 14', Wełniak 86' | 13,357 | [26] |
| 26 October 2024 | Cracovia | Away | 2–6 | Stolarski 2', Scalet 8' | 10,007 | [27][28] |
| 2 November 2024 | Pogoń Szczecin | Home | 4–2 | M. Król 8', 38', Mráz 28', Ndiaye 75' | 13,719 | [29] |
| 8 November 2024 | Piast Gliwice | Away | 3–2 | Mráz 8', 38', 75' | 4,311 | [30] |
| 22 November 2024 | Zagłębie Lubin | Away | 2–1 | Ceglarz 44' pen., Mráz 79' | 3,364 | [31] |
| 2 December 2024 | Radomiak Radom | Home | 1–0 | Stolarski 21' | 13,784 | [32] |
| 7 December 2024 | Raków Częstochowa | Away | 2–2 | Bartoš 32', Mráz 73' | 5,500 | [33] |
| 1 February 2025 | Lechia Gdańsk | Home | 1–1 | Wolski 78' | 13,161 | [34] |
| 9 February 2025 | Korona Kielce | Away | 0–1 | 9,544 | [35] | |
| 16 February 2025 | Jagiellonia Białystok | Away | 0–3 | 12,439 | [36] | |
| 24 February 2025 | GKS Katowice | Home | 3–2 | Ceglarz 15', Van Hoeven 21', Mráz 57' | 11,856 | [37] |
| 2 March 2025 | Puszcza Niepołomice | Away | 1–0 | Najemski 29' | 2,000 | [38] |
| 10 March 2025 | Legia Warsaw | Home | 3–3 | Van Hoeven 37', Mráz 65', 90+9' | 15,200 | [39] |
| 15 March 2025 | Górnik Zabrze | Away | 0–4 | 13,179 | [40] | |
| 30 March 2025 | Stal Mielec | Home | 4–1 | Mądrzyk 28' o.g., Ede 49', Łabojko 60', Mráz 82' | 14,195 | [41] |
| 5 April 2025 | Śląsk Wrocław | Away | 1–1 | Ndiaye 76' | 26,361 | [42] |
| 13 April 2025 | Lech Poznań | Home | 1–2 | M. Król 76' | 15,200 | [43] |
| 19 April 2025 | Widzew Łódź | Away | 2–1 | Wolski 43' pen., Ceglarz 72' | 17,246 | [44] |
| 26 April 2025 | Cracovia | Home | 0–1 | 14,777 | [45] | |
| 9 May 2025 | Piast Gliwice | Home | 1–4 | Augustin 3' | 13,344 | [46] |
| 14 May 2025[b] | Pogoń Szczecin | Away | 0–3 | 13,662 | [47] | |
| 18 May 2025 | Zagłębie Lubin | Home | 1–0 | Mráz 1' | 12,265 | [48] |
| 24 May 2025 | Radomiak Radom | Away | 3–2 | Ndiaye 14', Mráz 53', 57' | 8,555 | [49] |