2025–26 KS Cracovia season
Polish football club's 2025–2026 season
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The 2025–26 season is the 117th in the history of Klub Sportowy Cracovia and the club's 13th consecutive season in the Polish football league Ekstraklasa. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also competing in the Polish Cup.
ManagerLuka Elsner
(until 20 April)
Bartosz Grzelak
(from 20 April)
(until 20 April)
Bartosz Grzelak
(from 20 April)
Ekstraklasa12th
Polish CupRound of 32
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Luka Elsner (until 20 April) Bartosz Grzelak (from 20 April) |
| Stadium | Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium |
| Ekstraklasa | 12th |
| Polish Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ajdin Hasić Filip Stojilković (7) All: Ajdin Hasić Filip Stojilković (7) |
| Biggest win | Lech Poznań 1–4 Cracovia |
| Biggest defeat | Jagiellonia Białystok 5–2 Cracovia |
Squad
Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Jani Atanasov |
 Puszcza Niepołomice |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Karol Knap |
Stal Mielec |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF | Damian Urban |
Stal Stalowa Wola |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Michał Rakoczy |
 MKE Ankaragücü |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF | Dominik Piła |
Lechia Gdańsk |
Free | 1 July 2025 | [1] |
| FW |  Filip Stojilković |
 Darmstadt 98 |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Mateusz Praszelik |
 Hellas Verona |
Undisclosed | 9 July 2025 | [3] |
| GK | Konrad Cymerys |
Siarka Tarnobrzeg |
Undisclosed | 11 July 2025 | [4] |
| MF |  Dijon Kameri |
Red Bull Salzburg |
Undisclosed | 21 July 2025 | [5] |
| FW |  Kahveh Zahiroleslam |
 Sint-Truiden |
Free | 31 July 2025 | [6] |
| MF | Mateusz Klich |
Atlanta United |
Free | 13 August 2025 | [7] |
| DF |  Boško Šutalo |
Standard Liège |
Loan | 21 August 2025 | [8] |
| DF |  Brahim Traoré |
Caen |
€500,000 | 31 August 2025 | |
| MF |  Milan Aleksić |
 Sunderland |
Loan | 5 September 2025 | |
| FW |  Gabriel Charpentier |
Parma |
Free | 8 September 2025 | |
| MF | Mateusz Skoczylas |
Milan Futuro |
Undisclosed | 8 September 2025 |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Virgil Ghiță |
Hannover 96 |
€1,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Maciej Mrozik |
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski |
Free | 1 July 2025 | |
| DF |  Arttu Hoskonen |
Stockport |
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | |
| MF | Filip Rózga |
Sturm Graz |
€2,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [10] |
| FW | Benjamin Källman |
Hannover 96 |
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [11] |
| MF | Patryk Sokołowski |
Śląsk Wrocław |
Free | 7 July 2025 | |
| FW |  Mick van Buren |
 Hradec Králové |
Undisclosed | 9 July 2025 | |
| FW | Kacper Śmiglewski |
Puszcza Niepołomice |
Loan | 12 July 2025 | [12] |
| DF | Damian Urban |
Chełmianka Chełm |
Free | 15 July 2025 | [13] |
| MF | Jani Atanasov |
 AEL Larissa |
Undisclosed | 29 July 2025 | [14] |
| DF |  Andreas Skovgaard |
 Bryne FK |
Contract terminated | 28 August 2025 | [15] |
| DF | Patryk Janasik |
Polonia Warsaw |
Contract terminated | 4 September 2025 | [16] |
| MF | Fabian Bzdyl |
 MŠK Žilina |
Undisclosed | 5 September 2025 | |
| FW | Filip Stojilković |
Pisa |
€3,000,000 | 30 January 2026 |
Friendlies
| 21 June 2025 | Cracovia | 1–1 | Opava | |
| 15:00 |
| 28 June 2025 | Cracovia | 3–1 | Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
| 11:00 |
| 1 July 2025 | Cracovia | 1–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| 17:00 |
| 5 July 2025 | Korona Kielce | 1–2 | Cracovia | |
| 16:00 |
| 11 July 2025 | Cracovia | 2–0 | Železiarne Podbrezová | |
| 17:00 |
| 4 September 2025 | Cracovia | 0–0 | Polonia Bytom | |
| 15:00 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ekstraklasa | 18 July 2025 | 23 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 30.00 | |
| Polish Cup | 23 September 2025 | 29 October 2025 | First round | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 31.25 | ||||
Last updated: 25 April 2026
Source: Competitions
Ekstraklasa
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Legia Warsaw | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 |
| 12 | Korona Kielce | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 39 |
| 13 | Cracovia | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 39 |
| 14 | Motor Lublin | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 39 |
| 15 | Lechia Gdańsk[a] | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 38 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2026. 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)[18]
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)[18]
Notes:
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 |
Last updated: 25 April 2026.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2025. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
| 18 July 2025 1 | Lech Poznań | 1–4 | Cracovia | Poznań |
| 20:30 |
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Stadium: Poznań Stadium Attendance: 29,123 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak |
| 25 July 2025 2 | Cracovia | 2–0 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | Kraków |
| 18:00 |
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Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium Attendance: 12,780 Referee: Jarosław Przybył |
| 3 August 2025 3 | Cracovia | 2–2 | Lechia Gdańsk | Kraków |
| 14:45 |
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Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium Attendance: 13,388 Referee: Mateusz Piszczelok |
| 10 August 2025 4 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 5–2 | Cracovia | Białystok |
| 17:30 |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 19,589 Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz |
| 15 August 2025 5 | Cracovia | 1–0 | Widzew Łódź | Kraków |
| 20:30 |
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Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium Referee: Marcin Kochanek |
| 24 August 2025 6 | Piast Gliwice | 0–0 | Cracovia | Gliwice |
| 14:45 | Stadium: Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium Referee: Wojciech Myć |
| 31 August 2025 7 | Cracovia | 2–1 | Legia Warsaw | Kraków |
| 20:15 |
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Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium Referee: Piotr Lasyk |
| 19 September 2025 9 | GKS Katowice | 0–3 | Cracovia | Katowice |
| 18:00 |
|
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Stadium: Arena Katowice Referee: Szymon Marciniak |
| 27 September 2025 10 | Cracovia | 1–1 | Górnik Zabrze | |
| 20:15 |
| 4 October 2025 11 | Arka Gdynia | 2–1 | Cracovia | |
| 20:15 |
| 18 October 2025 12 | Cracovia | 2–0 | Raków Częstochowa | |
| 20:15 |
| 25 October 2025 13 | Pogoń Szczecin | 2–1 | Cracovia | |
| 17:30 |
| 3 November 2025 14 | Cracovia | 0–0 | Zagłębie Lubin | |
| 20:30 |
| 7 November 2025 15 | Radomiak Radom | 3–0 | Cracovia | |
| 18:00 |
| 22 November 2025 16 | Cracovia | 1–2 | Motor Lublin | |
| 14:45 |
| 29 November 2025 17 | Korona Kielce | 0–1 | Cracovia | |
| 17:30 |
| 4 December 2025 8 | Wisła Płock | 0–0 | Cracovia | |
| 17:00 |
| 7 December 2025 18 | Cracovia | 2–2 | Lech Poznań | |
| 14:45 |
| 2 February 2026 19 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 0–1 | Cracovia | |
| 19:00 |
| 6 February 2026 20 | Lechia Gdańsk | 1–1 | Cracovia | |
| 20:30 |
| 14 February 2026 21 | Cracovia | 0–0 | Jagiellonia Białystok | |
| 14:45 |
| 20 February 2026 22 | Widzew Łódź | 0–0 | Cracovia | |
| 20:30 |
| 27 February 2026 23 | Cracovia | 2–3 | Piast Gliwice | |
| 18:00 |
| 8 March 2026 24 | Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | Cracovia | |
| 20:15 |
| 14 March 2026 25 | Cracovia | 1–2 | Wisła Płock | |
| 20:15 |
| 21 March 2026 26 | Cracovia | 1–0 | GKS Katowice | |
| 14:45 |
| 4 April 2026 27 | Górnik Zabrze | 3–0 | Cracovia | |
| 17:30 |
| 12 April 2026 28 | Cracovia | 2–2 | Arka Gdynia | |
| 12:15 |
| 19 April 2026 29 | Raków Częstochowa | 4–1 | Cracovia | |
| 14:45 |
| 25 April 2026 30 | Cracovia | 1–1 | Pogoń Szczecin | |
| 20:15 |
Polish Cup
| 23 September 2025 First round | Górnik Łęczna | 1–5 | Cracovia | Łęczna |
| 29 October 2025 Round of 32 | Raków Częstochowa | 3–0 | Cracovia | |
| 20:30 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Position | Player | Ekstraklasa | Polish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Ajdin Hasić | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| FW | Filip Stojilković | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| FW |  Martin Minchev | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| DF | Mauro Perković | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | Kahveh Zahiroleslam | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| MF |  Otar Kakabadze | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Mikkel Maigaard | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | Mateusz Praszelik | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | Gabriel Charpentier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF |  Gustav Henriksson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW |  Pau Sans | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Dijon Kameri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Dominik Piła | 0 | 1 | 1 |