2026–27 Ekstraklasa
101st season of top-tier football league in Poland
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The 2026–27 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[1][2] will be the 101st season of the Polish Football Championship, the 93rd season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 19th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league will be operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
| Season | 2026–27 |
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| Dates | 24 July 2026 – 22 May 2027 |
← 2025–26 2027–28 → | |
Lech Poznań will enter the season as two-time defending champions after winning their 10th Polish title the previous season, winning their first back-to-back championships in 33 years.
Season overview
The season will start on 24 July 2026 and will conclude on 22 May 2027.[3]
The regular season is played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participated, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining three were promoted from the I liga. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It is the ninth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Teams
A total of 18 teams participates in the 2025–26 edition of the Ekstraklasa. This season marks the first time since 1994–95 season to have three clubs from the same city in the top-flight and since 1953 season in Kraków.
Changes from last season
On 8 May 2026, Wisła Kraków was the first promoted team after their 2–0 win over Chrobry Głogów, returning to the Ekstraklasa after four years of absence, having last played in the 2021–22 Ekstraklasa season. On 17 May 2026, Śląsk Wrocław was the second promoted team after their 3–1 win over Polonia Bytom, returning to the Ekstraklasa after one year of absence. Wieczysta Kraków was the third team promoted after their 2–1 win over Chrobry Głogów in the promotion play-offs final, being promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time in their history.
On 3 May 2026, Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza was the first relegated team after their 5–1 loss against GKS Katowice. Nieciecza was relegated after one season in the top flight. On 18 May 2026, Arka Gdynia was the second relegated team after their 3–2 loss to Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. Arka was relegated after one season in the top flight. On 23 May 2026, Lechia Gdańsk was the third team relegated after a 3–2 to Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza in the final round of the season, after two seasons in Ekstraklasa.
| Promoted from 2025–26 I liga |
Relegated from 2025–26 Ekstraklasa |
|---|---|
 Wisła Kraków (1st) Śląsk Wrocław (2nd) Wieczysta Kraków (PO) |
 Lechia Gdańsk (16th) Arka Gdynia (17th) Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (18th) |
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
- ^Upgrading to 31,871.
- ^Due to the fact Wieczysta Stadium doesn't meet the Ekstraklasa regulations, Wieczysta Kraków host their matches at the Henryk Reyman Synerise Arena.
| Cracovia | GKS Katowice | Górnik Zabrze | Jagiellonia Białystok | Korona Kielce | Lech Poznań |
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| Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium | Arena Katowice | Ernest Pohl Stadium | Chorten Arena | Exbud Arena | Enea Stadium |
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| Capacity: 15,016 | Capacity: 15,048 | Capacity: 28,236 | Capacity: 22,372 | Capacity: 15,700 | Capacity: 42,837 |
| Legia Warsaw | Motor Lublin | Piast Gliwice | Pogoń Szczecin | Radomiak Radom | Raków Częstochowa |
| Polish Army Stadium | Motor Lublin Arena | Piotr Wieczorek Stadium | Florian Krygier Stadium | Czachor Brothers Stadium | Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków |
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| Capacity: 31,006 | Capacity: 15,247 | Capacity: 9,913 | Capacity: 21,163 | Capacity: 14,440 | Capacity: 5,500 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Widzew Łódź | Wieczysta Kraków | Wisła Kraków | Wisła Płock | Zagłębie Lubin |
| Tarczyński Arena Wrocław | Widzew Łódź Stadium | Synerise Arena Kraków | Kazimierz Górski Orlen Stadium | KGHM Zagłębie Arena | |
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| Capacity: 42,771 | Capacity: 18,018 | Capacity: 33,326 | Capacity: 15,004 | Capacity: 16,086 | |
Personnel and kits
All teams have Lotto (brand of Totalizator Sportowy) placed on the center of the chest.
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsors | |
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| Main | Other(s) | |||||
| Cracovia |  Murat Çolak |  Bartosz Grzelak |  Otar Kakabadze | Puma | Comarch | List
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| GKS Katowice |  Sławomir Witek | Rafał Górak | Arkadiusz Jędrych | Macron | Superbet | List
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| Górnik Zabrze |  Michal Gašparík |  Erik Janža | Reebok[4] | Superbet, Madej Wróbel | List
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| Jagiellonia Białystok | Adrian Siemieniec | Taras Romanczuk | Macron[5] | Superbet, Kuchnia Wikinga | ||
| Korona Kielce | Leszek Czarny | Jacek Zieliński |  Nono | 4F | Imperium Truck Matysek, EXBUD | |
| Lech Poznań | Karol Klimczak Piotr Rutkowski |  Niels Frederiksen | Mikael Ishak | Macron | Superbet | List
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| Legia Warsaw | Dariusz Mioduski | Marek Papszun | Adidas | Plus500 | List
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| Motor Lublin | Zbigniew Jakubas | Mariusz Misiura | Macron | Lublin, Maspo | List
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| Piast Gliwice | Łukasz Lewiński | Daniel Myśliwiec | Jakub Czerwiński | 4F | Lebull, Betters | List
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| Pogoń Szczecin |  Alexander Haditaghi | Óscar García | Kamil Grosicki | Capelli | Port Szczecin-Świnoujście, zondacrypto | List
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| Radomiak Radom | Sławomir Stempniewski | Tomasz Kaczmarek | Adidas | Enea | List
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| Raków Częstochowa | Wojciech Cygan | Dawid Kroczek | Adidas | Hisense, Exact x Forestall | List
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| Śląsk Wrocław | Remigiusz Jezierski | Ante Šimundža | Piotr Samiec-Talar | Macron[6] | Kuchnia Vikinga, LV Bet | List
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| Widzew Łódź | Robert Dobrzycki (acting) |  Aleksandar Vuković | Macron | Newport by Panattoni, TERMOton | List
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| Wieczysta Kraków | Andrzej Turecki | Kazimierz Moskal | Adidas | Cancer Fighters | List
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| Wisła Kraków | Jarosław Królewski | Mariusz Jop | Alan Uryga | Kappa | Texom | |
| Wisła Płock | Maciej Wiącek (acting) | Adam Majewski | Łukasz Sekulski | Adidas | Orlen | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | Paweł Jeż | Leszek Ojrzyński | Damian Dąbrowski | Nike | KGHM | |
- Notes
- Adidas is the official ball supplier for Ekstraklasa.
- Zina is the official sponsor of the Referee's Committee of the Polish Football Association.[7]
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Wisła Płock | Mariusz Misiura[8] |
Mutual consent | 16 June 2026 | Pre-season | Adam Majewski[9] |
22 June 2026 |
| Motor Lublin | Mateusz Stolarski[10] |
Sacked | 18 June 2026 | Mariusz Misiura[11] |
18 June 2026 | |
| Radomiak Radom |  Bruno Baltazar[12] |
Mutual consent | 21 June 2026 | Tomasz Kaczmarek[13] |
22 June 2026 | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | Thomas Thomasberg[14] |
Sacked | 22 June 2026 | Óscar García[15] |
23 June 2026 |
- Italics for interim managers.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Cracovia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | GKS Katowice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Górnik Zabrze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Korona Kielce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Lech Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Legia Warsaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Motor Lublin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Piast Gliwice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Pogoń Szczecin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Radomiak Radom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Raków Częstochowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Widzew Łódź | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Wieczysta Kraków | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Wisła Kraków | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to I liga |
| 17 | Wisła Płock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Zagłębie Lubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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)
Results
Number of teams by region
See also
- 2026–27 I liga
- 2026–27 II liga
- 2026–27 III liga
- 2026–27 Polish Cup
- 2026 Polish Super Cup