About This Competition
The Poland Ekstraklasa is the top level of men’s professional football in Poland. Known as the PKO BP Ekstraklasa for the 2019/20 season due to a sponsorship deal with the Polish PKO Bank. There are 16 teams that contest the right to be crown the Ekstraklasa champion. A 30-game home and away round-robin tournament is played to determine the season split. At the end of the opening round-robin, the league is split into two groups. The top eight teams enter the Championship round, where they play for the league title. The bottom eight teams go into the Relegation round, where they fight to stay in the league. Relegation from the Ekstraklasa feeds into the I liga. The bottom three teams are relegated. There is no promotion from the Poland Ekstraklasa, but the top team qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, with the runner up entering the 2nd stage qualifying round. Third and fourth qualify for the Europa League. One further Europa League place is determined by domestic cup competition.
Participating teams
Arka Gdynia
Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia
Cracovia Kraków
Stadion Miejski Cracovii, Kraków
GKS Katowice
Stadion GKS Katowice, Katowice
Górnik Zabrze
Stadion imienia Ernesta Pohla, Zabrze
Jagiellonia Białystok
Białystok City Stadium, Białystok
Korona Kielce
Stadion Miejski w Kielcach, Kielce
Lech Poznań
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
Lechia Gdańsk
Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk
Legia Warszawa
Pepsi Arena, Warsaw
Miedź Legnica
Stadion Miejski w Legnicy, Legnica
Motor Lublin
Arena Lublin, Lublin
Piast Gliwice
Stadion Piast, Gliwice
Pogoń Szczecin
Stadion Florian Krygier, Szczecin
Puszcza Niepołomice
Stadion Puszczy, Niepołomice
Radomiak Radom
Stadion im. Braci Czachorów, Radom
Raków Częstochowa
Ruch Chorzów
Stadion Ruchu, Chorzów
Stal Mielec
Stadion Stali Mielec, Mielec
Warta Poznan
Dębińska Road Stadium, Poznań
Widzew Łódź
Stadion Miejski Widzewa, Łódź
Wisła Płock SA
Kazimierz Górski Stadium, Płock
Zagłębie Lubin
Stadion Zagłębia Lubin, Lubin
ŁKS Łódź
Stadion ŁKS, Łódź
Śląsk Wrocław
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
