Summary
The Ekstraklasa (POL1), or PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland's football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 POL1 season, the POL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 POL1 team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024-2025 POL1 teams
The winner of the 2024-2025 Puchar Polski (Polish Cup), typically a POL1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Poland
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| POL1 | Ekstraklasa | 18 |
| POL2 | Fortuna liga (I liga polska) | 18 |
| POL3 | Druga liga (II liga) | 18 |
| POL4 | Trzecia liga (III liga) | 72 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 19 Jul 2024 - 24 May 2025 | 16: POL1 (15), POL2 (3) | ||
Season Format
In the 2024-2025 POL1 season, each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 POL1 teams for a total of 34 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) total goals scored, (5) number of wins, (6) number of away wins, (7) lower number of points based on yellow (1 pt for first yellow) and red cards (3 pts), (8) Fairplay ranking, then (9) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 POL1 season, the 16th, 17th, and 18th place POL1 teams will be relegated directly to the POL2.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Lech Poznań | 34 | 22 -4-8 | 70 | - | 68 | 32 | 36 | 17 | 15 -0-2 | 45 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| 2 | Raków Częstochowa | 34 | 20 -9-5 | 69 | - | 51 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 10 -3-4 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 10 -6-1 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 34 | 17 -10-7 | 61 | - | 56 | 42 | 14 | 17 | 9 -6-2 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 4 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | 34 | 17 -7-10 | 58 | - | 59 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 13 -2-2 | 41 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| 5 | Legia Warszawa | 34 | 15 -9-10 | 54 | - | 58 | 44 | 14 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 6 | KS Cracovia | 34 | 14 -9-11 | 51 | - | 58 | 53 | 5 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| 7 | GKS Katowice | 34 | 14 -7-13 | 49 | - | 48 | 45 | 3 | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 6 -2-9 | 20 | 25 | 30 | -5 |
| 8 | Motor Lublin SA | 34 | 14 -7-13 | 49 | - | 48 | 59 | -11 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 7 -3-7 | 24 | 22 | 33 | -11 |
| 9 | KS Górnik Zabrze | 34 | 13 -8-13 | 47 | - | 43 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 19 | 24 | -5 |
| 10 | GlKS Piast Gilwice | 34 | 11 -12-11 | 45 | - | 37 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 5 -8-4 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | Korona Kielce | 34 | 11 -12-11 | 45 | - | 37 | 45 | -8 | 17 | 8 -3-6 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 3 -9-5 | 18 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
| 12 | RKS Radomiak Radom | 34 | 11 -8-15 | 41 | - | 48 | 52 | -4 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | 21 | 30 | -9 |
| 13 | RTS Widzew łódź | 34 | 11 -7-16 | 40 | - | 38 | 49 | -11 | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
| 14 | Lechia Gdańsk | 34 | 10 -7-17 | 37 | - | 44 | 59 | -15 | 17 | 7 -2-8 | 23 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 24 | 34 | -10 |
| 15 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | 34 | 10 -6-18 | 36 | - | 33 | 51 | -18 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| 16 | FKS Stal Mielec | 34 | 7 -10-17 | 31 | - | 40 | 56 | -16 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -13 |
| 17 | Śląsk Wroclaw | 34 | 6 -12-16 | 30 | - | 38 | 53 | -15 | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 17 | 2 -5-10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 |
| 18 | MKS Puszcza Niepoŀomice | 34 | 6 -10-18 | 28 | - | 37 | 63 | -26 | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 17 | 2 -3-12 | 9 | 10 | 33 | -23 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation to POL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 23 | Motor Lublin SA | Stadion Radomiaka |
 | 23 | GKS Katowice | Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk |
 | 21 | RTS Widzew łódź | Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków |
 | 11 | Śląsk Wroclaw | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
 | 22 | FKS Stal Mielec | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
 | 10 | GKS Piast Gilwice | Enea Stadion |
 | 12 | KS Cracovia | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin |
 | 11 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | Chorten Arena |
 | 11 | Korona Kielce | Arena Zabrze |
| 20 | MKS Puszcza Niepoŀomice | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
| 22 | Lech Poznań | Stadion ul Bukowa |
| 31 | Legia Warszawa | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
| 10 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Arena Lublin |
| 11 | Raków Częstochowa | Stadion Miejski (Kielce) |
| 20 | KS Górnik Zabrze | Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach |
| 33 | Lechia Gdańsk | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
| 11 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Tarczyński Arena |
| 22 | RKS Radomiak Radom | Stadion Miejski im Grzegorza Lato |
| 02 | Legia Warszawa | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
| 30 | Motor Lublin SA | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |