PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2026-2027
Location
Poland
Abbreviation
POL1
Summary
The Ekstraklasa (POL1), or PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland's football system. At the end of the 2026-2027 POL1 season, the POL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2027-2028 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2026-2027 POL1 team
- 2027-2028 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2026-2027 POL1 team
- 2027-2028 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2026-2027 POL1 team
- 2027-2028 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd and 4th place 2026-2027 POL1 teams
The winner of the 2026-2027 Puchar Polski (Polish Cup), typically a POL1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2027-2028 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Poland
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| POL1 | Ekstraklasa | 18 |
| POL2 | Betclic 1 liga (I liga polska) | 18 |
| POL3 | Betclic 2 liga (II liga) | 18 |
| POL4 | Betclic 3 (III liga) | 72 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 24 Jul 2026 - 22 May 2027 | 18: POL1 (15), POL2 (3) | ||
Season Format
In the 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 POL1 season, the 16th, 17th, and 18th place POL1 teams will be relegated directly to the POL2.
More Info...
| 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 | Legia Warszawa | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | - | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Lech Poznań | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | - | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Wisła Kraków | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 4 | GKS Katowice | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | - | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 5 | KS Górnik Zabrze | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | - | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Korona Kielce | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 10 | KS Cracovia | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 11 | GKS Piast Gilwice | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 10 | 13 | -3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| 12 | RKS Radomiak Radom | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 6 | 13 | -7 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -7 |
| 13 | RTS Widzew łódź | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | - | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Śląsk Wroclaw | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | - | 8 | 9 | -1 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 15 | Motor Lublin SA | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 16 | Wisła Płock SA | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | - | 3 | 10 | -7 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 17 | Wieczysta Kraków | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | - | 8 | 12 | -4 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 |
| 18 | Raków Częstochowa | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | - | 5 | 11 | -6 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
2027-2028 UEFACL 2027-2028 UEFAEL 2027-2028 UEFAECL Relegation to POL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Thu - 3 Sep 2026
 | KS Górnik Zabrze | zondacrypto Arena |
 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Enea Stadion |
Fri - 4 Sep 2026
 | GKS Katowice | Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka |
Sat - 5 Sep 2026
 | RKS Radomiak Radom | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
 | Wisła Kraków | EXBUD Arena |
 | Legia Warszawa | Arena Lublin |
Sun - 6 Sep 2026
 | KS Górnik Zabrze | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
| Raków Częstochowa | Enea Stadion |
| Śląsk Wroclaw | Chorten Arena |
Mon - 7 Sep 2026
 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
 | Wisła Płock SA | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
Fri - 11 Sep 2026
| Motor Lublin SA | zondacrypto Arena |
| Jagiellonia Bialystok | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
Sat - 12 Sep 2026
| Korona Kielce | Tarczyński Arena |
| Lech Poznań | Arena Zabrze |
| GKS Katowice | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
Sun - 13 Sep 2026
| KS Cracovia | Orlen Stadion |
| Wieczysta Kraków | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
| RTS Widzew łódź | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
Mon - 14 Sep 2026
| GKS Piast Gilwice | Stadion Radomiaka |
Results
Sun - 30 Aug 2026
| 23 | Lech Poznań | Stadion Miejski Widzewa ijódź |
| 23 | GKS Katowice | Arena Zabrze |
| 25 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | zondacrypto Arena |
Sat - 29 Aug 2026
| 00 | MKS Pogón Szczecin | KGHM Zagłębia Arena |
| 20 | Wieczysta Kraków | Synerise Arena - Stadion Miejski im Henryka Reymana |
| 02 | GKS Piast Gilwice | Arena Lublin |
| 21 | KS Cracovia | Stadion Radomiaka |
Fri - 28 Aug 2026
| 11 | Śląsk Wroclaw | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskieg |
| 02 | Korona Kielce | Orlen Stadion |
Sun - 23 Aug 2026
| 22 | Wisła Kraków | Stadion Miejski im Floriana Krygiera |
| 50 | Wisła Płock SA | Arena Katowice |
| 00 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | Stadion Radomiaka |
Sat - 22 Aug 2026
| 33 | RTS Widzew łódź | Tarczyński Arena |
| 11 | Legia Warszawa | Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka |
| 11 | Motor Lublin SA | EXBUD Arena |
Fri - 21 Aug 2026
| 32 | Wieczysta Kraków | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
Sun - 16 Aug 2026
| PSPD | Lech Poznań | Orlen Stadion |
| 21 | Wisła Kraków | Arena Zabrze |
| 21 | Raków Częstochowa | Stadion Marshall Józef Płlsudski |
| PSPD | MKS Pogón Szczecin | Chorten Arena |