The 2016–17 Ekstraklasa (currently named Lotto Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd season of the
Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 cl ...
,
the top Polish professional league for
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
clubs, since its establishment in
1927. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa SA.
The season started on 15 July 2016, running to 4 June 2017. After the 20th matchday the league was on winter break between 20 December 2016 and 9 February 2017. The regular season was played in a
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...
. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2015–16 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the
I liga
I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...
. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016.
Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After 30th round (at the end of April 2017), league was split into two groups: ''championship round'' (top eight teams) and ''relegation round'' (bottom eight teams). Each team was play 7 more games (1-4 and 9-12 teams will play four times at home), starting with half the points achieved during the first phase of 30 matches. So, finally each team played a total of 37 matches. This is the fourth season to take place since the new playoff/playout rule has been introduced.
The defending champions were
Legia Warsaw, who won their 11th Polish title
the previous season.
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the
I liga
I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...
.
Arka Gdynia
Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929.
History
The history of Arka dates back to ...
became the first team to be promoted. They return to the league after a five-season absence.
Wisła Płock
Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national fo ...
returns to the top level nine years after their relegation. Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza changed its name to Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.
Stadiums
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Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Positions by round
Results
Play-offs
Championship round
League table
Positions by round
Results
Relegation round
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Top assists
Attendances
Awards
Annual awards
See also
*
2016–17 I liga
References
External links
*
Ekstraklasa at uefa.com
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