The 2017–18 Ekstraklasa (also known as Lotto Ekstraklasa due to its

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by Totalizator Sportowy, Polish

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) was the 92nd season of the Polish Football Championship, the 84th season of the highest tier domestic division in the

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since its establishment in

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and the 10th season of the

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under its current title. The league was operated by the Ekstraklasa SA. The season started on 14 July 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. It is the first Ekstraklasa season to use VAR. After the 21st matchday the league went on a winter break between 18 December 2017 and 9 February 2018. The regular season was played as a

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. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2016–17 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the

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after the 2016–17 season. The fixtures were announced on 8 June 2017. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After the 30th round (in the beginning of April 2018), the league split into two groups: ''championship round'' (top eight teams) and ''relegation round'' (bottom eight teams). Each team played 7 more games (teams ranked 1-4 and 9-12 played four times at home). So, finally each team played a total of 37 matches. The team at the top of the Championship round wins the league title. The two teams at the bottom of the Relegation round are demoted to

for the 2018–19 season. This was the fifth season to take place since the new playoff structure has been introduced. The defending champions were

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, who won their 12th Polish title the previous season. Legia successfully defended their title, sealing the league trophy for a 13th time in dramatic circumstances as their deciding game against Lech Poznan was abandoned due to flares and pitch invasions by Lech fans (after Legia went 2-0 ahead). Legia were awarded the tie 3-0 and three points secured 1st place.

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the

Sandecja Nowy Sącz Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish football club from Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, that was formed in 1910. In the 2025–26 season, they will compete in II liga, the third tier of Polish football, after winning group IV of the 2024–2 ...

were promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time.

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

returned to

after a one-year absence.

Stadiums and locations

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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

Hat-tricks

Attendances

Awards

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

Annual awards

References

External links

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Ekstraklasa at uefa.com
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Teams

Stadiums and locations

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

Hat-tricks

Attendances

Awards

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

Annual awards

See also

References

External links