The 2018–19 Ekstraklasa was the 93rd season of
the Polish Football Championship, the 85th season of
the highest tier domestic division in the
Polish football league system since its establishment in
1927
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and the 11th season of the
Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league was operated by the Ekstraklasa
SA.
The season started on 20 July 2018 and concluded on 19 May 2019.
It is the second Ekstraklasa season to use
VAR. After the 20th matchday the league went on a winter break between 23 December 2018 and 8 February 2019. The regular season was played as 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 2017–18 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the
2017–18 I liga
The 2017–18 I liga (currently named Nice I liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 10th season of the Polish I liga under its current title, and the 70th season of the second highest division in the Polish football league system since its estab ...
. The fixtures were announced on 22 March 2018.
Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After the 30th round (in the beginning of April 2019), the league was split into two groups: ''championship round'' (top eight teams) and ''relegation round'' (bottom eight teams). Each team played 7 more games (teams ranked 1 to 4 and 9 to 12 played four times at home). Therefore, each team played a total of 37 matches. The team at the top of the Championship round won the league title. The two teams at the bottom of the Relegation round were relegated to
2019–20 I liga
The 2019–20 I liga (currently named Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 12th season of the Polish I lig ...
. This was the sixth season to take place since the new playoff structure has been introduced.
The defending champions were
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...
, who won their 13th Polish title
the previous season.
Piast Gliwice succeeded Legia, winning its first ever Polish top league title.
Teams
Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the
I liga.
Miedź Legnica were promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time.
Zagłębie Sosnowiec will make a return to the
Ekstraklasa for the first time since 2008.
Stadiums and locations
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Upgrading to 31,871.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Positions by round
Results
Results by round
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
Annual awards
Notes
References
External links
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Ekstraklasa at uefa.com
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