The 2020–21 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its
sponsorship by
PKO Bank Polski) was the 95th season of
the Polish Football Championship, the 87th season of
the highest tier domestic division in the
Polish football league system since its establishment in
1927 and the 13th season of the
Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league was operated by the Ekstraklasa
SA.
The regular season was played as a
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
. A total of 16 teams participated, 13 of which competed in the league during the
previous season, while the remaining three were promoted from the
2019–20 I liga. On 24 July 2020 Ekstraklasa SA and
Polish Football Association announced the 2020–21 season calendar. The season started on 21 August 2020 and concluded on 16 May 2021. Due to the season start being delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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it was shortened to 30 matchdays without a split into Championship and Relegation groups. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After the 14th matchday the league went on a winter break between 21 December 2020 and 28 January 2021. 2020–21 was a transition season (only the team which took 16th position after the season was relegated to
I liga) to extend Ekstraklasa from 16 to 18 teams starting with the
2021–22 season. During 2020–21 season a substitution limit increased from three to five. It was the fourth Ekstraklasa season to use
VAR. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, only 51 matches were played with a limited number of spectators. The rest of the matches (between 17 October 2020 and 15 May 2021) were played
behind closed doors without any spectators.
The two clubs promoted from
I liga were
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, returning to Ekstraklasa after four years, as well as
Stal Mielec, who made a return to Ekstraklasa after 24 years. After winning the
I liga promotion play-offs,
Warta Poznań also returned to Ekstraklasa after 25 years.
Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, and won their 15th title overall on 28 April after
Raków Częstochowa drew 0–0 away to
Jagiellonia Białystok with three games remaining. The season's runner-up was
Raków Częstochowa, and the third-placed team was
Pogoń Szczecin. The only relegated team this season was
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.
Teams
A total of 16 teams participate in the 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season.
Changes from last season
Stadiums and locations
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Upgrading to 31,871.
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Upgrading to 21,163.
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Due to the renovation of the Municipal Football Stadium "Raków" in Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship. However, Częstochowa is historically part of Lesser Poland, not Si ...
, Raków played their home matches at the GIEKSA Arena in Bełchatów
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The Bełchatów Power Station, Elektrownia Bełchatów, located in Bełchatów, is the largest ...
.
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Stadium used for two games behind closed doors – against Śląsk Wrocław (26th round) and Piast Gliwice (29th round)
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Due to the renovation of Warta Poznań Stadium in Poznań
Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...
, Warta played their home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii in Grodzisk Wielkopolski.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
*''Italics'' for interim managers.
League table
Positions by round
Note: The list does not include the matches postponed to a later date but includes all games played in advance.
The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was
underlined.
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Top assists
Hat-tricks
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4 Player scored four goals.
Attendances
Awards
Monthly awards
Player of the Month
Young Player of the Month
Coach of the Month
Annual awards
See also
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2020–21 I liga
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2020–21 II liga
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2020–21 III liga
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2020–21 Polish Cup
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2020 Polish Super Cup
Notes
References
External links
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Ekstraklasa at uefa.com
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