The 2021–22 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its

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) was the 96th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 88th season of the highest tier domestic division in the

Polish football league system The Polish football league system refers to the league system for association football in Poland. The men's system As of the 2023–24 season. The Ekstraklasa lies at the top of the Polish football system, followed by I liga, II liga and III l ...

since its establishment in

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and the 14th season of the

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under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa

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. The regular season was played as a

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. A total of 18 teams participated, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining three were promoted from the

2020–21 I liga The 2020–21 I liga (currently named Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 13th season of the Polish I lig ...

. The season started on 23 July 2021 and concluded on 21 May 2022. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It was the first season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16. The bottom three teams of the final league table were relegated. It was the fifth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.

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 a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

were the defending champions, who won their 15th Polish title the previous season.

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

clinched their 8th Ekstraklasa title on 14 May after winning 1–2 away against

Warta Poznań Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. As of the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, they compete in the II liga, ...

and after

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of natio ...

lost 0–1 away against

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

, both with one game remaining. The season's runner-up was

, and the third-placed team was

Pogoń Szczecin Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...

Teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the 2021–22 Ekstraklasa season.

Changes from last season

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had been relegated to

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, ending their one-year stay in the top flight. The 2021–22 season is

Radomiak Radom Radomiak Spółka Akcyjna (''Radomiak S.A.''), commonly known as Radomiak Radom, is a Polish football club based in Radom, Poland. The club was founded in 1910 and competes in Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. They play their home ma ...

’s first season in the top flight since the 1984–85 season, and their first season after the league’s name change in 2008.

Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Klub Sportowy Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (), is a Polish professional football club based in Nieciecza. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of the Polish footbal ...

returned to the top flight after 3 years, having last played in the 2017–18 season. The third, and last team, to be promoted was

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, returning after a four-year absence.

Stadiums and locations

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, Radomiak will play home matches at the Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski in Radom. # Due to the renovation of Dębińska Road Stadium in

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, Warta will play home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii in

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. # Upgrading to 15,000.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

*''Italics'' for interim managers.

League table

Positions by round

Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.

Results

Results by round

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Attendances

Awards

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

Young Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

Annual awards

Notes

References

External links

*
Ekstraklasa at uefa.com
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