The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to

sponsorship Sponsoring something (or someone) is the act of supporting an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. The individual or group that provides the support, similar to a benefactor, is k ...

reasons) was the 99th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 91st 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 17th season of the

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

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

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Bi ...

were the defending champions, after winning their first 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 ninth Ekstraklasa title on 24 May 2025, following a 1–0 win over Piast Gliwice in the last matchday. The season's runner-ups were

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 ...

, with Jagiellonia Białystok finishing third.

Season overview

The season started on 19 July 2024 with a match between defending champions

and

Puszcza Niepołomice MKS Puszcza Niepołomice () is a professional association football, football club located in Niepołomice, Poland. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. The team's colors are yellow, white and gr ...

, and concluded on 24 May 2025. 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 18 teams participated, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining three were promoted from the

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It was the eighth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the 2024–25 edition of the Ekstraklasa. The first team to be relegated in the 2023–24 season was

ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and in the past ice hockey, ...

, after a home loss to

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...

on 4 May 2024, ending their one-year stay in

. The second relegated team was

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

on 12 May 2024, when

defeated

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, ...

; much like ŁKS, they returned to the second tier after just one year in the top-flight. The last team to be demoted was

, whose fate was sealed after losing to

on the last matchday, ending their four-year stay. The first team that won promotion from

2023–24 I liga The 2023–24 I liga (also known as Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 16th season of the Polish I liga ...

was

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

after a win over

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

on 11 May 2024, returning to the top flight after a year of absence. The second promoted team was

GKS Katowice GKS Katowice (; GKS stands for , ) is a Polish professional football club based in Katowice. They currently compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the I liga in 2024. History In 1963 in Katowice a spe ...

, taking the 2nd spot in the table away from

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

by defeating them in the last round of the regular season; they returned to the Ekstraklasa after a nineteen-year absence. The third and final team to earn promotion was

Motor Lublin Motor Lublin () is a Polish professional football club based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950. Their nickname ''The Yellow, White and Blues'' reflects their official colours. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of Polish ...

, who won the play-off final against Arka on 2 June 2024; Motor entered the top flight after thirty-two years of absence.

Stadiums and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' # GKS moved to Arena Katowice in March 2025. # Upgrading to 31,871. # Since the 2023–24 season Puszcza played their matches at

Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium The Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium () is a Association football, football stadium located in Kraków, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Cracovia, Cracovia. Originally, the first Cracovia stadium was ...

( Cracovia's home ground), due to the fact that the stadium in Niepołomice did not meet Ekstraklasa standards. They returned to their stadium in March 2025. # Upgrading to 14,440.

Personnel and kits

All teams have Lotto (brand of Totalizator Sportowy) placed on the center of the chest.

Managerial changes

*''Italics'' for interim managers.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Clean sheets

Hat-tricks

:Note: ⁴ – player scored 4 goals

Attendances

Awards

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

Young Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

Annual awards

Number of teams by region

Notes

References

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