The 2025–26 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its

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) will be the 100th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 92nd season of the highest tier domestic division in the

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since its establishment in

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and the 18th season of the

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

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Teams

A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2025–26 edition of the Ekstraklasa. The first team to win promotion from

2024–25 I liga The 2024–25 I liga (also known as Betclic I liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 77th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 17th season of the Polish I liga un ...

was

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 ...

after a win over Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza on 4 May 2025, returning to the top flight after five years of absence. The second promoted team was Bruk-Bet Termalica, following

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

's draw with

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on 17 May 2025. Bruk-Bet Termalika returns to the top flight after a three-year absence.

became the third and final promoted team after the victory in play-off against

Miedź Legnica Miedź Legnica () is a professional football club based in Legnica, Poland, that competes in the I liga, following relegation in 2023. Miedź was founded in 1971. In 2018, Miedź Legnica achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time ...

on 1 June 2025, returning to the top flight after two years of absence. On 11 May 2025, the first two relegated teams to 2025–26 I liga, at the same time, were

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 ...

and

Stal Mielec FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. The club was established on 10 April 1939. Histori ...

. Following

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 ...

's win over

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce (, Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to ...

, both Śląsk and Stal's demotions were confirmed, after respective spells of seventeen and five years in the top flight. The last team to be relegated, after losing to

on 12 May 2025, was

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 ...

, ending their top flight run after two seasons.

Stadiums and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' # Upgrading to 31,871. # Upgrading to 14,440.

Managerial changes

*''Italics'' for interim managers.

League table

Number of teams by region

Notes

References

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