Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 19 July 2019 – 19 July 2020 |
Champions |
Legia Warsaw ( 14th title) |
Relegated |
Arka Gdynia Korona Kielce ŁKS Łódź |
Champions League | Legia Warsaw |
Europa League |
Lech Poznań Piast Gliwice |
Matches played | 296 |
Goals scored | 767 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Christian Gytkjær (24 goals) |
Best goalkeeper |
František Plach (15 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win |
Legia 7–0
Wisła K. (27 October 2019) |
Biggest away win |
Arka 0–3
Jagiellonia (19 July 2019) Zagłębie 0–3 Piast (25 August 2019) ŁKS 1–4 Arka (21 September 2019) Piast 0–3 Śląsk (30 November 2019) Śląsk 0–3 Legia (8 December 2019) Lechia 0–3 Raków (21 December 2019) Pogoń 0–3 Zagłębie (29 May 2020) Wisła P. 1–4 Korona (31 May 2020) ŁKS 0–3 Jagiellonia (10 June 2020) Korona 0–3 Lech (14 June 2020) Lechia 0–3 Cracovia (4 July 2020) |
Highest scoring |
Śląsk 4–4
Zagłębie (21 September 2019) Zagłębie 4–4 Lechia (7 March 2020) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Wisła Płock |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Lech Poznań |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Górnik Zabrze Wisła Kraków |
Longest losing run | 10 matches Wisła Kraków |
Highest attendance | 33,000 Wisła K. 0–1 Cracovia (29 September 2019) [1] |
Lowest attendance | 0
[A] Śląsk 1–1 Lech (14 December 2019) [2] and 32 matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic [B] |
Total attendance | 2,014,904 [C] |
Average attendance | Before COVID-19 pandemic: 8,987 [D] 2,0% Season average attendance: 6,807 22,7% |
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The 2019–20 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski) [3] [4] was the 94th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 86th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 12th 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 total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the previous season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2018–19 I liga. It is the third Ekstraklasa season to use VAR. The season started on 19 July 2019 and concluded on 19 July 2020 (the fixtures were announced on 3 June 2019 and revised on 13 May 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic). [5] [6] [7] After the 20th matchday the league went on a winter break between 23 December 2019 and 8 February 2020. On 13 March 2020, the Ekstraklasa SA suspended the league due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] After consultation with the Polish government, the league resumed behind closed doors without any spectators on 29 May 2020. All matches of 31–37 round have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public".
Each team played a total of 30 matches in the regular season, half at home and half away. After the 30th round, the league 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. However, the rules for promotion and relegation from the league have changed: starting from the 2019–20 season, three teams were relegated from Ekstraklasa to I liga, while from the I liga to Ekstraklasa two teams advanced directly, while teams from 3-6 places fought in a play-off where the winner was awarded with a promotion to Ekstraklasa. [13]
The defending champions were Piast Gliwice, who won their 1st Polish title the previous season. The two clubs promoted were Raków Częstochowa, returning to Ekstraklasa after 21 years, as well as ŁKS Łódź, who make a return to Ekstraklasa after 7 years. Legia Warsaw clinched their fourteenth Ekstraklasa title on the twenty eight matchday of the season, after a 2–0 win against Cracovia. [14]
A total of 16 teams participated in the 2019–20 edition of the Ekstraklasa.
Promoted from 2018–19 I liga |
Relegated from 2018–19 Ekstraklasa |
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Raków Częstochowa ŁKS Łódź |
Miedź Legnica Zagłębie Sosnowiec |
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Stadion Arki Gdynia | 15,139 |
Cracovia | Kraków | Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego | 15,114 |
Górnik Zabrze | Zabrze | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla | 24,563 1 |
Jagiellonia Białystok | Białystok | Stadion Jagiellonii Białystok | 22,432 |
Korona Kielce | Kielce | Suzuki Arena | 15,550 |
Lech Poznań | Poznań | Stadion Poznań | 43,269 |
Lechia Gdańsk | Gdańsk | Stadion Energa Gdańsk | 43,615 |
Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | 31,800 |
ŁKS Łódź | Łódź | Stadion ŁKS | 5,700 |
Piast Gliwice | Gliwice | Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka | 10,037 |
Pogoń Szczecin | Szczecin | Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | 4,200 2 |
Raków Częstochowa | Bełchatów | GIEKSA Arena 3 | 5,264 |
Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Stadion Wrocław | 45,105 |
Wisła Kraków | Kraków | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | 33,326 |
Wisła Płock | Płock | Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego | 12,800 |
Zagłębie Lubin | Lubin | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin | 16,068 |
Arka | Cracovia | Górnik Zabrze | Jagiellonia | Korona | Lech |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stadion GOSiR | Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla | Stadion Jagiellonii | Suzuki Arena | Stadion Lecha |
Capacity: 15,139 | Capacity: 15,114 | Capacity: 24,563 | Capacity: 22,432 | Capacity: 15,550 | Capacity: 43,269 |
Lechia | Legia | ||||
Stadion Energa Gdańsk | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | ||||
Capacity: 43,615 | Capacity: 31,800 | ||||
ŁKS Łódź | Piast | ||||
Stadion ŁKS | Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka | ||||
Capacity: 5,700 | Capacity: 10,037 | ||||
Pogoń | Raków | Śląsk | Wisła Kraków | Wisła Płock | Zagłębie |
Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | Stadion Miejski | Stadion Wrocław | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego | Stadion Zagłębia |
Capacity: 4,200 | Capacity: 5,264 | Capacity: 45,105 | Capacity: 33,326 | Capacity: 12,800 | Capacity: 16,068 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Wisła Płock | Leszek Ojrzyński [17] | Resigned | 27 July 2019 | 12th | Patryk Kniat (interim) [17] | 27 July 2019 |
Patryk Kniat [18] | End of caretaker spell | 6 August 2019 | 15th | Radosław Sobolewski [E] [20] | 6 August 2019 | |
Korona Kielce | Gino Lettieri [21] | Sacked | 31 August 2019 | 16th | Sławomir Grzesik (interim) [21] | 31 August 2019 |
Zagłębie Lubin | Ben van Dael [22] | Sacked | 31 August 2019 | 13th | Paweł Karmelita (interim) [22] | 31 August 2019 |
Korona Kielce | Sławomir Grzesik [23] | End of caretaker spell | 16 September 2019 | 14th | Mirosław Smyła [23] | 16 September 2019 |
Zagłębie Lubin | Paweł Karmelita [24] | End of caretaker spell | 16 September 2019 | 12th | Martin Ševela [24] | 16 September 2019 |
Arka Gdynia | Jacek Zieliński [25] | Sacked | 8 October 2019 | 14th | Aleksandar Rogić [26] | 10 October 2019 |
Wisła Kraków | Maciej Stolarczyk [27] | Sacked | 14 November 2019 | 16th | Artur Skowronek [28] | 14 November 2019 |
Jagiellonia Białystok | Ireneusz Mamrot [29] | Mutual consent | 8 December 2019 | 9th | Rafał Grzyb (interim) [29] | 8 December 2019 |
Jagiellonia Białystok | Rafał Grzyb [30] | End of caretaker spell | 30 December 2019 | 9th | Ivaylo Petev [30] | 30 December 2019 |
Korona Kielce | Mirosław Smyła [31] | Sacked | 6 March 2020 | 15th | Maciej Bartoszek [31] | 6 March 2020 |
Arka Gdynia | Aleksandar Rogić [32] | Resigned | 7 March 2020 | 14th | Ireneusz Mamrot [33] | 9 May 2020 |
ŁKS Łódź | Kazimierz Moskal [34] | Mutual consent | 2 May 2020 | 16th | Wojciech Stawowy [35] | 4 May 2020 |
Round | Original dates | Revised dates |
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27 | 14–15 March | 30–31 May |
28 | 21–22 March | 6–7 June |
29 | 4–5 April | 10 June (midweek) |
30 | 11 April | 14 June |
31 | 18–19 April | 20–21 June |
32 | 22 April | 24 June (midweek) |
33 | 25–26 April | 27–28 June |
34 | 2–3 May | 4–5 July |
35 | 9–10 May | 11–12 July |
36 | 13 May | 15 July (midweek) |
37 | 16–17 May | 18–19 July |
From 19 June 2020, it was possible for spectators to take 25% of possible seats. This regulation come into force by matchday 31. [36]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship round |
2 | Piast Gliwice | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 53 | |
3 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 49 [a] | |
4 | Lech Poznań | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 49 [a] | |
5 | Cracovia | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 46 | |
6 | Pogoń Szczecin | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 45 | |
7 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 44 | |
8 | Lechia Gdańsk | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 43 | |
9 | Górnik Zabrze | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 41 [b] | Qualification for the Relegation round |
10 | Raków Częstochowa | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 41 [b] | |
11 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 38 [c] | |
12 | Wisła Płock | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 38 [c] | |
13 | Wisła Kraków | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 35 | |
14 | Korona Kielce | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 30 | |
15 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 29 | |
16 | ŁKS Łódź | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 21 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Legia Warsaw (C) | 37 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Lech Poznań | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Piast Gliwice | 37 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 61 | |
4 | Lechia Gdańsk | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 56 | |
5 | Śląsk Wrocław | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 54 [a] | |
6 | Pogoń Szczecin | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 54 [a] | |
7 | Cracovia | 37 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [b] |
8 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 52 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Górnik Zabrze | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 53 [a] | |
10 | Raków Częstochowa | 37 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 53 [a] | |
11 | Zagłębie Lubin | 37 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 53 [a] | |
12 | Wisła Płock | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 51 | |
13 | Wisła Kraków | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 45 | |
14 | Arka Gdynia (R) | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 40 | Relegation to I liga |
15 | Korona Kielce (R) | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 35 | |
16 | ŁKS Łódź (R) | 37 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 24 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesús Imaz | Jagiellonia Białystok | Wisła Kraków | 3–2 (H) | 23 August 2019 | [41] |
Jarosław Niezgoda | Legia Warsaw | Raków Częstochowa | 3–1 (H) | 1 September 2019 | [42] |
Erik Expósito | Śląsk Wrocław | Zagłębie Lubin | 4–4 (H) | 21 September 2019 | [43] |
Rafał Kujawa | ŁKS Łódź | Korona Kielce | 4–1 (H) | 6 October 2019 | [44] |
José Kanté | Legia Warsaw | Wisła Kraków | 7–0 (H) | 27 October 2019 | [45] |
Flávio Paixão | Lechia Gdańsk | Arka Gdynia | 4–3 (H) | 31 May 2020 | [46] |
Christian Gytkjær | Lech Poznań | Korona Kielce | 3–0 (A) | 15 June 2020 | [47] |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Legia Warsaw | 265,763 | 25,401 | 13,285 | 18,983 | +7.8% |
2 | Wisła Kraków | 206,322 | 33,000 | 10,076 | 15,870 | −0.6% |
3 | Lech Poznań | 194,234 | 32,307 | 7,641 | 14,941 | +25.0% |
4 | Śląsk Wrocław | 174,728 | 31,819 | 0 | 13,440 | +48.3% |
5 | Górnik Zabrze | 171,175 | 18,573 | 8,201 | 13,167 | −0.3% |
6 | Lechia Gdańsk | 139,138 | 14,008 | 7,021 | 10,702 | −27.4% |
7 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 119,984 | 19,308 | 4,511 | 9,229 | −2.4% |
8 | Cracovia | 117,901 | 14,154 | 6,586 | 9,069 | +30.3% |
9 | Arka Gdynia | 91,479 | 13,011 | 3,820 | 7,036 | +0.2% |
10 | Korona Kielce | 68,841 | 11,692 | 3,271 | 5,295 | −20.3% |
11 | ŁKS Łódź | 67,158 | 5,451 | 4,712 | 5,166 | +13.3%1 |
12 | Wisła Płock | 58,786 | 7,419 | 1,714 | 4,522 | +4.3% |
13 | Piast Gliwice | 57,127 | 6,813 | 3,363 | 4,394 | −11.7% |
14 | Zagłębie Lubin | 53,515 | 6,063 | 2,212 | 4,116 | −15.4% |
15 | Pogoń Szczecin | 44,389 | 3,947 | 2,895 | 3,699 | −42.8% |
16 | Raków Częstochowa | 38,661 | 4,153 | 2,011 | 2,973 | +4.3%1 |
League total | 1,869,201 | 33,000 | 0 | 8,987 | +2.0% |
Updated to games played on 9 March 2020.
Source:
Ekstraklasa (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in
I liga.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Legia Warsaw | 267,283 | 25,401 | 0 | 14,849 | −15.7% |
2 | Wisła Kraków | 219,454 | 33,000 | 0 | 13,716 | −14.1% |
3 | Lech Poznań | 222,429 | 32,307 | 0 | 13,084 | +9.5% |
4 | Śląsk Wrocław | 197,316 | 31,819 | 0 | 12,332 | +36.0% |
5 | Górnik Zabrze | 187,702 | 18,573 | 0 | 11,041 | −16.4% |
6 | Lechia Gdańsk | 153,620 | 14,008 | 0 | 9,601 | −34.9% |
7 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 129,801 | 19,308 | 0 | 8,113 | −14.2% |
8 | Cracovia | 126,804 | 14,154 | 0 | 7,925 | +13.9% |
9 | Arka Gdynia | 96,422 | 13,011 | 0 | 6,026 | −14.2% |
10 | Korona Kielce | 72,742 | 11,692 | 0 | 4,546 | −31.6% |
11 | ŁKS Łódź | 70,082 | 5,451 | 0 | 4,380 | −3.9%1 |
12 | Piast Gliwice | 63,191 | 6,813 | 0 | 3,717 | −25.3% |
13 | Wisła Płock | 61,549 | 7,419 | 0 | 3,621 | −16.5% |
14 | Zagłębie Lubin | 57,634 | 6,063 | 0 | 3,390 | −30.4% |
15 | Pogoń Szczecin | 47,194 | 3,947 | 0 | 3,146 | −51.3% |
16 | Raków Częstochowa | 41,681 | 4,153 | 0 | 2,452 | −14.0%1 |
League total | 2,014,904 | 33,000 | 0 | 6,807 | −22.7% |
Updated to games played on 19 July 2020.
Source:
Ekstraklasa (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in
I liga.
Player of the Month
|
Young player of the Month
|
Coach of the Month
|
Award [75] | Player | Club |
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Goalkeeper of the Season | Dušan Kuciak | Lechia Gdańsk |
Defender of the Season | Artur Jędrzejczyk | Legia Warsaw |
Midfielder of the Season | Domagoj Antolić | Legia Warsaw |
Forward of the Season | Christian Gytkjær | Lech Poznań |
Coach of the Season | Aleksandar Vuković | Legia Warsaw |
Young player of the season | Michał Karbownik | Legia Warsaw |
Player of the Season | Jorge Félix | Piast Gliwice |
Top Scorer of the season | Christian Gytkjær | Lech Poznań |
Number | Region | Team(s) |
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3 | Silesian Voivodeship | Górnik Zabrze, Piast Gliwice and Raków Częstochowa |
2 | Lesser Poland Voivodeship | Cracovia and Wisła Kraków |
Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Śląsk Wrocław and Zagłębie Lubin | |
Masovian Voivodeship | Legia Warsaw and Wisła Płock | |
Pomeranian Voivodeship | Arka Gdynia and Lechia Gdańsk | |
1 | Greater Poland Voivodeship | Lech Poznań |
Łódź Voivodeship | ŁKS Łódź | |
Podlaskie Voivodeship | Jagiellonia Białystok | |
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship | Korona Kielce | |
West Pomeranian Voivodeship | Pogoń Szczecin |