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94th season of top-tier football league in Poland

Football league season

The 2019–20 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[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.

Changes from last season[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
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 24,5631
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 4,2002
Raków Częstochowa Bełchatów GIEKSA Arena3 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
  1. ^ Upgrading to 31,871.
  2. ^ Upgrading to 21,163.[15][16]
  3. ^ Due to the renovation of the Municipal Football Stadium “Raków” in Częstochowa, Raków played home matches at the GIEKSA Arena in Bełchatów.
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
Stadion miejski w Gdyni.jpg Stade Józef Piłsudski.jpg Ernest Pohl Stadium - Zabrze 2.jpg Stadion MOSiR Kielce Staszek 20060401.jpg Stadion Lecha Poznan. 2010-11-03 (4).JPG
Lechia
Location of teams in 2019–20 Ekstraklasa
 Legia
Stadion Energa Gdańsk Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Capacity: 43,615 Capacity: 31,800
Gdańsk, Stadion PGE Arena - fotopolska.eu (326975).jpg Warszawa 8645.jpg
ŁKS Łódź Piast
Stadion ŁKS Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka
Capacity: 5,700 Capacity: 10,037
Stadion Miejski w Łodzi - Stadion ŁKS Łódź i Budowlani Łódź S.A.jpg Stadion Piasta Gliwice 05.JPG
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
Szczecin stadion przy ul Twardowskiego.jpg Stadion GKS Bełchatów (Poland).JPG Stadion Wroclaw 2011-11-18.jpg Stadion przed meczem z APOELEM.jpg Stadion Wisły Płock.JPG Dialog Arena.jpg

Personnel and kits[edit]

Managerial changes[edit]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic[edit]

Ekstraklasa schedule changes
Round Original dates Revised dates
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]

Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played.)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Śląsk Wrocław 4, Lech Poznań 1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Górnik Zabrze 1, Raków Częstochowa 0.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Zagłębie Lubin 4, Wisła Płock 1.

Positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Legia 13 7 7 10 8 8 5 5 3 5 9 7 4 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Piast 5 11 14 9 5 5 7 9 7 9 7 3 2 3 2 5 5 7 5 6 6 7 6 7 6 2 2 2 2 2
Śląsk 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 6 9 6 6 5 2 1 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 3
Lech 5 3 1 3 4 4 6 8 9 8 5 8 10 9 9 9 8 6 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4
Cracovia 5 11 6 4 7 6 4 2 5 2 2 5 5 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 5
Pogoń 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 6 6
Jagiellonia 1 6 5 7 3 3 2 4 4 6 8 4 8 7 7 7 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 11 9 8 8 8 7 7
Lechia 11 10 4 6 10 10 10 6 6 3 3 6 7 8 8 8 6 5 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 8
Górnik 5 4 10 5 9 7 9 10 10 11 11 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9
Raków 14 9 12 14 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 11 10
Zagłębie 5 13 13 8 12 12 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 10 9 11
Wisła Płock 5 15 15 15 16 13 11 11 8 7 4 2 1 4 6 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12
Wisła Kraków 14 14 11 13 6 9 8 7 11 12 13 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Korona 3 8 7 11 13 14 16 14 15 15 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 14 14 14 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14
Arka 16 16 16 16 15 16 14 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 13 14 15 13 12 13 14 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15
ŁKS 11 4 7 11 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 15 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Results[edit]

Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an “a” indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs[edit]

Championship round[edit]

League table[edit]

Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[37]
(C) Champion
Notes:

Positions by round[edit]

Results[edit]

Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an “a” indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation round[edit]

League table[edit]

Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[37]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Points in regular season: Górnik Zabrze – 41 pts, Raków Częstochowa – 41 pts, Zagłębie Lubin – 38 pts. Head-to-head away goals in regular season: Górnik Zabrze 1, Raków Częstochowa 0.

Positions by round[edit]

Results[edit]

Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an “a” indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Individual statistics[edit]

Attendances[edit]

Before COVID-19 pandemic (after 26th round)[edit]

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.

Total attendances[edit]

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.

Monthly awards[edit]

Annual awards[edit]

Number of teams by region[edit]

See also[edit]

  1. ^ Match have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  2. ^ All matches of 27–30 round have been played behind closed doors without any spectators (until 19 June 2020).
  3. ^ All matches of 31–37 round have been played with “no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public”.
  4. ^ The average league attendance was 8,987 after 208 matches prior to fixtures being played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  5. ^ Sobolewski was initially appointed as interim coach, but the move was made permanent on 6 May 2020.[19]

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