| Ekstraklasa |
|---|
 Ekstraklasa 2007-08 |
 |
| Founded |
| 1927 |
| Nation |
 Poland |
| Relegation To |
| II liga |
| Number of Teams |
| 16 |
| European Qualification |
| Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| Cups |
| Polish Cup Ekstraklasa Cup Ekstraklasa Supercup |
| Current Champions |
| Wisła Kraków |
| Website |
| Official |
The Ekstraklasa, current styled as the Orange Ekstraklasa for sponsorship purposes, is the top division of Polish football premier league. The 2007&ndash08 Ekstraklasa started in July 2007 and ended in mid-May 2008 Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for The Polish Cup in football (Puchar Polski is an elimination tournament for Polish Football clubs held continuously from 1950 and The Polish Super Cup in football (official Polish title "Superpuchar Polski") is an annually held match between the Champion of the ( Polish 1st league Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland Orange Polska is the brand name of Polish Mobile phone network operator PTK Centertel. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
The Ekstraklasa (former I liga) was formed as Liga Piłki Nożnej (LPN) on 1 March 1927 in Warsaw, but Polish Championships as non-league competition and The Polish Football Federation PZPN (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) had been organized on 20 December 1919 in Warsaw, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. The Polish Football Association ( PZPN) (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej is the governing body of football in Poland Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common First, historic games of the freshly created League took place on April 3, 1927 (for more information about games in the 1920s and 1930s, see Polish Football League 1927-1939)
Currently the Ekstraklasa has 16 teams. Beginnings In the years 1921&ndash1926 the football championships were organized in a non-league way The winner automatically receives the Polish Championship title. Polish Championship in Football Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1913 Cracovia Kraków, Pogoń Lwów, Czarni Lwów (Championship In the course of the time, number of teams participating in the Ekstraklasa games differed. In the 1990s there were as many as 18 teams, but in late 1930s - only 10.
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Ekstraklasa members for 2008-09
The following 16 teams will compete in the Ekstraklasa during the 2008-09 season.
| Club | Position in 2007-2008 |
Ekstraklasa Titles (Last title) |
City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arka Gdynia | 3rd (2L) | 0 | Gdynia | Stadion GOSiR |
| Cracovia Kraków | 7th | 5 (1947-48) | Kraków | Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium |
| Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolskia | 3rd | 0 | Grodzisk Wielkopolski | Stadion Dyskobolia |
| GKS Bełchatów | 9th | 0 | Bełchatów | Stadion GKS |
| Górnik Zabrze | 8th | 14 (1987-88) | Zabrze | Ernest Pohl Stadium |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 14th | 0 | Białystok | Białystok City Stadium |
| Korona Kielce | 6th | 0 | Kielce | Kielce City Stadium |
| Lech Poznań | 4th | 5 (1992-93) | Poznań | Stadion Miejski in Poznań |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 1st (2L) | 0 | Gdańsk | |
| Legia Warszawa | 2nd | 8 (2005-06) | Warsaw | Polish Army Stadium |
| ŁKS Łódź | 11th | 2 (1997-98) | Łódź | Stadion ŁKS |
| Odra Wodzisław | 12th | 0 | Wodzisław Śląski | MOSiR Stadium |
| Polonia Bytom | 13th | 2 (1961-62) | Bytom | Stadion Edwarda Szymkowiaka |
| Ruch Chorzów | 10th | 14 (1988-89) | Chorzów | Stadion Ruchu |
| Śląsk Wrocława | 2nd (2L) | 1 (1976-77) | Wrocław | |
| Wisła Kraków | 1st | 11 (2007-08) | Kraków | Wisła Stadium |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 5th | 2 (2006-2007) | Lubin | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin |
a Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski and Śląsk Wrocław will be merged for the 2008-09 season. Arka Gdynia, pron ˈarka ˈgdɨɲa is a Polish football club based in Gdynia, Poland. Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Stadion GOSiR is a multi-use Stadium in Gdynia, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Arka Cracovia Kraków ( pron kraˈkɔvʲa ˈkrakuf is a professional football club based in Kraków, Poland. Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Marszałek Piłsudski Stadium (formerly Stadion Cracovia or Stadion Cracovii) is a multi-use Stadium in Kraków, Poland. Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, pron dɨskɔˈbɔʎa ˈgrɔdʑisk vʲɛlkɔˈpɔlski is a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Grodzisk Wielkopolski (Grätz is a town in Poland, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (Wielkopolskie Stadion Dyskobolia is a multi-use Stadium in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland. PGE GKS Bełchatów ( pronounced) is a professional football club that competes in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Bełchatów is a city in central Poland, with 62437 inhabitants (2004 Stadion GKS is a multi-use Stadium in Bełchatów, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Górnik Zabrze ( pron ˈgurɲik ˈzabʐɛ) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Zabrze (Hindenburg OS (1915-1945 is a City in southern Poland with 194041 inhabitants (2004 Ernest Pohl Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Zabrze, Poland. Jagiellonia Białystok ( pron) is a Polish football club Founded in 1920 it is based in Białystok, Poland and plays at Białystok Białystok Lublin Voivodeship Białystok (also known by alternative names) is the largest City in northeastern Poland. Białystok City Stadium Korona Kielce, pron kɔˈrɔna ˈkjɛltsɛ ( Korona - Crown - symbol of club and city Kielce, Kielce - name of city where club Kielce is a city in central Poland with 202609 inhabitants (2006 Kielce City Stadium (Stadion Miejski Kielce is a multi-use Stadium in Kielce, Poland. Lech Poznań ( pron ˈlɛx ˈpɔznaɲ) is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Stadion Miejski is a multi-use Stadium in Poznań, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Lechia Gdańsk, pron ˈlɛxja ˈgdaɲsk is a Polish football club (founded in 1945 as a BOP Baltia Gdańsk) based in Gdańsk, Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw The 2005-06 Ekstraklasa season started on 24 July 2005 and ended 13 May 2006. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium (Polish Stadion Wojska Polskiego imienia Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego) is a multi-use Stadium in Warsaw ŁKS Łódź, pron ˈwuʨ is a Polish football club based in Łódź, Poland. Łódź is Poland 's third largest city with population of 753192 in 2007 (lost its second rank to Krakow in 2007 Stadion LKS is a multi-use Stadium in Łódź, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches MKS Odra Wodzisław Śląski, pron ˈɔdra vɔdʑiˈswaf is a Polish football club based in Wodzisław Śląski, Poland. MOSiR Stadion is a multi-use Stadium in Wodzisław Śląski, Poland. TS Polonia Bytom, pron pɔˈlɔɲa ˈbɨtɔm is a Polish football club founded January 4 1920 in the city of Bytom, during the hectic months of Bytom (Beuthen is a City in southern Poland with 188234 inhabitants (2007 Stadion Edwarda Szymkowiaka is a multi-use Stadium in Bytom, Poland. Ruch Chorzów ( pron ˈrux ˈxɔʐuf is a Polish football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. Chorzów Subcarpathian Voivodeship Chorzów (Königshütte) is a city in Silesia southern Poland with around 114680 (2006 inhabitants and an area of 33 Stadion Ruchu Chorzów is a multi-use stadium in Chorzów, Poland. Śląsk Wrocław, pron ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔʦwaf is a football club from Wrocław, Poland. Statistics of Ekstraklasa in the 1976/1977 season Overview It was contested by 16 teams and Śląsk Wrocław won the championship Wrocław (Breslau Vratislav Vratislavia or Wratislavia Yiddish: ברעסלוי) is the chief City of the historical region of Lower Silesia Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland The 2007&ndash08 Ekstraklasa started in July 2007 and ended in mid-May 2008 Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Stadion Wisły is a football-specific Stadium in Kraków, Poland. Zagłębie Lubin, pron zagˈwɛmbʲɛ ˈlubin is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin, Poland The 2006-07 Ekstraklasa season started on 28 July 2006 and finished on 26 May 2007. Lubin Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Lubin (Lüben is a town in south-western Poland, on the Zimnica River. Stadion Zagłębia Lubin is a multi-use Stadium in Lubin, Poland.
Corruption scandal
Several clubs have been involved in a corruption scandal and were/are in danger of relegation:
- Arka Gdynia - relegated from 1st to 2nd division, -5 points at the start of next season
- Górnik Łęczna - relegated from 1st to 3rd division, -6 points at the start of next season
- Górnik Polkowice - 70 000 zł penalty, relegated from 2nd to 4th division, -6 points at the start of next season
- KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski - relegated from 2nd to 3rd division, - 6 points at the start of the next season
- Zagłębie Sosnowiec - at the end of 2007/08 will be relegated one level lower, so if they'll end the season as 16th or 15th team of 1st division, they'll be relegated to 3rd division, if they finish the league at a higher place, they'll be relegated to 2nd division
- Widzew Łódź - at the end of 2007/08 will be relegated one level lower due to corruption.
Other clubs which are partly involved in corruption scandal:
- Korona Kielce (1st division)
- Zagłębie Lubin(1st division, Polish champion 2006-2007)
Television
Three matches weekly - usually Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday - are telecast nationally by Canal Plus Sport of Poland. Canal+ ("Canal Plus" "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984
List of champions
¹ Non-league championship
² Not held due to the 1924 Summer Olympics
³ Abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. Cracovia Kraków ( pron kraˈkɔvʲa ˈkrakuf is a professional football club based in Kraków, Poland. 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Ruch Chorzów ( pron ˈrux ˈxɔʐuf is a Polish football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. Stal Mielec is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. Śląsk Wrocław, pron ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔʦwaf is a football club from Wrocław, Poland. Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland Ruch Chorzów ( pron ˈrux ˈxɔʐuf is a Polish football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. Szombierki Bytom is a Polish football club from Szombierki district of Bytom. Widzew Łódź, pron ˈvidzɛv ˈwuʨ is a Polish football club based in Łódź, Poland. Widzew Łódź, pron ˈvidzɛv ˈwuʨ is a Polish football club based in Łódź, Poland. Lech Poznań ( pron ˈlɛx ˈpɔznaɲ) is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. Lech Poznań ( pron ˈlɛx ˈpɔznaɲ) is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. Górnik Zabrze ( pron ˈgurɲik ˈzabʐɛ) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik Zabrze ( pron ˈgurɲik ˈzabʐɛ) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. 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ŁKS Łódź, pron ˈwuʨ is a Polish football club based in Łódź, Poland. Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland Polonia Warszawa, ( pron pɔˈlɔɲa varˈʂava is a Polish Sports club with football and Basketball teams Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland The 2005-06 Ekstraklasa season started on 24 July 2005 and ended 13 May 2006. Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw The 2006-07 Ekstraklasa season started on 28 July 2006 and finished on 26 May 2007. Zagłębie Lubin, pron zagˈwɛmbʲɛ ˈlubin is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin, Poland The 2007&ndash08 Ekstraklasa started in July 2007 and ended in mid-May 2008 Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including On 31 August 1939 Ruch Chorzów was the leader. Ruch Chorzów ( pron ˈrux ˈxɔʐuf is a Polish football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia.
Clubs by number of championships
| Titles | Team |
|---|---|
| 14 | Górnik Zabrze |
| 14 | Ruch Chorzów |
| 11 | Wisła Kraków |
| 8 | Legia Warszawa |
| 5 | Cracovia Kraków |
| 5 | Lech Poznań |
| 4 | Pogoń Lwów |
| 4 | Widzew Łódź |
| 2 | Polonia Warszawa |
| 2 | Zagłębie Lubin |
| 2 | ŁKS Łódź |
| 2 | Stal Mielec |
| 2 | Polonia Bytom |
| 2 | Warta Poznań |
| 1 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| 1 | Szombierki Bytom |
| 1 | Garbarnia Kraków |
Top goalscorers
1927-39
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