Ekstraklasa

The Ekstraklasa, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the I liga, seasons start in July, and end in May or June the following year. Teams play a total of 37 games each, totalling 296 matches in the season. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. The winner of the Ekstraklasa qualifies for the Polish SuperCup. The Ekstraklasa is now operated by the Ekstraklasa SA.
The Ekstraklasa was officially formed as Liga Polska on 4–5 December 1926 in Warsaw, since 1 March 1927 as Liga Piłki Nożnej, but the Polish Football Association had been in existence since 20 December 1919, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. The first games of the freshly created league took place on 3 April 1927, while first national non-league football championship took place in 1920.
A total of 82 teams have played in the top division of Polish football since the founding of the league, of which 16 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Legia Warsaw, who won their 14th title in 2019–20 season.

History

Creation of the Polish Football League

On 4–5 December 1926 in Warsaw, representatives from several Polish clubs met for the purpose of discussing the creation of a league. It is unknown where the idea of a Polish league originated from, however a national league was thought to be a much more practical solution than hitherto practiced two-stage system of regional matches followed by a national match.
To dismay of clubs' officials, the PZPN was not receptive to the idea of a national league and therefore sought to thwart it. However, it turned out that virtually all but one of the Polish clubs supported the idea. The decision to create it was made regardless what PZPN's representatives thought of it. In late February 1927, at the PZPN's meeting in Warsaw, its officials openly opposed the formation of a league, but the clubs, allegedly egged on by some generals from the Polish Army, proceeded anyway. The creation of the League was announced on 1 March 1927.

Cracovia

The only opponent of the league's formation was Cracovia – a very influential and strong organization in Polish football of the 1920s. Cracovia's boycott was because its chairman, Dr. Edward Cetnarowski, at the same time held the post of the director of the PZPN. Cetnarowski was a personality known not only in Poland, but also in other countries. It was due to his efforts that in September 1923, Cracovia toured Spain, drawing 1–1 with Barcelona and losing 0–1 to Real Madrid. In October, also thanks to Cetnarowski, Sevilla travelled to Kraków, losing 2–3 to Cracovia.

Early years of the league

Games of the first championships started on 3 April 1927. All major teams took part in it. This is the list of the teams :
In this first season of the league, fight for championship was decided between two powerful teams – Wisła Kraków and 1.FC Katowice. This rivalry was treated very seriously, not only by the two sides involved, but also by the whole nation. 1.FC was regarded as the team supported by German minority, while Wisła, at the end of this historic season, represented ambitions of all Poles.
Some time in the fall of 1927 in Katowice, an ill-fated game between 1.FC and Wisła took place. Stakes were very high – the winner would become the champion. Kraków's side won 2–0 and became the champion. 1.FC finished second, third was Warta Poznań.

1927–1932: dominance of Kraków teams

In 1928 Cracovia finally decided to enter the league, which was gladly accepted by all fans of football. However, championships were once again won by Wisła, with such excellent players as Henryk Reyman, Mieczyslaw Balcer and Jan Kotlarczyk. Warta Poznań was second and Legia Warsaw third. This was also the last year of 1.FC's glory. The team finished fifth, to be relegated forever at the end of 1929 season.
In 1929 yet another team was added to the list of champions of Poland. This time it was Warta Poznań, which finished one point ahead of Garbarnia Kraków.
However, after the last game, on 1 December 1929, it was Garbarnia Kraków that was celebrating the championship. Two weeks later, in mid-December, PZPN's officials changed the result of the Warta – Klub Turystow Łódź game. Originally, Warta lost 1–2, but due to walk-over, this was changed to 3–0 in favor of Poznań's side. As a result of the decision, Warta became the champion, Garbarnia finished second with 32 points and Klub Turystow was relegated.
In 1930, Cracovia regained the championship, and a year later another Kraków's side, Garbarnia, won the league. It is clear that the 1927–1932 period was marked by dominance of teams from Kraków. During this time, only once the championship was won by a side from a different city. The 1931 champion, Garbarnia, was unique as this was the first time that the league had been won by a side whose all players had been bought from other teams.

1933–1939: Upper Silesian dominance

As has been said, the early 1930s marked a decline of the dominance of Kraków and Lwów as centers of Polish football. The point of gravity slowly moved towards west – to Polish part of Upper Silesia, which had belonged to Poland since 1921. In 1932 the champion was Cracovia, but starting in 1933, Ruch Chorzów completely dominated the league, being the champion for four times in a row.
Ruch, with such excellent players as Teodor Peterek, Ernest Wilimowski and Gerard Wodarz was by far the best team in those years. For example, in 1934 it finished seven points ahead of second Cracovia. Other important teams of these years were: Cracovia, Wisła Kraków, Pogoń Lwów and Warta Poznań.
In 1933 and 1934 there were 12 teams in the League. In 1935 this number was cut to 11 and in 1936 – to 10. Football officials did it on purpose – with fewer teams, the competition was supposed to be harder, which would attract fans to the stadiums. However, supporters' turnout was not impressive, with Ruch Chorzów as the most popular team, both at home and away.
In late 1935 fans were shocked to find that Cracovia, the legend of this sport, was relegated to the A-class. Kraków's side absence lasted for a year – it returned in 1937, to become the champion.
Ruch Chorzów was still the dominant team, winning the Championships in 1936 and 1938. In 1937 Ruch's streak of four consecutive champions was broken by Cracovia, and in 1939 the championships were not finished. By 31 August 1939, after some 12 games, Ruch was the leader of the 10-team League. Last games of this summer occurred on 20 August. Then, a break was planned, because the National Team was going to play a few international friendlies. Games were to be re-introduced on 10 September.
This is the list of the ten teams that participated in last, historic games for championships of interwar Poland. Teams are presented according to their position on the table, as of 31 August 1939:

Ruch Chorzów
Wisła Kraków
Pogoń Lwów
AKS Chorzów
Warta Poznań
Cracovia
Polonia Warsaw
Garbarnia Kraków
Warszawianka Warsaw
Union Touring Łódź
After World War II

As a result of the Second World War, the borders of Poland changed significantly. Lwów, one of the centers of Polish football was annexed by Soviet Union and all these teams ceased to exist. Lwów's football officials and players moved westwards, creating such clubs as Polonia Bytom, Odra Opole and Pogoń Szczecin. Another important center, Wilno, was also annexed by the Soviets. In exchange, Poland gained a large swath of formerly German territory in particular in Silesia, with its capital Wrocław and towns such as Zabrze and Lubin. 18 teams played in the league between seasons of 1992 and 1998.

Clubs

There are 16 clubs in the Ekstraklasa. During the course of the season each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games. From the 2013–14 season onward after 30th round league will be split into 'champion' and 'relegation' groups. Each team plays seven more games. The 2016–17 season was last when teams started an extra round with half the points achieved during the first phase of 30 matches. The changes extend the season to total of 296 matches played.

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Arka Gdynia	Gdynia	Stadion Miejski	15,139
Cracovia	Kraków	Stadion Cracovii	15,016
Górnik Zabrze	Zabrze	Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla	24,413
Jagiellonia Białystok	Białystok	Stadion Miejski	22,432
Korona Kielce	Kielce	Kolporter Arena	15,550
Lech Poznań	Poznań	Stadion Miejski	43,269
Lechia Gdańsk	Gdańsk	Stadion Energa Gdańsk	43,615
Legia Warsaw	Warsaw	Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego	31,800
ŁKS Łódź	Łódź	Stadion ŁKS	5,700
Piast Gliwice	Gliwice	Stadion Miejski	10,037
Pogoń Szczecin	Szczecin	Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera	18,027
Raków Częstochowa	Częstochowa	Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków	4,200
Śląsk Wrocław	Wrocław	Stadion Miejski	44,416
Wisła Kraków	Kraków	Stadion im. Henryka Reymana	33,326
Wisła Płock	Płock	Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego	12,800
Zagłębie Lubin	Lubin	Stadion KGHM Zagłębia	16,068

Upgrading to 31,871.
List of league champions

Abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. On 31 August 1939 Ruch Chorzów was the leader.

Clubs by number of league championships

Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.

Titles	Team	Year
14	Górnik Zabrze	1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
14	Legia Warsaw	1955, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
14	Wisła Kraków	1927, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011
13	Ruch Chorzów	1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1989
7	Lech Poznań	1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2015
4	Cracovia	1930, 1932, 1937, 1948
4	Widzew Łódź	1981, 1982, 1996, 1997
2	Polonia Bytom	1954, 1962
2	Stal Mielec	1973, 1976
2	ŁKS Łódź	1958, 1998
2	Zagłębie Lubin	1991, 2007
2	Śląsk Wrocław	1977, 2012
1	Warta Poznań	1929
1	Garbarnia Kraków	1931
1	Szombierki Bytom	1980
1	Polonia Warsaw	2000
1	Piast Gliwice	2019

The following table lists the league champions by the Polish voivodeship regions.

Region	Titles	Winning Clubs
Silesia	31	Górnik Zabrze, Ruch Chorzów, Polonia Bytom, Szombierki Bytom, Piast Gliwice
Lesser Poland	19	Wisła Kraków, Cracovia, Garbarnia Kraków
Masovia	15	Legia Warsaw, Polonia Warsaw
Greater Poland	8	Lech Poznań, Warta Poznań
Łódź	6	Widzew Łódź, ŁKS Łódź
Lower Silesia	4	Zagłębie Lubin, Śląsk Wrocław
Subcarpathian	2	Stal Mielec

Honored teams

After 10 Polish Championship titles a representative golden star is placed above the team's badge to indicate 10 Polish Championship titles.
The current officially sanctioned Championship stars are:

Golden star: 10 or more Polish Championship titles:
* Ruch Chorzów
* Górnik Zabrze
* Wisła Kraków
* Legia Warsaw
Silver star: 5–9 Polish Championship titles:
* Lech Poznań
* Cracovia
White star: 1–4 Polish Championship titles:
*Widzew Łódź
*Śląsk Wrocław
*Zagłębie Lubin
*ŁKS Łódź
*Piast Gliwice
*Polonia Bytom
*Polonia Warszawa
*Warta Poznań
All-time league table

The all-time league table consists off all the teams that once participated in the Ekstraklasa. Data from the 1927 – 2016–17 seasons.
Source: 90minut.pl

Pos.	Club	Seasons	Current Level	Matches Played	Points	Total Wins	Wins for 3 Points	Draws	Losses	Losses for −1 Points	Goals scored	Goals conceded	Goal difference
1	Legia Warsaw	80	1st	2192	3102	1072	402	553	566	3	3668	2306	+1362
2	Wisła Kraków	77	1st	2057	2714	927	347	517	612	6	3347	2428	+919
3	Ruch Chorzów	77	4th	2070	2428	841	192	555	673	6	3109	2662	+447
4	Górnik Zabrze	59	1st	1705	2162	731	214	488	486	1	2555	1880	+675
5	Lech Poznań	56	1st	1610	2016	646	279	441	522	8	2212	1879	+333
6	ŁKS Łódź	65	2nd	1720	1761	598	100	474	647	6	2230	2361	-131
7	Widzew Łódź	35	2nd	1075	1362	425	182	336	314	6	1401	1244	+157
8	Pogoń Szczecin	44	1st	1306	1349	419	139	372	515	7	1513	1778	-265
9	Śląsk Wrocław	38	1st	1162	1327	419	144	341	402	5	1356	1393	-37
10	Zagłębie Lubin	28	1st	885	1120	323	220	256	305	1	1095	1041	+54
11	Cracovia	38	1st	954	1047	349	126	223	382		1378	1386	-8
12	GKS Katowice	30	3rd	894	1030	321	104	286	287	2	1023	977	+46
13	Polonia Warsaw	31	4th	800	966	304	180	178	318		1165	1251	-86
14	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	35	2nd	950	889	315	4	259	376	4	1131	1250	-119
15	Polonia Bytom	35	4th	892	881	289	33	274	328	4	1099	1141	-42
16	Stal Mielec	25	1st	738	726	247	11	227	263	6	834	844	-10
17	Lechia Gdańsk	25	1st	674	721	216	107	182	276	1	727	879	-152
18	Szombierki Bytom	25	5th	702	645	235		180	287	5	875	999	-124
19	Gwardia Warszawa	23	not existing	572	539	195		149	228		682	764	-82
20	Odra Wodzisław Śląski	14	5th	418	529	145	145	94	179		487	570	-83
21	Jagiellonia Białystok	14	1st	452	528	150	125	120	182	7	509	631	-122
22	Odra Opole	22	2nd	564	523	182		159	223		645	740	-95
23	Amica Wronki	11	not existing	332	498	135	135	93	104		452	370	+82
24	Korona Kielce	11	2nd	358	486	128	128	102	128		437	475	-28
25	GKS Bełchatów	12	2nd	375	486	130	130	96	149		422	463	-41
26	Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski	10	7th	294	441	124	124	69	101		420	357	+63
27	Warta Poznań	18	1st	410	423	177		69	164		841	733	+108
28	Arka Gdynia	13	2nd	397	385	113	44	115	169		388	511	-123
29	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	14	5th	430	376	126	26	98	206		461	651	-190
30	Wisła Płock	10	1st	307	353	94	86	79	134		339	457	-118
31	Piast Gliwice	7	1st	238	313	85	85	58	95		286	328	-42
32	Garbarnia Kraków	15	3rd	315	306	121		64	130		561	561
33	Pogoń Lwów	13	abroad	273	304	130		44	99		537	439	+98
34	Stomil Olsztyn	8	2nd	254	296	76	69	75	103		255	339	-84
35	Olimpia Poznań Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk	9	6th	290	265	79	16	101	108	10	313	380	-67
36	Stal Rzeszów	11	3rd	290	255	79		97	114		297	377	-80
37	Hutnik Kraków	7	4th	234	254	75	23	81	78		299	284	+15
38	Górnik Łęczna	7	3rd	223	248	64	64	56	103		231	331	-100
39	KS Warszawianka	13	not existing	271	227	90		47	134		427	612	-185
40	Motor Lublin	9	4th	274	220	70		92	112	12	259	372	-113
41	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	5	1st	171	197	48	48	53	70		196	250	-54
42	AKS Chorzów	10	not existing	192	196	80		36	76		336	307	+29
43	Bałtyk Gdynia	7	4th	210	186	64	1	61	85	4	184	247	-56
44	ROW Rybnik	7	3rd	198	165	50		65	83		165	233	-78
45	Górnik Wałbrzych	6	5th	182	157	53	2	56	73	7	194	246	-52
46	Rymer Niedobczyce Górnik Radlin	9	6th 7th	188	155	58		39	91		238	344	-106
47	Zagłębie Wałbrzych	6	7th	160	142	50		42	68		131	166	-35
48	Czarni Lwów	7	not existing	164	141	56		29	79		265	326	-61
49	Raków Częstochowa	4	1st	136	136	36	27	37	63		120	186	-66
50	Sokół Pniewy Sokół Tychy	4	5th	136	130	36	16	42	58		128	190	-62
51	Polonia Bydgoszcz	7	5th	156	129	47		35	74		186	296	-110
52	Ruch Radzionków	3	4th	90	109	30	30	19	41		105	135	-30
53	Stal Stalowa Wola	4	3rd	132	103	32	1	44	56		113	173	-60
54	1. FC Katowice	3	7th	78	88	39		10	29		164	143	+21
55	Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza	2	2nd	74	88	23	23	19	32		74	105	-31
56	GKS Tychy	3	2nd	90	86	28		30	32		105	113	-8
57	Klub Turystów Łódź Union Touring Łódź	4	not existing	90	76	32		12	46		149	212	-63
58	KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski	3	4th	92	71	18	18	17	57		73	147	-74
59	Siarka Tarnobrzeg	3	3rd	102	65	19	3	24	59		88	169	-81
60	Arkonia Szczecin	4	6th	88	64	20		24	44		100	166	-66
61	Śląsk Świętochłowice	3	5th	66	45	19		7	40		84	166	-82
62	Unia Racibórz	2	5th	52	38	14		10	28		77	126	-49
63	Hasmonea Lwów	2	not existing	54	38	14		10	30		98	149	-51
64	Wawel Kraków	2	7th	32	37	13		11	8		50	36	+14
65	Igloopol Dębica	2	5th	64	37	9		19	36		43	121	-78
66	Strzelec 22 Siedlce	3	not existing	64	36	14		8	42		84	169	-85
67	Sandecja Nowy Sącz	1	2nd	37	33	6	6	15	16		34	54	-20
68	Szczakowianka Jaworzno	1	6th	30	32	8	8	8	14		40	54	-14
69	RKS Radomsko	1	not existing	28	31	7	7	10	11		23	34	-11
70	TKS Toruń	2	not existing	54	30	13		4	37		84	185	-101
71	Podgórze Kraków	2	7th	42	27	11		5	26		56	103	-47
72	Radomiak Radom	1	2nd	30	25	8		9	13		29	32	-3
73	Górnik Polkowice	1	3rd	26	23	6	6	5	15		17	37	-20
74	Tarnovia Tarnów	1	5th	26	22	10		2	14		42	48	-6
75	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	1	4th	26	22	5	5	7	14		21	42	-21
76	GKS Jastrzębie	1	2nd	30	19	8		8	14	5	24	43	+19
77	Dąb Katowice	2	not existing	36	14	7			29		29	97	-68
78	ŁTS-G Łódź	1	not existing	22	12	3		6	13		25	67	-42
79	Śmigły Wilno	1	not existing	18	11	5		1	12		29	50	-21
80	Jutrzenka Kraków	1	not existing	26	11	3		5	18		41	82	-41
81	Lechia Lwów	1	not existing	22	11	5		1	16		23	66	-43

From 1927 to 2017 a total of 81 teams contested in the Ekstraklasa.
Bold- indicates teams currently playing in the Ekstraklasa 2020–21 season.

Explanation

1. An equal number of points on the basis of their goal difference, then greater number of goals scored.
2. In seasons 1927 – 1994–95 for a win awarded 2 points and 1 point for a draw. In seasons 1986–87 – 1989–90 for win at least three goals difference additionally awarded 1 point, while a losses at least 3 goals difference subtracted one point. Since the season 1995–96 for win gives 3 points and 1 point for a draw.
3. Included additional qualification games between both teams and league championship and remain in the league and was not included in the table play-off for the right to play in the league between teams of different class divisions.
4. Included matches with unfinished 1939 season.

Penalty points

Includes penalties imposed by the Football Association:

In the season 1934 in the meeting Garbarnia Kraków – ŁKS Łódź held bilateral forfeit 0:3.
Matches of the season 1986–87 and the season 1992–93 on suspicion settings results have been verified as completed, but the teams received points places and infield.
In the season 1993–94 Legia Warsaw, Wisła Kraków and ŁKS Łódź started the game with a negative account as punishment for the events of the final round of the season 1992–93.
In the season 2009–10 Jagiellonia Białystok was penalized 10 points deduction for participating in the corruption scandal.
In the season 2012–13 Zagłębie Lubin was penalized 3 points for participating in the corruption scandal.
In the season 2015–16 Wisła Kraków, Górnik Zabrze, Lechia Gdańsk and Ruch Chorzów were penalized 1 points for failing with licensing requirements.
In the season 2016–17 Ruch Chorzów waw penalized 4 points for failing with licensing requirements.
Mergers and acquisitions teams

With the following mergers and acquisitions teams:

The combination Union Łódź and Klub Turystów Łódź at Union-Touring Łódź – the balance Klub Turystów and Union-Touring counted together.
The combination Rymer Niedobczyce and Błyskawica Radlin at Górnik Radlin – the balance Rymer and Górnik counted together.
The combination Sokół Pniewy and GKS Tychy at Sokół Tychy – the balance of the Sokół Pniewy and Sokół Tychy is counted together.
The combination Olimpia Poznań and Lechia Gdańsk at Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk – the balance Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk is included in the balance sheet Lechia Gdańsk.
The combination Amica Wronki and Lech Poznań – Lech Poznań balance before and after the merger is counted together.
The combination Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski and Polonia Warsaw – Polonia Warsaw balance before and after the merger is counted together.
Top goalscorers

Year	Tally	Player	Club
1927	37 goals	Henryk Reyman	Wisła Kraków
1928	28 goals	Ludwik Gintel	Cracovia
1929	25 goals	Rochus Nastula	Czarni Lwów
1930	24 goals	Karol Kossok	Cracovia
1931	24 goals	Walerian Kisieliński	Wisła Kraków
1932	16 goals	Kajetan Kryszkiewicz	Warta Poznań
1933	19 goals	Artur Woźniak	Wisła Kraków
1934	33 goals	Ernst Wilimowski	Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
1935	22 goals	Michał Matyas	Pogoń Lwów
1936	18 goals	Teodor Peterek Ernst Wilimowski	Ruch Hajduki Wielkie Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
1937	12 goals	Artur Woźniak	Wisła Kraków
1938	21 goals	Teodor Peterek	Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
1939	12 goals	Ernst Wilimowski	Ruch Hajduki Wielkie
1948	31 goals	Józef Kohut	Wisła Kraków
1949	20 goals	Teodor Anioła	Lech Poznań
1950	21 goals	Teodor Anioła	Lech Poznań
1951	20 goals	Teodor Anioła	Lech Poznań
1952	11 goals	Gerard Cieślik	Ruch Chorzów
1953	24 goals	Gerard Cieślik	Ruch Chorzów
1954	13 goals	Henryk Kempny Ernst Pohl	Polonia Bytom Legia Warsaw
1955	16 goals	Stanisław Hachorek	Gwardia Warsaw
1956	21 goals	Henryk Kempny	Legia Warsaw
1957	19 goals	Lucjan Brychczy	Legia Warsaw
1958	19 goals	Władysław Soporek	ŁKS Łódź
1959	21 goals	Jan Liberda Ernst Pohl	Polonia Bytom Górnik Zabrze
1960	17 goals	Marian Norkowski	Polonia Bydgoszcz
1961	24 goals	Ernst Pohl	Górnik Zabrze
1962	16 goals	Jan Liberda	Polonia Bytom
1963	18 goals	Marian Kielec	Pogoń Szczecin
1964	18 goals	Lucjan Brychczy Józef Gałeczka Jerzy Wilim	Legia Warsaw Zagłębie Sosnowiec Szombierki Bytom
1965	18 goals	Lucjan Brychczy	Legia Warsaw
1966	23 goals	Włodzimierz Lubański	Górnik Zabrze
1967	18 goals	Włodzimierz Lubański	Górnik Zabrze
1968	24 goals	Włodzimierz Lubański	Górnik Zabrze
1969	22 goals	Włodzimierz Lubański	Górnik Zabrze
1970	18 goals	Andrzej Jarosik	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1971	13 goals	Andrzej Jarosik	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1972	16 goals	Ryszard Szymczak	Gwardia Warsaw
1973	13 goals	Grzegorz Lato	Stal Mielec
1974	15 goals	Zdzisław Kapka	Wisła Kraków
1975	19 goals	Grzegorz Lato	Stal Mielec
1976	20 goals	Kazimierz Kmiecik	Wisła Kraków
1977	17 goals	Włodzimierz Mazur	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1978	15 goals	Kazimierz Kmiecik	Wisła Kraków
1979	17 goals	Kazimierz Kmiecik	Wisła Kraków
1980	24 goals	Kazimierz Kmiecik	Wisła Kraków
1981	18 goals	Krzysztof Adamczyk	Legia Warsaw
1982	15 goals	Grzegorz Kapica	Szombierki Bytom
1983	15 goals	Mirosław Okoński Mirosław Tłokiński	Lech Poznań Widzew Łódź
1984	14 goals	Włodzimierz Ciołek	Górnik Wałbrzych
1985	14 goals	Leszek Iwanicki	Motor Lublin
1986	20 goals	Andrzej Zgutczyński	Górnik Zabrze
1987	24 goals	Marek Leśniak	Pogoń Szczecin
1988	20 goals	Dariusz Dziekanowski	Legia Warsaw
1989	24 goals	Krzysztof Warzycha	Ruch Chorzów
1990	18 goals	Andrzej Juskowiak	Lech Poznań
1991	21 goals	Tomasz Dziubiński	Wisła Kraków
1992	20 goals	Jerzy Podbrożny Mirosław Waligóra	Lech Poznań Hutnik Kraków
1993	25 goals	Jerzy Podbrożny	Lech Poznań
1994	21 goals	Zenon Burzawa	Sokół Pniewy
1995	16 goals	Bogusław Cygan	Stal Mielec
1996	29 goals	Marek Koniarek	Widzew Łódź
1997	18 goals	Mirosław Trzeciak	ŁKS Łódź
1998	14 goals	Arkadiusz Bąk Sylwester Czereszewski Mariusz Śrutwa	Polonia Warsaw Legia Warsaw Ruch Chorzów
1999	21 goals	Tomasz Frankowski	Wisła Kraków
2000	19 goals	Adam Kompała	Górnik Zabrze
2001	18 goals	Tomasz Frankowski	Wisła Kraków
2002	21 goals	Maciej Żurawski	Wisła Kraków
2003	24 goals	Stanko Svitlica	Legia Warsaw
2004	20 goals	Maciej Żurawski	Wisła Kraków
2005	25 goals	Tomasz Frankowski	Wisła Kraków
2006	21 goals	Grzegorz Piechna	Korona Kielce
2007	15 goals	Piotr Reiss	Lech Poznań
2008	23 goals	Paweł Brożek	Wisła Kraków
2009	19 goals	Paweł Brożek Takesure Chinyama	Wisła Kraków Legia Warsaw
2010	18 goals	Robert Lewandowski	Lech Poznań
2011	14 goals	Tomasz Frankowski	Jagiellonia Białystok
2012	22 goals	Artjoms Rudņevs	Lech Poznań
2013	14 goals	Róbert Demjan	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
2014	22 goals	Marcin Robak	Piast Gliwice Pogoń Szczecin
2015	20 goals	Kamil Wilczek	Piast Gliwice
2016	28 goals	Nemanja Nikolić	Legia Warsaw
2017	18 goals	Marco Paixão Marcin Robak	Lechia Gdańsk Lech Poznań
2018	24 goals	Carlitos	Wisła Kraków
2019	24 goals	Igor Angulo	Górnik Zabrze
2020	24 goals	Christian Gytkjær	Lech Poznań

Players

All-time Top 10 goalscorers

All-time most appearances

League presidents

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 2007/08 season
Górnik Łęczna – relegated from 1st to 3rd division, −6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
Górnik Polkowice – 70 000 zł penalty, relegated from 2nd to 4th division, −6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
Jagiellonia Białystok – docked 10 points at the start of the 2009/10 season, fine of 300,000 zloty
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski – relegated from 2nd to 3rd division, – 6 points at the start of 2007/08 season
Zagłębie Sosnowiec – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated from the top division to the 3rd, as they finished the season in the relegation zone, plus one division lower due to corruption.
Korona Kielce – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated one level lower due to corruption.
Zagłębie Lubin – at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated one level lower due to corruption.
Statistics

UEFA coefficients

The following data indicates Polish coefficient rankings between European football leagues.
;Country ranking:
UEFA League Ranking as of 15 March 2019:

23. Eliteserien
24. Kazakhstan Premier League
25. Ekstraklasa
26. Azerbaijan Premier League
27. Israeli Premier League

;Club ranking:
UEFA 5-year Club Ranking as of 15 March 2019:

61. Legia Warsaw
139. Lech Poznań
259. Jagiellonia Białystok
260. Górnik Zabrze
263. Arka Gdynia
Television

All matches from the 2011–12 are telecast live nationally by Canal+ Poland. From 2019–20 Telewizja Polska has the rights to air live 1 games per week on a non-scrambled channel.

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