2020–21 Ekstraklasa
The 2020–21 Ekstraklasa (currently named PKO Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[4][5] is the 95th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 87th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 13th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa SA.
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 21 August 2020 – 16 May 2021 |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 306 (2.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tomáš Pekhart (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Lechia 4–0 Podbeskidzie (26 September 2020) Lech 4–0 Podbeskidzie (6 December 2020) |
Biggest away win | Stal 0–6 Wisła K. (18 October 2020) |
Highest scoring | Jagiellonia 5–2 Wisła P. (23 November 2020) Jagiellonia 4–3 Warta (5 December 2020) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches Górnik Zabrze |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Raków Częstochowa |
Longest winless run | 8 matches Piast Gliwice |
Longest losing run | 4 matches Piast Gliwice Stal Mielec Lechia Gdańsk Warta Poznań |
Highest attendance | 17,546[upper-alpha 1] Lech 1–0 Warta (20 September 2020)[2] |
Lowest attendance | 0[upper-alpha 2] All matches from 17 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Total attendance | 212,855[upper-alpha 3][3] |
Average attendance | 4,950[upper-alpha 4] 44,9% |
← 2019–20
All statistics correct as of 21 December 2020. |
The regular season is played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 16 teams participated, 13 of which competed in the league during the previous season, while the remaining three were promoted from the 2019–20 I liga. On 24 July 2020 Ekstraklasa SA and Polish Football Association announced the 2020–21 season calendar. The season started on 21 August 2020 and will conclude on 16 May 2021. Due to the season start being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic it will be shortened to 30 matchdays without a split into Championship and Relegation groups. Each team plays a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After the 14th matchday the league went on a winter break between 21 December 2020 and 28 January 2021. 2020–21 is a transition season (only the team which takes 16th position after the season will be relegated to I liga) to extend Ekstraklasa from 16 to 18 teams starting with 2021–22 season.[6] During 2020–21 season a substitution limit will be increased from three to five.[7] It is the fourth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 43 matches have been played with a limited number of spectators. The rest of the matches (until 17 October 2020) were played behind closed doors without any spectators.
The defending champions are Legia Warsaw, who won their 14th title the previous season. The two clubs promoted from I liga were Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, returning to Ekstraklasa after 4 years,[8] as well as Stal Mielec, who made a return to Ekstraklasa after 24 years.[9] After winning the I liga promotion play-offs, Warta Poznań also returned to Ekstraklasa after 25 years.[10]
Teams
A total of 16 teams participate in the 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season.
Changes from last season
Promoted from 2019–20 I liga |
Relegated from 2019–20 Ekstraklasa |
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Stal Mielec Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Warta Poznań |
Arka Gdynia Korona Kielce ŁKS Łódź |
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
- ^ Upgrading to 31,871.
- ^ Due to the renovation of the Municipal Football Stadium "Raków" in Częstochowa, Raków will play home matches at the GIEKSA Arena in Bełchatów.
- ^ Upgrading to 20,500.[11][12]
- ^ Due to the renovation of Warta Poznań Stadium in Poznań, Warta will play home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii in Grodzisk Wielkopolski.[13]
Cracovia | Górnik Zabrze | Jagiellonia | Lech | Lechia | Legia |
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Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla | Stadion Jagiellonii | Stadion Lecha | Arena Gdańsk | Stadion Wojska Polskiego |
Capacity: 15,114 | Capacity: 24,563 | Capacity: 22,432 | Capacity: 43,269 | Capacity: 43,615 | Capacity: 31,800 |
Piast | Podbeskidzie | ||||
Stadion im. Piotra Wieczorka | Stadion BBOSiR | ||||
Capacity: 10,037 | Capacity: 15,076 | ||||
Pogoń | Raków | ||||
Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | GIEKSA Arena | ||||
Capacity: 4,200 | Capacity: 5,264 | ||||
Stal Mielec | Śląsk | Warta | Wisła Kraków | Wisła Płock | Zagłębie |
Stadion MOSiR | Stadion Wrocław | Stadion Dyskobolii Grodzisk Wielkopolski | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin |
Capacity: 6,864 | Capacity: 45,105 | Capacity: 5,383 | Capacity: 33,326 | Capacity: 12,800 | Capacity: 16,068 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Jagiellonia Białystok | Ivaylo Petev[14] | Mutual consent | 31 July 2020 | Pre-season | Bogdan Zając[15] | 31 July 2020 |
Stal Mielec | Dariusz Marzec[16] | Mutual consent | 31 July 2020 | Dariusz Skrzypczak[17] | 31 July 2020 | |
Legia Warsaw | Sacked | 21 September 2020 | 7th | Czesław Michniewicz[19] | 21 September 2020 | |
Stal Mielec | Dariusz Skrzypczak[20] | Sacked | 10 November 2020 | 15th | Leszek Ojrzyński[21] | 11 November 2020 |
Wisła Kraków | Artur Skowronek[22] | Sacked | 28 November 2020 | 12th | Kazimierz Kmiecik Grzegorz Mokry (interim)[23] |
30 November 2020 |
Kazimierz Kmiecik Grzegorz Mokry[24] |
End of caretaker spell | 2 December 2020 | 12th | Peter Hyballa[24] | 2 December 2020 | |
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Krzysztof Brede[25] | Sacked | 15 December 2020 | 16th | Robert Kasperczyk[26] | 22 December 2020 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Pogoń Szczecin | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 31 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Legia Warsaw | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 29 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Raków Częstochowa | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 28 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
4 | Śląsk Wrocław | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | |
5 | Górnik Zabrze | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 24 | |
6 | Zagłębie Lubin | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 23 | |
7 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 | |
8 | Lechia Gdańsk | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 20 | |
9 | Lech Poznań | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 19 | |
10 | Wisła Płock | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | |
11 | Piast Gliwice | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 17 | |
12 | Warta Poznań | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 17 | |
13 | Cracovia[lower-alpha 1] | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16 | |
14 | Wisła Kraków | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 14 | |
15 | Stal Mielec | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 14 | |
16 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 12 | Relegation to I liga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
Notes:
- Cracovia was deducted 5 points for match-fixing during the 2003–04 II liga season (second tier at the time).[27]
Positions by round
Note: The list does not include the matches postponed to a later date but includes all games played in advance.[upper-alpha 5] [upper-alpha 6] The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.
Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | |
Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | |
Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round | |
Relegation to I liga |
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top assists
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Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Jesús Jiménez | Górnik Zabrze | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 4–2 (H) | 23 August 2020 | [37] |
Jakov Puljić | Jagiellonia Białystok | Wisła Płock | 5–2 (H) | 23 November 2020 | [38] |
Jagiellonia Białystok | Warta Poznań | 4–3 (H) | 5 December 2020 | [39] |
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Lech Poznań | 25,772 | 17,546 | 0 | 6,443 | −50.8% |
2 | Górnik Zabrze | 30,130 | 12,492 | 0 | 5,021 | −54.5% |
3 | Śląsk Wrocław | 23,232 | 11,535 | 0 | 4,646 | −62.3% |
4 | Legia Warsaw | 20,619 | 11,510 | 0 | 3,436 | −76.9% |
5 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 16,016 | 5,881 | 0 | 3,203 | −60.5% |
6 | Lechia Gdańsk | 14,808 | 5,424 | 0 | 2,468 | −74.3% |
7 | Cracovia | 14,619 | 5,439 | 0 | 2,436 | −69.3% |
8 | Wisła Kraków | 12,051 | 7,007 | 0 | 2,410 | −82.4% |
9 | Zagłębie Lubin | 11,869 | 3,968 | 0 | 1,978 | −41.7% |
10 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 11,692 | 4,397 | 0 | 1,948 | −48.7%1 |
11 | Piast Gliwice | 8,442 | 3,215 | 0 | 1,688 | −54.6% |
12 | Stal Mielec | 6,134 | 3,420 | 0 | 1,226 | −59.1%1 |
13 | Raków Częstochowa | 5,291 | 1,985 | 0 | 871 | −64.5% |
14 | Warta Poznań | 4,253 | 2,381 | 0 | 850 | +21.4%1 |
15 | Wisła Płock | 4,229 | 1,500 | 0 | 845 | −76.7% |
16 | Pogoń Szczecin | 3,698 | 1,877 | 0 | 739 | −76.5% |
League total | 212,855[3] | 17,546 | 0 | 4,950 | −44.9% |
Updated to games played on 20 December 2020.
Source: Ekstraklasa (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in I liga.
Awards
Monthly awards
Player of the Month
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Young player of the Month
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Coach of the Month
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Number of teams by region
Notes
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match have been played with a limited number of spectators at maximum of 50% of stadium capacity.[1]
- Matches have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
- Season total attendance after 43 matches (until 17 October 2020). All matches have been played with a limited number of spectators.
- Season average attendance after 43 matches (until 17 October 2020). All matches have been played with a limited number of spectators.
- The list of postponed matches:
- Lech Poznań - Pogoń Szczecin (5th round)[28][29]
- Legia Warsaw - Śląsk Wrocław (5th round, played on 21 October 2020)[30][29]
- Pogoń Szczecin - Jagiellonia Białystok (6th round, played on 30 October 2020)[31]
- Wisła Kraków - Lechia Gdańsk (6th round, played on 28 October 2020)[32]
- Warta Poznań - Legia Warsaw (6th round, played on 2 November 2020)[33]
- Górnik Zabrze - Piast Gliwice (9th round, played on 20 November 2020)[34]
- Lechia Gdańsk - Śląsk Wrocław (9th round, played on 20 November 2020)[34]
- Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała - Zagłębie Lubin (9th round, played on 24 November 2020)[34]
- Wisła Płock - Pogoń Szczecin (9th round, played on 2 December 2020)[34]
- The list of matches played in advance:
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External links
- Official website (in Polish)
- Ekstraklasa at uefa.com