2018–19 Ekstraklasa

Ekstraklasa
Season 2018–19
Dates 20 July 2018 –
19 May 2019
Matches played 72
Goals scored 201 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer Zdeněk Ondrášek
(7 goals)
Biggest home win Lech 4–0 Zagłębie S.
(12 August 2018)
Zagłębie L. 4–0 Śląsk
(14 September 2018)
Highest scoring Lech 2–5 Wisła K.
(19 August 2018)
Wisła K. 5–2 Lechia
(15 September 2018)
Longest winning run 5 matches
Lechia
Longest unbeaten run 7 matches
Lechia
Longest winless run 8 matches
Cracovia
Pogoń
Zagłębie S.
Longest losing run 3 matches
Miedź
Pogoń
All statistics correct as of 12 October 2018.

The 2018–19 Ekstraklasa is the 93rd season of the Polish Football Championship and the 85th season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.

The season started on 20 July 2018 and will conclude on 19 May 2019.[1] After the 20th matchday the league will go on a winter break between 23 December 2018 and 8 February 2019. The regular season will be played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2017–18 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I liga after the 2017-18 season. The fixtures were announced on 22 March 2018.[1]

Each team will play a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After the 30th round (in the beginning of April 2018), the league will split into two groups: championship round (top eight teams) and relegation round (bottom eight teams). Each team will play 7 more games (teams ranked 1-4 and 9-12 played four times at home). So, finally each team will play a total of 37 matches. The team at the top of the Championship round wins the league title. The two teams at the bottom of the Relegation round are demoted to I liga for the 2019-20 season. This was the sixth season to take place since the new playoff structure has been introduced.

The defending champions are Legia Warsaw, who won their 13th Polish title the previous season.

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the I liga. Miedź Legnica were promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time.[2] Zagłębie Sosnowiec will make a return to the Ekstraklasa for the first time since 2008.[3]

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Arka GdyniaGdyniaStadion Miejski15,139
CracoviaKrakówStadion Cracovii15,016
Górnik ZabrzeZabrzeStadion im. Ernesta Pohla24,4132
Jagiellonia BiałystokBiałystokStadion Miejski22,432
Korona KielceKielceKolporter Arena15,550
Lech PoznańPoznańStadion Miejski43,269
Lechia GdańskGdańskStadion Energa Gdańsk43,615
Legia WarsawWarsawStadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego31,800
Miedź LegnicaLegnicaStadion im. Orła Białego6,244
Piast GliwiceGliwiceStadion Miejski10,037
Pogoń SzczecinSzczecinStadion im. Floriana Krygiera18,027
Śląsk WrocławWrocławStadion Miejski42,771
Wisła KrakówKrakówStadion im. Henryka Reymana33,326
Wisła PłockPłockStadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego12,800
Zagłębie LubinLubinStadion KGHM Zagłębia16,068
Zagłębie SosnowiecSosnowiecStadion Ludowy7,500 (4,900 seats)
  1. ^ Upgrading to 31,871.
Arka Cracovia Górnik Zabrze Jagiellonia Korona Lech
Stadion Miejski Stadion Cracovii Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla Stadion Miejski Kolporter Arena Stadion Miejski
Capacity: 15,139 Capacity: 15,016 Capacity: 24,413 Capacity: 22,432 Capacity: 15,550 Capacity: 43,269
Lechia Legia
Stadion Energa Gdańsk Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego
Capacity: 43,615 Capacity: 31,800
Miedź Piast
Stadion im. Orła Białego Stadion Miejski
Capacity: 6,244 Capacity: 10,037
Pogoń Śląsk Wisła Kraków Wisła Płock Lubin Sosnowiec
Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera Stadion Miejski Stadion im. Henryka Reymana Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego Stadion KGHM Zagłębia Stadion Ludowy
Capacity: 18,027 Capacity: 42,771 Capacity: 33,326 Capacity: 12,800 Capacity: 16,068 Capacity: 7,500 (4,900 seats)

Personnel and kits

TeamChairmanHead coachCaptainManufacturerSponsors
Arka GdyniaPoland Wojciech PertkiewiczPoland Zbigniew SmółkaPoland Adam MarciniakAdidasGdynia
CracoviaPoland Janusz FilipiakPoland Michał ProbierzBosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav ČoviloPumaComarch
Górnik ZabrzePoland Bartosz SarnowskiPoland Marcin BroszPoland Szymon MatuszekAdidasAllianz
Jagiellonia BiałystokPoland Cezary KuleszaPoland Ireneusz MamrotPoland Rafał GrzybErreàSTS
Korona KielcePoland Krzysztof ZającItaly Gino LettieriPoland Bartosz RymaniakPumaLewiatan
Lech PoznańPoland Karol KlimczakSerbia Ivan ĐurđevićPoland Maciej GajosMacronAforti
Lechia GdańskPoland Adam MandziaraPoland Piotr StokowiecPortugal Flávio PaixãoNew BalanceEnerga
Legia WarsawPoland Dariusz MioduskiPortugal Ricardo Sá PintoSerbia Miroslav RadovićAdidasFortuna
Miedź LegnicaPoland Martyna PajączekPoland Dominik NowakPoland Wojciech ŁobodzińskiSallerDSA SA
Piast GliwicePoland Paweł ŻelemPoland Waldemar FornalikSpain Gerard BadíaAdidasGliwice
Pogoń SzczecinPoland Jarosław MroczekGermany Kosta RunjaićPoland Adam FrączczakZinaGrupa Azoty
Śląsk WrocławPoland Marcin PrzychodnyPoland Tadeusz PawłowskiPoland Piotr CelebanAdidasforBET
Wisła KrakówPoland Marzena SarapataPoland Maciej StolarczykPoland Rafał BoguskiAdidasLV Bet
Wisła PłockPoland Jacek KruszewskiPoland Dariusz DźwigałaPoland Bartłomiej SielewskiAdidasPKN Orlen, Budmat
Zagłębie LubinPoland Mateusz DróżdżPoland Mariusz LewandowskiSlovakia Ľubomír GuldanNikeKGHM
Zagłębie SosnowiecPoland Marcin JaroszewskiPoland Dariusz DudekPoland Tomasz NowakPatrickBanimex

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lech Poznań Poland Rafał Ulatowski[4] Caretaking spell over 21 May 2018 Pre-season Serbia Ivan Đurđević[4] 21 May 2018
Arka Gdynia Poland Leszek Ojrzyński[5] End of contract 21 May 2018 Poland Zbigniew Smółka[6] 8 June 2018
Wisła Kraków Spain Joan Carrillo[7] Mutual contest 12 June 2018 Poland Maciej Stolarczyk[8] 18 June 2018
Wisła Płock Poland Jerzy Brzęczek[9] Resigned 12 July 2018 Poland Dariusz Dźwigała [10] 14 July 2018
Legia Warsaw Croatia Dean Klafurić[11] Sacked 1 August 2018 9th Serbia Aleksandar Vuković (interim)[11] 1 August 2018
Legia Warsaw Serbia Aleksandar Vuković[12] Caretaking spell over 13 August 2018 6th Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto[12] 13 August 2018

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lechia Gdańsk 11 6 3 2 20 13 +7 21 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Legia Warsaw 11 6 3 2 16 12 +4 21
3 Wisła Kraków 11 6 2 3 20 10 +10 20
4 Jagiellonia Białystok 11 6 2 3 17 13 +4 20
5 Piast Gliwice 11 6 2 3 17 15 +2 20
6 Korona Kielce 11 5 4 2 15 12 +3 19
7 Lech Poznań 11 5 2 4 17 14 +3 17
8 Zagłębie Lubin 11 5 1 5 17 17 0 16
9 Arka Gdynia 11 3 5 3 12 11 +1 14 Qualification for the Relegation round
10 Pogoń Szczecin 11 3 4 4 13 13 0 13
11 Śląsk Wrocław 11 3 3 5 16 15 +1 12
12 Miedź Legnica 11 3 3 5 15 20 −5 12
13 Wisła Płock 11 2 4 5 14 20 −6 10
14 Górnik Zabrze 11 1 6 4 11 17 −6 9
15 Cracovia 11 1 4 6 8 17 −9 7
16 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 11 1 4 6 15 24 −9 7
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. 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.)

Positions by round

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
Lechia 5 5 6 4 3 1 1 2 2 3 1
Legia 15 9 10 5 4 8 8 6 4 4 2
Wisła K. 9 5 9 9 7 6 2 1 3 6 3
Jagiellonia 13 7 4 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 4
Piast 3 2 1 3 5 3 5 4 6 2 5
Korona 7 11 8 5 8 7 7 8 7 5 6
Lech 3 2 2 1 1 5 3 7 8 7 7
Zagłębie L. 1 1 3 8 6 4 6 5 5 8 8
Arka 9 13 13 11 10 10 10 12 10 10 9
Pogoń 13 15 16 16 15 16 15 15 14 13 10
Śląsk 1 4 7 10 11 12 13 14 11 9 11
Miedź 5 8 12 13 12 9 9 9 9 11 12
Wisła P. 11 11 14 14 16 13 12 11 13 12 13
Górnik Z. 7 10 5 7 9 11 11 10 12 14 14
Zagłębie S. 11 14 11 12 13 14 14 13 15 15 15
Cracovia 15 16 15 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 16

Results

Home \ Away ARK CRA GÓR JAG KOR LPO LGD LEG MLE PIA POG ŚLĄ WIS WPŁ ZAG ZSO
Arka Gdynia — 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–2
Cracovia 0–0 — 0–0 0–2 3–1 0–1
Górnik Zabrze — 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1
Jagiellonia Białystok 3–1 — 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–4 1–0
Korona Kielce 2–1 1–1 — 1–2 2–1 3–1
Lech Poznań 2–0 — 2–1 1–1 2–5 4–0
Lechia Gdańsk 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 3–3 4–1
Legia Warsaw 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–4 1–3 2–1
Miedź Legnica 1–3 1–1 1–4 — 2–2 1–0 2–0
Piast Gliwice 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–3 — 2–1
Pogoń Szczecin 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 — 2–1 4–0
Śląsk Wrocław 3–1 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 — 0–1
Wisła Kraków 0–0 3–0 0–1 5–2 2–1 — 1–1
Wisła Płock 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 —
Zagłębie Lubin 0–2 2–1 0–2 4–0 — 2–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: 90minut.pl
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Results by round

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
Arka L D L D W L D L W D W
Cracovia L L D D L L D L W D L
Górnik D D W D L L D D L L D
Jagiellonia L W W W W L D W W L D
Korona D L W W D W L D W W D
Lech W W W W L L D L L W D
Lechia W D D W W W W L D L W
Legia L W D W W L D W W D W
Miedź W L L L D W W D L L D
Piast W W W L L W D W L W D
Pogoń L L L D D L D D W W W
Śląsk W D L L D D L L W W L
Wisła K. D W L D W W W W L L W
Wisła P. L D L D L W D D L W L
Zagłębie L. W W L L W W L W D L L
Zagłębie S. L L W L L D D D L D L

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Poland Artur SobiechLechia GdańskZagłębie Lubin3–3 (H)22 September 2018[15]
Poland Marcin RobakŚląsk WrocławJagiellonia Białystok0–4 (A)1 October 2018[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ramowy terminarz Ekstraklasy 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Miedź w Ekstraklasie". 90minut.pl. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Zagłębie Sosnowiec w Ekstraklasie" (in Polish). 90minut. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Ivan Djurdjević trenerem Lecha od nowego sezonu" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Trener Ojrzyński meczem ze Śląskiem pożegna się z Arką" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Zbigniew Smółka trenerem Arki Gdynia!" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Joan Carrillo żegna się z Wisłą Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Maciej Stolarczyk trenerem Wisły" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jerzy Brzęczek nowym selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski!" (in Polish). PZPN. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dariusz Dźwigała trenerem Wisły Płock" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Komunikat klubu" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Ricardo Sa Pinto trenerem Legii" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Statystyki". Ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Asysty Lotto Ekstraklasy: Lukas Haraslin samodzielnym liderem". WP Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ekstraklasa: Najpierw Sobiech zaliczył hattrick. Potem trzy gole strzeliło Zagłębie". dziennik.pl. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Lotto Ekstraklasa. Śląsk rozjechał Jagiellonię! Hat-trick Marcina Robaka. Napastnik ma już siedem bramek". gol24.pl. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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