2011–12 Ekstraklasa

The 2011–12 Ekstraklasa was the 78th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It started on 29 July 2011 and concluded on 6 May 2012. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2010–11 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2010–11 season of the I Liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away.
Śląsk Wrocław won the title, which marked their 2nd title in Ekstraklasa history.
The defending champions were Wisła Kraków, who won their 13th Polish championship in the previous season.

Teams

Arka Gdynia and Polonia Bytom were relegated to the I Liga after finishing last season in the 2 bottom places and were replaced by ŁKS Łódź, winners of the 2010–11 I Liga season and runners-up Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.
Therefore, ŁKS Łódź returned to the Ekstraklasa after a 2-season break, while Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała made their first Ekstraklasa appearance in the club's history.

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity	Notes
Cracovia	Kraków	Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego	15,016	-
GKS Bełchatów	Bełchatów	GIEKSA Arena	5,238	-
Górnik Zabrze	Zabrze	Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla	3,500	Upgrading to 31,643
Jagiellonia Białystok	Białystok	Stadion Jagiellonii	6,000	Upgrading to 22,400
Korona Kielce	Kielce	Arena Kielce	15,550	-
Lech Poznań	Poznań	Stadion Lecha	43,098	-
Lechia Gdańsk	Gdańsk	PGE Arena	44,636	-
Legia Warsaw	Warsaw	Pepsi Arena	31,800	-
Łódzki KS	Łódź	Stadion ŁKS	12,160	Upgrading to 30,000
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	Bielsko-Biała	Stadion BBOSiR	4,286	Upgrading to 15,292
Polonia Warsaw	Warsaw	Stadion Polonii	7,150	-
Ruch Chorzów	Chorzów	Stadion Ruchu	10,000	-
Śląsk Wrocław	Wrocław	Stadion Wrocław	44,416	-
Widzew Łódź	Łódź	Stadion Widzewa	10,500	-
Wisła Kraków	Kraków	Stadion im. Henryka Reymana	33,680	-
Zagłębie Lubin	Lubin	Dialog Arena	16,300	-

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