2024–25 Ekstraklasa
The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa was the 99th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 91st season of the highest-tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 17th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
Jagiellonia Białystok were the defending champions, after winning their first Polish title the previous season. Lech Poznań clinched their ninth Ekstraklasa title on 24 May 2025, following a 1–0 win over Piast Gliwice in the last matchday. The season's runner-ups were Raków Częstochowa, with Jagiellonia Białystok finishing third.
Season overview
The season started on 19 July 2024 with a match between defending champions Jagiellonia Białystok and Puszcza Niepołomice, and concluded on 24 May 2025.The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participated, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining three were promoted from the I liga. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It was the eighth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Teams
A total of 18 teams participated in the 2024–25 edition of the Ekstraklasa.The first team to be relegated in the 2023–24 season was ŁKS Łódź, after a home loss to Śląsk Wrocław on 4 May 2024, ending their one-year stay in Ekstraklasa. The second relegated team was Ruch Chorzów on 12 May 2024, when Puszcza Niepołomice defeated Warta Poznań; much like ŁKS, they returned to the second tier after just one year in the top-flight. The last team to be demoted was Warta Poznań, whose fate was sealed after losing to Jagiellonia Białystok on the last matchday, ending their four-year stay.
The first team that won promotion from 2023–24 I liga was Lechia Gdańsk after a win over Wisła Kraków on 11 May 2024, returning to the top flight after a year of absence. The second promoted team was GKS Katowice, taking the 2nd spot in the table away from Arka Gdynia by defeating them in the last round of the regular season; they returned to the Ekstraklasa after a nineteen-year absence. The third and final team to earn promotion was Motor Lublin, who won the play-off final against Arka on 2 June 2024; Motor entered the top flight after thirty-two years of absence.
| Promoted from 2023–24 I liga | Relegated from 2023–24 Ekstraklasa |
| Lechia Gdańsk GKS Katowice Motor Lublin | Warta Poznań Ruch Chorzów ŁKS Łódź |
Stadiums and locations
- GKS moved to Arena Katowice in March 2025.
- Upgrading to 31,871.
- Since the 2023–24 season Puszcza played their matches at Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium, due to the fact that the stadium in Niepołomice did not meet Ekstraklasa standards. They returned to their stadium in March 2025.
- Upgrading to 14,440.
| Cracovia | GKS Katowice | Górnik | Jagiellonia | Korona | Lech |
| Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium | Arena Katowice | Ernest Pohl Stadium | Chorten Arena | Exbud Arena | Enea Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,016 | Capacity: 15,048 | Capacity: 24,563 | Capacity: 22,372 | Capacity: 15,700 | Capacity: 42,837 |
| Lechia | Legia | Motor | Piast | Pogoń | Puszcza |
| Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk | Polish Army Stadium | Motor Lublin Arena | Piotr Wieczorek Stadium | Florian Krygier Stadium | Municipal Stadium |
| Capacity: 41,620 | Capacity: 31,006 | Capacity: 15,247 | Capacity: 9,913 | Capacity: 21,163 | Capacity: 2,000 |
| Radomiak | Raków | Stal | Śląsk | Widzew | Zagłębie |
| Czachor Brothers Stadium | Raków Municipal Football Stadium | Grzegorz Lato Stadium | Tarczyński Arena Wrocław | Widzew Łódź Stadium | KGHM Zagłebie Arena |
| Capacity: 8,840 | Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 42,771 | Capacity: 18,018 | Capacity: 16,086 |
Personnel and kits
All teams have Lotto placed on the center of the chest.Managerial changes
- Italics for interim managers.