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| The '''Ekstraklasa''' ({{IPA-pl|ɛkstraˈklasa}}), or '''T-Mobile Ekstraklasa''' for sponsorship reasons, is a ] professional league for ] clubs. At the top of the ], it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of ] with the ]. The Ekstraklasa season starts in late July, and ends in May the following year, teams play a total of 30 games each. The Ekstraklasa (former I liga) was formed as '''''Liga Piłki Nożnej''''' (LPN) on 1 March 1927 in ], but Polish Championships as non-league competition and The Polish Football Federation PZPN (]) had been organized on 20 December 1919 in ], a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. First, historic games of the freshly created league took place on April 3, 1927. | The '''Ekstraklasa''' ({{IPA-pl|ɛkstraˈklasa}}), or '''T-Mobile Ekstraklasa''' for sponsorship reasons, is a ] professional league for ] clubs. At the top of the ], it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of ] with the ]. The Ekstraklasa season starts in late July, and ends in May the following year, teams play a total of 30 games each. The Ekstraklasa (former I liga) was formed as '''''Liga Piłki Nożnej''''' (LPN) on 1 March 1927 in ], but Polish Championships as non-league competition and The Polish Football Federation PZPN (]) had been organized on 20 December 1919 in ], a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. First, historic games of the freshly created league took place on April 3, 1927. | ||
| A total of 78 clubs have played in the top division of polish football since the founding of the league in 1927, of which, 16 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Wisła Kraków, who won their |
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| Founded | 1927 |
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| Country |  Poland |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | I Liga |
| Domestic cup(s) | Polish Cup Polish SuperCup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Europa League |
| Current champions | Wisła Kraków (13th title) |
| Most championships | Górnik Zabrze Ruch Chorzow (14 titles each) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2011–12 season | |
The Ekstraklasa (Polish pronunciation: [ɛkstraˈklasa]), or T-Mobile Ekstraklasa for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Polish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the I Liga. The Ekstraklasa season starts in late July, and ends in May the following year, teams play a total of 30 games each. The Ekstraklasa (former I liga) was formed as Liga Piłki Nożnej (LPN) on 1 March 1927 in Warsaw, but Polish Championships as non-league competition and The Polish Football Federation PZPN (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) had been organized on 20 December 1919 in Warsaw, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. First, historic games of the freshly created league took place on April 3, 1927.
A total of 78 clubs have played in the top division of polish football since the founding of the league in 1927, of which, 16 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Wisła Kraków, who won their 13th title in 2010–11.
Creation of the Polish Football League
In December 1926 in Warsaw, representatives from several Polish clubs met each other. The purpose of this meeting was simple - to discuss about possibility of creating a Soccer League. Now, it is impossible to speculate, who and why came up with this idea (some say this was due to numerous changes, introduced at that time in Poland, after the May Coup). Obviously, a League was a much more practical solution than hitherto practiced two-stage (regional and then central) games.
To dismay of clubs’ officials, PZPN did not like the idea of the League and the Association wanted to thwart it. However, it turned out that virtually all but one Polish club supported the League and decided to create it, no matter what PZPN's representatives thought of it. In late February 1927, at the PZPN's meeting in Warsaw, its officials openly opposed the League, but the clubs, allegedly egged on by some generals from Polish Army (which, after May Coup of 1926, played a key role in all aspects of public life), would not obey. The creation of the League was announced on March 1, 1927.
Cracovia Kraków
It has been mentioned that all clubs but one supported the League. The only opponent was Cracovia - a very influential and strong organization in Polish soccer of the 1920s. Cracovia's boycott was because its director, Dr. Edward Cetnarowski, at the same time held the post of the director of PZPN.
It must be mentioned that Cetnarowski was a personality known not only in Poland, but also in other countries. It was due to his efforts that in September 1923 his beloved club, Cracovia, went on a tour to Spain. The Kraków side's results were impressive - a 1-1 tie with FC Barcelona and a 0-1 loss to Real Madrid. In October, also thanks to Cetnarowski, FC Sevilla came to Kraków and lost 2-3 to Cracovia.
Early years of the League - dominance of Wisła Kraków
Games of first, historic League Championships started on April 3, 1927. All major teams (except for Cracovia) took part in it. This is the list of the teams (in the order given below the League finished in November 1927):
- Wisła Kraków
- 1. FC Katowice
- Warta Poznań
- Pogoń Lwów
- Legia Warsaw
- Klub Turystow Łódź
- ŁKS Łódź
- Polonia Warsaw
- Czarni Lwów
- Toruński KS Toruń
- Hasmonea Lwów
- Ruch Chorzów
- Warszawianka Warsaw
- Jutrzenka Kraków
Polish-German rivalry symbolized by Wisła Kraków and 1.FC Katowice
In this first, historic 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.
1928-1939 Silesian Dominance
In 1928 Cracovia finally decided to enter the League, which was gladly accepted by all fans of soccer. 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 (after Cracovia, Pogon Lwów and Wisła) 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 December 1, 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 (it was decided that one of Łódź's players did not have all necessary documents), this was changed to 3-0 in favor of Poznań's side. As a result of the decision, Warta (with 33 points) became the Champion, Garbarnia finished second with 32 points and Klub Turystow was relegated.
In 1930, Cracovia regained Championship, (to repeat this success in 1932) 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 (Warta Poznań, 1929) 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.
As has been said, the early 1930s marked a decline of the dominance of Kraków and Lwów as centers of Polish soccer. The point of gravity slowly moved towards west - to Polish part of Upper Silesia, which had belonged to Poland since 1921 (see: Silesian Uprisings). In 1932 the champion was Cracovia, but starting in 1933, Ruch Chorzów (then: Ruch Wielkie Hajduki) completely dominated the league, being the champion for 4 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 Kraków, 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. Soccer 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 (the league held its games in the spring-summer-fall system) 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 became 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 August 31, 1939, after some 12 games, Ruch was the leader of the 10-team League. Last games of this summer occurred on August 20. Then, a break was planned, because the National Team was going to play a few international friendlies. Games were to be re-introduced on September 10.
It must be mentioned that as a result of the Second World War, borders of Poland changed significantly. Lwów, one of the centers of Polish soccer (with such teams as Pogoń Lwów, Czarni Lwów and Lechia Lwów) was annexed by Soviet Union and all these teams ceased to exist. Lwów's soccer officials and players moved westwards, creating such clubs as Polonia Bytom, Odra Opole and Pogoń Szczecin (see: Recovered Territories). Another important center, Wilno (with the team Śmigły Wilno), was also annexed by the Soviets (see: Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union).
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 August 31, 1939:
1. Ruch Chorzów.
2. Wisła Kraków.
3. Pogoń Lwów.
4. AKS Chorzów.
5. Warta Poznań.
6. Cracovia.
7. Polonia Warsaw.
8. Garbarnia Kraków.
10. Union Touring Łódź.
Corruption scandal
See also: Football in Poland § Corruption in Polish footballSeveral 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 (Polish champion 2006-2007) - at the end of 2007/08 they were relegated one level lower due to corruption.
Television
All matches from the 2011-2012 season are telecast live nationally by Canal+ Poland. Telewizja Polska has the rights to air live 4 games per season on a non scrambled channel.
List of league champions
- (This list is not synonymous with a list of Polish football champions)
³ Abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. On 31 August 1939 Ruch Chorzów was the leader.
Clubs by number of league championships
| Titles | Team | Year(s) |
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| 14 | Górnik Zabrze | 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| 13 | Wisła Kraków | 1927, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| 14 | Ruch Chorzów | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1989 |
| 8 | Legia Warsaw | 1955, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006 |
| 6 | Lech Poznań | 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010 |
| 4 | Cracovia | 1930, 1932, 1937, 1948 |
| 4 | Widzew Łódź | 1981, 1982, 1996, 1997 |
| 2 | Zagłębie Lubin | 1991, 2007 |
| 2 | ŁKS Łódź | 1958, 1998 |
| 2 | Stal Mielec | 1973, 1976 |
| 2 | Polonia Bytom | 1954, 1962 |
| 1 | Śląsk Wrocław | 1977 |
| 1 | Szombierki Bytom | 1980 |
| 1 | Polonia Warsaw | 2000 |
| 1 | Warta Poznań | 1947 |
| 1 | Garbarnia Kraków | 1931 |
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
The following table lists the league champions by the Polish voivodeship regions.
| Region | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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 Silesia
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Górnik Zabrze (14), Ruch Chorzów (14), Polonia Bytom (2), Szombierki Bytom (1) | |
 Lesser Poland
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Wisła Kraków (13), Cracovia (4), Garbarnia Kraków (1) | |
 Masovia
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Legia Warsaw (8), Polonia Warsaw (1) | |
 Greater Poland
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Lech Poznań (6), Warta Poznań (1) | |
 Łódź
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Widzew Łódź (4), ŁKS Łódź (2) | |
 Lower Silesia
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Zagłębie Lubin (2), Śląsk Wrocław (1) | |
 Subcarpathian
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Stal Mielec (2) |
Honored Teams
In European Football teams are especially honored for winning multiple national championship titles, after 10 Polish Championship titles a representative golden star is placed above the teams badge to indicate 10 Polish Championship titles.
The current (as of August 2008) officially-sanctioned Ekstraklasa stars are:
- Golden Star 10 or more Polish Championship titles
- Silver Star 5-9 Polish Championship titles
All-Time League Table
The all-time league table consists off all the teams that once participated in the Ekstraklasa. Data from the 1927 - 2010-11 seasons.
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Current Level | Matches Played | Points | Total Wins | Wins for 3 Points | Draws | Losses | Goals scored | Goals conceded |
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| 1 | Legia Warsaw | 74 | 1st | 1983 | 2675 | 948 | 278 | 508 | 527 | 3288 | 2137 |
| 2 | Wisła Kraków | 71 | 1st | 1848 | 2433 | 853 | 283 | 458 | 538 | 3088 | 2171 |
| 3 | Ruch Chorzów | 71 | 1st | 1862 | 2167 | 768 | 119 | 504 | 589 | 2857 | 2370 |
| 4 | Górnik Zabrze | 54 | 1st | 1534 | 1943 | 676 | 139 | 433 | 425 | 2343 | 1651 |
| 5 | ŁKS Łódź | 64 | 1st | 1689 | 1737 | 593 | 87 | 465 | 631 | 2210 | 2308 |
| 6 | Lech Poznań | 50 | 1st | 1400 | 1650 | 572 | 205 | 393 | 467 | 1885 | 1686 |
| 7 | Widzew Łódź | 32 | 1st | 978 | 1257 | 400 | 186 | 306 | 272 | 1310 | 1118 |
| 8 | Pogoń Szczecin | 39 | 2nd | 1128 | 1123 | 364 | 84 | 311 | 453 | 1295 | 1540 |
| 9 | GKS Katowice | 30 | 2nd | 894 | 1030 | 321 | 87 | 286 | 287 | 1023 | 977 |
| 10 | Śląsk Wrocław | 32 | 1st | 937 | 1021 | 338 | 63 | 278 | 338 | 1076 | 1138 |
| 11 | Zagłębie Lubin | 23 | 1st | 713 | 900 | 263 | 160 | 213 | 237 | 883 | 827 |
| 12 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 35 | 3rd | 950 | 889 | 315 | 4 | 259 | 376 | 1131 | 1250 |
| 13 | Polonia Bytom | 35 | 2nd | 892 | 881 | 288 | 31 | 274 | 328 | 1099 | 1141 |
| 14 | Polonia Warsaw | 29 | 1st | 740 | 879 | 280 | 156 | 163 | 297 | 1087 | 1175 |
| 15 | Cracovia | 33 | 1st | 777 | 830 | 294 | 71 | 173 | 310 | 1150 | 1143 |
| 16 | Stal Mielec | 25 | 5th | 738 | 726 | 247 | 8 | 227 | 263 | 834 | 844 |
| 17 | Szombierki Bytom | 25 | 5th | 702 | 645 | 235 | 0 | 180 | 287 | 875 | 999 |
| 18 | Gwardia Warszawa | 23 | 6th | 572 | 539 | 195 | 0 | 149 | 228 | 682 | 764 |
| 19 | Odra Opole | 22 | 4th | 564 | 523 | 182 | 0 | 159 | 223 | 645 | 740 |
| 20 | Odra Wodzisław Śląski | 14 | 9th | 418 | 529 | 145 | 145 | 94 | 179 | 487 | 570 |
| 21 | Amica Wronki | 11 | not existing | 332 | 498 | 135 | 135 | 93 | 104 | 452 | 370 |
| 22 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 10 | 6th | 293 | 441 | 124 | 124 | 69 | 100 | 420 | 357 |
| 23 | Lechia Gdańsk | 19 | 1st | 466 | 431 | 139 | 30 | 123 | 204 | 463 | 637 |
| 24 | Warta Poznań | 18 | 2nd | 410 | 423 | 177 | 0 | 69 | 164 | 841 | 733 |
| 25 | GKS Bełchatów | 9 | 1st | 278 | 388 | 107 | 107 | 67 | 104 | 329 | 329 |
| 26 | Arka Gdynia | 12 | 2nd | 360 | 346 | 103 | 24 | 106 | 151 | 344 | 451 |
| 27 | Garbarnia Kraków | 15 | 3rd | 315 | 306 | 121 | 0 | 64 | 130 | 561 | 561 |
| 28 | Wisła Płock | 9 | 2nd | 270 | 306 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 120 | 290 | 400 |
| 29 | Pogoń Lwów | 13 | not existing | 273 | 304 | 130 | 0 | 44 | 99 | 537 | 437 |
| 30 | Stomil Olsztyn | 8 | 3rd | 254 | 296 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 103 | 255 | 339 |
| 31 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 12 | 2nd | 356 | 292 | 104 | 0 | 80 | 172 | 368 | 540 |
| 32 | Olimpia Poznań | 9 | not existing | 290 | 265 | 79 | 11 | 101 | 108 | 313 | 380 |
| 33 | Stal Rzeszów | 11 | 3rd | 290 | 255 | 79 | 0 | 97 | 114 | 297 | 377 |
| 34 | Hutnik Kraków | 7 | 5th | 234 | 254 | 75 | 23 | 81 | 78 | 299 | 284 |
| 35 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 8 | 1st | 244 | 233 | 66 | 41 | 67 | 111 | 215 | 319 |
| 36 | KS Warszawianka | 13 | not existing | 271 | 227 | 90 | 0 | 47 | 134 | 427 | 612 |
| 37 | Motor Lublin | 9 | 4th | 274 | 220 | 70 | 0 | 92 | 112 | 259 | 372 |
| 38 | Korona Kielce | 5 | 1st | 150 | 219 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 51 | 194 | 189 |
| 39 | AKS Chorzów | 10 | 5th | 192 | 196 | 80 | 0 | 36 | 76 | 336 | 307 |
| 40 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 7 | 3rd | 210 | 186 | 64 | 0 | 61 | 85 | 184 | 247 |
| 41 | ROW Rybnik | 7 | 3rd | 198 | 165 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 83 | 165 | 233 |
| 42 | Górnik Wałbrzych | 6 | 3rd | 182 | 157 | 53 | 0 | 56 | 73 | 194 | 246 |
| 43 | Górnik Radlin | 9 | 6th | 188 | 155 | 58 | 0 | 39 | 91 | 238 | 344 |
| 44 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 6 | 7th | 160 | 142 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 68 | 131 | 166 |
| 45 | Czarni Lwów | 7 | not existing | 164 | 141 | 56 | 0 | 29 | 79 | 265 | 326 |
| 46 | Raków Częstochowa | 4 | 3rd | 136 | 136 | 36 | 27 | 37 | 63 | 120 | 186 |
| 47 | Sokół Pniewy | 4 | 5th | 136 | 130 | 36 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 128 | 190 |
| 48 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 7 | 6th | 156 | 129 | 47 | 0 | 35 | 74 | 186 | 296 |
| 49 | Górnik Łęczna | 4 | 2nd | 112 | 128 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 52 | 105 | 169 |
| 50 | Ruch Radzionków | 3 | 2nd | 90 | 109 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 41 | 105 | 135 |
| 51 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 4 | 3rd | 132 | 103 | 32 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 113 | 173 |
| 52 | 1.FC Katowice | 3 | not existing | 78 | 88 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 164 | 143 |
| 53 | GKS Tychy | 3 | 3rd | 90 | 86 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 105 | 113 |
| 54 | Klub Turystów Łódź | 4 | not existing | 90 | 76 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 149 | 212 |
| 55 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 3 | 3rd | 92 | 71 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 73 | 147 |
| 56 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | 3 | 4th | 102 | 65 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 59 | 88 | 169 |
| 57 | Arkonia Szczecin | 4 | 6th | 88 | 64 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 100 | 166 |
| 58 | Piast Gliwice | 2 | 2nd | 60 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 76 |
| 59 | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 3 | 6th | 66 | 45 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 84 | 166 |
| 60 | Unia Racibórz | 2 | 5th | 52 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 77 | 126 |
| 61 | Hasmonea Lwów | 2 | not existing | 54 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 98 | 149 |
| 62 | Wawel Kraków | 2 | 7th | 32 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 36 |
| 63 | Igloopol Dębica | 2 | 5th | 64 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 43 | 121 |
| 64 | Strzelec 22 Siedlce | 3 | not existing | 64 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 84 | 169 |
| 65 | Szczakowianka Jaworzno | 1 | 4th | 30 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| 66 | RKS Radomsko | 1 | not existing | 28 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 67 | TKS Toruń | 2 | not existing | 54 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 84 | 185 |
| 68 | Podgórze Kraków | 2 | 6th | 42 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 56 | 103 |
| 69 | Radomiak Radom | 1 | 4th | 30 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 32 |
| 70 | Górnik Polkowice | 1 | 2nd | 26 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 37 |
| 71 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 1 | 3rd | 26 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
| 72 | Tarnovia Tarnów | 1 | 6th | 26 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 48 |
| 73 | GKS Jastrzębie | 1 | 5th | 30 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 43 |
| 74 | Dąb Katowice | 2 | not existing | 36 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 97 |
| 75 | ŁTS-G Łódź | 1 | not existing | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 67 |
| 76 | Śmigły Wilno | 1 | not existing | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 50 |
| 77 | Jutrzenka Kraków | 1 | not existing | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 82 |
| 78 | Lechia Lwów | 1 | not existing | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 66 |
From 1927 to 2011, 78 teams contested in the Ekstraklasa.
Bold- indicates teams currently playing in the Ekstraklasa 2011-12 season.
Cursive- indicates defunct teams.
Top goalscorers
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League presidents
| Nr. | League President | Term | |
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| 1. | Roman Górecki | March 1, 1927 | January 1929 |
| 2. | Ignacy Izdebski | January 1929 | January 16, 1933 |
| 3. | Zygmunt Żołędziowski | January 16, 1933 | January 17, 1936 |
| 4. | Juliusz Geib | January 17, 1936 | August 30, 1936 |
| 5. | Michał Jaroszyński | August 30, 1936 | Fall 1938 |
| 6. | Karol Stefan Rudolf | Fall 1938 | September 17, 1939 |
| 7. | Tadeusz Dręgiewicz | August 10, 1946 | August 18, 1946 |
| - | League suspended | August 18, 1946 | February 22, 1947 |
| - | VP PZPN ds. League | February 22, 1947 | June 14, 2005 |
| 8. | Michał Tomczak | June 14, 2005 | November 29, 2005 |
| 9. | Andrzej Rusko | November 29, 2005 | present |
See also
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