Ekstraliga (women's football)

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Ekstraliga
Ekstraliga (women's football) logo.png
Organising body Polish Football Association (PZPN)
Founded1979;45 years ago (1979)
Country Poland
Confederation UEFA
Divisions1
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to I liga
Domestic cup(s) Polish Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions Pogoń Szczecin (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championships Czarni Sosnowiec (13 titles)
TV partners TVP Sport
Current: 2024–25 Ekstraliga

The Ekstraliga (English: Extra League), officially known as Orlen Superliga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, [1] is the top Polish league for women's association football teams.

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The league's first season was in 1979–80. Initially, it was called I liga polska kobiet. The first title holder was Czarni Sosnowiec. In 2005, the league was renamed to Ekstraliga kobiet. The winner of the league qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Relegated teams descend to the I liga.

Teams

TeamHome cityHome groundCapacity 2023–24 finish
Czarni Antrans Sosnowiec Sosnowiec Jan Ciszewski's Stadium1,0003rd
Górnik Łęczna Łęczna Łęczna Stadium 7,2266th
GKS Katowice Katowice GKS Katowice Stadium 6,7102nd
AP Orlen Gdańsk Gdańsk Gdańsk Athletics and Rugby Stadium 9245th
Pogoń Szczecin Szczecin Stadion Nehringa1,5001st
Pogoń Dekpol Tczew Tczew Stadion Miejski przy ul. Elżbiety8th
Rekord Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Centrum Sportu REKORD6009th
Resovia Rzeszów Stadion Resovii3,4201st in I liga
Skra Częstochowa Częstochowa Miejski Stadion Piłkarski9902nd in I liga
Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław GEM hotel and recreation complex4007th
Grot SMS Łódź Łódź Stadion Szkoły Mistrzostwa Sportowego2,0004th
Stomilanki Olsztyn Olsztyn Stadion OSiR w Olsztynie4,50010th

Format

Up to the 2009–10 season with six teams in the league, the teams played each other four times per season. Thus, each club was totalling 20 matches. The last-place finisher was relegated while the 5th-place finisher played a two-legged relegation play-off.

For the 2010–11 season, the whole women's football of Poland was reorganized. The amount of teams in the Ekstraliga was increased from six to ten. For this to happen, two teams from each of the two 2nd divisions were promoted directly to the top tier, and the two 3rd-place finishers played a two-legged playoff with the winner playing a two-legged playoff against the 6th-place finisher from the Ekstraliga.

Since the 2014–15 season, 12 teams participate in the top-tier competition. Since the 2015–16 until the end of the 2019–20 campaign, after the regular season, the teams were divided into a championship and relegation group. Points scored during this stage were added to those of the regular season. [2]

List of champions

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
1975 (unofficial)TKKF Checz GdyniaZA PuławyKarolina Jaworzyna Śląska (?)
1976 (unofficial)Checz GdyniaLOT Warsaw
1977not held
1978 (unofficial)Checz GdyniaLOT WarsawKarolina Jaworzyna Śląska (?)
1979 (unofficial)Checz GdyniaKarolina Jaworzyna Śląska [3] Walter Radom
1980 Czarni Sosnowiec Checz GdyniaLOT Warsaw
1981 Czarni Sosnowiec Pafawag WrocławChecz Gdynia
1982Pafawag WrocławIskra MierzynTelpod Kraków
1983Pafawag Wrocław Czarni Sosnowiec Telpod Kraków
1984 Czarni Sosnowiec Zagłębianka Dąbrowa GórniczaTelpod Kraków
1985 Czarni Sosnowiec Pafawag WrocławZagłębianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
1986 Czarni Sosnowiec Pafawag Wrocław
1987 Czarni Sosnowiec Pafawag Wrocław
1988Zagłębianka Dąbrowa GórniczaPafawag Wrocław
1989 Czarni Sosnowiec Zagłębianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
1990Zagłębianka Dąbrowa GórniczaPafawag Wrocław
1991 Czarni Sosnowiec Zagłębianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
1992 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski Czarni Sosnowiec
1993Piastunki Gliwice Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1994Piastunki Gliwice Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1995 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski Czarni Sosnowiec
1996 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski Czarni Sosnowiec
1997 Czarni Sosnowiec Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski Podgórze Kraków
1998 Czarni Sosnowiec Podgórze Kraków KŚ AZS Wrocław
1999 Czarni Sosnowiec Podgórze Kraków Medyk Konin
2000 Czarni Sosnowiec KŚ AZS Wrocław Savena Warsaw
2001 KŚ AZS Wrocław Czarni Sosnowiec Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
2002 KŚ AZS Wrocław Czarni Sosnowiec KS Warta Atena Poznań
2003 KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin Czarni Sosnowiec
2004 KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin Czarni Sosnowiec
2005 KŚ AZS Wrocław Czarni Sosnowiec Medyk Konin
2006 KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin Czarni Sosnowiec
2007 KŚ AZS Wrocław Gol Częstochowa Medyk Konin
2008 KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin RTP Unia Racibórz
2009 RTP Unia Racibórz KŚ AZS Wrocław Medyk Konin
2010 RTP Unia Racibórz Medyk Konin KŚ AZS Wrocław
2011 [4] RTP Unia Racibórz Medyk Konin KŚ AZS Wrocław
2012 RTP Unia Racibórz Medyk Konin Górnik Łęczna
2013 RTP Unia Racibórz Medyk Konin Górnik Łęczna
2014 Medyk Konin Górnik Łęczna KŚ AZS Wrocław
2015 Medyk Konin Zagłębie Lubin Górnik Łęczna
2016 Medyk Konin Górnik Łęczna Mitech Żywiec
2017 Medyk Konin [5] Górnik Łęczna AZS PWSZ Wałbrzych
2018 Górnik Łęczna Czarni Sosnowiec Medyk Konin
2019 Górnik Łęczna Medyk Konin Czarni Sosnowiec
2020 Górnik Łęczna Medyk Konin Czarni Sosnowiec
2021 Czarni Sosnowiec UKS SMS Łódź Górnik Łęczna
2022 UKS SMS Łódź Górnik Łęczna Czarni Sosnowiec
2023 GKS Katowice Górnik Łęczna UKS SMS Łódź
2024 Pogoń Szczecin GKS Katowice UKS SMS Łódź

Titles by club

RankClubTitles
1 Czarni Sosnowiec 13
2 KŚ AZS Wrocław 8
3 RTP Unia Racibórz 5
4 Checz Gdynia [a] 4
Medyk Konin
6 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 3
7 Górnik Łęczna 2
Pafawag Wrocław
Piastunki Gliwice
Zagłębianka Dąbrowa Górnicza
11 GKS Katowice 1
Pogoń Szczecin
SMS Łódź

Still active teams are in bold.

  1. All titles are unofficial.

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