Rugby Ekstraliga (Polish: Ekstraliga Polska w rugby union) is a Polish rugby union competition, consisting of 10 clubs, and is the top division of the Polish rugby union system.
The competition takes place cyclically (every season, from autumn to spring) in a circular system as the national championship and is intended for the best Polish rugby clubs. They are organized by the Polish Rugby Union. The winner of the Ekstraliga final is also the Polish champion, and the weakest team plays in a relegation play-off against the winner of the I Liga (formerly II Liga). The current champions are Pogoń Siedlce.
Champions Season ChampionsRunnersThird1957AZS-AWF WarsawCzarni BytomGórnik Kochłowice1958AZS-AWF WarsawAZS GdańskCzarni Bytom1959Czarni BytomAZS-AWF WarsawWłókniarz Łódź1960Lechia GdańskCzarni BytomAZS-AWF Warsaw1961Lechia GdańskAZS-AWF WarsawCzarni Bytom1962AZS-AWF WarsawPosnaniaLechia Gdańsk1963 AZS-AWF WarsawLechia GdańskPosnania1964Skra WarsawAZS-AWF WarsawCzarni Bytom1965Skra WarsawAZS-AWF WarsawCzarni Bytom1966Skra WarsawOrzeł WarszawaCzarni Bytom1967Skra WarsawOrzeł WarszawaLechia Gdańsk1968Skra WarsawOrzeł WarszawaLechia Gdańsk1969Skra WarsawSpójnia GdańskLechia Gdańsk1970Lechia GdańskOrzeł WarszawaSkra Warsaw1971Polonia PoznańLechia GdańskAZS-AWF Warsaw1972AZS-AWF WarsawLechia GdańskSkra Warsaw1973AZS-AWF WarsawLechia GdańskPolonia Poznań1974Polonia PoznańAZS-AWF WarsawLechia Gdańsk1975Polonia PoznańAZS-AWF WarsawSkra Warsaw1976Polonia PoznańSkra WarsawAZS-AWF Warsaw1977AZS-AWF WarsawPolonia PoznańLechia Gdańsk1978Polonia PoznańSkra WarsawAZS-AWF Warsaw1979AZS-AWF WarsawBudowlani ŁódźSkra Warsaw1980AZS-AWF WarsawPolonia PoznańSkra Warsaw1981AZS-AWF WarsawSkra WarsawLechia Gdańsk1982AZS-AWF WarsawLechia GdańskBudowlani Łódź1983Budowlani ŁódźAZS-AWF WarsawPosnania1984AZS-AWF WarsawBudowlani ŁódźOrkan Sochaczew1985AZS-AWF WarsawLechia GdańskBudowlani Łódź1986AZS-AWF WarsawLechia GdańskOgniwo Sopot1987Ogniwo SopotAZS-AWF WarsawLechia Gdańsk1988AZS-AWF WarsawOgniwo SopotLechia Gdańsk1989Ogniwo SopotŚląsk Ruda ŚląskaBudowlani Łódź1990Ogniwo SopotBudowlani LublinBudowlani Łódź1991Ogniwo SopotLechia GdańskBudowlani Lublin1992Ogniwo SopotBudowlani LublinBudowlani Łódź1993Ogniwo SopotLechia GdańskBudowlani Lublin1994Lechia GdańskOgniwo SopotAZS-AWF Warsaw1995Lechia GdańskOgniwo SopotAZS-AWF Warsaw1996Lechia GdańskOgniwo SopotAZS-AWF Warsaw1997Ogniwo SopotLechia GdańskAZS-AWF Warsaw1998Lechia GdańskOgniwo SopotAZS-AWF Warsaw1999Ogniwo SopotArka GdyniaLechia Gdańsk2000Lechia GdańskArka GdyniaDębica-Lincer Pruszcz Gdański2001Lechia GdańskOgniwo SopotArka Gdynia2002Lechia GdańskArka GdyniaOgniwo Sopot2003Ogniwo SopotBudowlani ŁódźBudowlani Lublin2004Arka GdyniaBudowlani ŁódźLechia Gdańsk2005Arka GdyniaBudowlani ŁódźPosnania2006Budowlani ŁódźAZS-AWF WarsawPosnania2007Budowlani ŁódźArka GdyniaAZS-AWF Warsaw2008AZS-AWF WarsawBudowlani ŁódźArka Gdynia/Lechia Gdańsk2009Budowlani ŁódźArka GdyniaJuvenia Kraków/Lechia Gdańsk2010Budowlani ŁódźLechia GdańskArka Gdynia/Orkan Sochaczew2011Arka GdyniaBudowlani ŁódźLechia Gdańsk2012Lechia GdańskBudowlani ŁódźArka Gdynia2013Lechia GdańskArka GdyniaBudowlani Łódź2014Lechia GdańskPogoń SiedlceArka Gdynia2015Arka GdyniaBudowlani Łódź SALechia Gdańsk2016Budowlani Łódź SALechia GdańskOgniwo Sopot2017Budowlani Łódź SAOgniwo SopotPogoń Siedlce2018Budowlani Łódź SAOgniwo SopotPogoń Siedlce2019Ogniwo SopotBudowlani Łódź SAPogoń Siedlce2019–20Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Ogniwo SopotBudowlani Łódź SAOrkan Sochaczew2021–22Orkan SochaczewOgniwo SopotSkra Warsaw2022–23Budo 2011 Aleksandrów ŁódzkiOgniwo SopotOrkan Sochaczew2023–24Orkan SochaczewOgniwo SopotPogoń Siedlce2024–25Pogoń SiedlceOrkan SochaczewOgniwo Sopot2025–26Pogoń SiedlceOgniwo SopotOrkan Sochaczew
2024–25 clubs TeamStadium (capacity)CityArka GdyniaNational Rugby Stadium (2,425)GdyniaBudowlani LublinStadium on Krasińskiego 11LublinBudowlani ŁódźŁKS Stadium on Unii Lubelskiej 2ŁódźJuvenia KrakówJuvenia Stadium on Na Błoniach 7 (800)KrakówLechia GdańskMOSiR Stadium on Grunwaldzka 244 (11,811)GdańskOgniwo SopotStadium on Jana z Kolna 18 (3,000)SopotOrkan SochaczewStadium on Warszawska 80 (3,000)SochaczewPogoń SiedlceStadium on Jana Pawła II 6 (3,500)SiedlceRugby BiałystokMunicipal Stadium side pitchBiałystok
See also Poland national rugby union team Rugby union in Poland
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