The 2021–22 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski) was the 96th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 88th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 14th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
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 2020–21 I liga. The season started on 23 July 2021 and concluded on 21 May 2022. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It was the first season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16. The bottom three teams of the final league table were relegated. It was the fifth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, who won their 15th Polish title the previous season. Lech Poznań clinched their 8th Ekstraklasa title on 14 May after winning 1–2 away against Warta Poznań and after Raków Częstochowa lost 0–1 away against Zagłębie Lubin, both with one game remaining. The season's runner-up was Raków Częstochowa, and the third-placed team was Pogoń Szczecin.
Teams A total of 18 teams participated in the 2021–22 Ekstraklasa season.
Changes from last season Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała had been relegated to 2021–22 I liga, ending their one-year stay in the top flight. The 2021–22 season is Radomiak Radom’s first season in the top flight since the 1984–85 season, and their first season after the league’s name change in 2008. Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza returned to the top flight after 3 years, having last played in the 2017–18 season. The third, and last team, to be promoted was Górnik Łęczna, returning after a four-year absence.
Promoted from2020–21 I liga Relegated from2020–21 Ekstraklasa Radomiak Radom Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Górnik Łęczna Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Venue Capacity Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Nieciecza Stadion Bruk-Bet Termalica 4,666 Cracovia Kraków Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego 15,114 Górnik Łęczna Łęczna Stadion Górnika 7,464 Górnik Zabrze Zabrze Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla 24,563 Jagiellonia Białystok Białystok Stadion Miejski 22,432 Lech Poznań Poznań Stadion Poznań 43,269 Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk 43,615 Legia Warsaw Warsaw Stadion Wojska Polskiego 31,800 Piast Gliwice Gliwice Stadion im. Piotra Wieczorka 10,037 Pogoń Szczecin Szczecin Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera 9,300 Radomiak Radom Radom Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski 4,501 Raków Częstochowa Częstochowa Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków 5,500 Stal Mielec Mielec Stadion Miejski 6,864 Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław Tarczyński Arena Wrocław 45,105 Warta Poznań Poznań Stadion Dyskobolii 5,383 Wisła Kraków Kraków Stadion im. Henryka Reymana 33,326 Wisła Płock Płock Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego 3,500 Zagłębie Lubin Lubin Stadion Miejski 16,068 Upgrading to 31,871. Upgrading to 21,163. Due to the renovation of Stadion im. Braci Czachorów in Radom, Radomiak will play home matches at the Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski in Radom. Due to the renovation of Dębińska Road Stadium in Poznań, Warta will play home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. Upgrading to 15,000.
Bruk-Bet Termalica Cracovia Górnik Łęczna Górnik Zabrze Jagiellonia Lech Stadion Bruk-Bet Termalica Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego Stadion Górnika Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla Stadion Miejski Stadion Poznań Capacity: 4,666 Capacity: 15,114 Capacity: 7,464 Capacity: 24,563 Capacity: 22,432 Capacity: 43,269 Lechia Legia Piast Pogoń Radomiak Raków Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Stadion Wojska Polskiego Stadion im. Piotra Wieczorka Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków Capacity: 43,615 Capacity: 31,800 Capacity: 10,037 Capacity: 9,300 Capacity: 4,501 Capacity: 5,500 Stal Śląsk Warta Wisła Kraków Wisła Płock Zagłębie Stadion Miejski Tarczyński Arena Wrocław Stadion Dyskobolii Stadion im. Henryka Reymana Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego Stadion Miejski Capacity: 6,864 Capacity: 45,105 Capacity: 5,383 Capacity: 33,326 Capacity: 3,500 Capacity: 16,068
Personnel and kits Team Chairman Head coach Appointment Date Captain Manufacturer Strategic sponsor Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Danuta Witkowska Radoslav Látal Piotr Wlazło Adidas Bruk-Bet Cracovia Janusz Filipiak Jacek Zieliński Sergiu Hanca Puma Comarch Górnik Łęczna Piotr Sadczuk Marcin Prasoł Maciej Gostomski Jako Bogdanka Górnik Zabrze Dariusz Czernik Jan Urban Przemysław Wiśniewski Hummel Węglokoks Jagiellonia Białystok Agnieszka Syczewska Piotr Nowak Taras Romanczuk Kappa STS Lech Poznań Karol Klimczak Piotr Rutkowski Maciej Skorża Mikael Ishak Macron STS Lechia Gdańsk Paweł Żelem Tomasz Kaczmarek Flávio Paixão New Balance Energa Legia Warsaw Dariusz Mioduski Aleksandar Vuković Artur Jędrzejczyk Adidas Plus500 Piast Gliwice Grzegorz Bednarski Waldemar Fornalik Jakub Czerwiński Adidas Betclic, Kar-Tel Pogoń Szczecin Jarosław Mroczek Kosta Runjaić Damian Dąbrowski Capelli Sport Radomiak Radom Sławomir Stempniewski Mariusz Lewandowski Maciej Świdzikowski Joma Enea Raków Częstochowa Wojciech Cygan Marek Papszun Andrzej Niewulis Macron x-kom, forBET Stal Mielec Jacek Klimek Adam Majewski Krystian Getinger Adidas PGE Śląsk Wrocław Piotr Waśniewski Piotr Tworek Krzysztof Mączyński Adidas LV BET Warta Poznań Bartosz Wolny Dawid Szulczek Bartosz Kieliba Nike TOTALbet, BeGreen Wisła Kraków Dawid Błaszczykowski Jerzy Brzęczek Jakub Błaszczykowski Macron Orlen Oil, Socios Wisła Wisła Płock Tomasz Marzec Pavol Staňo Jakub Rzeźniczak Adidas PKN Orlen Zagłębie Lubin Michał Kielan Piotr Stokowiec Saša Balić Nike KGHM
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Górnik Zabrze Marcin Brosz End of contract 27 May 2021Pre-season Jan Urban 27 May 2021 Jagiellonia Białystok Rafał GrzybEnd of caretaker spell 4 June 2021 Ireneusz Mamrot 4 June 2021 Wisła Kraków Kazimierz Kmiecik 7 June 2021 Adrián Guľa 7 June 2021 Zagłębie Lubin Martin Ševela Signed for Abha Club 1 July 2021 Dariusz Żuraw 16 July 2021 Stal Mielec Włodzimierz Gąsior Resigned 8 July 2021 Adam Majewski 9 July 2021 Lechia Gdańsk Piotr Stokowiec Mutual consent 28 August 2021 6th Tomasz Kaczmarek 1 September 2021 Legia Warsaw Czesław Michniewicz Sacked 25 October 2021 15th Marek Gołębiewski 25 October 2021 Warta Poznań Piotr Tworek 2 November 2021 17th Dawid Szulczek 8 November 2021 Cracovia Michał Probierz Mutual consent 9 November 2021 11th Jacek Zieliński 10 November 2021 Legia Warsaw Marek Gołębiewski Resigned 13 December 2021 18th Aleksandar Vuković 13 December 2021 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Mariusz Lewandowski Sacked 13 December 2021 17th Waldemar Piątek 13 December 2021Zagłębie Lubin Dariusz Żuraw 16 December 2021 13th Paweł Karmelita 16 December 2021 Paweł Karmelita End of caretaker spell 21 December 2021 14th Piotr Stokowiec 21 December 2021 Jagiellonia Białystok Ireneusz Mamrot Sacked 23 December 2021 10th Piotr Nowak 23 December 2021Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Waldemar Piątek End of caretaker spell 6 January 2022 18th Michał Probierz 6 January 2022 Michał Probierz Resigned 8 January 2022 18th Radoslav Látal 10 January 2022 Wisła Kraków Adrián Guľa Sacked 13 February 2022 13th Jerzy Brzęczek 14 February 2022Wisła Płock Maciej Bartoszek 28 February 2022 10th Łukasz Nadolski 28 February 2022 Łukasz Nadolski End of caretaker spell 7 March 2022 7th Pavol Staňo 7 March 2022 Śląsk Wrocław Jacek Magiera Sacked 8 March 2022 13th Piotr Tworek 9 March 2022 Górnik Łęczna Kamil Kiereś Resigned 4 April 2022 17th Marcin Prasoł 7 April 2022 Radomiak Radom Dariusz Banasik Sacked 25 April 2022 6th Mariusz Lewandowski 25 April 2022 Italics for interim managers.
League table
Positions by round Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.
Results
Results by round
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 IviRaków Częstochowa202 Mikael IshakLech Poznań18 Karol AngielskiRadomiak Radom4 João AmaralLech Poznań14 Łukasz ZwolińskiLechia Gdańsk6 Łukasz SekulskiWisła Płock137 Erik ExpósitoŚląsk Wrocław11 Muris MešanovićBruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Patryk SzyszZagłębie Lubin Bartosz ŚpiączkaGórnik Łęczna Luka ZahovićPogoń Szczecin
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 JosuéLegia Warsaw142 João AmaralLech Poznań83 Damian KądziorPiast Gliwice7 Joel PereiraLech Poznań Fran TudorRaków Częstochowa Rafał WolskiWisła Płock
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Pelle van Amersfoort Cracovia Piast Gliwice 2–4 (A) Erik Expósito Śląsk Wrocław Wisła Kraków 0–5 (A) Alberto Toril Piast Gliwice Legia Warsaw 4–1 (H) Łukasz Zwoliński Lechia Gdańsk Stal Mielec 3–2 (H) Karol Angielski Radomiak Radom Wisła Kraków 4–2 (H)
Attendances
Awards Monthly awards
Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubJuly 2021 Róbert PichŚląsk WrocławAugust 2021 Yaw YeboahWisła KrakówSeptember 2021 IviRaków CzęstochowaOctober 2021 Jakub KamińskiLech PoznańNovember 2021 Luka ZahovićPogoń SzczecinDecember 2021 Bartosz ŚpiączkaGórnik ŁęcznaFebruary 2022 Vahan BichakhchyanPogoń SzczecinMarch 2022 JosuéLegia WarsawApril 2022 IviRaków CzęstochowaMay 2022 Mikael IshakLech Poznań
Young Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubJuly 2021 Jakub KamińskiLech PoznańAugust 2021 Krzysztof KubicaGórnik ZabrzeSeptember 2021 Mateusz PraszelikŚląsk WrocławOctober 2021 Jakub KamińskiLech PoznańNovember 2021 Filip MajchrowiczRadomiak RadomDecember 2021 Ben LedermanRaków CzęstochowaFebruary 2022 Michał RakoczyCracoviaMarch 2022 Ariel MosórPiast GliwiceApril 2022 Michał SkóraśLech PoznańMay 2022 Krzysztof KubicaGórnik Zabrze
Coach of the Month MonthCoachClubJuly 2021 Jacek MagieraŚląsk WrocławAugust 2021 Maciej SkorżaLech PoznańSeptember 2021 Tomasz KaczmarekLechia GdańskOctober 2021 Maciej SkorżaLech PoznańNovember 2021 Dariusz BanasikRadomiak RadomDecember 2021 Kamil KiereśGórnik ŁęcznaFebruary 2022 Marek PapszunRaków CzęstochowaMarch 2022 Aleksandar VukovićLegia WarsawApril 2022 Waldemar FornalikPiast GliwiceMay 2022 Maciej SkorżaLech Poznań
Annual awards AwardPlayerClubPlayer of the Season IviRaków CzęstochowaYoung Player of the Season Jakub KamińskiLech PoznańGoalkeeper of the Season Vladan KovačevićRaków CzęstochowaDefender of the Season Bartosz SalamonLech PoznańMidfielder of the Season IviRaków CzęstochowaForward of the Season Mikael IshakLech PoznańCoach of the Season Maciej SkorżaLech PoznańGoal of the Season Fabian PiaseckiŚląsk Wrocław
See also 2021–22 I liga 2021–22 II liga 2021–22 III liga 2021–22 Polish Cup 2021 Polish Super Cup
Notes
References
External links
Ekstraklasa at uefa.com