| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Legia Warsaw (11th title) |
| Relegated | Górnik Zabrze Podbeskidzie |
| Champions League | Legia Warsaw |
| Europa League | Piast Gliwice Zagłębie Lubin Cracovia |
| Matches | 296 |
| Goals | 778 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nemanja Nikolić (28 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Legia 5–0Podbeskidzie (26 July 2015) Lechia 5–0Podbeskidzie (13 February 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Podbeskidzie 0–6Wisła (19 September 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Termalica 3–5Piast (20 November 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Lech Poznań |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Pogoń Szczecin |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Śląsk Wrocław Wisła Kraków |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Wisła Kraków |
| Highest attendance | 41,567[1][2] Lech 0–2Legia (19 March 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 0[3] Zagłębie 0–2Jagiellonia (1 December 2015)[4][5] |
| Total attendance | 2,694,673[6] |
| Average attendance | 9,104 |
2016–17 → | |
The2015–16 Ekstraklasa was the 82nd season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in1927. A total of 16 teams were participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the2014–15 season, while the remaining two were promoted from theI Liga. Each team played a total of 37 matches, half at home and half away.
Lech Poznań were the defending champions, having won their 7th title last season.
Promotion and relegation as usual was determined by the position in the table from prior season. The bottom two teams were directly relegated to theI Liga, while the top two teams are promoted to theEkstraklasa.
Zawisza Bydgoszcz andGKS Bełchatów finished in 15th and 16th place, respectively, and were relegated to theI Liga as a result.Zagłębie Lubin, the2014–15 I Liga champion, returns to the top level just one year after their relegation. Runners-upTermalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time.
| Cracovia | Górnik Łęczna | Górnik Zabrze | Jagiellonia | Korona | Lech |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego | Stadion Górnika Łęczna | Arena Zabrze | Stadion Jagiellonii | Kolporter Arena | INEA Stadion |
| Capacity: 15,016 | Capacity: 7,226 | Capacity: 24,413 | Capacity: 22,386 | Capacity: 15,550 | Capacity: 41,609 |
| Lechia | Legia | Piast | Podbeskidzie | Pogoń | Ruch |
| Stadion Energa Gdańsk | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | Arena Gliwice | Stadion BBOSiR | Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | Stadion Ruchu Chorzów |
| Capacity: 42,105 | Capacity: 31,103 | Capacity: 10,037 | Capacity: 15,292 | Capacity: 18,027 | Capacity: 9,300 |
| Śląsk | Termalica | Wisła | Zagłębie | ||
| Stadion Wrocław | Stadion Bruk-Bet | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin | ||
| Capacity: 42,771 | Capacity: 4,595 | Capacity: 33,130 | Capacity: 16,068 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for thechampionship round |
| 2 | Piast Gliwice | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 58 | |
| 3 | Pogoń Szczecin | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 46 | |
| 4 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 45[a] | |
| 5 | Cracovia | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 45[a] | |
| 6 | Lech Poznań | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | |
| 7 | Lechia Gdańsk[b] | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 38[c] | |
| 8 | Ruch Chorzów[d] | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 38[c] | |
| 9 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 38[c] | Qualification for therelegation round |
| 10 | Korona Kielce | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 37 | |
| 11 | Wisła Kraków[e] | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 36 | |
| 12 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 35 | |
| 13 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 34 | |
| 14 | Nieciecza | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 33 | |
| 15 | Górnik Łęczna | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 31 | |
| 16 | Górnik Zabrze[f] | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 25 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Piast | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pogoń | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Zagłębie | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Cracovia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Lech | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Lechia | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Ruch | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Podbeskidzie | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Korona | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Wisła | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Jagiellonia | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Śląsk | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Nieciecza | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| Górnik Ł. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Górnik Z. | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | CRA | GKŁ | GÓR | JAG | KOR | LGD | LPO | LEG | PIA | PBB | POG | RUC | ŚLĄ | NIE | WIS | ZLU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cracovia | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Górnik Łęczna | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
| Korona Kielce | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Lech Poznań | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Piast Gliwice | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 1–2 | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Nieciecza | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legia Warsaw(C) | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 43 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round[a] |
| 2 | Piast Gliwice | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 40 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Zagłębie Lubin | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 38 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Cracovia | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 36 | |
| 5 | Lechia Gdańsk[b] | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 32 | |
| 6 | Pogoń Szczecin | 37 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Lech Poznań | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 27 | |
| 8 | Ruch Chorzów[c] | 37 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 21 |
| Team ╲ Round | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Piast | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zagłębie | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Cracovia | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Lechia | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Pogoń | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Lech | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Ruch | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | LEG | PIA | POG | ZLU | CRA | LPO | LGD | RUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Piast Gliwice | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | ||||
| Cracovia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||
| Lech Poznań | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |||||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||||
| Ruch Chorzów | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Wisła Kraków[a] | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 32 | |
| 10 | Śląsk Wrocław | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 31 | |
| 11 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 28 | |
| 12 | Korona Kielce | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 27 | |
| 13 | Nieciecza | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 26 | |
| 14 | Górnik Łęczna | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 24 | |
| 15 | Górnik Zabrze[b](R) | 37 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 23 | Relegation to theI liga |
| 16 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała(R) | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 20 |
| Team ╲ Round | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisła | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Śląsk | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Jagiellonia | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Korona | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Nieciecza | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Górnik Ł. | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Górnik Z. | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Podbeskidzie | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | PBB | KOR | WIS | JAG | ŚLĄ | NIE | GKŁ | GÓR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||||
| Korona Kielce | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| Wisła Kraków | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | ||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |||||
| Nieciecza | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |||||
| Górnik Łęczna | 5–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |||||
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legia Warsaw | 403,049 | 29,381 | 8,181 | 21,213 | +27.8%† |
| 2 | Lech Poznań | 301,701 | 41,567 | 10,289 | 16,761 | −17.3%† |
| 3 | Lechia Gdańsk | 230,657 | 22,415 | 8,827 | 12,814 | −22.8%† |
| 4 | Wisła Kraków | 232,536 | 23,079 | 6,497 | 12,239 | +0.7%† |
| 5 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 194,308 | 22,172 | 6,734 | 10,227 | −4.9%† |
| 6 | Górnik Zabrze | 168,116 | 24,563 | 4,325 | 9,340 | +215.4%† |
| 7 | Śląsk Wrocław | 157,339 | 13,916 | 4,282 | 8,741 | −20.3%† |
| 8 | Cracovia | 156,171 | 14,000 | 6,235 | 8,676 | +30.0%† |
| 9 | Ruch Chorzów | 130,396 | 9,300 | 4,785 | 7,244 | +28.0%† |
| 10 | Pogoń Szczecin | 129,876 | 14,348 | 3,214 | 6,836 | +12.0%† |
| 11 | Korona Kielce | 125,523 | 9,136 | 4,331 | 6,606 | +5.1%† |
| 12 | Piast Gliwice | 120,821 | 9,523 | 4,058 | 6,359 | +38.4%† |
| 13 | Zagłębie Lubin | 112,738 | 10,482 | 0 | 6,263 | n/a1 |
| 14 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 96,924 | 6,517 | 3,528 | 5,101 | +28.9%† |
| 15 | Górnik Łęczna | 76,242 | 7,437 | 3,011 | 4,236 | +1.7%† |
| 16 | Nieciecza | 58,285 | 4,950 | 1,357 | 3,238 | n/a1,2 |
| League total | 2,694,673 | 41,567 | 0 | 9,104 | +9.4%† |
Updated to games played on 24 May 2016
Source:90minut.pl(in Polish)
Notes:
1: Team played last season inI Liga
2:Nieciecza played 7 first home games atStadion Stali Mielec (cap. 6,864) inMielec
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| August 2015[50] | Legia Warsaw | |
| September 2015[51] | Legia Warsaw | |
| October 2015[52] | Legia Warsaw | |
| November 2015[53] | Cracovia | |
| February 2016[54] | Pogoń Szczecin | |
| March 2016[55] | Zagłębie Lubin | |
| April 2016[56] | Legia Warsaw |
| Award[57] | Player | Club | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Piast Gliwice | ||
| Defender of the Season | Piast Gliwice | ||
| Midfielder of the Season | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Forward of the Season | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Coach of the Season | Piast Gliwice | ||
| Discovery of the Season | Cracovia | ||
| Goal of the Season | Pogoń Szczecin | vs.Piast Gliwice(8th round) | |
| Save of the Season | Wisła Kraków | vs.Lech Poznań(3rd round) | |
| Plus of the Season | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Turbokozak | Górnik Zabrze |