| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 July 2009 – 15 May 2010 |
| Champions | Lech Poznań (6th title) |
| Relegated | Piast Gliwice Odra Wodzisław |
| Champions League | Lech Poznań |
| Europa League | Wisła Kraków Ruch Chorzów Jagiellonia Białystok (viaPolish Cup) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 532 (2.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Legia 4–0Zagłębie (2 August 2009) Korona 4–0Polonia W. (2 August 2009) Polonia B. 4–0Piast (11 September 2009) Śląsk 4–0Odra (21 November 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Korona 0–5Lech (9 August 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Cracovia 2–6Lechia (7 August 2009) |
| Highest attendance | 15,500[1] Korona 0–5Lech (9 August 2009) |
| Total attendance | 1,256,003[2] |
| Average attendance | 5,247 |
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The2009–10 Ekstraklasa was the 84th season ofthe Polish Football Championship, the 76th season ofthe highest tier domestic division in thePolish football league system since its establishment in1927 and the 2nd season of theEkstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the EkstraklasaS.A.
The season was played as around-robin tournament. It began on 31 July 2009 and concluded on 15 May 2010. The champions wereLech Poznań.
Due to several non-competitive events between last and this season, the team exchange among the two highestfootball divisions ofPoland was only partially determined by the 2008–09 league tables.
ŁKS Łódź were denied a license by the Polish FA because of financial issues.[4] ŁKS filed several appeals against this decision, but were eventually left without any success.[citation needed]
First League 2008–09 championsWidzew Łódź were not permitted to advance by the Polish FA after their involvement in the Polish corruption scandal.[5] The club had its initial appeals rejected, however, an Arbitration Tribunal later returned a verdict in the club's favor which led the club to file a request for immediate reinstatement to theEkstraklasa.[6]
The decisions had a significant influence on the relegation and promotion of teams. As a consequence of their revoked license, ŁKS were put in last place of the2008–09 Ekstraklasa standings and directly relegated to the First League. They were joined byGórnik Zabrze as 15th-placed team. Both teams were replaced withFirst League 2008–09 runners-upZagłębie Lubin and third-placedKorona Kielce.
Because of the controversy surrounding both teams fromŁódź, thePolish FA was forced to postpone the originally planned relegation/promotion play-off in June 2009[citation needed] and eventually decided to cancel it completely.[citation needed]
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Stadion Miejski | 12,000 (upgrading 15,500) |
| Cracovia | Kraków | Stadion Cracovii | 12,000 (upgrading 15,100) |
| GKS Bełchatów | Bełchatów | Stadion GKS | 5,264 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | Białystok | Stadion Miejski | 7,500 (upgrading 22,500) |
| Korona Kielce | Kielce | Stadion Miejski | 15,550 |
| Lech Poznań | Poznań | Stadion Lecha | 24,166 (upgrading 45,830) |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Gdańsk | Stadion Lechii | 11,811 |
| Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | 25,976 (upgrading 33,200) |
| Odra Wodzisław Śląski | Wodzisław Śląski | Stadion Miejski | 7,400 |
| Piast Gliwice | Gliwice | Stadion Piasta | 5,000 |
| Polonia Bytom | Bytom | Stadion Edwarda Szymkowiaka | 6,000 |
| Polonia Warsaw | Warsaw | Stadion Polonii | 7,150 |
| Ruch Chorzów | Chorzów | Stadion Ruchu | 9,300 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Stadion Oporowska | 8,273 |
| Wisła Kraków | Kraków | Stadion Henryka Reymana | 20,346 (upgrading 33,680) |
| Zagłębie Lubin | Lubin | Stadion Miejski | 16,300 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lech Poznań(C) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 65 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Wisła Kraków | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 62 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ruch Chorzów | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 53 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 52 | |
| 5 | GKS Bełchatów | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 48 | |
| 6 | Korona Kielce | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 37[a] | |
| 7 | Polonia Bytom | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 37[a] | |
| 8 | Lechia Gdańsk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 37[a] | |
| 9 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 35 | |
| 11 | Jagiellonia Białystok[b] | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 34[c] | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round[d] |
| 12 | Cracovia | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 34[c] | |
| 13 | Polonia Warsaw | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 33 | |
| 14 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 28 | |
| 15 | Odra Wodzisław(R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 27[e] | Relegation toI liga |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice(R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 27[e] |
| Home \ Away | ARK | CRA | BEŁ | KOR | JAG | LPO | LGD | LEG | ODR | PIA | PBY | PWA | RUC | ŚLĄ | WIS | ZLU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arka Gdynia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Cracovia | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| GKS Bełchatów | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Korona Kielce | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Lech Poznań | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | |
| Odra Wodzisław | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Piast Gliwice | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | |
| Polonia Bytom | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Polonia Warsaw | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Including matches played on 9 April 2010; Source:90minut.pl
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| August 2009[10] | Lech Poznań | |
| September 2009[11] | Jagiellonia Białystok | |
| October 2009[12] | Jagiellonia Białystok | |
| November 2009[13] | Legia Warsaw | |
| December 2009[14] | Wisła Kraków | |
| March 2010[15] | Zagłębie Lubin | |
| April 2010[16] | Ruch Chorzów |
| Award[17] | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Lech Poznań | |
| Discovery of the Season | Ruch Chorzów | |
| Fair Play Award | Polonia Bytom | |