2023–24 Ekstraklasa
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The 2023–24 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski)[4][5] was the 98th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 90th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 16th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 21 July 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
Champions | Jagiellonia Białystok |
Relegated | ŁKS Łódź Ruch Chorzów Warta Poznań |
Champions League | Jagiellonia Białystok |
Conference League | Śląsk Wrocław Legia Warsaw |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 823 (2.69 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Erik Expósito (19 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Cracovia 6–0 Radomiak (10 February 2024) Jagiellonia 6–0 ŁKS Łódź (30 March 2024) |
Biggest away win | ŁKS Łódź 0–5 Górnik (27 October 2023) |
Highest scoring | Ruch 3–5 Raków (24 September 2023) Korona 5–3 Puszcza (27 October 2023) Cracovia 4–4 Ruch (3 December 2023) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches Śląsk Wrocław |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Śląsk Wrocław |
Longest winless run | 20 matches Ruch Chorzów |
Longest losing run | 5 matches ŁKS Łódź (twice) |
Highest attendance | 49,514[upper-alpha 1] Ruch 2–3 Widzew (20 April 2024)[2] |
Lowest attendance | 1,058[upper-alpha 2] Warta 1–2 Jagiellonia (1 December 2023)[3] |
Total attendance | 3,769,033 |
Average attendance | 12,317 31.0% |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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 2022–23 season, while the remaining three is promoted from the 2022–23 I liga. The season started on 21 July 2023 and concluded on 25 May 2024. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It was the third season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16.[6] It was expected that the bottom three teams of the final league table will be relegated. It was the seventh Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Raków Częstochowa were the defending champions, who won their 1st Polish title the previous season.[7] Jagiellonia Białystok clinched their first Ekstraklasa title on 25 May after defeating Warta Poznań 3–0 at home in the last round.[8] The season's runner-ups were Śląsk Wrocław, and the third-placed team was Legia Warsaw.