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)[3][4] is 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 |
Relegated | ŁKS Łódź Ruch Chorzów |
Matches played | 288 |
Goals scored | 782 (2.72 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Erik Expósito (18 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 |
Highest attendance | 49,514[upper-alpha 1] Ruch 2–3 Widzew (20 April 2024)[2] |
Total attendance | 3,511,058 |
Average attendance | 12,191 29.6% |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2024. |
The regular season is played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the 2021-22 season, while the remaining three is promoted from the 2022–23 I liga. The season started on 21 July 2023 and will conclude on 25 May 2024. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It is the third season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16.[5] It is expected that the bottom three teams of the final league table will be relegated. It is the seventh Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Raków Częstochowa are the defending champions.[6]