The 2011–12 Ekstraklasa (also known as T-Mobile Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by T-Mobile Polska) was the 78th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It started on 29 July 2011 and concluded on 6 May 2012. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2010–11 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2010–11 season of the I Liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away.
Śląsk Wrocław won the title, which marked their 2nd title in Ekstraklasa history.
The defending champions were Wisła Kraków, who won their 13th Polish championship in the previous season.
Teams Arka Gdynia and Polonia Bytom were relegated to the I Liga after finishing last season in the 2 bottom places and were replaced by ŁKS Łódź, winners of the 2010–11 I Liga season and runners-up Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.
Therefore, ŁKS Łódź returned to the Ekstraklasa after a 2-season break, while Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała made their first Ekstraklasa appearance in the club's history.
Stadiums and locations
TeamLocationVenueCapacityNotesCracoviaKrakówStadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego15,016 GKS BełchatówBełchatówGIEKSA Arena5,238 Górnik ZabrzeZabrzeStadion im. Ernesta Pohla3,500Upgrading to 31,643 Jagiellonia BiałystokBiałystokStadion Jagiellonii6,000 Upgrading to 22,400 Korona KielceKielceArena Kielce15,550 Lech PoznańPoznańStadion Lecha43,098 Lechia GdańskGdańskPGE Arena44,636 Legia WarsawWarsawPepsi Arena31,800 Łódzki KSŁódźStadion ŁKS12,160 Upgrading to 30,000 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-BiałaBielsko-BiałaStadion BBOSiR4,286 Upgrading to 15,292 Polonia WarsawWarsawStadion Polonii7,150 Ruch ChorzówChorzówStadion Ruchu10,000 Śląsk WrocławWrocławStadion Wrocław44,416 Widzew ŁódźŁódźStadion Widzewa10,500 Wisła KrakówKrakówStadion im. Henryka Reymana33,680 Zagłębie LubinLubinDialog Arena16,300
Sponsoring and personnel ClubManager2010-11 SeasonKit manufacturerShirt sponsorCracovia Tomasz Kafarski14thNikeComarchGKS Bełchatów Kamil Kiereś10thadidasPolska Grupa EnergetycznaGórnik Zabrze Adam Nawałka6thErimaAllianzJagiellonia Białystok Tomasz Hajto4thJomaEurocash Korona Kielce Leszek Ojrzyński13thHummelLewiatanLech Poznań Mariusz Rumak5thPumas.OliverLechia Gdańsk Paweł Janas8thadidasLOTOSLegia Warsaw Maciej Skorża3rdadidasActiveJetŁKS Łódź Andrzej PyrdołPromotedZinaColoritPodbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Robert KasperczykPromotedadidasMurapolPolonia Warsaw Czesław Michniewicz7thHummel:pl:J.W. ConstructionRuch Chorzów Waldemar Fornalik12thLottoWOŚPŚląsk Wrocław Orest Lenczyk2ndPumaTAURONWidzew Łódź Radosław Mroczkowski9thVigoHarnaśWisła Kraków Michał ProbierzChampionsadidasTele-Fonika KableZagłębie Lubin Pavel Hapal11thNikeKGHM Polska Miedź
Managerial changes Club Outgoing Manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Manager Date of appointmentGKS Bełchatów Maciej Bartoszek1 June 2011Sacked Paweł Janas17 June 2011Korona Kielce Włodzimierz Gąsior9 June 2011Temporary Manager Leszek Ojrzyński9 June 2011Widzew Łódź Czesław Michniewicz22 June 2011Resigned Radosław Mroczkowski24 June 2011Jagiellonia Białystok Michał Probierz22 July 2011Resigned Czesław Michniewicz22 July 2011ŁKS Łódź Andrzej Pyrdoł1 August 2011Resigned Dariusz Bratkowski1 August 2011GKS Bełchatów Paweł Janas31 August 2011Resigned Kamil Kiereś1 September 2011ŁKS Łódź Dariusz Bratkowski4 September 2011Sacked Michał Probierz5 September 2011Cracovia Yuriy Shatalov22 September 2011Resigned Dariusz Pasieka23 September 2011Zagłębie Lubin Jan Urban31 October 2011Sacked Pavel Hapal31 October 2011ŁKS Łódź Michał Probierz3 November 2011Resigned Tomasz Wieszczycki (temporary)4 November 2011ŁKS Łódź Tomasz Wieszczycki7 November 2011Temporary Manager Ryszard Tarasiewicz7 November 2011Wisła Kraków Robert Maaskant7 November 2011Sacked Kazimierz Moskal 8 November 2011Lechia Gdańsk Tomasz Kafarski8 November 2011Sacked Rafał Ulatowski9 November 2011Lechia Gdańsk Rafał Ulatowski14 December 2011Sacked Paweł Janas19 December 2011Jagiellonia Białystok Czesław Michniewicz22 December 2011Sacked Tomasz Hajto10 February 2012ŁKS Łódź Ryszard Tarasiewicz1 February 2012Resigned Andrzej Pyrdoł8 February 2012Lech Poznań José Mari Bakero25 February 2012Sacked Mariusz Rumak27 February 2012Wisła Kraków Kazimierz Moskal 1 March 2012Sacked Michał Probierz1 March 2012Cracovia Dariusz Pasieka6 March 2012Sacked Tomasz Kafarski7 March 2012Polonia Warsaw Jacek Zieliński27 March 2012Sacked Czesław Michniewicz28 March 2012
League table
Results
Player statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Artjoms RudņevsLech Poznań222 Tomasz FrankowskiJagiellonia Białystok153 Arkadiusz PiechRuch Chorzów124 Dudu BitonWisła Kraków11 Edgar ÇaniPolonia Warsaw11 Danijel LjubojaLegia Warsaw117 Prejuce NakoulmaGórnik Zabrze98 Maciej JankowskiRuch Chorzów8 Szymon PawłowskiZagłębie Lubin810 Tsvetan GenkovWisła Kraków7
Top assistants RankPlayerClubAssists1 Sebastian MilaŚląsk Wrocław122 Kamil KosowskiGKS Bełchatów9 Mariusz MagieraGórnik Zabrze94 Tomasz KupiszJagiellonia Białystok7 Sylwester PatejukPodbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała76 Semir ŠtilićLech Poznań6 Maciej RybusLegia Warsaw6 Marek ZieńczukRuch Chorzów69 Dawid PlizgaJagiellonia Białystok5 Mateusz MożdżeńLech Poznań5 Gábor StrakaRuch Chorzów5
Awards Monthly awards
Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubAugust 2011 Danijel LjubojaLegia WarsawSeptember 2011 Artjoms RudņevsLech PoznańOctober 2011 Piotr CelebanŚląsk WrocławNovember 2011 Prejuce NakoulmaGórnik ZabrzeMarch 2012 Arkadiusz PiechRuch ChorzówApril 2012 Adam BanaśZagłębie Lubin
Coach of the Month MonthCoachClubAugust 2011 Radosław MroczkowskiWidzew ŁódźSeptember 2011 Orest LenczykŚląsk WrocławOctober 2011 Maciej SkorżaLegia WarsawNovember 2011 Waldemar FornalikRuch ChorzówMarch 2012 Waldemar FornalikRuch ChorzówApril 2012 Mariusz RumakLech Poznań
Annual awards AwardPlayerClubPlayer of the Season Arkadiusz PiechRuch ChorzówCoach of the Season Waldemar FornalikRuch ChorzówDiscovery of the Season Rafał WolskiLegia Warsaw
Attendances
No. Club Average Highest 1 Legia Warszawa 20,928 29,017 2 Lechia Gdańsk 17,372 34,444 3 Śląsk Wrocław 16,962 40,000 4 Wisła Kraków 16,402 24,010 5 Lech Poznań 15,757 33,125 6 Cracovia 8,580 14,055 7 Korona Kielce 7,870 10,661 8 Zagłębie Lubin 6,492 11,115 9 Widzew Łódź 6,395 9,770 10 Ruch Chorzów 5,827 9,500 11 Jagiellonia Białystok 4,084 4,907 12 Polonia Warszawa 3,652 6,500 13 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala 3,492 4,279 14 Górnik Zabrze 3,060 3,500 15 ŁKS 2,653 3,900 16 Bełchatów 2,055 3,300Source:
See also 2011–12 Polish Cup
References
External links Official site 2011–12 Ekstraklasa at Soccerway