The 2022–23 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski) was the 97th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 89th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 15th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
The season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participated, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining three was promoted from the 2021–22 I liga. The season began on 15 July 2022 and concluded on 27 May 2023. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup started on 20 November, the league featured an extended pause during the season. As national team players had to be released by their clubs on 14 November 2022, the last Ekstraklasa matchday before the break was played from 11–13 November (matchday 17). The league subsequently resumed on 27 January. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It was the second season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16. The bottom three teams of the final league table will be relegated. It is the sixth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR.
Lech Poznań were the defending champions, who won their 8th Polish title the previous season. Raków Częstochowa clinched their 1st Ekstraklasa title on 7 May after Legia Warsaw lost 1-2 away against Pogoń Szczecin with three games remaining. The season's runner-up was Legia Warsaw, and the third-placed team was Lech Poznań.
Teams A total of 18 teams participate in the 2022–23 Ekstraklasa season.
Changes from last season Wisła Kraków had been relegated to 2022–23 I liga for the first time since the 1993–94 season ending its twenty six-year stay in the top flight. Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza and Górnik Łęczna have been both relegated ending their one-year stay in the top flight. The 2022–23 season is Miedź Legnica’s return to the top flight after 3 years, having last played in the 2018-19 season. On 22 May after a 2–1 win over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, Widzew Łódź confirmed their promotion returning to the Ekstraklasa after 8 years, having last played in the 2013–14 season and Korona Kielce returned to the Ekstraklasa after 2 years, having last played in the 2019-20 season.
Promoted from2021–22 I liga Relegated from2021–22 Ekstraklasa Miedź Legnica Widzew Łódź Korona Kielce Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Wisła Kraków Górnik Łęczna
Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Venue Capacity Cracovia Kraków Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego 15,114 Górnik Zabrze Zabrze Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla 24,563 Jagiellonia Białystok Białystok Stadion Miejski 22,432 Korona Kielce Kielce Suzuki Arena 15,550 Lech Poznań Poznań Stadion Poznań 43,269 Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk 43,615 Legia Warsaw Warsaw Stadion Wojska Polskiego 31,800 Miedź Legnica Legnica Stadion im. Orła Białego 6,864 Piast Gliwice Gliwice Stadion im. Piotra Wieczorka 10,037 Pogoń Szczecin Szczecin Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera 21,163 Radomiak Radom Radom Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski 4,501 Raków Częstochowa Częstochowa Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków 5,500 Stal Mielec Mielec Stadion Miejski 6,864 Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław Tarczyński Arena Wrocław 45,105 Warta Poznań Poznań Stadion Dyskobolii 5,383 Widzew Łódź Łódź Stadion Widzewa 18,018 Wisła Płock Płock Orlen Stadion 4,300 Zagłębie Lubin Lubin Stadion Miejski 16,068 Upgrading to 31,871. Due to the renovation of Stadion im. Braci Czachorów in Radom, Radomiak will play home matches at the Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski in Radom. Due to the renovation of Dębińska Road Stadium in Poznań, Warta will play home matches at the Stadion Dyskobolii in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. Upgrading to 15,004.
Cracovia Górnik Jagiellonia Korona Lech Lechia Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla Stadion Miejski Suzuki Arena Stadion Poznań Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Capacity: 15,114 Capacity: 24,563 Capacity: 22,432 Capacity: 15,550 Capacity: 43,269 Capacity: 43,615 Legia Miedź Piast Pogoń Radomiak Raków Stadion Wojska Polskiego Stadion im. Orła Białego Stadion im. Piotra Wieczorka Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków Capacity: 31,800 Capacity: 6,864 Capacity: 10,037 Capacity: 21,163 Capacity: 4,501 Capacity: 5,500 Stal Śląsk Warta Widzew Wisła Zagłębie Stadion Miejski Tarczyński Arena Wrocław Stadion Dyskobolii Stadion Widzewa Orlen Stadion Stadion Miejski Capacity: 6,864 Capacity: 45,105 Capacity: 5,383 Capacity: 18,018 Capacity: 4,300 Capacity: 16,068
Personnel and kits All teams have Lotto (brand of Totalizator Sportowy) placed on the center of the chest. Team Chairman Head coach Appointment Date Captain Manufacturer Strategic sponsor Other kit sponsors Cracovia Janusz Filipiak Jacek Zieliński Kamil Pestka Puma Comarch Kraków Górnik Zabrze Dariusz Czernik Jan Urban Erik Janža Hummel Węglokoks, Polygon Superbet, Schüttflix, Zabrze, Zarys, ggmgastro Jagiellonia Białystok Wojciech Pertkiewicz Adrian Siemieniec Taras Romanczuk Kappa Hotel Bartnicki, Kuchnia Wikinga Białystok, STS Korona Kielce Łukasz Jabłoński Kamil Kuzera Jacek Kiełb 4F Suzuki Lewiatan , Kielce, Targi Kielce, GObet Lech Poznań Karol Klimczak John van den Brom Mikael Ishak Macron STS LECH Pils, Poznań, Fogo Lechia Gdańsk Zbigniew Deptuła David Badía Flávio Paixão Adidas eToro Energa , Gdańsk Legia Warsaw Dariusz Mioduski Kosta Runjaić Josué Adidas Plus500 Fortuna, Królewskie Miedź Legnica Tomasz Brusiło Grzegorz Mokry Szymon Matuszek Adidas Votum Energy Fortuna Piast Gliwice Grzegorz Bednarski Aleksandar Vuković Jakub Czerwiński 4F Betclic, Flyingatom Gliwice, Verocargo Pogoń Szczecin Jarosław Mroczek Jens Gustafsson Damian Dąbrowski Capelli Sport Betcris Szczecin, Toyota Radomiak Radom Sławomir Stempniewski Constantin Gâlcă Leândro Rossi Joma Enea Radom, Fortuna Raków Częstochowa Piotr Obidziński Marek Papszun Andrzej Niewulis 4F x-kom, forBET Tauron Group,, Częstochowa, liberty, ZPUR, al.to, x-kom G4M3R Stal Mielec Jacek Klimek Kamil Kiereś Krystian Getinger 4F PGE, PZU PGE, Mielec, Podkarpackie, Metkom Śląsk Wrocław Piotr Waśniewski Jacek Magiera Michał Szromnik Nike LV BET Wrocław, Wrocław Airport, #PijKranówkę, Ycon, Acana Warta Poznań Bartosz Wolny Dawid Szulczek Bartosz Kieliba Nike TOTALbet AL-KO, ECO-cars, futbolsport.pl, Renault Widzew Łódź Mateusz Dróżdż Janusz Niedźwiedź Patryk Stępiński Kappa DiMedical, TERMOton Murapol, PKP Cargo, STS, CoBouw, Łódzkie Wisła Płock Tomasz Marzec Marek Saganowski Jakub Rzeźniczak Adidas PKN Orlen Budmat, Płock , POKiS Zagłębie Lubin Michał Kielan Waldemar Fornalik Bartosz Kopacz Nike KGHM STS 1. On the back of shirt. 2. On the sleeves. 3. On the shorts.
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Pogoń Szczecin Kosta RunjaićEnd of contract30 June 2022Pre-season Jens Gustafsson 15 June 2022 Legia Warsaw Aleksandar Vuković Kosta Runjaić 23 June 2022 Śląsk Wrocław Piotr Tworek Sacked 25 May 2022 Ivan Đurđević 2 June 2022 Lech Poznań Maciej Skorża Resigned 6 June 2022 John van den Brom 20 June 2022 Jagiellonia Białystok Piotr NowakSacked 10 June 2022 Maciej Stolarczyk 14 June 2022 Górnik Zabrze Jan Urban 14 June 2022 Bartosch Gaul 23 June 2022 Lechia Gdańsk Tomasz Kaczmarek 1 September 2022 18th Marcin Kaczmarek 1 September 2022 Miedź Legnica Wojciech Łobodziński 11 October 2022 18th Radosław Bella 11 October 2022 Radosław Bella End of caretaker spell 17 October 2022 18th Grzegorz Mokry 17 October 2022 Piast Gliwice Waldemar Fornalik Mutual consent 25 October 2022 15th Aleksandar Vuković 27 October 2022 Korona Kielce Leszek OjrzyńskiSacked 29 October 2022 16th Kamil Kuzera 29 October 2022Zagłębie Lubin Piotr Stokowiec 8 November 2022 14th Paweł Karmelita 8 November 2022 Paweł Karmelita End of caretaker spell 29 November 2022 15th Waldemar Fornalik 29 November 2022 Górnik Zabrze Bartosch GaulSacked 18 March 2023 14th Jan Urban 18 March 2023 Stal Mielec Adam Majewski 20 March 2023 11th Kamil Kiereś 20 March 2023 Lechia Gdańsk Marcin Kaczmarek 21 March 2023 17th David Badía 21 March 2023 Jagiellonia Białystok Maciej Stolarczyk 4 April 2023 14th Adrian Siemieniec 4 April 2023 Radomiak Radom Mariusz Lewandowski 16 April 2023 11th Constantin Gâlcă 16 April 2023 Śląsk Wrocław Ivan Đurđević 21 April 2023 16th Jacek Magiera 21 April 2023 Wisła Płock Pavol Staňo 16 May 2023 15th Marek Saganowski 16 May 2023 Italics for interim managers.
League table
Results
Results by round
Positions by round Note: The list does not include the matches postponed to a later date but includes all games played in advance.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Marc GualJagiellonia Białystok162 Jesús ImazJagiellonia Białystok143 Kamil GrosickiPogoń Szczecin134 JosuéLegia Warsaw12 Jakub ŁukowskiKorona Kielce6 Mikael IshakLech Poznań117 Bartosz NowakRaków Częstochowa10 Bartłomiej PawłowskiWidzew Łódź John YeboahŚląsk Wrocław10 DavoWisła Płock9 Said HamulićStal Mielec IviRaków Częstochowa Michał SkóraśLech Poznań Kamil WilczekPiast Gliwice Szymon WłodarczykGórnik Zabrze Łukasz ZwolińskiLechia Gdańsk
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Kamil Wilczek Piast Gliwice Stal Mielec 4–0 (H) 21 August 2022 Sebastian Kowalczyk Pogoń Szczecin Miedź Legnica 2–4 (A) 28 October 2022 Josué Legia Warsaw Jagiellonia Białystok 2–5 (A) 29 October 2022 Vladislavs Gutkovskis(4) Raków Częstochowa Wisła Płock 7–1 (H) 5 November 2022 Marc Gual Jagiellonia Białystok Wisła Płock 2–4 (A) 21 April 2023 (4) – player scored four goals.
Awards Monthly awards
Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubJuly 2022 Rafał WolskiWisła PłockAugust 2022 Bartosz NowakRaków CzęstochowaSeptember 2022 Jesús ImazJagiellonia BiałystokOctober 2022 Said HamulićStal MielecNovember 2022 Vladislavs GutkovskisRaków CzęstochowaFebruary 2023 John YeboahŚląsk WrocławMarch 2023 IviRaków CzęstochowaApril 2023 Marc GualJagiellonia BiałystokMay 2023 Kristoffer VeldeLech Poznań
Young Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubJuly 2022 Michał RakoczyCracoviaAugust 2022 Aleksander PaluszekGórnik ZabrzeSeptember 2022 Olaf KobackiMiedź LegnicaOctober 2022 Szymon WłodarczykGórnik ZabrzeNovember 2022 Filip SzymczakLech PoznańFebruary 2023 Gabriel KobylakRadomiak RadomMarch 2023 Filip MarchwińskiLech PoznańApril 2023 Ariel MosórPiast GliwiceMay 2023 Maciej RosołekLegia Warsaw
Coach of the Month MonthCoachClubJuly 2022 Pavol StaňoWisła PłockAugust 2022 Kosta RunjaićLegia WarsawSeptember 2022 John van den BromLech PoznańOctober 2022 Marek PapszunRaków CzęstochowaNovember 2022 Marek PapszunRaków CzęstochowaFebruary 2023 Marek PapszunRaków CzęstochowaMarch 2023 Marek PapszunRaków CzęstochowaApril 2023 Aleksandar VukovićPiast GliwiceMay 2023 Jan UrbanGórnik Zabrze
Annual awards AwardPlayerClubPlayer of the Season Kamil GrosickiPogoń SzczecinYoung Player of the Season Ariel MosórPiast GliwiceGoalkeeper of the Season Vladan KovačevićRaków CzęstochowaDefender of the Season Fran TudorRaków CzęstochowaMidfielder of the Season JosuéLegia WarsawForward of the Season Marc GualJagiellonia BiałystokCoach of the Season Marek PapszunRaków CzęstochowaGoal of the Season Fabian PiaseckiRaków Częstochowa
Attendances
No. Club Average Highest 1 Legia Warszawa 21,230 28,034 2 Lech Poznań 20,736 39,123 3 Widzew Łódź 17,093 17,829 4 Pogoń Szczecin 15,397 20,257 5 Górnik Zabrze 14,618 21,474 6 Śląsk Wrocław 10,365 21,947 7 Korona Kielce 10,065 14,515 8 Jagiellonia Białystok 9,058 16,635 9 Cracovia 8,437 13,128 10 Lechia Gdańsk 7,437 15,832 11 Zagłębie Lubin 5,812 11,039 12 Raków Częstochowa 5,249 5,500 13 Stal Mielec 5,052 6,543 14 Miedź Legnica 4,423 5,575 15 Piast Gliwice 4,170 6,888 16 Wisła Płock 3,923 4,300 17 Radomiak Radom 3,407 4,444 18 Warta Poznań 2,782 18,755 Source:
See also 2022–23 I liga