2015–16 Ekstraklasa
The 2015–16 Ekstraklasa was the 82nd season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. A total of 16 teams were participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2014–15 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I Liga. Each team played a total of 37 matches, half at home and half away.
Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Legia Warsaw (11th title) |
Relegated | Górnik Zabrze Podbeskidzie |
Champions League | Legia Warsaw |
Europa League | Piast Gliwice Zagłębie Lubin Cracovia |
Matches played | 296 |
Goals scored | 778 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nemanja Nikolić (28 goals) |
Biggest home win | Legia 5–0 Podbeskidzie (26 July 2015) Lechia 5–0 Podbeskidzie (13 February 2016) |
Biggest away win | Podbeskidzie 0–6 Wisła (19 September 2015) |
Highest scoring | Termalica 3–5 Piast (20 November 2015) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Lech Poznań |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Pogoń Szczecin |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Śląsk Wrocław Wisła Kraków |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Wisła Kraków |
Highest attendance | 41,567[1][2] Lech 0–2 Legia (19 March 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 0[3] Zagłębie 0–2 Jagiellonia (1 December 2015)[4][5] |
Total attendance | 2,694,673[6] |
Average attendance | 9,104 9.4%[6][7] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
Lech Poznań were the defending champions, having won their 7th title last season.
Teams
Promotion and relegation as usual was determined by the position in the table from prior season. The bottom two teams were directly relegated to the I Liga, while the top two teams are promoted to the Ekstraklasa.
Zawisza Bydgoszcz and GKS Bełchatów finished in 15th and 16th place, respectively, and were relegated to the I Liga as a result. Zagłębie Lubin, the 2014–15 I Liga champion, returns to the top level just one year after their relegation. Runners-up Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time.
Stadium and locations
- ^ Termalica played 7 first home games at Stadion MOSiR (cap. 6,864) in Mielec.
Cracovia | Górnik Łęczna | Górnik Zabrze | Jagiellonia | Korona | Lech |
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Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego | Stadion Górnika Łęczna | Arena Zabrze | Stadion Jagiellonii | Kolporter Arena | INEA Stadion |
Capacity: 15,016 | Capacity: 7,226 | Capacity: 24,413 | Capacity: 22,386 | Capacity: 15,550 | Capacity: 41,609 |
Lechia | Legia | Piast | Podbeskidzie | Pogoń | Ruch |
Stadion Energa Gdańsk | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | Arena Gliwice | Stadion BBOSiR | Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | Stadion Ruchu Chorzów |
Capacity: 42,105 | Capacity: 31,103 | Capacity: 10,037 | Capacity: 15,292 | Capacity: 18,027 | Capacity: 9,300 |
Śląsk | Termalica | Wisła | Zagłębie | ||
Stadion Wrocław | Stadion Bruk-Bet | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin | ||
Capacity: 42,771 | Capacity: 4,595 | Capacity: 33,130 | Capacity: 16,068 | ||
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Korona Kielce | Ryszard Tarasiewicz[10] | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | Pre-season | Marcin Brosz[11] | 25 June 2015 |
Górnik Zabrze | Józef Dankowski | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | Robert Warzycha | 16 July 2015 | |
Górnik Zabrze | Robert Warzycha[12] | Sacked | 13 August 2015 | 16th | Leszek Ojrzyński[13] | 13 August 2015 |
Lechia Gdańsk | Jerzy Brzęczek[14] | Sacked | 1 September 2015 | 12th | Thomas von Heesen[14] | 1 September 2015 |
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Dariusz Kubicki[15] | Sacked | 19 September 2015 | 14th | Robert Podoliński[16] | 20 September 2015 |
Legia Warsaw | Henning Berg[17] | Sacked | 4 October 2015 | 4th | Stanislav Cherchesov[18] | 6 October 2015 |
Lech Poznań | Maciej Skorża[19] | Sacked | 12 October 2015 | 16th | Jan Urban[19] | 12 October 2015 |
Wisła Kraków | Kazimierz Moskal[20] | Sacked | 30 November 2015 | 7th | Marcin Broniszewski (interim)[21] | 30 November 2015 |
Lechia Gdańsk | Thomas von Heesen[22] | Sacked | 3 December 2015 | 14th | Dawid Banaczek (interim)[23] | 4 December 2015 |
Śląsk Wrocław | Tadeusz Pawłowski[24] | Sacked | 7 December 2015 | 16th | Romuald Szukiełowicz[24] | 7 December 2015 |
Wisła Kraków | Marcin Broniszewski[25] | Caretaking spell over | 22 December 2015 | 13th | Tadeusz Pawłowski[25] | 22 December 2015 |
Lechia Gdańsk | Dawid Banaczek[26] | Caretaking spell over | 13 January 2016 | 10th | Piotr Nowak[26] | 13 January 2016 |
Wisła Kraków | Tadeusz Pawłowski[27] | Leave of absence | 29 February 2016 | 15th | Marcin Broniszewski[27] | 29 February 2016 |
Górnik Zabrze | Leszek Ojrzyński[28] | Sacked | 3 March 2016 | 16th | Jan Żurek[28] | 3 March 2016 |
Śląsk Wrocław | Romuald Szukiełowicz[29] | Sacked | 9 March 2016 | 15th | Mariusz Rumak[30] | 9 March 2016 |
Wisła Kraków | Marcin Broniszewski[31] | Caretaking spell over | 13 March 2016 | 15th | Dariusz Wdowczyk[31] | 13 March 2016 |
Górnik Łęczna | Yuriy Shatalov[32] | Resigned | 6 May 2016 | 14th | Andrzej Rybarski (interim)[32] | 6 May 2016 |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for the championship round |
2 | Piast Gliwice | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 58 | |
3 | Pogoń Szczecin | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 46 | |
4 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 45[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Cracovia | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 45[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Lech Poznań | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | |
7 | Lechia Gdańsk[lower-alpha 2] | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 38[lower-alpha 3] | |
8 | Ruch Chorzów[lower-alpha 4] | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 38[lower-alpha 3] | |
9 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 38[lower-alpha 3] | Qualification for the relegation round |
10 | Korona Kielce | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 37 | |
11 | Wisła Kraków[lower-alpha 5] | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 36 | |
12 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 35 | |
13 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 34 | |
14 | Nieciecza | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 33 | |
15 | Górnik Łęczna | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 31 | |
16 | Górnik Zabrze[lower-alpha 6] | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[39][40]
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Zagłębie - Cracovia 4–2, Cracovia - Zagłębie 1–2.
- Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[33] On 8 April 2016 the punishment was suspended by Polish Court of Arbitration for Sport.[34] On April 11 an appeal against the original decision was withdrawn by the club.[35]
- Head-to-head record: Lechia 7 points, Ruch 5 points, Podbeskidzie 3 points.
- Ruch Chorzów were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[33]
- Wisła Kraków were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[36][37][38]
- Górnik Zabrze were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[36][37][38]
Positions by round
Results
Play-offs
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Legia Warsaw (C) | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 43 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Piast Gliwice | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Zagłębie Lubin | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | Cracovia | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 36 | |
5 | Lechia Gdańsk[lower-alpha 2] | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 32 | |
6 | Pogoń Szczecin | 37 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 30 | |
7 | Lech Poznań | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 27 | |
8 | Ruch Chorzów[lower-alpha 3] | 37 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[43][44]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Legia Warsaw qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Polish Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
- Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point during regular season for failing with licensing requirements.[33] On 8 April 2016 the punishment was suspended by Polish Court of Arbitration for Sport.[41]On 11 April 2016 an appeal against the original decision was withdrawn by the club.[42]
- Ruch Chorzów were punished with a deduction of one point during regular season for failing with licensing requirements.[33]
Positions by round
Results
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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9 | Wisła Kraków[lower-alpha 1] | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 32 | |
10 | Śląsk Wrocław | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 31 | |
11 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 28 | |
12 | Korona Kielce | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 27 | |
13 | Nieciecza | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 26 | |
14 | Górnik Łęczna | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 24 | |
15 | Górnik Zabrze[lower-alpha 2] (R) | 37 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 23 | Relegation to the I liga |
16 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (R) | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[45][46]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top assists
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Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Legia Warsaw | 403,049 | 29,381 | 8,181 | 21,213 | +27.8% |
2 | Lech Poznań | 301,701 | 41,567 | 10,289 | 16,761 | −17.3% |
3 | Lechia Gdańsk | 230,657 | 22,415 | 8,827 | 12,814 | −22.8% |
4 | Wisła Kraków | 232,536 | 23,079 | 6,497 | 12,239 | +0.7% |
5 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 194,308 | 22,172 | 6,734 | 10,227 | −4.9% |
6 | Górnik Zabrze | 168,116 | 24,563 | 4,325 | 9,340 | +215.4% |
7 | Śląsk Wrocław | 157,339 | 13,916 | 4,282 | 8,741 | −20.3% |
8 | Cracovia | 156,171 | 14,000 | 6,235 | 8,676 | +30.0% |
9 | Ruch Chorzów | 130,396 | 9,300 | 4,785 | 7,244 | +28.0% |
10 | Pogoń Szczecin | 129,876 | 14,348 | 3,214 | 6,836 | +12.0% |
11 | Korona Kielce | 125,523 | 9,136 | 4,331 | 6,606 | +5.1% |
12 | Piast Gliwice | 120,821 | 9,523 | 4,058 | 6,359 | +38.4% |
13 | Zagłębie Lubin | 112,738 | 10,482 | 0 | 6,263 | n/a1 |
14 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 96,924 | 6,517 | 3,528 | 5,101 | +28.9% |
15 | Górnik Łęczna | 76,242 | 7,437 | 3,011 | 4,236 | +1.7% |
16 | Nieciecza | 58,285 | 4,950 | 1,357 | 3,238 | n/a1,2 |
League total | 2,694,673 | 41,567 | 0 | 9,104 | +9.4% |
Updated to games played on 24 May 2016
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1: Team played last season in I Liga
2: Nieciecza played 7 first home games at Stadion Stali Mielec (cap. 6,864) in Mielec
Awards
Annual awards
Award[50] | Player | Club | Match |
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Player of the Season | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw | |
Goalkeeper of the Season | Jakub Szmatuła | Piast Gliwice | |
Defender of the Season | Patrik Mráz | Piast Gliwice | |
Midfielder of the Season | Rafał Murawski | Pogoń Szczecin | |
Forward of the Season | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw | |
Coach of the Season | Radoslav Látal | Piast Gliwice | |
Young Player of the Season | Bartosz Kapustka | Cracovia | |
Goal of the Season | Jarosław Fojut | Pogoń Szczecin | vs. Piast Gliwice (8th round) |
Save of the Season | Radosław Cierzniak | Wisła Kraków | vs. Lech Poznań (3rd round) |
Plus of the Season | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw | |
Turbokozak | Sebastian Steblecki | Górnik Zabrze |
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External links
- Official website (in Polish)
- Ekstraklasa at uefa.com