Ekstraliga (speedway)

The Speedway Ekstraliga (English: Polish Extraleague, Polish: Ekstraliga żużlowa) is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Poland. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world",[1] and attracts riders from all over the world. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland.[1]

Ekstraliga żużlowa

Tomasz Chrzanowski (blue helmet), Robert Kościecha (white helmet)
Sportspeedway
Founded2000
CEOLeague Commissioner:
Wojciech Stępniewski
No. of teams8
CountryPoland
Most recent
champion(s)		2023 - Motor Lublin
TV partner(s)England: Premier Sports
Poland: Eleven Sports PL and nSport+
Official websiteOfficial site
Notes
League below
1. Liga
2. Liga

With the fall of communism in Poland in the 1990s and the resultant sharp increase in the value of the Złoty, the sport began to attract a wider range of star riders from other countries. The first of these was Denmark's Hans Nielsen.[1]

In 2000, the First Division was renamed Ekstraliga, and the number of teams was reduced.[1] Since 2015 the official sponsor of Ekstraliga is the Polish energy company PGE, which signed the financial contract for three consecutive seasons in 2021. The top division is called the PGE Ekstraliga.[2]

Further information: Speedway in Poland

2023 PGE Ekstraliga

Teams
CityClubCurrent team nameSeasons in EkstraligaTotal Seasons
LesznoUnia LesznoFogo Unia Leszno2000-2324
WrocławWTS WrocławBetard Sparta Wrocław2000-2324
ToruńKS ToruńFor Nature Solutions KS Apator Toruń2000-19, 2021-2323
CzęstochowaWłókniarz CzęstochowaTauron Włókniarz Częstochowa2000-14, 2017-2322
Zielona GóraZKŻ Zielona GóraEnea Falubaz Zielona Góra2001, 2003-05, 2007-2119
Gorzów Wlkp.Stal Gorzów Wlkp.ebut.pl Stal Gorzów2000-02, 2008-2320
TarnówUnia TarnówUnia Tarnów2004-08, 2010-16, 201813
BydgoszczPolonia BydgoszczAbramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz2000-07, 2009-10, 2012-1312
GrudziądzGKM GrudziądzZOOleszcz GKM Grudziądz2015-239
GdańskWybrzeże GdańskZdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk2000, 2002-03, 2005, 2009, 2012, 20147
RzeszówStal RzeszówTexom Stal Rzeszów2006-08, 2011-13, 20157
RybnikŻKS ROW RybnikROW Rybnik2004, 2006, 2016-17, 20205
PiłaPolonia PiłaPolonia Piła2000-034
LublinKM Cross LublinPlatinum Motor Lublin2019-20235
GnieznoStart GnieznoStart Gniezno20131
OstrówTZ Ostrovia Ostrów WielkopolskiArged Malesa Ostrów20221
KrosnoWilki KrosnoCellfast Wilki Krosno20231

Ekstraliga Champions
Main article: Team Speedway Polish Championship

References
  1. Kevin Meynell & Marcin Babnis (7 July 2004), History of Polish Speedway. Main competitions. Rules. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga". Speedway Star page 42. 10 September 2022.
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