2016–17 Ekstraklasa
The 2016–17 Ekstraklasa (currently named Lotto Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons)[7] was the 83rd season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa SA.
Season | 2016–17 |
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Dates | 15 July 2016 – 4 June 2017 |
Champions | Legia Warsaw (12th title) |
Relegated | Górnik Łęczna Ruch Chorzów |
Champions League | Legia Warsaw |
Europa League | Arka Gdynia Jagiellonia Białystok Lech Poznań |
Matches played | 296 |
Goals scored | 812 (2.74 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marco Paixão Marcin Robak (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Cracovia 6–0 Korona (2 October 2016) Śląsk 6–0 Ruch (13 May 2017) Legia 6–0 Termalica (14 May 2017) |
Biggest away win | Ruch 0–5 Lech (4 November 2016) |
Highest scoring | Pogoń 6–2 Wisła K. (19 November 2016) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Legia Lech |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Legia |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Ruch |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Wisła K. |
Highest attendance | 41,026[1] Lech 1–2 Legia (9 April 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 0[2] Cracovia 1–1 Ruch (20 August 2016)[3] Ruch 0–1 Nieciecza (16 September 2016)[4] |
Total attendance | 2,848,108[5] |
Average attendance | 9,622 |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The season started on 15 July 2016,[8] running to 4 June 2017.[9] After the 20th matchday the league was on winter break between 20 December 2016 and 9 February 2017. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2015–16 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I liga. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016.[10]
Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After 30th round (at the end of April 2017), league was split into two groups: championship round (top eight teams) and relegation round (bottom eight teams). Each team was play 7 more games (1-4 and 9-12 teams will play four times at home), starting with half the points achieved during the first phase of 30 matches. So, finally each team played a total of 37 matches. This is the fourth season to take place since the new playoff/playout rule has been introduced.
The defending champions were Legia Warsaw, who won their 11th Polish title the previous season.
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the I liga. Arka Gdynia became the first team to be promoted.[11] They return to the league after a five-season absence. Wisła Płock returns to the top level nine years after their relegation.[12] Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza changed its name to Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.[13]
Stadiums
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Arka | Nieciecza | Cracovia | Górnik Łęczna | Jagiellonia | Korona |
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Stadion Miejski | Stadion Bruk-Bet Termaliki | Stadion Cracovii | Arena Lublin | Stadion Miejski | Kolporter Arena |
Capacity: 15,139 | Capacity: 4,666 | Capacity: 15,016 | Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 22,432 | Capacity: 15,550 |
Lech | Lechia | ||||
INEA Stadion | Stadion Energa Gdańsk | ||||
Capacity: 43,269 | Capacity: 43,615 | ||||
Legia | Piast | ||||
Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego | Stadion Miejski | ||||
Capacity: 31,800 | Capacity: 10,037 | ||||
Pogoń | Ruch | Śląsk | Wisła Kraków | Wisła Płock | Zagłębie |
Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | Stadion Miejski | Stadion Miejski | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego | Stadion Zagłębia |
Capacity: 18,027 | Capacity: 9,300 | Capacity: 42,771 | Capacity: 33,326 | Capacity: 12,800 | 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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Pogoń Szczecin | End of contract | 30 June 2016 | Pre-season | 30 June 2016 | ||
Korona Kielce | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2016 | ||||
Legia Warsaw | Resigned | 1 June 2016 | 3 June 2016 | |||
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | End of contract | 6 June 2016 | 6 June 2016 | |||
Piast Gliwice | Resigned | 15 July 2016 | 15 July 2016 | |||
Lech Poznań | Sacked | 29 August 2016 | 12th | 30 August 2016 | ||
Piast Gliwice | Caretaking spell over | 30 August 2016 | 14th | 1 September 2016 | ||
Legia Warsaw | Sacked | 18 September 2016 | 14th | 19 September 2016 | ||
Legia Warsaw | Caretaking spell over | 24 September 2016 | 11th | 24 September 2016 | ||
Korona Kielce | Sacked | 25 October 2016 | 16th | 25 October 2016 | ||
Wisła Kraków | Resigned | 10 November 2016 | 10th | 10 November 2016 | ||
Korona Kielce | Caretaking spell over | 10 November 2016 | 13th | 10 November 2016 | ||
Górnik Łęczna | Resigned | 1 December 2016 | 16th | 3 December 2016 | ||
Górnik Łęczna | Caretaking spell over | 15 December 2016 | 15th | 15 December 2016 | ||
Śląsk Wrocław | Resigned | 19 December 2016 | 12th | 5 January 2017 | ||
Wisła Kraków | Caretaking spell over | 3 January 2017 | 10th | 3 January 2017 | ||
Piast Gliwice | Sacked | 2 March 2017 | 15th | 3 March 2017 | ||
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | Resigned | 22 March 2017 | 7th | 27 March 2017 | ||
Arka Gdynia | Resigned | 10 April 2017 | 13th | 10 April 2017 | ||
Ruch Chorzów | Resigned | 22 April 2017 | 14th | 24 April 2017 |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 59 | Qualification for the championship round |
2 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 58 | |
3 | Lech Poznań | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 55 | |
4 | Lechia Gdańsk | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 53 | |
5 | Wisła Kraków | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 44 | |
6 | Pogoń Szczecin | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 42[lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Nieciecza | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 42[lower-alpha 1] | |
8 | Korona Kielce | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 39[lower-alpha 2] | |
9 | Wisła Płock | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the relegation round |
10 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 39[lower-alpha 2] | |
11 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 34 | |
12 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 31[lower-alpha 3] | |
13 | Cracovia | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 31[lower-alpha 3] | |
14 | Ruch Chorzów[lower-alpha 4] | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 30[lower-alpha 5] | |
15 | Piast Gliwice | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 30[lower-alpha 5] | |
16 | Górnik Łęczna | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 30[lower-alpha 5] |
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).[48]
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Pogoń 5–0 Nieciecza, Nieciecza 2–0 Pogoń.
- Head-to-head record: Korona 9 pts (8–8), Wisła P. 6 pts (7-8), Zagłębie 3 pts (7–6).
- Head-to-head record: Arka 1–0 Cracovia, Cracovia 1–1 Arka.
- Ruch Chorzów were punished with a deduction of four points due to financial problems.[47]
- Head-to-head record: Ruch 7 pts (7–3), Piast 5 pts (5-5), Górnik 4 pts (5–9).
Positions by round
Results
Play-offs
Championship round
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 | 31 | +39 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 42[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Lech Poznań | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 42[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Lechia Gdańsk | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 42[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Korona Kielce | 37 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 28 | |
6 | Wisła Kraków | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 26 | |
7 | Pogoń Szczecin | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 25[lower-alpha 2] | |
8 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 25[lower-alpha 2] |
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).
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Regular season record: Jagiellonia 59 pts, Lech 55 pts, Lechia 53 pts.
- Regular season record: Pogoń 42 pts, Nieciecza 42 pts. Head-to-head record: Pogoń 5–0 Nieciecza, Nieciecza 2–0 Pogoń.
Positions by round
Results
Relegation round
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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9 | Zagłębie Lubin | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 34 | |
10 | Piast Gliwice | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 31 | |
11 | Śląsk Wrocław | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 29 | |
12 | Wisła Płock | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 28 | |
13 | Arka Gdynia | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 24[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
14 | Cracovia | 37 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 24[lower-alpha 1] | |
15 | Górnik Łęczna (R) | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to I liga |
16 | Ruch Chorzów (R) | 37 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 19 |
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.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Regular season record: Arka 31 pts, Cracovia 31 pts. Head-to-head record: Arka 1–0 Cracovia, Cracovia 1–1 Arka.
- Arka Gdynia qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Polish Cup.[49]
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 | 389,898 | 28,842 | 12,173 | 20,455 | −3.4% |
2 | Lech Poznań | 372,995 | 41,026 | 9,591 | 19,631 | +17.1% |
3 | Lechia Gdańsk | 329,745 | 37,220 | 10,095 | 17,355 | +35.4% |
4 | Wisła Kraków | 251,545 | 30,218 | 8,483 | 13,980 | +14.2% |
5 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 256,373 | 22,394 | 5,531 | 13,493 | +31.9% |
6 | Śląsk Wrocław | 172,666 | 22,004 | 4,001 | 9,089 | +4.0% |
7 | Cracovia | 139,281 | 14,000 | 0 | 7,723 | −10.4% |
8 | Arka Gdynia | 147,071 | 14,029 | 1,915 | 7,720 | n/a1 |
9 | Korona Kielce | 129,824 | 15,000 | 4,354 | 7,212 | +9.2% |
10 | Zagłębie Lubin | 119,701 | 10,892 | 3,827 | 6,300 | +6.2% |
11 | Ruch Chorzów | 109,439 | 9,010 | 0 | 6,053 | −15.6% |
12 | Pogoń Szczecin | 104,585 | 9,876 | 2,545 | 5,810 | −15.0% |
13 | Wisła Płock | 101,602 | 9,750 | 2,117 | 5,348 | n/a1 |
14 | Piast Gliwice | 91,131 | 8,219 | 3,875 | 5,062 | −20.4% |
15 | Nieciecza | 66,588 | 4,595 | 2,084 | 3,693 | +14.1% |
16 | Górnik Łęczna | 65,664 | 9,248 | 1,401 | 3,648 | −13.9% |
League total | 2,848,108 | 41,026 | 0 | 9,622 | +5.7% |
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1: Team played last season in I liga
Awards
Annual awards
Award[52] | Player | Club |
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Player of the Season | Legia Warsaw | |
Goalkeeper of the Season | Lech Poznań | |
Defender of the Season | Zagłębie Lubin Legia Warsaw | |
Midfielder of the Season | Legia Warsaw | |
Forward of the Season | Lech Poznań | |
Coach of the Season | Korona Kielce | |
Top Scorers of the season | Lech Poznań | |
Lechia Gdańsk | ||
Discovery of the season | Ruch Chorzów | |
Turbokozak | Lech Poznań |
See also
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External links
- Official website (in Polish)
- Ekstraklasa at uefa.com