The 2014–15 Ekstraklasa (also known as T-Mobile Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by T-Mobile Polska) was the 81st season of the highest level of football leagues in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927. It began on 18 July 2014. A total of 16 teams are participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2013–14 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I Liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away.

Ekstraklasa
Season2014–15
ChampionsLech Poznań
(7th title)
RelegatedZawisza Bydgoszcz
GKS Bełchatów
Champions LeagueLech Poznań
Europa LeagueLegia Warsaw
Jagiellonia Białystok
Śląsk Wrocław
Matches played296
Goals scored790 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerKamil Wilczek (20 goals)
Biggest home winLegia 5–0 Górnik Ł.
Lech 5–0 Bełchatów
Jagiellonia 5–0 Pogoń
Biggest away winGórnik Z. 0–5 Wisła
Górnik Z. 1–6 Lech
Highest scoringPiast 6–3 Bełchatów
Longest winning run6 matches
Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Cracovia
Longest winless run11 matches
GKS Bełchatów
Longest losing run8 matches
Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Highest attendance41,556[1]
Lech 0–0 Wisła
(7 June 2015)
Lowest attendance0[2][3]
Lech 4–0 Piast
(20 July 2014)[4]
Total attendance2,464,255[5]
Average attendance8,325 Decrease 0.2% [5][6]

Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, having won their 10th title last season, but Lech Poznań won their 7th title.

Teams

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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.

Widzew Łódź and Zagłębie Lubin finished in 15th and 16th place, respectively, and were relegated to the Polish First League as a result. GKS Bełchatów and Górnik Łęczna finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the I Liga gained promotion.

Stadium and locations

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Team Location Venue Capacity
Cracovia Kraków Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego 14,572
GKS Bełchatów Bełchatów GIEKSA Arena 5,238
Górnik Łęczna Łęczna Stadion Górnika Łęczna 7,500
Górnik Zabrze Zabrze Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla 3,041
Jagiellonia Białystok Białystok Stadion Jagiellonii 22,386
Korona Kielce Kielce Kolporter Arena 15,550
Lech Poznań Poznań INEA Stadion 41,609
Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk PGE Arena Gdańsk 43,165
Legia Warsaw Warsaw Pepsi Arena 31,103
Piast Gliwice Gliwice Arena Gliwice 10,037
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Stadion BBOSiR 6,962
Pogoń Szczecin Szczecin Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera 15,717
Ruch Chorzów Chorzów Stadion Ruchu Chorzów 10,000
Wisła Kraków Kraków Stadion im. Henryka Reymana 33,326
Zawisza Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Stadion im. Zdzisława Krzyszkowiaka 20,247
Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław Stadion Wrocław 42,771
Cracovia GKS Bełchatów Górnik Łęczna Górnik Zabrze Jagiellonia Korona
Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego GIEKSA Arena Stadion Górnika Łęczna Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla Stadion Jagiellonii Kolporter Arena
Capacity: 14,572 Capacity: 5,238 Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 3,041 Capacity: 22,386 Capacity: 15,500
           
Lech Lechia Legia Piast Podbeskidzie Pogoń
INEA Stadion PGE Arena Gdańsk Pepsi Arena Arena Gliwice Stadion BBOSiR Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera
Capacity: 43,269 Capacity: 43,615 Capacity: 31,103 Capacity: 10,037 Capacity: 6,962 Capacity: 18,027
           
Ruch Śląsk Wisła Zawisza
Stadion Ruchu Chorzów Stadion Wrocław Stadion im. Henryka Reymana Stadion im. Zdzisława Krzyszkowiaka
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 42,771 Capacity: 33,268 Capacity: 20,247
       

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Head coach Captain Manufacturer Sponsors
Cracovia   Janusz Filipiak   Jacek Zieliński   Krzysztof Pilarz Legea Comarch
GKS Bełchatów   Marcin Szymczyk   Kamil Kiereś   Paweł Baranowski adidas PGE
Górnik Łęczna   Artur Kapelko     Yuriy Shatalov   Veljko Nikitović Jako Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka
Górnik Zabrze   Zbigniew Waśkiewicz   Józef Dankowski   Adam Danch adidas Kompania Węglowa, Allianz
Jagiellonia Białystok   Cezary Kulesza   Michał Probierz   Rafał Grzyb Errea Wschodzący Białystok
Korona Kielce   Marek Paprocki   Ryszard Tarasiewicz   Paweł Golański hummel Lewiatan
Lech Poznań   Karol Klimczak   Maciej Skorża   Łukasz Trałka Nike STS
Lechia Gdańsk   Adam Mandziara   Jerzy Brzęczek   Sebastian Mila Saller Lotos
Legia Warsaw   Bogusław Leśnodorski   Henning Berg   Ivica Vrdoljak adidas Fortuna
Piast Gliwice   Adam Sarkowicz   Radoslav Látal   Tomasz Podgórski adidas Miasto Gliwice
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała   Wojciech Borecki   Dariusz Kubicki   Marek Sokołowski Masita murapol.pl, Kredyty Chwilówki
Pogoń Szczecin   Jarosław Mroczek   Czesław Michniewicz   Rafał Murawski Nike Grupa Azoty, Miasto Szczecin
Ruch Chorzów   Dariusz Smagorowicz   Waldemar Fornalik   Marcin Malinowski adidas Węglokoks
Śląsk Wrocław   Paweł Żelem   Tadeusz Pawłowski   Mariusz Pawełek adidas
Wisła Kraków   Robert Gaszyński   Kazimierz Moskal   Arkadiusz Głowacki adidas TeleFonika
Zawisza Bydgoszcz   Anita Osuch   Mariusz Rumak   Jakub Wójcicki Masita Solbet

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Legia Warsaw 30 17 5 8 57 30 +27 56 Qualification to Championship round
2 Lech Poznań 30 14 12 4 52 27 +25 54
3 Jagiellonia Białystok 30 14 7 9 43 35 +8 49
4 Śląsk Wrocław 30 12 10 8 43 36 +7 46
5 Wisła Kraków 30 11 10 9 47 39 +8 43[a]
6 Górnik Zabrze 30 11 10 9 43 43 0 43[a]
7 Pogoń Szczecin 30 11 8 11 40 38 +2 41[b]
8 Lechia Gdańsk 30 11 8 11 36 37 −1 41[b]
9 Korona Kielce 30 10 9 11 34 42 −8 39[c] Qualification to Relegation round
10 Piast Gliwice 30 11 6 13 38 43 −5 39[c]
11 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 30 10 9 11 40 48 −8 39[c]
12 Cracovia 30 10 7 13 35 41 −6 37
13 Górnik Łęczna 30 8 10 12 31 37 −6 34
14 Ruch Chorzów 30 8 9 13 33 38 −5 33
15 GKS Bełchatów 30 8 7 15 24 42 −18 31
16 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 30 8 5 17 32 52 −20 29
Source: Ekstraklasa
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) Fair play table; head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played.[7]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Wisła Kraków ahead on head-to-head record; Górnik Zabrze – Wisła Kraków 0–5, Wisła Kraków – Górnik Zabrze 1–1
  2. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head record, Pogoń Szczecin ahead on goal difference; Lechia Gdańsk – Pogoń Szczecin 0–1, Pogoń Szczecin – Lechia Gdańsk 0–1
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head record; Korona Kielce 10 pts, Piast Gliwice 6 pts, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 1 pt

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Legia12810432321121111111111111111111
Lech1395689107777667763343323222222
Jagiellonia742711111076632233555532232333333
Śląsk210510107565333322332224444444454
Wisła9117953112564455224455566555545
Górnik Z.256211233415776446676655878686
Pogoń51134911991081088888778910121210119867
Lechia763696781088910101211131113121112118786978
Korona1316131516161615151515151414141311131414141313141191010109
Piast161214141515121211111012129991010101089910121312121110
Podbeskidzie11131188544891289111010998677776677911
Cracovia131515131213141313131313131211121414121313141413141214141312
Górnik Ł.968117108912121111111313141212111112118991011111213
Ruch131416161312131414141414151515151515151515151515151513131414
GKS Bełchatów624124654256544678991081011131415151515
Zawisza2912121414151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away CRA BEŁ GKŁ GÓR JAG KOR LGD LPO LEG PIA PBB POG RUC ŚLĄ WIS ZAW
Cracovia 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
GKS Bełchatów 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–4
Górnik Łęczna 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 4–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 5–2
Górnik Zabrze 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–2 3–3 0–5 2–1
Jagiellonia Białystok 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 4–2 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–0
Korona Kielce 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–3 0–3 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 3–2 2–2
Lechia Gdańsk 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–3 1–4 1–0 0–0
Lech Poznań 1–1 5–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 6–2
Legia Warsaw 2–0 0–1 5–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 4–3 2–2 2–0
Piast Gliwice 4–2 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–0
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–4 2–3 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–1
Pogoń Szczecin 2–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–1 0–3 3–0
Ruch Chorzów 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 5–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2
Śląsk Wrocław 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Wisła Kraków 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–4
Source: 90minut.pl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Championship round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lech Poznań (C) 37 19 13 5 67 33 +34 43 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Legia Warsaw 37 21 7 9 64 33 +31 42 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3 Jagiellonia Białystok 37 19 8 10 59 44 +15 41 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
4 Śląsk Wrocław 37 15 13 9 50 43 +7 35
5 Lechia Gdańsk 37 13 10 14 45 47 −2 29
6 Wisła Kraków 37 12 13 12 56 48 +8 28
7 Górnik Zabrze 37 12 11 14 50 60 −10 26
8 Pogoń Szczecin 37 11 9 17 45 52 −7 22
Source: Ekstraklasa
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 away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 6) head-to-head goals scored in regular season (if more than two teams); 7) goal difference; 8) number of goals scored; 9) Fair Play table.[8]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Legia Warsaw qualifies for Europa League second qualifying round as winners of the 2014–15 Polish Cup and the spot for the runners-up (Europa League first qualifying round) is passed to the fourth placed team.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round3031323334353637
Lech21111111
Legia12222222
Jagiellonia33333333
Śląsk45566444
Lechia86744555
Wisła54455666
Górnik Z.67677777
Pogoń78888888
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away LEG LPO JAG ŚLĄ WIS GÓR POG LGD
Legia Warsaw 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0
Lech Poznań 1–3 3–0 0–0 1–0
Jagiellonia Białystok 1–1 2–1 3–2 4–2
Śląsk Wrocław 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Wisła Kraków 0–1 4–1 2–2
Górnik Zabrze 1–6 2–0 0–1
Pogoń Szczecin 0–1 1–3 1–3
Lechia Gdańsk 0–0 1–2 2–2
Source: 90minut.pl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
9 Cracovia 37 15 9 13 50 44 +6 36
10 Ruch Chorzów 37 12 10 15 44 46 −2 30
11 Korona Kielce 37 12 11 14 44 55 −11 28
12 Piast Gliwice 37 13 8 16 50 56 −6 28
13 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 37 12 10 15 47 60 −13 27
14 Górnik Łęczna 37 11 11 15 39 46 −7 27
15 Zawisza Bydgoszcz (R) 37 10 8 19 45 63 −18 24 Relegation to I liga
16 GKS Bełchatów (R) 37 9 9 19 35 60 −25 21
Source: Ekstraklasa
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 away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 6) head-to-head goals scored in regular season (if more than two teams); 7) goal difference; 8) number of goals scored; 9) Fair Play table.[9]
(R) Relegated

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round3031323334353637
Cracovia121210910999
Ruch1414121213111210
Korona910131414121311
Piast101111109101012
Podbeskidzie11991111131113
Górnik Ł.1313141312141414
Zawisza1616151516151515
GKS Bełchatów1515161615161616
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away KOR PIA PBB CRA GKŁ RUC BEŁ ZAW
Korona Kielce 2–1 3–1 1–3 0–2
Piast Gliwice 2–1 0–3 2–3 6–3
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 0–3 1–0 0–2 2–2
Cracovia 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1
Górnik Łęczna 0–3 0–1 1–0
Ruch Chorzów 1–1 2–4 3–2
GKS Bełchatów 2–2 0–2 1–4
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 3–1 0–0 1–1
Source: 90minut.pl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of matches played 7 June 2015.
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1   Kamil Wilczek Piast Gliwice 20
2   Flávio Paixão Śląsk Wrocław 18
3   Paweł Brożek Wisła Kraków 15
  Patryk Tuszyński Jagiellonia Białystok 15
5   Grzegorz Kuświk Ruch Chorzów 14
  Mateusz Piątkowski Jagiellonia Białystok 14
7   Kasper Hämäläinen Lech Poznań 13
  Orlando Sá Legia Warsaw 13
9   Łukasz Zwoliński Pogoń Szczecin 12
10   Fiodor Černych Górnik Łęczna 11
  Arkadiusz Piech GKS Bełchatów 11
  Deniss Rakels Cracovia 11
  Marcin Robak Pogoń Szczecin 11

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Player of the Month

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Month Player Club
August 2014[11]   Semir Štilić Wisła Kraków
September 2014[12]   Mateusz Piątkowski Jagiellonia Białystok
October 2014[13]   Flávio Paixão Śląsk Wrocław
November 2014[14]   Kamil Wilczek Piast Gliwice
March 2015[15]   Grzegorz Sandomierski Zawisza Bydgoszcz
April 2015[16]   Łukasz Zwoliński Pogoń Szczecin
May 2015[17]   Kamil Wilczek Piast Gliwice

Annual awards

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Award[18] Player Club
Player of the Season   Kamil Wilczek Piast Gliwice
Goalkeeper of the Season   Bartłomiej Drągowski Jagiellonia Białystok
Defender of the Season   Michał Pazdan Jagiellonia Białystok
Midfielder of the Season   Semir Štilić Wisła Kraków
Forward of the Season   Kamil Wilczek Piast Gliwice
Coach of the Season   Michał Probierz Jagiellonia Białystok
Discovery of the Season   Bartłomiej Drągowski Jagiellonia Białystok
Plus of the Season   Szymon Pawłowski Lech Poznań

References

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  10. ^ "Najlepsi strzelcy". ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Stilić Piłkarzem Miesiąca w ekstraklasie! Zobacz jak głosowali kapitanowie". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  13. ^ "FLAVIO PAIXAO PIŁKARZEM MIESIĄCA W EKSTRAKLASIE!" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  15. ^ "PIŁKARZ MIESIĄCA: GRZEGORZ SANDOMIERSKI!" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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