2020–21 Ekstraklasa
The 2020–21 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski) was the 95th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 87th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 13th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league was operated by the Ekstraklasa SA.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2020 – 16 May 2021 |
| Champions | Legia Warsaw (15th title) |
| Relegated | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała |
| Champions League | Legia Warsaw |
| Europa Conference League | Raków Częstochowa Pogoń Szczecin Śląsk Wrocław |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 589 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tomáš Pekhart (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lechia 4–0 Podbeskidzie (26 September 2020) Lech 4–0 Podbeskidzie (6 December 2020) Wisła P. 4–0 Zagłębie (16 May 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Stal 0–6 Wisła K. (18 October 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Jagiellonia 5–2 Wisła P. (23 November 2020) Jagiellonia 4–3 Warta (5 December 2020) Wisła K. 3–4 Piast (31 January 2021) Legia 5–2 Wisła P. (20 February 2021) Śląsk 4–3 Podbeskidzie (20 April 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Pogoń Szczecin Legia Warsaw |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Legia Warsaw |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Wisła Płock |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Piast Gliwice Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Stal Mielec Lechia Gdańsk Warta Poznań Wisła Kraków |
| Highest attendance | 17,546 Lech 1–0 Warta (20 September 2020) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 All matches between 17 October 2020 and 15 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Total attendance | 248,549 |
| Average attendance | 4,874 28,4% |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 16 teams participated, 13 of which competed in the league during the previous season, while the remaining three were promoted from the 2019–20 I liga. On 24 July 2020 Ekstraklasa SA and Polish Football Association announced the 2020–21 season calendar. The season started on 21 August 2020 and concluded on 16 May 2021. Due to the season start being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was shortened to 30 matchdays without a split into Championship and Relegation groups. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After the 14th matchday the league went on a winter break between 21 December 2020 and 28 January 2021. 2020–21 was a transition season (only the team which took 16th position after the season was relegated to I liga) to extend Ekstraklasa from 16 to 18 teams starting with the 2021–22 season. During 2020–21 season a substitution limit increased from three to five. It was the fourth Ekstraklasa season to use VAR. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 51 matches were played with a limited number of spectators. The rest of the matches (between 17 October 2020 and 15 May 2021) were played behind closed doors without any spectators.
The two clubs promoted from I liga were Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, returning to Ekstraklasa after four years, as well as Stal Mielec, who made a return to Ekstraklasa after 24 years. After winning the I liga promotion play-offs, Warta Poznań also returned to Ekstraklasa after 25 years.
Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, and won their 15th title overall on 28 April after Raków Częstochowa drew 0–0 away to Jagiellonia Białystok with three games remaining. The season's runner-up was Raków Częstochowa, and the third-placed team was Pogoń Szczecin. The only relegated team this season was Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.