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POLAND | Ekstraklasa

The Ekstraklasa is the top professional soccer league in Poland. It was founded in 1927. The league is run by the Polish Football Association (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej).

The Ekstraklasa season typically runs from July to May.

The league uses a points system, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the season is crowned the champion. The bottom two teams are relegated to the second-tier I liga, while the team that finishes in 15th place enters a playoff with the team that finishes second in the I liga to determine which team will play in the Ekstraklasa the following season.

The most successful team in Ekstraklasa history is Legia Warszawa.

The Ekstraklasa has a team in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Some of the most popular teams in the Ekstraklasa include Legia Warszawa, Lech Poznań, Wisła Kraków, Górnik Zabrze.

The Ekstraklasa has produced many top players, including Udo Lattek, Robert Lewandowski, Grzegorz Lato, Zbigniew Boniek, Sepp Piontek, Kazimierz Deyna, Ernst Wilimowski, Lukas Podolski, Włodzimierz Lubański, Ernest Pohl, Jakub Blaszczykowski.