The 2013–14 Ekstraklasa (named
T-Mobile
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Ekstraklasa for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season of
the Polish Football Championship, the 80th season of
the highest tier domestic division in the
Polish football league system The Polish football league system is a series of leagues for club football in Poland.
The men's system
As of 2022/23.
The Ekstraklasa lies at the top of the Polish football system, followed by I liga
I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently ...
since its establishment in
1927
Events January
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and the 6th season of the
Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 ...
under its current title. The league was operated by the Ekstraklasa
SA.
A total of 16 teams were participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2012–13 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the
I liga
I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga ...
. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After 30th round, league was split into 'champion' (top eight teams) and 'relegation' (bottom eight teams) groups. Each team played seven more games (1-4 and 9-12 teams played four times at home), starting with half the points achieved during the first phase of 30 matches. The changes extended the season to total of 296 matches played.
Rewolucyjne zmiany w T-Mobile Ekstraklasie.
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Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...
were the defending champions, winning their 9th title the previous season. Legia successfully defended their title.
Teams
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
I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga ...
, while the top two teams are promoted to the Ekstraklasa.
Polonia Warsaw
Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contra ...
dissolved after the previous season. GKS Bełchatów finished 16th and were relegated to the Polish First League as a result. Zawisza Bydgoszcz and Cracovia finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the I Liga
I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga ...
gained promotion. Cracovia returned to the top level at the first attempt, but Zawisza returned to it after 19 years.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Regular season
League table
Results
Play-offs
Championship round
League table
Results
Relegation round
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Top assists
Number of teams by Voivodeship
References
External links
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Ekstraklasa seasons
Poland
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