2015–16 Ekstraklasa
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The 2015–16 Ekstraklasa was the 82nd season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in
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. A total of 16 teams were participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2014–15 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the
I Liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...
. Each team played a total of 37 matches, half at home and half away.
Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...
were the defending champions, having won their 7th title last season.


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 (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...
, while the top two teams are promoted to the
Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
. Zawisza Bydgoszcz and GKS Bełchatów finished in 15th and 16th place, respectively, and were relegated to the
I Liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...
as a result.
Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
, the 2014–15 I Liga champion, returns to the top level just one year after their relegation. Runners-up Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time.


Stadium and locations

# Termalica played 7 first home games at Stadion MOSiR (cap. 6,864) in
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Personnel and kits


Managerial changes


Regular season


League table


Positions by round


Results


Play-offs


Championship round


League table


Positions by round


Results


Relegation round


League table


Positions by round


Results


Season statistics


Top goalscorers


Top assists


Attendances


Awards


Monthly awards


Player of the Month


Annual awards


References


External links

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Ekstraklasa at uefa.com
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