The Speedway Ekstraliga (, ) is the top division of
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...
in Poland and determines the winner of the
Team Speedway Polish Championship
The Team Speedway Polish Championship ( Polish: ''Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski, DMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1948. In 2000, the First Division was r ...
. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world",
and attracts riders from all over the world. The Ekstraliga has the
highest average attendances for any sport in Poland.
[Kevin Meynell & Marcin Babnis (7 July 2004)]
History of Polish Speedway. Main competitions. Rules.
Retrieved 25 October 2014.
With the fall of communism in Poland in the 1990s and the resultant sharp increase in the value of the
ZÅ‚oty, the sport began to attract a wider range of star riders from other countries. The first of these was Denmark's
Hans Nielsen.
In 2000, the First Division was renamed Ekstraliga, and the number of teams was reduced.
Since 2015 the official sponsor of Ekstraliga is the Polish energy company PGE, which signed the financial contract for three consecutive seasons in 2021. The top division is called the PGE Ekstraliga.
2025 PGE Ekstraliga
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WTS Wrocław
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Motor Lublin
Motor Lublin () is a Polish professional football club based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950. Their nickname ''The Yellow, White and Blues'' reflects their official colours. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of Polish ...
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Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski
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ŻKS ROW Rybnik
Klub Sportowy ROW Rybnik, also known as ROW Rybnik, is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Rybnik, which currently competes in Ekstraliga (speedway).
Rybnik is one of the oldest and most successful teams in Speedway in Poland, Polish sp ...
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Włókniarz Częstochowa
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KS Toruń
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GKM GrudziÄ…dz
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ZKŻ Zielona Góra
Teams
Ekstraliga Champions
Riders’ Championship
Starting in 2014, a League Riders’ Championship has been held annually.
The current format sees 16 riders competing; the top 14 ranked in league averages from the previous season, the top ranked Junior rider and a wildcard, typically from the host club.
References
{{International speedway
Speedway leagues
Professional sports leagues in Poland
2000 establishments in Poland
Sports leagues established in 2000