2025–26 in Polish football

Football in Poland
Season2025–26
2025–26 in Polish football
Teams in Europe
Lech Poznań
Legia Warsaw
Raków Częstochowa
Jagiellonia Białystok
Poland national team
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

The 2025–26 season is the 101st season of competitive football in Poland.

Men's football

League competitions

Ekstraklasa

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zagłębie Lubin 25 11 8 6 40 29 +11 41 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Jagiellonia Białystok 25 11 8 6 42 32 +10 41
3 Lech Poznań 25 11 8 6 42 36 +6 41 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Górnik Zabrze 25 11 5 9 36 32 +4 38
5 Raków Częstochowa 25 11 4 10 34 32 +2 37
6 Wisła Płock 25 9 9 7 26 24 +2 36
7 GKS Katowice 25 11 3 11 35 34 +1 36
8 Pogoń Szczecin 25 10 4 11 35 38 −3 34
9 Motor Lublin 25 8 10 7 34 38 −4 34
10 Radomiak Radom 25 8 9 8 41 37 +4 33
11 Cracovia 25 8 9 8 30 28 +2 33
12 Korona Kielce 25 9 6 10 30 29 +1 33
13 Piast Gliwice 25 9 5 11 29 32 −3 32
14 Lechia Gdańsk[a] 25 10 6 9 49 47 +2 31
15 Arka Gdynia 25 8 6 11 25 41 −16 30
16 Legia Warsaw 25 6 11 8 29 30 −1 29 Relegation to I liga
17 Widzew Łódź 25 8 4 13 31 34 −3 28
18 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 25 5 7 13 29 44 −15 22
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: ekstraklasa.org 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Lechia Gdańsk were deducted 5 points due to financial arrears.[1]


I liga

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Wisła Kraków 23 14 7 2 54 19 +35 49 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Polonia Warsaw 23 11 7 5 39 32 +7 40
3 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 23 10 9 4 41 30 +11 39 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Chrobry Głogów 23 11 5 7 32 22 +10 38
5 Wieczysta Kraków 23 10 7 6 48 35 +13 37
6 Śląsk Wrocław 23 10 7 6 42 37 +5 37
7 Polonia Bytom 23 10 5 8 38 30 +8 35
8 Miedź Legnica 23 10 5 8 39 39 0 35
9 Stal Rzeszów 23 10 5 8 35 36 −1 35
10 Ruch Chorzów 23 9 7 7 35 33 +2 34
11 ŁKS Łódź 23 9 6 8 34 35 −1 33
12 Puszcza Niepołomice 23 6 10 7 29 30 −1 28
13 Pogoń Siedlce 23 6 9 8 25 25 0 27
14 Odra Opole 23 6 8 9 21 29 −8 26
15 Znicz Pruszków 23 5 5 13 24 45 −21 20
16 Stal Mielec 23 4 5 14 27 48 −21 17 Relegation to II liga
17 Górnik Łęczna 23 2 10 11 26 42 −16 16
18 GKS Tychy 23 3 5 15 28 50 −22 14
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[3]

II liga

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Unia Skierniewice 20 14 2 4 41 22 +19 44 Promotion to I liga
2 Olimpia Grudziądz 21 11 7 3 41 28 +13 40
3 Warta Poznań 20 11 6 3 34 23 +11 39 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Podhale Nowy Targ 21 9 9 3 25 17 +8 36
5 Świt Szczecin 20 9 5 6 39 35 +4 32
6 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 20 8 6 6 31 28 +3 30
7 Podbeskidzie BB 21 8 5 8 35 33 +2 29
8 Resovia Rzeszów 21 7 7 7 28 26 +2 28
9 Stal Stalowa Wola 20 6 9 5 38 31 +7 27
10 Śląsk Wrocław II 21 7 6 8 37 35 +2 27
11 Chojniczanka Chojnice 20 6 7 7 32 31 +1 25
12 Sokół Kleczew 20 6 6 8 35 33 +2 24
13 Hutnik Kraków 21 6 6 9 31 32 −1 24 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 20 6 6 8 28 35 −7 24
15 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 20 6 5 9 23 33 −10 23 Relegation to III liga
16 KKS 1925 Kalisz 20 4 7 9 21 31 −10 19
17 ŁKS Łódź II 20 2 8 10 21 37 −16 14
18 GKS Jastrzębie[a] 20 0 7 13 16 46 −30 6
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2026. Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ GKS Jastrzębie were deducted 1 point due to financial arrears.[4]

III liga

Cup competitions

Polish Cup

Match 69

Polish Super Cup

Lech Poznań1–2Legia Warsaw
  • Szymczak 81'
90minut.pl
PZPN
Attendance: 40,368
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Białystok)

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lech Poznań 8–1 Breiðablik7–11–0
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lech Poznań 2–4 Red Star Belgrade1–31–1

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

First qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Legia Warsaw 2–0 Aktobe1–01–0
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Baník Ostrava 3–4 Legia Warsaw2–21–2
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
AEK Larnaca 5–3 Legia Warsaw4–11–2
Play-off round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lech Poznań 3–6 Genk1–52–1

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Raków Częstochowa 6–1 Žilina3–03–1
Novi Pazar 2–5 Jagiellonia Białystok1–21–3
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Raków Częstochowa 2–1 Maccabi Haifa0–12–0
Silkeborg 2–3 Jagiellonia Białystok0–12–2
Play-off round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jagiellonia Białystok 4–1 Dinamo City3–01–1
Raków Częstochowa 3–1 Arda1–02–1
Hibernian 4–5 Legia Warsaw1–23–3 (a.e.t.)

League phase

Jagiellonia Białystok

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
15 Fiorentina 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
16 Rijeka 6 2 3 1 5 2 +3 9
17 Jagiellonia Białystok 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Omonia 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
19 Noah 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
Source: UEFA[6]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Jagiellonia Białystok 1–0 Hamrun Spartans
Strasbourg 1–1 Jagiellonia Białystok
Shkëndija 1–1 Jagiellonia Białystok
Jagiellonia Białystok 1–0 KuPS
Jagiellonia Białystok 1–2 Rayo Vallecano
AZ 0–0 Jagiellonia Białystok
Lech Poznań

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Lausanne-Sport 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Crystal Palace 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10
11 Lech Poznań 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
12 Samsunspor 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10
13 Celje 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
Source: UEFA[7]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Lech Poznań 4–1 Rapid Wien
Lincoln Red Imps 2–1 Lech Poznań
Rayo Vallecano 3–2 Lech Poznań
Lech Poznań 2–0 Lausanne-Sport
Lech Poznań 1–1 Mainz 05
Sigma Olomouc 1–2 Lech Poznań
Legia Warsaw

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
26 Lincoln Red Imps 6 2 1 3 7 15 −8 7
27 Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 0 4 9 9 0 6
28 Legia Warsaw 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6
29 Slovan Bratislava 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
30 Breiðablik 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
Source: UEFA[8]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Legia Warsaw 0–1 Samsunspor
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Legia Warsaw
Celje 2–1 Legia Warsaw
Legia Warsaw 0–1 Sparta Prague
Noah 2–1 Legia Warsaw
Legia Warsaw 4–1 Lincoln Red Imps
Raków Częstochowa

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Strasbourg 6 5 1 0 11 5 +6 16 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Raków Częstochowa 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14
3 AEK Athens 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 13
4 Sparta Prague 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
5 Rayo Vallecano 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
Source: UEFA[9]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Raków Częstochowa 2–0 Universitatea Craiova
Sigma Olomouc 1–1 Raków Częstochowa
Sparta Prague 0–0 Raków Częstochowa
Raków Częstochowa 4–1 Rapid Wien
Raków Częstochowa 1–0 Zrinjski Mostar
Omonia 0–1 Raków Częstochowa

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
KuPS 0–3 Lech Poznań0–20–1
Jagiellonia Białystok 4–5 Fiorentina0–34–2 (a.e.t.)
Round of 16
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lech Poznań  Shakhtar Donetsk12 Mar19 Mar
Fiorentina  Raków Częstochowa12 Mar19 Mar

National teams

Poland national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
9 October 2025 (2025-10-09) Friendly Poland  1–0  New Zealand Chorzów, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Silesian Stadium
Attendance: 30,412
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 8 6 2 0 27 4 +23 20 Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 1–1 4–0 8–0 4–0
2  Poland 8 5 2 1 14 7 +7 17 Advance to play-offs 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0
3  Finland 8 3 1 4 8 14 −6 10 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–1
4  Malta 8 1 2 5 4 19 −15 5 0–4 2–3 0–1 0–0
5  Lithuania 8 0 3 5 6 15 −9 3 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
Source: FIFA, UEFA
4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Netherlands  1–1  Poland Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 40,904
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
7 September 2025 (2025-09-07) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  3–1  Finland Chorzów, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Silesian Stadium
Attendance: 50,897
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
12 October 2025 (2025-10-12) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Lithuania  0–2  Poland Kaunas, Lithuania
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Attendance: 11,741
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
14 November 2025 (2025-11-14) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  1–1  Netherlands Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 56,278
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
17 November 2025 (2025-11-17) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  2–3  Poland Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 10,326
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

References

  1. ^ "OFICJALNIE: Jest decyzja w sprawie Lechii Gdańsk. Ujemne punkty". transfery.info (in Polish). 16 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Podręcznik Ekstraklasy na sezon 2024/2025" [Ekstraklasa rulebook for the 2024/2025 season] (PDF). amazonaws.com (in Polish). Ekstraklasa SA. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Uchwała nr III/39 z dnia 31 marca 2025 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej w sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek o Mistrzostwo 1. Ligi, 2. Ligi i 3. ligi na sezon 2025/2026" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. p. 17. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Komunikat Komisji ds. Licencji Klubowych PZPN". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Uchwała nr VI/86 z dnia 7 czerwca 2024 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej w sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek o Mistrzostwo 1. Ligi, 2. Ligi i 3. ligi na sezon 2024/2025" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. p. 8. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  6. ^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. ^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  8. ^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  9. ^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.