# 2009–10 Ekstraklasa

The 2009–10 Ekstraklasa was the 84th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 76th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 2nd season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
The season was played as a round-robin tournament. It began on 31 July 2009 and concluded on 15 May 2010. The champions were Lech Poznań.

## Teams

Due to several non-competitive events between last and this season, the team exchange among the two highest football divisions of Poland was only partially determined by the 2008–09 league tables.
ŁKS Łódź were denied a license by the Polish FA because of financial issues. ŁKS filed several appeals against this decision, but were eventually left without any success.
First League 2008–09 champions Widzew Łódź were not permitted to advance by the Polish FA after their involvement in the Polish corruption scandal. The club had its initial appeals rejected, however, an Arbitration Tribunal later returned a verdict in the club's favor which led the club to file a request for immediate reinstatement to the Ekstraklasa.
The decisions had a significant influence on the relegation and promotion of teams. As a consequence of their revoked license, ŁKS were put in last place of the 2008–09 Ekstraklasa standings and directly relegated to the First League. They were joined by Górnik Zabrze as 15th-placed team. Both teams were replaced with First League 2008–09 runners-up Zagłębie Lubin and third-placed Korona Kielce.
Because of the controversy surrounding both teams from Łódź, the Polish FA was forced to postpone the originally planned relegation/promotion play-off in June 2009 and eventually decided to cancel it completely.

## Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Stadion Miejski | 12,000 (upgrading 15,500) |
| Cracovia | Kraków | Stadion Cracovii | 12,000 (upgrading 15,100) |
| GKS Bełchatów | Bełchatów | Stadion GKS | 5,264 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | Białystok | Stadion Miejski | 7,500 (upgrading 22,500) |
| Korona Kielce | Kielce | Stadion Miejski | 15,550 |
| Lech Poznań | Poznań | Stadion Lecha | 24,166 (upgrading 45,830) |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Gdańsk | Stadion Lechii | 11,811 |
| Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | 25,976 (upgrading 33,200) |
| Odra Wodzisław Śląski | Wodzisław Śląski | Stadion Miejski | 7,400 |
| Piast Gliwice | Gliwice | Stadion Piasta | 5,000 |
| Polonia Bytom | Bytom | Stadion Edwarda Szymkowiaka | 6,000 |
| Polonia Warsaw | Warsaw | Stadion Polonii | 7,150 |
| Ruch Chorzów | Chorzów | Stadion Ruchu | 9,300 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Stadion Oporowska | 8,273 |
| Wisła Kraków | Kraków | Stadion Henryka Reymana | 20,346 (upgrading 33,680) |
| Zagłębie Lubin | Lubin | Stadion Miejski | 16,300 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lech Poznań (C) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Wisła Kraków | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ruch Chorzów | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 53 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 52 | |
| 5 | GKS Bełchatów | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 48 | |
| 6 | Korona Kielce | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 37 | |
| 7 | Polonia Bytom | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 37 | |
| 8 | Lechia Gdańsk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 35 | |
| 11 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 34 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 12 | Cracovia | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 34 | |
| 13 | Polonia Warsaw | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 33 | |
| 14 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 28 | |
| 15 | Odra Wodzisław (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 27 | Relegation to I liga |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 27 | Relegation to I liga |
* 1 2 3 KOR: 7 pts, 3–2; PBY: 5 pts, 2–2; LGD: 3 pts, 2–3
* ↑ Jagiellonia Białystok were docked ten points at the start of the 2009–10 season as a consequence of the club's involvement in a corruption scandal.
* 1 2 JAG 0–0 CRA; CRA 0–1 JAG
* ↑ Jagiellonia Białystok qualified for the Europa League as 2009-10 Polish Cup winners.
* 1 2 ODR 2–0 PIA; PIA 2–1 ODR

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARK | CRA | BEŁ | KOR | JAG | LPO | LGD | LEG | ODR | PIA | PBY | PWA | RUC | ŚLĄ | WIS | ZLU |
| Arka Gdynia | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Cracovia | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| GKS Bełchatów | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Korona Kielce | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Lech Poznań | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 |
| Odra Wodzisław | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Piast Gliwice | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 |
| Polonia Bytom | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Polonia Warsaw | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Wisła Kraków | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |

## Player statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | Lech Poznań | 18 |
| 2 | Iliyan Mitsanski | Zagłębie Lubin | 14 |
| 3 | Tomasz Frankowski | Jagiellonia Białystok | 11 |
| 4 | Artur Sobiech | Ruch Chorzów | 10 |
| 4 | Paweł Brożek | Wisła Kraków | 10 |
| 6 | Dawid Nowak | GKS Bełchatów | 9 |
| 6 | Vuk Sotirović | Śląsk Wrocław | 9 |
| 8 | Łukasz Janoszka | Ruch Chorzów | 8 |
| 8 | Sławomir Peszko | Lech Poznań | 8 |
| 8 | Patryk Małecki | Wisła Kraków | 8 |

## Season statistics

Including matches played on 9 April 2010; Source: 90minut.pl

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Arkadiusz Głowacki (Wisła Kraków) Match: 2-0 Ruch Chorzów, 20th minute (1 August 2009)
* Fastest goal in a match: Marcelo (Wisła Kraków) Match: 4-1 Zagłębie Lubin, 1st minute (7 August 2009)
* First hat-trick of the season: Adrian Paluchowski (Legia Warsaw) Match: 4-0 Zagłębie Lubin, 32', 48', 62'.(2 August 2009);
* Fastest hat-trick of the season: Adrian Paluchowski (Legia Warsaw) Match: 4-0 Zagłębie Lubin, 32', 48', 62', 30 minutes. (2 August 2009)
* Most goals scored by a player in one game: Adrian Paluchowski (Legia Warsaw) Match: 4-0 Zagłębie Lubin, 32', 48', 62', 3 goals.(2 August 2009);
* Widest winning margin: Lech Poznań Match: 5-0 Korona Kielce, 5 goals. (9 August 2009)
* Most goals in a match: Lechia Gdańsk Match: 6-2 Cracovia, 8 goals.(7 August 2009)

## Awards
### Monthly awards
#### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Club |
| August 2009 | Sławomir Peszko | Lech Poznań |
| September 2009 | Kamil Grosicki | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| October 2009 | Grzegorz Sandomierski | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| November 2009 | Ján Mucha | Legia Warsaw |
| December 2009 | Marcelo | Wisła Kraków |
| March 2010 | Iliyan Mitsanski | Zagłębie Lubin |
| April 2010 | Łukasz Janoszka | Ruch Chorzów |

### Annual awards

| Award | Player | Club |
| Player of the Season | Robert Lewandowski | Lech Poznań |
| Discovery of the Season | Artur Sobiech | Ruch Chorzów |
| Fair Play Award | Polonia Bytom | Polonia Bytom |