# Ekstraliga (rugby union)

Rugby Ekstraliga (Polish: Ekstraliga Polska w rugby union) is a Polish rugby union competition, consisting of 9 clubs, and is the top division of the Polish rugby union system.
The competition takes place cyclically (every season, from autumn to spring) in a circular system as the national championship and is intended for the best Polish rugby clubs. They are organized by the Polish Rugby Union. The winner of the Ekstraliga final is also the Polish champion, and the weakest team plays in a relegation play-off against the winner of the I Liga (formerly II Liga). The current champions are Orkan Sochaczew.

## Champions

| Season | Champions | Runners | Third |
| 1957 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Czarni Bytom | Górnik Kochłowice |
| 1958 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | AZS Gdańsk | Czarni Bytom |
| 1959 | Czarni Bytom | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Włókniarz Łódź |
| 1960 | Lechia Gdańsk | Czarni Bytom | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1961 | Lechia Gdańsk | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Czarni Bytom |
| 1962 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Posnania | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1963 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk | Posnania |
| 1964 | Skra Warsaw | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Czarni Bytom |
| 1965 | Skra Warsaw | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Czarni Bytom |
| 1966 | Skra Warsaw | Orzeł Warszawa | Czarni Bytom |
| 1967 | Skra Warsaw | Orzeł Warszawa | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1968 | Skra Warsaw | Orzeł Warszawa | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1969 | Skra Warsaw | Spójnia Gdańsk | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1970 | Lechia Gdańsk | Orzeł Warszawa | Skra Warsaw |
| 1971 | Polonia Poznań | Lechia Gdańsk | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1972 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk | Skra Warsaw |
| 1973 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk | Polonia Poznań |
| 1974 | Polonia Poznań | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1975 | Polonia Poznań | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Skra Warsaw |
| 1976 | Polonia Poznań | Skra Warsaw | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1977 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Polonia Poznań | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1978 | Polonia Poznań | Skra Warsaw | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1979 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Budowlani Łódź | Skra Warsaw |
| 1980 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Polonia Poznań | Skra Warsaw |
| 1981 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Skra Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1982 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk | Budowlani Łódź |
| 1983 | Budowlani Łódź | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Posnania |
| 1984 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Budowlani Łódź | Orkan Sochaczew |
| 1985 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk | Budowlani Łódź |
| 1986 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk | Ogniwo Sopot |
| 1987 | Ogniwo Sopot | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1988 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Ogniwo Sopot | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 1989 | Ogniwo Sopot | Śląsk Ruda Śląska | Budowlani Łódź |
| 1990 | Ogniwo Sopot | Budowlani Lublin | Budowlani Łódź |
| 1991 | Ogniwo Sopot | Lechia Gdańsk | Budowlani Lublin |
| 1992 | Ogniwo Sopot | Budowlani Lublin | Budowlani Łódź |
| 1993 | Ogniwo Sopot | Lechia Gdańsk | Budowlani Lublin |
| 1994 | Lechia Gdańsk | Ogniwo Sopot | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1995 | Lechia Gdańsk | Ogniwo Sopot | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1996 | Lechia Gdańsk | Ogniwo Sopot | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1997 | Ogniwo Sopot | Lechia Gdańsk | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1998 | Lechia Gdańsk | Ogniwo Sopot | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 1999 | Ogniwo Sopot | Arka Gdynia | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 2000 | Lechia Gdańsk | Arka Gdynia | Dębica-Lincer Pruszcz Gdański |
| 2001 | Lechia Gdańsk | Ogniwo Sopot | Arka Gdynia |
| 2002 | Lechia Gdańsk | Arka Gdynia | Ogniwo Sopot |
| 2003 | Ogniwo Sopot | Budowlani Łódź | Budowlani Lublin |
| 2004 | Arka Gdynia | Budowlani Łódź | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 2005 | Arka Gdynia | Budowlani Łódź | Posnania |
| 2006 | Budowlani Łódź | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Posnania |
| 2007 | Budowlani Łódź | Arka Gdynia | AZS-AWF Warsaw |
| 2008 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | Budowlani Łódź | Arka Gdynia/Lechia Gdańsk |
| 2009 | Budowlani Łódź | Arka Gdynia | Juvenia Kraków/Lechia Gdańsk |
| 2010 | Budowlani Łódź | Lechia Gdańsk | Arka Gdynia/Orkan Sochaczew |
| 2011 | Arka Gdynia | Budowlani Łódź | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 2012 | Lechia Gdańsk | Budowlani Łódź | Arka Gdynia |
| 2013 | Lechia Gdańsk | Arka Gdynia | Budowlani Łódź |
| 2014 | Lechia Gdańsk | Pogoń Siedlce | Arka Gdynia |
| 2015 | Arka Gdynia | Budowlani Łódź SA | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 2016 | Budowlani Łódź SA | Lechia Gdańsk | Ogniwo Sopot |
| 2017 | Budowlani Łódź SA | Ogniwo Sopot | Pogoń Siedlce |
| 2018 | Budowlani Łódź SA | Ogniwo Sopot | Pogoń Siedlce |
| 2019 | Ogniwo Sopot | Budowlani Łódź SA | Pogoń Siedlce |
| 2019–20 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Ogniwo Sopot | Budowlani Łódź SA | Orkan Sochaczew |
| 2021–22 | Orkan Sochaczew | Ogniwo Sopot | Skra Warsaw |
| 2022–23 | Budo 2011 Aleksandrów Łódzki | Ogniwo Sopot | Orkan Sochaczew |
| 2023–24 | Orkan Sochaczew | Ogniwo Sopot | Pogoń Siedlce |

## 2024–25 clubs

| Team | Stadium (capacity) | City |
| Arka Gdynia | National Rugby Stadium (2,425) | Gdynia |
| Budowlani Lublin | Stadium on Krasińskiego 11 | Lublin |
| Budowlani Łódź | ŁKS Stadium on Unii Lubelskiej 2 | Łódź |
| Juvenia Kraków | Juvenia Stadium on Na Błoniach 7 (800) | Kraków |
| Lechia Gdańsk | MOSiR Stadium on Grunwaldzka 244 (11,811) | Gdańsk |
| Ogniwo Sopot | Stadium on Jana z Kolna 18 (3,000) | Sopot |
| Orkan Sochaczew | Stadium on Warszawska 80 (3,000) | Sochaczew |
| Pogoń Siedlce | Stadium on Jana Pawła II 6 (3,500) | Siedlce |
| Rugby Białystok | Municipal Stadium side pitch | Białystok |