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Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Saturday, March 14, 2026, 4:35 p.m. / Updated Saturday, March 14, 2026, 4:35 p.m.
Ekstraklasa, the first division of Polish football, is the most competitive league in Europe. That's because all competing clubs can still become champions or be relegated. And no, it's not the start of the season, in fact, less than a third of the games are left to play.
This weekend is stage number 25, out of a total of 34. All 18 competing teams have, mathematically, chances to win the title or be relegated to the lower echelon, the competitiveness of the championship being reflected in the ranking.
Legia Warsaw is struggling in the relegation zone
The leadership of the ranking is taken over, at this moment, by Zaglebie Lubin, who accumulated 41 points in the 24 matches played, after finishing in 15th place last season, one place away from the relegation zone. They occupy the leading position that was previously held by Wisla Plock, a team that fell to 8th place midway through the season after five consecutive defeats.
In second is Jagiellonia, which has 38 points. Lech is the next ranked, with 38, and Rakow is in 4th place, with 37. There are only 10 points between the first place and Pogon Szczecin, which is in 14th place.
Legia Warsaw, a club that has 15 championship titles in its record (among the 43 trophies in its record), has accumulated only 29 points, just like the penultimate ranked team (the first team in the relegation zone).
This scenario carries with it the risk of relegation, which seemed unlikely, given that Legia is the only club that has never been relegated from the Polish first division since the Second World War. The team was coached by Edward Iordănescu at the start of the season. Otto Hindrich, formerly at CFR Cluj, is Legia's goalkeeper. Also struggling is Widzew Lodz (17th), despite significant investment.
The unpredictable atmosphere of the Ekstraklasa has attracted crowds, with attendances averaging 13,000 per match this season, an increase of almost 60 percent over the past decade.
