Ekstraliga (speedway)

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Ekstraliga żużlowa
Speedway Ekstraliga logo2.jpg
Derby Pomorza 2009 (Bydgoszcz)2.jpg
Tomasz Chrzanowski (blue helmet), Robert Kościecha (white helmet)
Sportspeedway
Founded2000
CEOLeague Commissioner:
Wojciech Stępniewski
No. of teams8
CountryPoland
Most recent
champion(s)		Unia Leszno x 6 times
TV partner(s)England: Premier Sports Poland:
Official websiteOfficial site

The Speedway Ekstraliga (English: Polish Extraleague, Polish: Ekstraliga żużlowa) is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Poland. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world",[1] and attracts riders from all over the world. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland.[1]

With the fall of communism in Poland in the 1990s and the resultant sharp increase in the value of the Złoty, the sport began to attract a wider range of star riders from other countries. The first of these was Denmark’s Hans Nielsen.[1]

In 2000, the First Division was renamed Ekstraliga, and the number of teams was reduced.[1] Since 2012 the official sponsor of Ekstraliga is the Polish energy company ENEA, which signed the financial contract for three consecutive seasons through 2014. The top division tournaments are named Enea Ekstraliga respectively.[2]

Further information: Speedway in Poland

2020 PGE Ekstraliga[]

Teams[]

City Club Current team name Seasons in Ekstraliga App
Leszno Unia Leszno Fogo Unia Leszno 2000-20 21
Wrocław WTS Wrocław Betard Sparta Wrocław 2000-20 21
Toruń KS Toruń Get Well Toruń 2000-19 20
Częstochowa Włókniarz Częstochowa forBET Włókniarz Częstochowa 2000-14, 2017-20 19
Zielona Góra ZKŻ Zielona Góra Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra 2001, 2003-05, 2007-20 19
Gorzów Wlkp. Stal Gorzów Wlkp. truly.work Stal Gorzów 2000-02, 2008-20 16
Tarnów Unia Tarnów Unia Tarnów 2004-08, 2010-16, 2018 13
Bydgoszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz ZOOleszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz 2000-07, 2009-10, 2012-13 12
Gdańsk Wybrzeże Gdańsk Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk 2000, 2002-03, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014 7
Rzeszów Stal Rzeszów Stal Rzeszów 2006-08, 2011-13, 2015 7
Grudziądz GKM Grudziądz MRGARDEN GKM Grudziądz 2015-20 6
Rybnik RKM Rybnik PGG ROW Rybnik 2004, 2006, 2016-17, 2020 5
Piła Polonia Piła Euro Finnance Polonia Piła 2000-03 4
Lublin Motor Lublin (speedway team) Speed Car Motor Lublin 2019-2020 2
Gniezno Start Gniezno Car Gwarant Start Gniezno 2013 1

Ekstraliga Champions[]

Year Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2000 Polonia Bydgoszcz Ludwik-Polonia Piła Pergo Gorzów Wlkp.
2001 Apator-Adriana Toruń Atlas Wrocław Bractwo-Polonia Bydgoszcz
Point S-Polonia Bydgoszcz Unia Leszno Atlas Wrocław
Top Secret-Włókniarz Częstochowa Apator-Adriana Toruń Plusssz-Polonia Bydgoszcz
Unia Tarnów Atlas Wrocław Złomrex-Włókniarz Częstochowa
Unia Tarnów Budlex-Polonia Bydgoszcz Złomrex-Włókniarz Częstochowa
Atlas Wrocław Złomrex-Włókniarz Częstochowa Budlex-Polonia Bydgoszcz
2007 Unia Leszno Unibax Toruń Atlas Wrocław
2008 Unibax Toruń Unia Leszno ZKŻ Kronopol Zielona Góra
2009 Falubaz Zielona Góra Unibax Toruń Cognor-Włókniarz Częstochowa
Unia Leszno Falubaz Zielona Góra Unibax Toruń
Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra Unia Leszno Caelum Stal Gorzów Wlkp.
Azoty Tauron Tarnów Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Unibax Toruń
Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra Unibax Toruń Unia Tarnów
Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Fogo Unia Leszno Grupa Azoty Unia Tarnów
Fogo Unia Leszno Betard Sparta Wrocław Unia Tarnów
Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Unibax Toruń Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra
Fogo Unia Leszno Betard Sparta Wrocław Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski
Fogo Unia Leszno Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Betard Sparta Wrocław
Fogo Unia Leszno Betard Sparta Wrocław ForBet-Włókniarz Częstochowa

See also[]

External links[]

  1. ^ a b c d Kevin Meynell & Marcin Babnis (7 July 2004), History of Polish Speedway. Main competitions. Rules. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ Poważny inwestor wchodzi do Speedway Ekstraligi! PrzegladSportowy.pl 01-12-2011. Ringier Axel Springer.
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